Defensive Coordinator @ Everman HS. Savannah State University and SWOSU Alumnus. Ed.S. 2x Region Champ. 2024 Region & County COY
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Coaches, IF we get to have any kind of a season this year, we should make senior night the first home game. Nothing is guaranteed during these times so let’s honor these seniors as soon as we get the chance...
My problem with “exposure” camps. 98% of the tweets i see is “_____ had a great camp today. He holds offers from ____.” Why continuously promote a kid who has offers? Why not help get a kid with no offers some exposure?
Nobody ever talks about the part of recruiting where your best FOOTBALL player(s) don’t get a chance because they are an inch shorter or a .1 of a second slower…
Dude can ball out but get overlooked because of pointless measurables.
If you’re a HS “Recruiting Coordinator” and you haven’t sent out your prospect list to dang near every college in the country during this “break” then you’re doing your kids a disservice...work as hard for them as you want them to work for you.
Some of y’all are self deemed “good coaches” because you have talented players....inheriting talent doesn’t make you a good coach. Developing talent does.
Do i follow any HC/Coordinators who have less than 50 kids total (9-12th grade) in their program? Would love to talk practice structures and schedules!
Use a towel and have them hold it while wrapped around their neck instead of having their hands behind their back...I’ve never seen a DB play with his hands behind his back in a game.
Somebody should host a clinic on watching film...what are you looking for? Indicators? Stance? Just little nuances or things you’ve learned in your years. A lot of coaches don’t know what to look for. It would be good for training eyes!
Recruits: Make sure you get signed up and registered with the NCAA Clearing House. You’ll need your NCAA I.D. Number in order for you to take an official visit!
When i first got to Arabia we had 18 kids at workouts and Finished spring ball with about 35…we finished the regular season with 45..lost 17 seniors.
Today we had 7️⃣0️⃣ kids at walkthroughs!
Practice 1 tomorrow morning!!
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One thing you don’t realize until you’re a Head Coach:
It is really REALLY hard to win a football game. Doesn’t matter what level you’re at…a lot of things have to go right
Today I officially resigned as Head Football Coach at Arabia Mountain High School.
I appreciate the administration and community for allowing me a chance to lead their program.
To our kids and staff, thanks for trusting me and being patient with me as I learned how to be a HC
I ain’t never seen so many kids with 200+ tackles in a season..it’s hard to average 10 tackles a game let alone 13-20 😂 somebody lying...and i bet it ain’t the kids
Questions i get asked multiple times a day:
1) How y’all looking this year?
2) y’all got a QB?
My response is the same every time: “I’m just trying to get 11 guys on the field playing hard”.
REGION CHAMPS!!! No quit in this team! So much adversity, but we found a way to overcome. History was made tonight!
9-1 (best reg season record in school history)
Region champs!!!
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This Dolph situation is why i always encourage my players to go away from home when they go to college. Too many people want to see you fail in your home town!
Asking me to send my kids to your prospect camp when you haven’t been by the school AND i know you were 10 minutes down the road at another school, is next level crazy 😂😂
History made. First time Arabia Mountain beat Tucker in school history..
So proud of this group. We found a way to win!
Looks like we headed to sharpsburg!
This one felt good.
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Why is it so hard to get in contact with coaches at HBCUs? "You need to build relationships"....how? It's like pulling teeth to get them to respond to texts, emails and tweets. There are a hand full of guys that get back to me about prospects.
Spring football is over and now it’s time to see who is really committed to the program. That record in the fall looks a lil different when you have high attendance for summer workouts! 👀
Don’t know what ya do for your respect, but I'ma die for mine…
26 point underdogs? Nobody thought we could win except them us.
PROUD. First when against Stephenson in school history. 315!
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When your parents are invested in your vision, you have a chance. We have a fuel station set up for our kids! May be small to some but it’s monumental to us!
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What a season…this is the most fun I’ve ever had coaching. Although it did not end the way we wanted or expected, that football is shaped weird for a reason, never know how it’s going to bounce. Proud of my guys!! Class of 2024, THANK YOU!
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Man i couldn’t be more proud!!!! We headed to the playoffs!!!!
First playoff appearance since 1996.
Second playoff birth in school history!
🗣LETS GOOOOO!!!
I am not like these other coaches around here. You recruit my kids, i will be reporting it. You get one warning. After that, I’ll let GHSA handle it. Good luck this spring coaches!
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If i text you and say I have a prospect you might like and before you know his name, see his grades or his film; you ask “can he make it to camp?” You lose a lot of respect from me. Especially if we were boys before you went “big time”.
Big win tonight! 41-14 over a talented Meadowcreek team!
Still not satisfied. We have a lot of work to do! Proud of my guys tho! 315!
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It was an honor serving as Head Coach of the Dekalb County All Star Game. It’s also great getting the first win since these games started! Winners win!!
Best of the best in dekalb represented us well!
My advice to any coach younger than me…GET ALL YOUR DEGREES DONE BACK TO BACK TO BACK!
Specialist programs are not “hard” courses, but lord knows it’s hard to manage your job, family and academics in these short 24 hour days!
Recruits:
Please don’t drive yourself crazy by looking at other peoples offers. Everybody’s recruitment looks different. Just chop wood, carry water and be patient. Everything will work out for you the way it’s supposed to!
The amount of adversity we overcame as a team is unreal but we stayed together and reached our goal. Love y’all
PS: My family and I are relocating to Dallas, TX! If y’all know anybody in Dallas/Fort Worth that is looking for coaches let me know!
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February 26th and 27th I will host the first annual Film Analysis Clinic. We have our speakers set! We have coaches from several different states, High school & College. More details to come this week!
Somebody should host a clinic on watching film...what are you looking for? Indicators? Stance? Just little nuances or things you’ve learned in your years. A lot of coaches don’t know what to look for. It would be good for training eyes!
Is it a shortage of college coaches on the road or are they just not stopping by??
We have plenty of kids with TALENT and GRADES! You don’t go 9-2 in Georgia without talent! College coaches hit me up and get these guys!
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What a week…
on Monday i welcomed my baby boy Mason into the world, so i went to ZERO practices this week.
These young men and my coaches did a PHENOMENAL job in my absence…
I say all that to say….we’re headed to the playoffs!!
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Ain’t no way some of y’all on here talking about this new Senate bill when y’all are also the same ones in these kids DMs telling them they need to transfer to your school to get offers. This wouldn’t even be a thing if coaches would play by the rules 🤷🏾♂️
We have had an FBS coach at every morning (6am) workout this week and will have another one there tomorrow morning. I thought you couldn’t get recruited at Arabia??
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Love how every
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video this spring features my guy
@brianherrienn
. I knew that dude was real when he launched a football then ran and caught it....in the 8th grade
The First Annual Film Analysis Clinic will begin at 6pm, Friday February 26th. We have a ton of great speakers from college to high school to ex pro coaches. The schedule can be found on the registration link! Please register through the link below!