UK plans to add two new staff positions
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We need to take ad advantage of everything we can. Sad that we didn't do this sooner. It must have been a money issue is my guess.
I was told a while back by the staff they would have 3-4 total, and prior to their understanding how they would work some of them joked about where they would put all of them and where they would work. Perfect chance for a young coach to show their stuff and get a chance to move up when openings happen, and very little risk for UK - don't make nearly as much as a coach but decent enough pay for a mid 20's young coach (think around $50-80k) and provided help with critical parts of the job.
I know we are just keeping up with the Joneses, but this reminds me of the Pentagon who never saw a weapon system they did not absolutely have to have for national security. Honestly, how many more staff positions can a team really need? Outside of game week and spring practice, what do two or three quality control coaches do the other 36 weeks a year that is essential and not already being covered by somebody already? What do they do all day? Learn to really make killer latte's for the OC and DC?
I read a couple of years ago that somebody compared the team picture of the last two Ohio State NCs, in 2002, and 2014. The 2014 team had literally twice the number of non players, i.e., staff members, in the picture. Now in just 12 years, in what economic system does that make sense? Football cannot possibly have become that much more complex in just 12 years, with the exact same number of players and games.
I read a couple of years ago that somebody compared the team picture of the last two Ohio State NCs, in 2002, and 2014. The 2014 team had literally twice the number of non players, i.e., staff members, in the picture. Now in just 12 years, in what economic system does that make sense? Football cannot possibly have become that much more complex in just 12 years, with the exact same number of players and games.
The more coaches you have, the more knowledge that can be shared between them.
The more knowledge shared between your coaches = more knowledge facilitated to your players.
The more knowledge facilitated to the players = the more your players improve.
The more your players improve = the better your team will be.
The better your team will be = more wins.
Aside from that, it also gives your coaches better scouting reports leading up to games, and more ideas for plays to be used during games. Nevermind just having extra coaches in the box to run a fine-toothed comb over opposing offenses and defenses during games.
Same thing with Alabama. If you look in their box, they're absolutely loaded with coaches, assistants, so on and so forth.
Maybe the lack of extra "coaches" is just one of many reasons UK FB has been behind the learning curve...
I think even Gran or Hinshaw said they had them at UC.
I think even Gran or Hinshaw said they had them at UC.
These positions will break down film, help game plan and free up the other coaches to coach and recruit. These guys spend a lot of hours on the job and these extra positions help them have some free time and helps take a little off their plate.
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