Coaching is all about engagement. The influence on each individual is life changing for you and each player you connect with. You are able to mold players into individuals fit for society. Being a football coach, I am able to interact with my players on and off the field. I am able to engage with them in the weight room and meeting room. This gives me the opportunity to work with the player development aspect as a whole. Being a new coach, it is very instrumental when you make that effort in building relationships.

The work environment must be one that allows all players to feel good giving into the expectations that have been set. I am a younger coach that the players can better relate to, so they come to me for any advice and assistance. My experiences as a player have helped shaped me into the coach that I am today. It allowed me to see what I found to be the best and worst traits that most coaches carried. The team that I am coaching hadn’t experienced good coaching in the past, so they lacked the “fun” element of the game. Teaching them to believe in theirselves has always been at the forefront of my teaching. It takes a lot of patience because there are numerous players that come from homes where they never had a support system.

Relationships are something that my internship revolves around. Every minute on the job, I am expected to communicate effectively with a vast amount of individuals. Each individual has something different to offer at every level of importance. With coaching being a new experience for me, I plan on being an open ear consistently. This will help me get a better understanding of the other coaches and players. I will offer my assistance through the use of my past experience after playing within the same system. 

            After having a prior relationship with some of the coaches, it made the transition a lot more welcoming. They are well respected coaches throughout Georgia HS football, and they truly care about making a difference. They have helped teach me that each player comes from a different upbringing, so once you learn some of what they have been though it will help your coaching approach. I was also taught that making time is making a difference. It was easy to see how instrumental the time that I spend with the students helps give them hope. Although there may be other things going on throughout the week, I will always use the allotted practice time trying to make a positive impact on individuals. On my end, all constructive criticism will be absorbed and addressed accordingly, This will help me become the best version of myself as a coach and student of the game. 

Thanks for joining me!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton