Mike DiMatteo

Author/writer. Retired Teacher/FB coach. Author of: Confessions of a High School Football Coach, Flavius Fettotempi, and Falling Leaves. IHSFCA-HOF Class of ‘22

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@0Beanie05923291 I feel all of this, for sure. Great post and a lovely lady.

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@TweetsbyCoachP When I was a head football coach, I said in our parent meeting, “We will not discuss playing time, or other players. Ever. We will discuss how your son can improve, and if you request such a meeting, he must accompany you.”

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@0Beanie05923291 You might like my Mid-Week Musings this week! Kinda the same vibe.

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@jenteach13 @MrDanielBuck No question. Way too much admin at all levels of education.

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@CoachPickens1 Yes. 35 years and yes to this! Well done!

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@Ol_TimeFootball @KevG163 @ChuckForeman My favorite RB growing up.

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@0Beanie05923291 Quite excellent. Thank you for posting again.

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@JoshPhillipsPhD @TNgal2024 @ampawlowskipoet This is absolutely true and was me for 35 years. I jokingly called it a “Benevolent Dictatorship.” Boundaries, accountability, and explicit help with an open door when needed or requested.

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@MarvelTeacher2 This is 💯 true!!

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@0Beanie05923291 Sadly, methinks it’s so deeply embedded, it’s going to be a battle.

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@rpondiscio @JeffBezos As I’ve stated so often, it’s behavior or the allowance of poor student behavior that is driving the exodus. By far.

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should feel a bit uncomfortable (hands back), eyes on the read key. Not the shoulders, not the hips, the read key’s eyes. His eyes won’t lie as to where he’s going. Small detail but important. There’s a lot more but those two tidbits will help if you’re having QB read problems.

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I was thinking about the mesh the other day. It might be a little “old school,” but I think it’s imperative to ensure the hands are “back,” back hand attached to back hip. That extra moment on the ride makes a difference. Further, the coaching point for me was that the QB…

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@GroundsMark @MatthewModine No question

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Look for that player this summer. You know, the one you didn’t expect to improve? He’ll surprise you. Loved when that happened. There’s one every year.

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Mesh. It’s all about the mesh if you’re an option team. Assign one coach to learn it. The mesh coach. Trust me.

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@FixingEducation If I’m not mistaken, over the last 20 years, admin has risen 80% but teachers and students 7% and 8% respectively.

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@clharrington024 Yep! I have an upcoming article on the Freedom in Education site on this. Glad I found you…or you, me.

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@clharrington024 @coachvint No question… Unfortunately politics (state law) and other such barriers prevent that which is why they need to change. See my article on the Freedom in Education website.