1. becoming a coach 2. substitution rule

Question
1. I am 64 and retired. I want to become a football coach at
the high school level as a volunteer. I substitute teach at
the high school I want to coach at. I have several years of
semi-pro coaching experience (not worth much, but it's
something) and have coached 12 year olds for the past two
years VERY successfully. I would rather be around young
people than geezers anyday. Here's the problem: A. I'm
having a hard time getting people to take me seriously
because of my age (they don't say it, but I know it when I
see it). B. The school in question was 1-9 last year. I
picked them specifically for that reason--they obviously
need help. How can I get in the door, and how can I politely
suggest they need help? I don't want to pick up towels after
practice, I want to coach.
2.Substitution rule--help me understand the substitution
rule for offense as it applies to no-huddle. As I understand
it, no substitution can happen after a huddle breaks. I see
no huddle offenses shuffling players on and off the field
just prior to the offense getting set. Thank you.6xd2

Answer
Dear Robert,
do not give up. Do you know what all the football teams around the country, that are 1-9, have incommoded (beside losing)? These coaches think that they know what they are doing and they do not want any help from others.

Over the years I have met some head football coaches that cannot walk and chew gum at the same time. And the only reason that they are head coaches is because they were at the right place at the right time.

The young coaches think that they know it all, and when they realize that they do not they see you as a threat to their job.

I think we need to talk some more. E-Mail me back and this time check the box that is marked "PRIVATE".

I will see what I can do to help.
Your friend, Louis