Head Coaches Forum
Minority Coaches Association of Georgia
Head Coaches Forum
April 22-23, 2017
The Minority Coaches Association of Georgia Head Coaches Forum is an educational forum where individuals who have been identified as current head coaches by administrators in the membership as seeking additional career exposure. By achieving the following objectives, the forum is providing tailored education to current head coaches at the high school level.
Requirements: Completed the Expert Coaches Academy
Application:
The selection process will be competitive as only a total of five coaches will be selected to participate in the academy. Applicants will be asked to submit a resume and personal statement. In the personal statement, applicants need to ensure they discuss, in detail, the following:
Why do you want to attend the 2017 MCAofGA Coaches Academy?
Program Objectives:
The goal of the Academy is to assist with career advancement, networking and exposure opportunities, and to raise awareness regarding the substantial pool of talented and qualified coaching candidates.
Topics:
Head Coaches Forum
April 22-23, 2017
The Minority Coaches Association of Georgia Head Coaches Forum is an educational forum where individuals who have been identified as current head coaches by administrators in the membership as seeking additional career exposure. By achieving the following objectives, the forum is providing tailored education to current head coaches at the high school level.
Requirements: Completed the Expert Coaches Academy
Application:
The selection process will be competitive as only a total of five coaches will be selected to participate in the academy. Applicants will be asked to submit a resume and personal statement. In the personal statement, applicants need to ensure they discuss, in detail, the following:
Why do you want to attend the 2017 MCAofGA Coaches Academy?
- What do you hope to gain from your experience at the Coaches Academy?
- What inspired you to pursue a career in coaching?
- What is your philosophy for developing your student-athletes to ensure these young men or women are prepared for life once their athletic career ends?
Program Objectives:
- Participants will learn a realistic view of the role of and the preparation of becoming a successful head coach in high school athletics.
- Participants will network with head coaching professionals and directors of athletics from GHSA member institutions.
The goal of the Academy is to assist with career advancement, networking and exposure opportunities, and to raise awareness regarding the substantial pool of talented and qualified coaching candidates.
Topics:
- Communications - media, booster relations, interviewing skills, and building a portfolio (Being an effective communicator)
- Fiscal Responsibilities - fundraising, budgeting and development (ordering)
- Building a Successful Program - hiring coaching, managing coaching staffs, building a portfolio (game strategy), maintaining relationships with administrators, athletic directors, alumni, student-athletes, faculty and members of the community
- Academic Issues - academic support, retention, GHSA rules and regulations, academic success
- How to build a personal and professional brand
- Successful networking
- Media messaging
- Coaching contracts
- Building relationships in college for recruiting
- Effective leadership, Time management
- Coaching players in the new millennium
- How to deal with struggling programs
- How to stay current in your profession
- Balancing Faith, Family and Football
- Understanding administrator’s expectations
Send application materials to: info.mcaofga@gmail.com
