| So you are trying to choose a career path and | | | | path for you. This is one of those lucky careers |
| are considering a football coaching jobs. This job is | | | | where you can easily try it out first. Do this by |
| about pure, un-adulterated love of the game and | | | | volunteering to be a coach or assistant coach in |
| shaping the young minds of our youth. It is also | | | | the community. If you're still a little shaky in your |
| about school and town pride. This is especially true | | | | knowledge still, an assistant may be a better first |
| in certain parts of the country where everyone | | | | choice. |
| sleeps, eats and truly lives football. You have to | | | | Once you've done this and are even more fired |
| be ready to be the be all end all. If the team does | | | | up to be a professional coach, decide which |
| well, you are a king so to speak. But if the team | | | | avenue of coaching you would like to pursue. If |
| doesn't do well, even just for a short period of | | | | you limit yourself to private or religious schools |
| time, you may very well lose your job. Being a | | | | for example, you may not need any schooling or |
| football coach is about passion, inspiration and a | | | | certifications. If you would like to be a high school |
| deep understanding of the game. So how do you | | | | or college coach however, you will need a BS in |
| achieve that coaching career dream? Here are a | | | | an area of teaching. Any area will do fine, but |
| few guidelines to help you get there. | | | | most choose P.E. |
| First, you need to know your stuff. You must | | | | After you've graduated and have volunteered |
| have a deep, intense understanding of the game. | | | | throughout your schooling, apply to local Junior and |
| Sound obvious, not to all. It's not just about being | | | | senior high schools for a spot on the coaching |
| able to follow those Monday night games, you | | | | team. Many schools have offensive and defensive |
| need to study it and be comfortable enough with | | | | coordinators as well as assistant and head |
| it to teach others. Treat it as professionals in any | | | | coaches. After a few years as a coordinator and |
| business do, as your profession. So, as a chef | | | | then as an assistant, it will be time to apply for a |
| knows their recipes, you know your plays. | | | | head coaching position. |
| Next you need to make sure that this is the right | | | | |
