The Football Coaching Podcast with Joe Daniel Hiring the Right Football Coaches
Feb 13, 2025
Crafting the perfect coaching staff is a daunting task. Key red flags for hiring include community ties that may create distractions and the pitfalls of hiring parents. Personality and adaptability take precedence over mere X's-and-O's knowledge. Reference checks should reveal a candidate's character, and it's essential to hire to fill known weaknesses. Expect turnover as staff advance, celebrating their growth as a mark of success. Balancing experience and enthusiasm ensures a cohesive team culture.
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Avoid Distractions When Hiring
- Do not hire anyone who will become a distraction to your program.
- Call multiple references and trust your gut when several people raise unease.
Community Coach Became A Problem
- Daniel recalls a community 'sounding board' coach who became a staff problem.
- That coach was hard to remove and undermined scheme and cohesion.
Longstanding Staff Can't Always Be Removed
- Daniel and Daniel describe a situation where a pre-existing community coach blocked staff changes.
- The head coach couldn't remove him due to local ties and politics.