This is going to be my daily rants and raves about my new coach assignments for the 2008-2009 season. Also, my own training and recreational pursuits. So to begin........
I began my coaching career way back in the good ole 20th century (1997). I was hired fresh out of college. Didnt really have any ambitions to be someones "coach". I wanted to be a police officer and had my life planned around that. Talk about career swap!
Anyway I was hired by a local school district before I even got my diploma. That teacher shortage thing is TRUE. They are snatching kids right out of class to teach! I was then hired by the AD at the time to help a new head coach. What do I know about coaching was my first thought? I've been playing since I was 8 but never considered trying to teach someone what came natural to me.
So I became Coach Harris to 50 young men in the Jennings School District here in St.Louis, Missouri. The previous season the Warriors finished 0-10. Needless to say I was walking into a tough situation. I was the youngest coach on staff at the time and was in charge of running backs and linebackers. The first few days I wasnt very well taken too considering the seniors were 18-19 and I was this 23 year old "college kid". During drills some of the older kids would make comments about my "proper english" and try and test me. Being a new coach I knew the tricks cause I did them! Time to demonstrate some proper technique. One day I suited up with the kids for proper tackling demonstration................................................lets just say the rest of the year was full of "yes sir, no sir, thanks coach, coach may I"
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