re: Nerves as a Coach

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This gets lost in 2024. Too much trying to "win" at younger ages and fundamentals don't get taught

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One thing our team does which I am very proud of is that all players play both ways during the regular season. Once we get to playoffs we have a group that plays both ways, a group that only plays defense and a group that only plays offense. Most teams in the league play to win regardless of player development from the jump but that's not how we see it. A guy will never be able to catch a pass if you don't let him try it. A guy will never learn to pull a flag if you don't let him try it. Once we get to the playoffs, everyone still plays but in roles that we know they can succeed at. We usually go into the playoffs seeded lower than we "should" be but we also have guys ready to play at any spot if their number is called.