Coaching Philosophy

Coaching Philosophy

        I intend to, one day, be a college football and strength coach at the Division I or II level. The core of my coaching philosophy is drawn from what I have been blessed to witness and be a part of while playing under my high school football coach. I want to coach because it can open minds and hearts, it enhances the soul through the development of values, it instills resilience and determination, and it builds character. I will achieve these objectives by creating a culture that embodies servant leadership, believing in the process, and hard work.

        Servant leadership is key to a successful program. Servant leadership is a philosophy that enriches lives and builds character by putting the needs of others above your own. As a player, seeing a coach cleaning up equipment or helping the seniors clean the locker room gives action to words. Working alongside athletes, rather than acting above athletes, makes them buy into the program and the process. Servant leadership instills values in athletes by getting them outside themselves and showing them it’s not about “me” but it’s about “us.” Servant leadership means that seniors are expected to be an extension of the coaching staff and help teach younger players, as well as clean the locker room daily. Thus perpetuating the culture of servant leadership.

Winning is a byproduct of focusing on the process over the outcome. The process imparts resilience by repeatedly exposing athletes to, both, challenging and tedious drills that can successfully be overcome with practice and determination. When athletes believe in the process they begin to develop great habits. As an athlete, your job depends on the performance of others and the other’s jobs depend on your performance. The idea is to be so well prepared that players have nothing to fear because they have followed the process and know what to expect and believe in those around them. Ways of measuring the process would include; number of penalties, number of opposing offensive yards, number of missed tackles, and number of loafs.

All successful programs are built on a foundation of hard work. This means that players and coaches alike give 110% effort in every facet of the game. Hard work is separable from the process because no matter how closely you follow the process, if you don’t work hard you won’t be ready for the adversity of the game. The only way to get to the top of the mountain of success is if you put forth the effort and climb. Hard work builds character by teaching athletes to focus and be disciplined, even when conditions are not ideal. Athletes will benefit tremendously in pressure situations at the end of a game and in life when they work hard for something they want to achieve because hard work always gets results.