Coach Andre Cook 🤘🏾

Free advice for football coaches: 1. If you draw up an offensive play, always draw up a defense. 2. Calling plays is hard. It's easy to question after the fact. Everyone’s a great play caller on the ride home. 3. If your players are confused, it’s probably your fault and it's too complex. Don’t assume they get it. 4. Stop obsessing over titles. Be ready when your shot comes. 5. You probably aren't as good at “winging it” as you think. Preparation is key. 6. If you only talk to kids when they mess up, don’t expect them to listen when it matters. 7. Everyone wants to call plays… until it’s 3rd & 8 with the game on the line. 8. If your system only works with great players, it’s not a great system. 9. If practice isn’t organized, don’t expect Friday night to magically be. 10. Stop blaming “kids these days.” Part of coaching is just adjusting. 11. Halftime adjustments sound great… but we would tell them before halftime if we knew what to say. 12. Film doesn’t lie, but coaches sometimes do about what they see on it. Just my opinion, we don’t have to agree.

Free advice for football coaches: 1. If you draw up an offensive play, always draw up a defense. 2. Calling plays is hard. It's easy to question after the fact. Everyone’s a great play caller on the ride home. 3. If your players are confused, it’s probably your fault and it's too complex. Don’t assume they get it. 4. Stop obsessing over titles. Be ready when your shot comes. 5. You probably aren't as good at “winging it” as you think. Preparation is key. 6. If you only talk to kids when they mess up, don’t expect them to listen when it matters. 7. Everyone wants to call plays… until it’s 3rd & 8 with the game on the line. 8. If your system only works with great players, it’s not a great system. 9. If practice isn’t organized, don’t expect Friday night to magically be. 10. Stop blaming “kids these days.” Part of coaching is just adjusting. 11. Halftime adjustments sound great… but we would tell them before halftime if we knew what to say. 12. Film doesn’t lie, but coaches sometimes do about what they see on it. Just my opinion, we don’t have to agree.

Serious question, what percentage of teachers & especially male teachers would never have entered the teaching profession if it wasn’t for coaching?!? Even my guidance counselor was insistent that I pursue an engineering or computer science degree.