1. Mistakes to avoid in coaching or How to run a successful program for over 40 years… Jerry Parrish, North Kitsap HS, retired Mike Schick, Edgemont Junior High, still trying to…

2. Develop a master plan that works establish effective communication establish effective communication construct an efficient organizational model construct an efficient organizational model build a well-defined philosophy build a well-defined philosophy endeavor to be consistent endeavor to be consistent

3. Effective communication… with student-athletes with student-athletes with coaching staff with coaching staff with administration with administration with faculty & support staff with faculty & support staff with parents with parents with the media with the media

4. Effective communication with student-athletes… - teach expectations

7. Effective communication with your coaching staff… - define, teach and expect responsibility

8. Effective communication with your administration… work with your principal and athletic director not for them work with your principal and athletic director not for them strive to have no surprises for either of them strive to have no surprises for either of them

9. Effective communication with your faculty and support staff… provide schedules provide schedules provide job descriptions provide job descriptions provide expectations provide expectations provide recognition provide recognition

10. Effective communication with parents… pre-season meeting pre-season meeting social opportunities social opportunities newsletters/websites newsletters/websites be available, but define when be available, but define when

11. Effective communication with the media… establish ground rules for coaches and players establish ground rules for coaches and players who is responsible to speak for the team? who is responsible to speak for the team?

12. Construct an efficient organizational model … before the season begins before the season begins during the season during the season after the season ends after the season ends

13. Construct an efficient organizational model…before the season begins information from the administration information from the administration information to the players/parents information to the players/parents information to the support staff information to the support staff information to the coaching staff information to the coaching staff information to the media information to the media

14. Construct an efficient organizational model…during the season have a plan to succeed have a plan to succeed plan every practice with every detail plan every practice with every detail

16. Construct an efficient organizational model…during the season have a plan to succeed have a plan to succeed plan every practice with every detail plan every practice with every detail daily practice plans must be precise, complete and consistent daily practice plans must be precise, complete and consistent

19. Construct an efficient organizational model…during the season have a plan to succeed have a plan to succeed plan every practice with every detail plan every practice with every detail daily practice plans must be precise, complete and consistent daily practice plans must be precise, complete and consistent plan for all possibilities that may occur during the contest plan for all possibilities that may occur during the contest

21. Construct an efficient organizational model…after the season ends equipment return, repair, reorder equipment return, repair, reorder season review season review team celebration team celebration say thank you to lots & lots of people say thank you to lots & lots of people

22. Build a well-defined philosophy… be completely true and honest with yourself be completely true and honest with yourself be clear about what is important to you be clear about what is important to you accept and thrive in your responsibilities accept and thrive in your responsibilities

25. Players play, coaches coach, referees officiate, and parents sit in the stands and cheer. If at anytime you forget your job, please ask me.

26. The order of importance in our football program is: familyschoolfootball The order never changes.

27. Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. Chinese Proverb

28. Do not sacrifice your principles even if it puts you at a competitive disadvantage. Todd Turner, former athletic director, UW

29. in how you deal with: conflict conflict discipline discipline disappointment disappointment your responsibilities your responsibilities Endeavor to be consistent…

30. A coach is one who is: C- consistent with others O- overboard in helping others A- always attaining knowledge C- confident in dealing with others H- a hand to guide others Chip Baker, O Line/Special Teams coach, Conroe HS, Conroe, Texas

31. The Lystedt Law wiaa.com wiaa.com Concussion Management Guidelines Concussion Management Guidelines Information for coaches Information for coaches Information for parents/guardians Information for athletes Health care providers Resources for schools

32. Thank you and always keep your head up… Jerry Parrish, Secretary-Treasurer Washington State Coaches Association jparrish@comcast.net Mike Schick, Editor The Washington Coach The Washington Coachwsca-editor@comcast.net