Crop's Coach's Corner

[CropDuster507]

Maybe I've asked this or it's been discussed before. We obviously have knowledgeable, passionate wrestling people on this board. I would find it hard to believe that we don't have multiple coaches on this board.

I thought I'd start a thread to BS about coaching, ask questions, or share fond/not-so-fond stories of athletes/teams worked with. I started following PA a bit more this year with the HS thread. If you desire anonymity, I get it, too.

 

[GogglesPaizano]

I have coached little league softball, baseball and soccer. Does that count? At least it shows in my posts.

 

[FatWoodchuck]

I did coach elementary and a little Jr high a high school kid that is 50/50 I can still coach, these ranked kids in high school I have nothing for.

 

[PSUAllTheWay]

Happy to participate and this should be a fun thread. I've coached a variety of sports (including wrestling) for kids between elementary school and college.

 

[johnstownsteel]

I've coached little league baseball and Jr. High Football.

 

[pennstaterincarolina]

Coached HS cross country and track for 17 years. Still dabble and may get back to it. Currently (and happily) a volunteer assistant on my kid’s 2nd-3rd grade hoops team.

 

[Used2BEerie]

Coached wrestling for 16 years from PAJW’s up through HS, moved up as my youngest son got older. Also coached baseball for 10 or 11 seasons.

 

[Sportfan2017]

I coach Jr. High Basketball, Varsity Tennis and the Chess Team. I was quite good at one of them .

 

[OzarkLion]

Have coached wrestling for the last 12 years, from youth through high school.

 

[BigFella235]

I’ve been coaching for going on 10 years now wrestling wise. Started as a volunteer assistant under my stepdad, was the head coach at a local kids wrestling club for 3 years, and have been the head JH coach at a small school for the past 3 years. I’ve coached other sports like rec football as well. While working towards my bachelors degree, I’ve taken several coaching and leadership courses to aid in my coaching career.

 

[a_mshaffer]

ran a youth club for 10-15 years. Along the way added a year at a middle school and had a club for HS and MS kids in the Spring. Then coached kid soccer -boys and girls) and Little League baseball for a few years....

 

[lockhavenlion3]

ran a youth club for 10-15 years. Along the way added a year at a middle school and had a club for HS and MS kids in the Spring. Then coached kid soccer -boys and girls) and Little League baseball for a few years....

18 and under girls' fast pitch softball 5 years.

 

[CropDuster507]

I don't know how some of you do it. I can barely juggle coaching wrestling and my day job. Some of you coaching multiple things simultaneously, sheesh!

 

[Fatmarc]

I don't know how some of you do it. I can barely juggle coaching wrestling and my day job. Some of you coaching multiple things simultaneously, sheesh!

former coach here- (20+ years ago, it hurt a little to type that) 2 years Junior High Program, 7 years heading up a high school team.

 

[PSUer1989]

I coached JuCo volleyball and basketball for 9 years. I have been out of coaching for 22 years though.

 

[Rhino80]

I was an assistant coach of the All Marine team for 4 years, coached youth and club. Coached JH for 8 years and have coached HS for the last 3 years. Last son is a Senior this year, still haven't decided if I will hang it up or not. Probably not, keeps me in shape and I still enjoy it.

 

[86PSUPaul]

Very Assistant coach for my kids elementary team for about 6 years. Mostly helped with admin stuff.

Also spent one year as a soccer coach for my brother-in-laws indoor soccer team when he was in HS. Had a future national team member on the team. Basically they needed an adult to sign them up and be there when they ran everything. Also did a few years of u8-10 soccer for my kids.

 

[dbldoofus]

Former intra-mural and travel soccer coach... boys and girls. U8-U16

Former travel baseball coach.

I was getting pulled into coaching wrestling when my youngest was 5 (he is now 26), but he stopped wrestling and I became a fan.