Yellow Jacket Times - Jefferson County Public Schools

Jamar Banks
I don’t make it to the NFL, I don’t want to give up football because it’s my love. I want to teach kids the game
of football the same way I learned, or maybe even better. I want to be a football coach.To be a football coach,
you have to go through training to develop your skills. In the business world, the coach would be called the
manager or training manager. American football coaches have different responsibilities depending on what level
they are coaching.
A high school football coach has a much more complete hold on the intricacies of the team. The coach might
also have to be defensive or offensive coordinator. Most of the time, high school coaches have to do more work
off the field than on the field. When you are a head high school football coach it’s important that you hire good
coach staff to cover for you in case you get sick and have to miss practice.
One area of difficulty for high school coaches is the parents. Parents often get mad at the coaching staff for not
giving their child enough playing time. I been playing football for about 11 years and it happens every year. But
as a head coach, you must be able to handle any issues that parents might have with the way you run things.
A college head coach has to be the voice and face of the team. The head coach is the one who gets hounded by
the media. Also they have to discuss off-the-field incidents, such as rule infractions or player. When you are a
college coach, it’s more of a career than a job. Some college coaches change jobs every 5 years. They rarely
stay at a school for more than a decade. College coaches have paid staff to help concentrate on the overall team.
Position coaches are responsible for the training and development of the players. They have to recruit and
develop the top players. Position coaches usually hold their practice with their individual players.
NFL coaches are the highest paid professional coaches. They work for millions of dollars a year, and have more
time to work on playbooks, giving them the opportunity to create new strategic plays that can lead to big wins.
Although a NFL coaching job is a very good job, it is also very stressful because so much money is at stake.
According to: http://www.coacheshotseat.com/SalariesContracts.htm
College football Head Coaches
make from $350,000 to $5,500,000.