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Dealing with Entrenched Coaches
2007 Oregon Athletic Directors Association
Sunriver, OR. April 2007
Presenter, Kevin Bryant, CMAA,
Associate Principal for Athletics/Activities,
Tigard HS, Tigard, OR.
Before we start talking about coaches,
What do you see as your job as the AD?
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A wise man once said, our job as AD’s is to Comfort
the Afflicted and Afflict the comfortable
Are you a leader or manager?
Are you a builder or maintainer?
Understanding and accepting expectations is critical
to our success as AD’s
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Kevin/Sara example of expectations
Result of expectations = anger and/or depression
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Confrontation and Conflict are unavoidable in our jobs
Putting if off is not really dealing with it.
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Famous AD Mr. Goodwrench….pay me now or pay me later
What does entrenched mean anyway?
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To place in a strong defensive position.
To enter upon or take over something unfairly,
improperly or unlawfully.
Established, fixed, rooted, stuck, ingrained,
implanted, embedded, settled, ensconced, deep
seated, deep rooted.
Do you take entrenched to be a good or bad thing??
What questions do you have regarding dealing with
entrenched coaches?
What is good about entrenched coaches?
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Experienced
Legend, veteran, history maker, one who has
endured.
Cannot the entrenched coach help us make our
overall athletic program better?
Are there not some ways to have the entrenched
coach assist us? What might they be?
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Vision, Mentoring, Advice, Voice of reason, respected,
can help calm people down. Leadership. Set the pace and
tone for the department.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself!
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Easy for us to be intimidated/and or fearful of the
“kingdom” of a coach!
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Why would we treat other coaches different than the
“entrenched” coach?
My coaches are my “team” I expect everyone to be
on the same page.
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Barb F. and you are not my boss! Welcome to Aloha HS!
What might I have to “teach” this veteran?
Job descriptions/expectations for each coach
Invest the entrenched coach in the process, get them
to buy in and own it like we do.
When do you teach a old dog new
tricks and when do you get a new dog?
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How do you like your new job? FAQ in my life
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Everyone needs to abide by the same rules. Don’t let
coaches get away with “but I’ve always done it that
way before”
Make sure the job description is clear.
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Tigard HS—38 new coaches in first 9 months of life.
Look up entrenched in the dictionary and you will see a
picture of Tigard HS prior to this year
Don’t let yourself get “patted on the head”
Evaluate, evaluate, evaluate
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Prior to starting the season, midseason, postseason
Decide which hill you want to die on!
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Cheater
Treats kids poorly
Abuses officials
Poor administrator
Does not respect
authority
Bad with parents
Wins, so is “off limits”
Divisive in the dept.
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Bad with money
Does not take care of
equipment well
Poorly organized
Putting in his/her years
“I’ve seen it all”
Power hungry
Ego battle
Keep short accounts, life is to short!
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Document issues as they arise and deal with them at
the same time, don’t wait for the shootout at the OK
Corral.
Keep your administration in the loop.
Oregon-yearly contracts, at will hiring/firing
Need to connect with coaches often (MBWA)
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Your lack of attention can be taken to mean you don’t care
vs. I didn’t think they needed my help
Are you trying to develop friendships or working
relationships?
At some point it may come down to
“get going or get gone”!
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My way or the highway?
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Get your ducks in a row to make the change
Then what happens?
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Need everyone rowing in the same direction
Anger from parents of kids who played for the coach themselves, past
parents or current student athletes
School upheaval
School board contact (full court pressure)
Potential media involvement
Have a plan in place
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Who do you get to replace the “legend”?
How will you do this?
Have short list ready in all cases
Coaches evaluation appendix
Coach Evaluation Documents
NIKE developed
Maine Center for Sports Education
Job Descriptions
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
For more information/Questions
Kevin Bryant, CMAA
Associate Principal for Athletics/Activities
Tigard High School
9000 SW Durham Road
Tigard, OR. 97224
[email protected]
Office Phone 503-431-5462