Coach Cooper

Husband, Father of 2, Middle School PE Teacher, Assistant Football Coach @ Carlinville HS!

[Coach Cooper @CAVSCoachCooper]

This Gamecock fan does not like the kicker! 🤣🤣🤣

[Coach Cooper @CAVSCoachCooper]

@MFRDirtonDirt 💯this! I grew up spending weekend after weekend getting the same autographs/sitting in cars/interacting with drivers at Fairbury. This up close and personal feel is what gets people excited about returning!

[Coach Cooper @CAVSCoachCooper]

These aren’t easy! Congrats CMS 7th graders!!!

[Coach Cooper @CAVSCoachCooper]

@MFRDirtonDirt @flosports @FloRacing @DirtonDirt @tweetyourfloseat

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Being a High School Head Coach is Hard.

Unless you have done it, you do not understand.

Here are 8 Realities that All Head Coaches Face.

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[Coach Cooper @CAVSCoachCooper]

@AllysonBane1 Get out! Or you will have to swim out! 🤷‍♂️

[Craig Doty @CoachDoty]

Bring your sons and daughters around the team frequently. Expose them to practices, team activities, bus rides, locker room celebrations and heartbreaks. Your children’s relationship with the players and exposure to the team culture is valuable to their development.

Additionally, the student-athletes in your program get to see you as a parent. You set an example for them on how to prioritize and balance both family and work, something they’ll need to do in the future.

*Bring one child at a time when they are younger.
*Know what age appropriate activities your kids should be exposed to.
*Balance is key; your practices/office shouldn’t look, feel, or sound like a daycare center.
*Talk about good parenting with the players and be an example to it.
*Leave practice early on occasion and let your assistants take over to attend your kid’s games/activities. Verbalize to your team why you’re doing it. Show and explain to them what active parenting is and how delegating trust and responsibility to staff is beneficial for all.
*Make it easy for assistant coaches to be active parents and attend their kid’s activities.

Former NFL head coach Bruce Arians told his staff during their first meeting, “If you miss a ballgame, a recital, anything to do with your children, I'll fire you.” They won a Super Bowl with this team policy.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

It’s gotten so bad for Brady that FOX switched to Sam Darnold vs Geno Smith
https://t.co/00sAgx5TJ5

[Coach Cooper @CAVSCoachCooper]

@kunz_aaron @wcusd15sports Congrats!!

[Coach Cooper @CAVSCoachCooper]

@Curly022 Had one today! It was so saucy! And so good!!

[Coach Cooper @CAVSCoachCooper]

#NewProfilePic

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Athletes: Practice with Purpose.

Before you get back on the field on this Monday, take 56 seconds and watch.

[JIM BOONE 🏀 @CoachJimBoone]

“I’ve never coached a good 3:30 guy. Individual development happens when guys spend time on the court outside of Team Practice. You don’t win Championships with 3:30 guys.”
~ Chris Beard

[Coach Cooper @CAVSCoachCooper]

@IAHPERD Should we have got an email to complete these??

[Alan Cooper @coopera9]

CMS Daily Challange! Happy Earth Day! Cameron, Callie and myself walked a mile and picked up two bags of trash! What are you doing to help out on Earth Day? #wearecarlinville #wearecarlinvillems… https://t.co/kjN0CtYwjD

[Alan Cooper @coopera9]

CMS Daily Challange! Get out and ride your bike, jog, or walk! Have a Happy Tuesday and great day CMS! #wearecarlinville #wearecarlinvillems #virtuallystrongcms https://t.co/rhSEjfenVV

[Coach Cooper @CAVSCoachCooper]

CMS Daily Challange! Thanks to my assistants Callie on video and Cameron helping demonstrate! #wearecarlinville #wearecarlinvillems

[Coach Cooper @CAVSCoachCooper]

CMS Daily Challenge! Get as many toe taps as you can in 30 seconds. #wearecarlinville #wearecarlinvillems

[Soledad O'Brien @soledadobrien]

The ACTUAL Rex Chapman—with an important message: