Jonathan Hawkins

Head Boys Basketball Coach, Assistant Football Coach. Carroll High School in Ozark, AL

[Foley Football @FoleyLionsFB]

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#OwnIt #1ROAR 🦁

[Foley Football @FoleyLionsFB]

Spring ball behind us, summer ball on deck for tomorrow 👊

#OwnIt #1ROAR 🦁

[Alabama High School Athletic Association @AHSAAnow]

What makes high school students happier and healthier?

Having the chance to learn and grow.
Having mentors pour into their lives.
Having a place to belong.

Encourage your student to participate in high school sports!

#PlayPerformCompeteTogether

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[Jonathan Hawkins @coachhawk64]

Excited for this new chapter! #OwnIt #1ROAR

[Foley Football @FoleyLionsFB]

Big time hire for the trenches 💪

A former defensive coordinator, head coach, assistant director of athletics, and most importantly a proven defensive line developer for the next level, we are excited to welcome Coach Jonathan Hawkins to the coaching staff!

#OwnIt #1ROAR 🦁

[Jonathan Hawkins @coachhawk64]

@Ziggys_Duck My favorite line in the whole series: “They saw yo’ ghetto a$$ coming from MILES AWAY NI***A!”

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

10 things I wish someone told me in my first year of coaching.

Most coaches learn these the hard way.

Which one do you wish someone told you sooner?

1. The coach you are on your worst day is the coach your players actually remember.

2. You will care more about winning than your players do. That’s your first hurdle.

3. Your players know when you’re coaching for them and when you’re coaching for yourself.

4. Relationships come before results.

5. Every decision you make daily is either building your culture or breaking it.

6. The captain you pick tells your team exactly what you value. Choose wrong and you’ve already lost them.

7. The bench players decide if your culture is real or just a poster on the wall.

8. How you handle being wrong in front of your team will define your credibility more than anything you do right.

9. The player who challenges you the most will teach you the most.

10. The parent you ignore in year one becomes your biggest problem in year three.

11. The veteran coach down the hall knows things that will save you years of pain. Ask them.

12. Your life outside coaching will suffer if you let it. Protect it early.

The sooner you learn these, the better coach you become. 🏆

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

8 Realities of a High School Coach

1. It will consume you
2. There will be critics
3. You are not in it for the $
4. There is no overnight success
5. You need a supportive spouse
6. You will not make everyone happy
7. You can’t want it more than the kids
8. It is still worth it!

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

The hardest part of coaching has nothing to do with X’s and O’s.

Here are 5 hard truths that come with the job… 🧵👇

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

The Wire (2002–2008) is essential viewing, not just for the storytelling but for how it builds an entire system piece by piece, every character, every arc, every detail serving a bigger picture that still feels unmatched.

[Sean Strickland @Coach__Strick]

This is why you’re a 🤡 when you say “Ok to fire me with a buyout of $5M”

You also didn’t spend 26 years to get the job in first place. Or mop the floor. Or do the laundry. Or schedule food + trips. All while living in poverty.

You have NO F’ing clue🤡

[Sean Strickland @Coach__Strick]

So funny when people talk about the $ of the 0.01 %’ers🤪

Never had salary less than poverty line? Never been on food stamps? Never had to live at someone else’s house or your car? Never been publicly fired?

Nah…you don’t understand the profession when you think it’s about $

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Being coachable is a competitive edge.

Take feedback without flinching.
Apply it without excuse.
Grow without needing praise.

Most players protect their ego.
Winners protect their growth.

Feedback isn’t an attack.
It’s an advantage.

Use it.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Why Coaching Is Harder Than People Think (A Holiday Reminder)…

Because coaching isn’t just about plays, drills, or game nights.

It’s about people.

It’s about walking into practice every day and managing emotions you didn’t create but are responsible for.

Your own.
Your players.
Your assistants.
Parents.
Administrators.
Fans.

It’s about teaching kids who are all at different stages.

Different maturity levels.
Different confidence levels.
Different home situations.

And somehow holding them to the same standards while still meeting them where they are.

It’s about decisions that look simple from the stands but feel heavy from the sideline.

Who plays.
When.
Why.
How you communicate it.

And how that decision might land on a 16-year-old who ties their identity to minutes.

It’s about losing sleep over kids who won’t buy in.

Over conversations you need to have.

Over mistakes you replay in your head long after everyone else moved on.

It’s about being judged by people who see the outcome, not the process.

The scoreboard, not the hours.

The result, not the relationships.

And yet, you show up again.

You plan. You teach. You model. You care.

As the season slows and the holidays arrive, this is the reminder:

What you do matters.

Even when it goes unseen.
Even when it feels heavy.
Even when it’s hard.

Coaching is about influence. And influence lasts longer than any season.

That’s why coaching is harder than people think. And also why it matters so much.

As the year winds down, I hope you find a little rest, a little perspective, and a lot of pride in the work you’re doing.

🎄Happy Holidays, Coach.

[Deep Psychology @DeepPsycho_HQ]

Read it slowly

[Deep Psychology @DeepPsycho_HQ]

This is literally Worth GOLD!

[Alan Stein, Jr. @AlanSteinJr]

Accountability starts with clarity. If you don’t define the standard, don’t be surprised when people miss it.

🎥 Watch this quick story—it might just change the way you set expectations.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Coaching looks fun from the outside.

But once you’re in it, you learn some hard truths that most people never see.

Here are 5 hard truths every coach needs to understand:

[THREAD] 🧵

[Steve Collins @TeachHoopsBBall]

The 8 Realities of a HS Coach

1. It will consume you
2. There will be critics
3. You are not in it for the $
4. There is no overnight success
5. You need a supportive spouse
6. You will not make everyone happy
7. You can’t want it more than the kids
8. It is still WORTH it!
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[Steve Collins @TeachHoopsBBall]

The essence of coaching isn't just in the strategies and plays; it's in shaping character, molding resilience, and fostering unity. 🏀 The game is just the arena; it's the life lessons that define us!