Football & Playing Time
Welcome back…Yes I have been missing in action but lately through networking and just speaking with the general public the issue of playing time and discipline has been a hot topic atleast in regards to high school football players. I have spoken with police sargents other coaches and tons of parents. Wouldn’t you want to know what I said???
A Good Coach
A good coach teaches players lessons on and off the field. Thats what Coach C is. Every job that I have been apart of outside of RMCFE.com Coach C has been apart of…Well should I say that: Without Coach C I wouldn’t have ever played football…And RMCFE.com wouldn’t exist. Anyhow the point being he and his coaching staff has helped me on and off the field, and it has shaped to become the person I am today.
The reason I reference my experiences with Coach C is because when I was younger and a player under him I misunderstood many concepts. Like the “help the team concept” this is because at first I was selfish and you Cant be selfish on the football field. I mean look at the NFL selfish players are dying out, they are getting released from contracts and into trouble etc. etc… Anyhow I also misunderstood the playing time concept: Why in some cases the best players don’t play a lot. The irony here is in College Football; The best player plays point blank. Now this creates controversy because in high school coach c feels that if you don’t attend summer weight lifting you won’t play. See if I choose to have a selfish mindset, I would disagree 100% and I don’t. I absolutely support coach C and his madness lol. Anyhow the reason being is because if you don’t teach these young high school players how to be responsible and attend weight lifting they won’t have a chance on the next level and to baby them and let them play just because they are good would be doing them a dis-service or more hurt than help.
College Football - Playing Time
I have been a victim of the following since “the best player plays.” My true freshman year I sat out and redshirted. Now the following summer I went home and workout to the best of my ability not saying I turned into arnold swarzhowever you spell it or something but I did attempt to workout. However when I reported to camp I earned a starting spot the day before our first game. There were guys who had gained weight and worked out all summer with the team. Me I gained a few pounds by working out and increasing my calorie intake=ice cream baby. But I was the better player so I started. Now whatever you do after reading this blog don’t misinturpret anything. This doesn’t mean that you don’t need to work hard. You definitely need to work harder for 2 reasons: Your competition for your position and your competition that you will be matched up against for 11 games this upcoming season.
In Closing
My goal with this entry was to bring some light and address any questions or concerns that parents and fans have about playing time. Now as it was mentioned to me in a barbershop yesterday, “some parents think their kid is working out with the team” well its sad that their kid can lie to them and also the parents can contact the coaches. A good coach always makes himself available. Something recently happened Coach C said I should have called him even if it was midnight. And thats the problem too many parents and spectators pass judgement on coaches before they sit and speak with them. All it is to parents is winning and losing…But think for one minute about “discipline being a factor in losing.” I will close on that note. Until next time…