Why Coach? Being Compassionate, Optimistic, Attentive, Confident and Humanistic are Some of the Qualities a Coach Should Possess

by Mike Bellamy
Wide Receivers Coach • University of Illinois
American Football Monthly August 2015 Issue Online

When I was invited to submit an article to AFM, I figured I would simply put some drills together, share some concepts, propose a few diagrams and maybe even talk about the transition of players from high school football to college competition. After all, that’s what we, as coaches, would need for personal or professional development, right?        I shared my ideas with colleagues in the office and even surveyed some young coaches who were helping with our sum...Login to Read More

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