Football Coaching – Lead by Example

The best football coaching tip I can give to a younger or newer football coach is that I have found out that when I participate in calisthenics, warm-ups, and sprints with my players, I get a lot better effort from them in these necessary and essential parts of football practice.

I tell my players I am “so-and-so” old, worked all day long, made dinner, did the dishes, and even took the garbage out on my way to this very practice. So,If I can do it giving the best effort I can, so can ALL OF YOU, because I am right here with you guys sweating, body hurting/sore, tired, AND LOVING IT.

I tell my football players to be leaders on and off the field, then give them a reassurance of their “leadership qualities & responsibilities,” and explain that those expectations I put on them are also on me–that’s why I am out their doing everything they are with them. YOU LEAD BY EXAMPLES!

The best thing about this technique is that I get them to push themselves rather than me push them.

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