Players favorite coaches

A HS coach who has been called a favorite by many players has to have a "sliding scale of expectations" for each player, and the ability to respect every player for who they are and not what they are.

Also, good in-game managers. Like when to call a hit-and-run, when to steal, bunt, etc. Also, a coach that will give players chances.

My favorite coach was my high school football coach Monte Davis. He is still alive and kicking and rumor has it he will be coaching again next year. Monte is 5'5 about 140 lbs soaking wet and played center on his high school football team. The reasons Coach Davis is my all time favorite coach -

#1- Passion. He coached with a passion. Everytime we were on the field practice , meetings , games , you could never tell the difference in him. He coached with a love of the game and a passion for it that was contagious.

#2- Tough. He was a tough guy. He worked just as hard as he asked us to work. He never took a day off. He demanded that we be tough and never take a day off. He led by example. He never asked us to do anything that he did not believe we could do.

#3- Consistent. He was the same Coach Davis everyday all the time. When he said something you could bank on it. When he set a rule he set a rule. No one was treated any differently when it came to discipline. You know every day what you were going to get. He was a constant.

#4- He used the game to teach us about life. Everything he taught us that was important about football he used to teach us a lesson about our own life. Get to practice early so you will be prepared. Get to work early so you will be prepared. You dont have to be as talented as the other team. You just have to outwork him and then out play him. Tough guys find a way to win. Soft guys find reasons to lose.

#5- He showed us he loved us. He busted our butts everyday. He asked that we give everything we had every day just like he did. When we did good he told us we did good. When we didnt do good he kick our butt and then showed us what we did wrong. He cared about us. He loved us. We hated him. We cussed him "behind his back" and then we would hug him and tell him we loved him.

#6- He taught us excuses were for losers. He taught us that people that use excuses to explain failure will be left with no solutions but more excuses. He taught us that failure and adversity were the fire that forged a man into steel. And failure and adversity were the fire that melted the boys that looked for excuses.

#7- He made us feel special. He gave us an opportunity to be tested. He gave us an opportunity to make choices. And he pushed us to succeed in that environment. And when we did we knew that we were special. He had a saying "If everyone could do it you wouldnt be special."

#8- He was a great husband and father and a man of integrity. He set an example off the field that allowed us to respect him on the field. He loved his family. If he said it he did it. If he did it he did it to the very best of his ability.

Caoch May,
The most important thing a coach should do is teach a young player how to become a man with respect and dignity.

Sometimes players don't like the coach's specific approach, but when all is said and done and they look back, those are the coaches they respect and admire the most.

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Originally posted by TPM:
Caoch May,
The most important thing a coach should do is teach a young player how to become a man with respect and dignity.

Sometimes players don't like the coach's specific approach, but when all is said and done and they look back, those are the coaches they respect and admire the most.

Well said. A favorite coach is typically one who can touch players lives on the field and off.

2 and 3 are being given the thumbs up from me

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