VOL. 6, NO. 2
OCT. 9, 1964
Coaches' Job Is Never Done
"Football players work from sun to sun, but a coach's job is never done." This modern version of an old English proverb is a good description of the coach's part in the making of a winning football squad.

A member of the varsity football team spends about three hours a day on the practice field. A coach spends this much time and more. Every week the coaches get together after practice hours and spend time reviewing movies of the most recent game, going over reports on the next opponents, and checking personnel ratings (both on physical fitness and on attitudes). They must also decide on what defenses to use, what plays need working on, and how the team can be made stronger all around.
 These meetings are vitally important to both the varsity team and the underclass squads, since the underclass teams are the training grounds for the potential strength of future varsity teams. Fundamental principles of any offense or defense are stressed with equal fervor on all levels.

When the day of a game arrives, the coaches are just as full of anticipation as the players. They wonder whether their predictions of offensive and defensive strategy of the adversaries are accurate as well as putting to themselves the question of their own team: will it succeed or fail?

The work, wonder, and worry of a coach's work are all for the good of the team. A conscientious coach deserves all the credit he receives.