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When I first got into coaching (1969), I was still playing as well. I THOUGHT I was a knowledgeable player who studied film and tried hard to maximize my own physical limitations by becoming a student of the game. Boy was I in for a rude awakening.
I'm sure the most common mutual reaction of everyone when they first get into coaching football is just how LITTLE you know about the game that you've played every fall for almost a decade. And let me tell you it isn't something that you can go from zero to 100 in a year or two. I coached for almost 2 decades and every in EVERY year I learned a ton of new things about a game where nothing is ever really new. Go figure.
The Bellichick boys were probably breaking down film in their early teens, yet they spent about 4 years each being "quality control" guys while they SLOWLY learned their craft. Think about Troy Brown, a guy who was the archetype of the "smart football player", and he spent 2 or 3 years "helping out at camp" while he gained further skill so he is now capable enough to be an assistant to an assistant, otherwise known as an entry level job. And Troy played the game for over a decade
Good coaches are like wine, they ONLY get better with age.
I'm sure the most common mutual reaction of everyone when they first get into coaching football is just how LITTLE you know about the game that you've played every fall for almost a decade. And let me tell you it isn't something that you can go from zero to 100 in a year or two. I coached for almost 2 decades and every in EVERY year I learned a ton of new things about a game where nothing is ever really new. Go figure.
The Bellichick boys were probably breaking down film in their early teens, yet they spent about 4 years each being "quality control" guys while they SLOWLY learned their craft. Think about Troy Brown, a guy who was the archetype of the "smart football player", and he spent 2 or 3 years "helping out at camp" while he gained further skill so he is now capable enough to be an assistant to an assistant, otherwise known as an entry level job. And Troy played the game for over a decade
Good coaches are like wine, they ONLY get better with age.