Thad Wells
@ThadWells
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🏈 5x Head Coach, P4 Assist, State Champion 👇
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Joined June 2009
I gave up a $70,000 coaching job. Spent my life savings to work for free. Slept on the floor while my wife and 5 kids shared 2 beds. All to chase one shot to learn from a college football mastermind. 🧵 THREAD
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10 years ago I was making a $2,000 stipend as a high school assistant. Since then I’ve landed 5 head coaching jobs and a Power 4 position. And I made over 6-figures without teaching responsibilities. 🧵THREAD
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Hey, New York — Brian thinks he's our new CFO. We gave him a stage to prove it.
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If you want to learn more, visit the link in my bio. I’d love to help you personally get your next job this cycle. 🙏
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In a couple weeks I'm opening this up for the current hiring cycle. If you're looking for a job this year, I can help. This is the best process for landing better coaching jobs. PERIOD.
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I've helped dozens of coaches use this same process. Some are now head coaches. Others are coordinators living out their dreams.
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No teaching. Six figures. I also got to work at the Power 4 level with my mentor.
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That video helped me land jobs my resume never could. As my portfolio grew, the job offers got better. I went from assistant to one of the top 1% paid high school jobs in the country.
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I text a coach I'd never met. I offered to promote his program to our players and help with recruiting. He said yes and sent me a video testimonial.
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What if I got a Power 4 coach to give me a testimonial? Problem: I didn't know any. So I worked my connections until I found one.
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No other coaches were doing this. So I stood out every single time. Then I had a crazy idea.
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Decision makers don't just want to hear from you. They want to hear from people who've been around you. Former players, parents, coaches, administrators, FCA directors.
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Each year I made my application better. One year I added something that changed everything. Video testimonials.
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My experience couldn't get me in the room. My process could. And it did.
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Here's what most coaches miss. They apply online and hope for the best. I figured out the exact cadence for submitting applications, emailing decision makers, and following up until I got interviews.
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It wasn't fancy. But it was unlike anything other coaches were submitting. It made admin think: "This is the most prepared person who applied."
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It started with one weekend. I built a portfolio that reversed engineered what decision makers actually need to make a hire. That portfolio got me my first head coaching job.
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10 years ago I was making a $2,000 stipend as a high school assistant. Since then I’ve landed 5 head coaching jobs and a Power 4 position. And I made over 6-figures without teaching responsibilities. 🧵THREAD
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Enjoyed talking about coaching and life with Coach Perry!
🎙️ NEW EPISODE OUT NOW 🔥🔥 "From Rock Top to Real Purpose" – with @ThadWells What happens when you hit the peak of success… and it feels empty? 🏆 5x Head Coach 🥇 State Champion 👨👩👧👦 Father of 5 🧠 Founder of Coach Drive & Tackle Life 🎯 Mission-Driven Leader In this
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Being a good play caller can only get you so far in coaching if you desire to be a championship head coach. To do that you have to become a system builder.
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The best coaches are resourceful. They find a way to get it done with what they have. Winning with what you have today is the only way to increase your available resources tomorrow.
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The brain grows most when it's stretched 15% beyond comfort. Your practice should make players think "This is hard but I can do this." That's the sweet spot for development.
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