![]() ![]() Coaches and instructs players, individually or in groups, regarding the rules, regulations, equipment, and techniques of the sport. Assigns duties to an assistant coach as necessary. Works with the athletics director in scheduling facilities for practices and competition. Develops a regular practice schedule and organizes practice time to provide both individual and team development. Assesses player’s skills and assigns team positions. Position motivates student athletes to develop an appreciation of the sport.ĭUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: (These duties are a representative sample position assignments may vary.) Holds organizational meetings for team prospects and encourages potential athletes to participate in the sport. That has really helped me now.POSITION OBJECTIVE: Position is responsible for coaching student athletes in game strategies and techniques to prepare them for athletic competition. I really found myself and knew I had to play a role. I thought I was the man, I was riding high and they trusted me to make all the calls, and then I had to learn to adjust. ![]() "I worked my way into having a role as a third-down guy coming in to the game in cover situations. "I was a starter my junior year (in 2011) and cracked my foot," he said. Robinson's career took a slightly different trajectory than Alexander's, but he echoes his sentiments on humility. ![]() It's not about what you know, it's about what you can teach." This is a totally different business and a totally different profession. "You have a lot of guys who play in the NFL who've been coached by some of the best in the business, and then they think that they can just coach. "A lot of it has to do with humility," Alexander said. Instead of accompanying Harsin to Boise when Harsin got the job as head coach this offseason, Alexander joined Chris Petersen's staff at Washington, where he's working his way up the coaching ladder.įor someone who has gone from the peak of the football mountain as an NFL player and enjoying all of the luxuries that come with that job, hitting the reset button isn't an easy thing to do. He joined Bronco coach Bryan Harsin at Arkansas State as a defensive graduate assistant in 2013. "You have to respect the profession and be able to humble yourself and be able to be the low man on the totem pole and do the necessary things like an entry-level employee does in order to work your way to the top," said Alexander.Īlexander played safety at Boise State and enjoyed a five-year NFL career from 2007-2011. I was in charge of studying routes for the game plan, and making sure the coaches had that information."įor former players who have enjoyed success at the highest levels of competitive football, doing the dirty work to break into the coaching ranks may seem like quite a culture shock. We'd print it out, put it together and give it to the players. "Our weekly game week preparation at Arkansas State was to get the scouting reports ready and break down four or five games depending on what the coordinator wanted. "It's a lot different because we have a lot more manpower here at Washington," he said. Former NFL S and current Washington GA Gerald Alexander Reinhold Matay/Associated Press ![]()
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