Bashing Coaches

[EastTexas6manfan]

Do you guys think that we give coaches too hard a time on here? I've been reading the things on Jerry Burkhart and I remember being asked why I was giving the young guy at Lazbuddie (who later bailed and ended up at Chester) a hard time. Is it warranted or just out of spite.

Me for one, I stand firm to my belief that Jerry did the people of Gordon wrong, and 22 is too young to be a Head Coach. (Chester finished 2-6 and Kirby is already gone which proves my point)

Any input? Thoughts?

 

[Coach Ware]

Coaches are in a position to where that's going to happen. You better have some tough skin and NO RABBIT ears in this profession.

I know exactly how Coach Burkhart feels, GUYS IT'S EXTREMELY HARD TO WALK AWAY FROM A PLACE WHERE YOU'VE HONESTLY PUT BLOOD, SWEAT, TEARS, AND YEARS INTO ONE PLACE.. All the families you've touched, the community, the kids that's come and gone.
-I've been there-
TRUST ME, The grass ain't always greener on the other side of the fence.
Sometimes, It's only green because they've used the methane fertilizer.
(that was no jab at Gordon)....

What also makes it hard to leave is once you look in your closet, all your shirts and sweat pants are one color and usually it's not the color of the place where you're heading to ( LOL )


As for Coach Burkhart,
Hold your head high my friend, You did what's right for you and yours.....
You're a Godly Man and God has plans for you and RS.

As for Gordon,
Over time this will be a moot issue, I wish you guys the best of luck....

As to a certain age for a head coach, Well I'll say this........

There were these two STUD bulls on a hilltop looking over a herd of heffers.
The young stud bulls says to the old bull, Let's run down this hill and stir up those heffers.
The old bull looks at the young stud bull and says, NO... while laughing at the young stud bull....
Then the old stud bull says, why don't we casually walk down this hill and then stir up those heffers...
(this is the clean version of course)

 

[Clairatt19]

I completely disagree with Coach Ware's post.

What the young bull said was "hey, let's run down the hill and 'stir up' one of them heifers!". And what the wise old bull said was "no, let's walk down this hill and 'stir up' all of them heifers...."

Otherwise, the post was great.

 

[EastTexas6manfan]

Didn't think too many people would respond to this...guess I stepped on some toes.

And about the bull story...how does it translate to coaching?

 

[Coach Ware]

EastTx6man,
You ask how does the bull story go with coaching...

The young stud bull wants to RUN down the hill and stir one heffer......
Young coaches today are not as patient, still green because of lack of experience and someone in their 20's is only a few years older than the senior class, .....etc.....

The old bull wants to walk down the hill and stir the entire herd....
The older coach (more mature) is more patient, has maturity on his side and will be more respect by the kids.
The older coach tends to not let parents, school board members, and anyone else get under their skin.

The older coach has more patience and understands what's REALLY important in life.


When I was in my 20's, I was a HOT HEAD THAT KNEW EVERYTHING.......
I was a CTK and we were steam rolling through the private school teams......
I scheduled Whitharral (Led by Coach Ken Hoskins) and what Whitharral/Coach Hoskins showed me was that I KNEW NOTHING....
67-13 at halftime and could've been a lot worse.... And yes that was over 15 years ago and I still remember the exact score because I took that beating and learned from it.


SO I swallowed my pride, threw away my ego and called Coach Hoskins and asked him to teach me what you know.
This has led to me to understand the game, ask OLDER/WISER coaches the in's and out's to the game.


I put it this way......
You take the BEST 20-30 year old coach....
and
put him up against a Vance Jones, A jerry Burkhart, a Terry Crawford, a Josheph O'Malley, a Brett Tyler, a Mike Reed
THESE GUYS ARE OLDER (like the old bulls) and more wiser than any brash young buck that thinks they honestly know 6 man football.

 

[EastTexas6manfan]

Young coaches today are not as patient, still green because of lack of experience and someone in their 20's is only a few years older than the senior class, .....etc.....brash young buck that thinks they honestly know 6 man football.

You must have met Kirby haha

But thanks for explaining.

 

[coachsatcher]

I'm only addressing bashing coaches that are under contract. It's funny how easily people can justify bashing a coach. "They knew what they were getting in to", "It's part of the job". I love coaching and all it entails. It does get commical how some fans, feel the need to second guess what is going on on the field. For most fans; just be fans. It's very easy to show up on Friday nights and criticize. You weren't there for all the practices and run-throughs. You're not in the huddles or the meetings. The only view you have is from the seats. I love for parents to be passionate about their children, because it sure beats those who could care less. But just imagine if you had someone show up to you job, once a week for an hour or so, and feel they could do better than you. It's always humbling for a coach to sit in class all day (and yes, I teach. Science - 5 classes), practice all week; basically put in a 70 hour work week and have someone question a play call or a substitution. Yes, a coach should always be held accountable for his actions and decisions; but never forget, most coaches are doing this for the love of the game and your child. Remember that the next time you want to blow something tiny into something big.

 

[CowboyP]

I'm only addressing bashing coaches that are under contract. It's funny how easily people can justify bashing a coach. "They knew what they were getting in to", "It's part of the job". I love coaching and all it entails. It does get commical how some fans, feel the need to second guess what is going on on the field. For most fans; just be fans. It's very easy to show up on Friday nights and criticize. You weren't there for all the practices and run-throughs. You're not in the huddles or the meetings. The only view you have is from the seats. I love for parents to be passionate about their children, because it sure beats those who could care less. But just imagine if you had someone show up to you job, once a week for an hour or so, and feel they could do better than you. It's always humbling for a coach to sit in class all day (and yes, I teach. Science - 5 classes), practice all week; basically put in a 70 hour work week and have someone question a play call or a substitution. Yes, a coach should always be held accountable for his actions and decisions; but never forget, most coaches are doing this for the love of the game and your child. Remember that the next time you want to blow something tiny into something big.

Well said, sir.

 

[freeagent]

As an old coach once told me, he figured he should be sitting in about Row 7 of the stands every game night.

Because everyone there always knows the right play, the right defense, the right line-up, and the accurate officials call on every play.

 

[Shad Kline]

As an old coach once told me, he figured he should be sitting in about Row 7 of the stands every game night.

Because everyone there always knows the right play, the right defense, the right line-up, and the accurate officials call on every play.

I disagree, I think the press box offers a much better view. Of course, in some of these small schools, that could be row 7.