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GETTING A HEAD JOB

MIKE MACERANKASegerstrom High School

Santa Ana, Casegerstromfootball@yahoo.com

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Contents

Learn From the Best

Be Prepared

Look Professional Show Organization Skills

Be Unique Be a Great Teacher!

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Learn From the Best

Many coaches want to get to the top quick. Many

believe coordinators get the jobs. The truth is theguys who have worked for the best will get the

job over others.

If you need to travel cross town or take a stepdown in duties to work for the top coach in your

area DO IT!

Its not only about who YOU are, Its about whoYOU are AND who you have worked with!

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Be Prepared Start Now!

Begin to write down your philosophy. Offense,Defense, Special Teams.

Start to put YOUR program together on paper.

Add to it each week, month and year. Use your head coach and other coaches as

resources and write down good ideas and putthem in your document.

Create your Program outline and have a copyfor each person on the interview panel.

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Look Professional

Dress for success

Wear a suit and tie for your interview. Set thetone you are professional, organized and ready

for the challenge.

Many coaches will wear polo shirts and comeinto an interview with very little documentation.

They expect their resume will get them the job.

You must be confident your preparation will getyou the job.

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Show Organizational SkillsCreate your Program Outline and implementation

plan.Include:

1. Goals 2. First year plan for success

3. Program Needs 4. Fundraising5. Staff expectations 6. Philosophy O/D/Kick

7. Organization 8. Player Expectations

9. Academics 10. Off Season Schedule

11. Spring Goals 12. Summer Goals13. Installation plans 14. Fall Camp

15. Game week schedules 16. Game day schedules

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Be Unique

How are you going to make a

difference on campus?

1. Make Football the biggest event on Campus.

2. Why will students want to come to your games?3. Why will kids want to play at your school?

4. What will kids remember after they are done playingfor you?

5. How will your program differ from your rivals andopponents?

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Be a Great Teacher

Work hard in the classroom. Gain allies on

the Academic side.

The ultimate decision makers are usually

Principals who want strong teachers andcoaches who can get along with their

academic colleagues.

Your ability in the classroom will improveyour stock among the interview panelists.

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FAMILY FIRST!When you get the job, be sure

to set up family time in

season. A happy familymakes a better coach!