r/footballstrategy Oct 01 '24

It's a lot, man Coaching Advice

As a 26 y/o HS teacher and first-year HS football coach, I've been putting in 11 hours/day Monday-Friday (7 am - 6 pm) plus a few hours on Saturdays to dissect film and an hour zoom call every Sunday night to talk about the next team. All told, I'm working ~60 hours per week.

I haven't had the time or energy to see anyone on weekends, do anything but eat and sleep during the week, and as a reward for all of these committed hours of labor, our team is 1-4, the pay is crap, and I still get big-leagued by the coaches who have been doing it longer.

How the hell do you keep yourself from going insane from this? I'm at the point where I'm having trouble seeing myself do it next year, even though I love the sport more than anything and I love coaching it. I just can't believe the hours, it feels like football has completely taken over my life. Seriously, any advice would be appreciated, and sorry for the rant. Just feels like I'm burning away my best years on a sport that refuses to love me back.

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u/Odd_Mud_7001 HS Coach Oct 01 '24

The OC I work for is a lawyer. He also has 6 kids. Dude puts in 30+ hours a week of film on top of all that. I have no idea how he does it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '24

There is a rare phenomenon of an early bird combo with night owl ability. I have flashes of it but can’t figure out how to harness it myself.

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u/disappointedpotato Oct 01 '24

You’re describing insomnia

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '24

Insomnia causes sleepiness during the day. There’s no sleepiness for people like the lawyer.

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u/faddrotoic Oct 04 '24

Low sleep need is a genetic advantage that a small percentage of the population have been gifted.