High Maintenance vs. Low Maintenance

(The following article was written by David Buchanan, Head Coach at Mason County High School in Maysville, Ky. A similar questionnaire can be adopted for your program. Coach Buchanan can be reached at david.buchanan@kyschools.us ) * Turn in to Coach Buchanan at the beginning of practice on Monday! As a football player, you want to be a low maintenance player. High maintenance players require a lot of time and attention by the coaches to get them to do the things they are suppose to do. College coaches generally shy away from high maintenance players- they want to focus on coaching football, not holding a player\'s hand. This questionnaire is an instrument to help you measure your maturity at this point and maintenance level. Low maintenance guys are also team first guys- this will help you see what kind of teammate you are! We will do this again at the middle point in the season, and at