New Indy Star Coaches Confidential asks: 'What would you eliminate about your job if you could?'

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For our second “Coaches Confidential” question we asked Central Indiana high school football coaches the following question:

If you could wave a magic wand and eliminate something about your job, what would it be?

 

Selected responses are below, read the article if you want the full list: 

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“Parents telling me that their kid has to play 6A football to get a scholarship.”

 

“Year-round travel sports.”

“Travel sports.”

“Trainers and youth travel sports.”

“To adequately balance the time to be able meet the needs of the players in my program and also spend the time being a father and husband. Being a head coach is a 365-day a year job with little to no breaks.”

“Limited contact periods. We are doing too much. I love to grind just as much as any coach, but this has now become a 365-day job. There is a reason you are seeing really good coaches get out of this profession early, even after a lot of success. The time commitment is becoming a factor. We are also asking a lot of our multi-sport athletes, especially at smaller schools. I would like to see us get back to the days of lifting in the offseason (winter and spring). Ramp it up in the summertime.”

 

“Parent excuses for their kids and have them learn what it means to be committed.”

“Dealing with the unrealistic reactions of some parents who don’t seem to understand that high school football is more about boys becoming young men.”

“Parents that live vicariously through their kids.”

“The behind the scenes recruiting that is taking place. It’s already a challenge to build your team but adding those that are behind the scenes trying pull kids away is makes it even more challenging.”

“Penalize the programs that cheat … not the kids … take them out of the tournament.”

“Issues regarding players knee pads in their uniforms on Friday nights.”