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I enjoyed the chance to see this comprehensive list (well, at least up until the season starts) of topics to cover in a head coaching interview program devised by Michael Lombardi while he was with the Raiders...
INTERVIEW BREAKDOWN FOR HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
PHILOSOPHY (General)
1) Offense
2) Defense
3) Kicking game
4) Player Development
5) Player Procurement
OFF-SEASON
1) What kind of program?
a) Define it — goals and objectives.
b) Fat guys — how are you handling them?
c) What are your mandatory lifts?
d) What schedule do you adhere to?
e) Coaches’ Involvement
f) Individual Player Development — how and why we train?
2) OTA Days?
a) What is the objective of these?
b) Team or Individual?
3) Mini Camps
a) Objective: team or individual?
b) What is the emphasis?
c) What players are to take part? Is it a veteran-based camp? Or a player development camp?
d) Meals — what do we want to pay for? What kind of meals? Breakfast/Lunch
4) Incentive Clauses in Contracts
a) Mandatory?
b) How much do we pay?
c) What will the housing situation be like?
5) Rehab of Injured Reserve players
a) Plan?
b) Where and when does it start?
c) Clearing of players? Who will make this choice?
6) World League?
a) What players do?
b) Do you like the league?
TRAINING CAMP
1) Philosophy
a) Schedules
b) Meetings
c) Objectives
d) Players that fail physical? How do we handle them?
i) Rules different for them?
ii) Count on the 80- man roster?
e) Breaking of team rules? Fines or Waived?
f) Veteran workdays? Different?
g) Conditioning of team? 2-minute drill, run or what?
i) If failed, what is the punishment?
ii) Practice of players that are not in condition?
h) Treatment of players?
i) Deal with major injuries to starters?
i) Do we stay at home, or go away?
j) Meals — who sets the menu? What extent do we spend?
k) Fan access
l) Media access
m) Family members access
i) Coaches kids ball boys?
n) College coaches?
i) Give out any information to visitors?
o) Scrimmage philosophy
i) With another team?
ii) With our team?
iii) Contact? How much?
iv) Player development days
v) How much padded work?
2) Player Personnel Movement in Training Camp
a) Work roster? Improve the 80th man? What do you want?
b) Move players’ positions around during camp? Put players in right spot.
c) Depth Chart evaluation — who plays where? Do we reward practice or games?
d) Personnel Meetings and evaluations
e) Retired at camp? How do we treat that with other players?
f) Prepare for opener in terms of personnel?
3) Pre-season Games
a) Philosophy on how to play them
i) Offense
ii) Defense
iii) Kicking Game
b) How do we travel in the pre-season
i) Who goes?
ii) Who stays behind?
iii) If not playing, then go?
iv) Kind of plane?
c) Reps of veterans, reps of rookies
d) Schedule of game day, schedule of the day before the game.
e) How do we handle injuries?
f) Who cuts the players?
i) Coaches talk to players cut?
I enjoyed the chance to see this comprehensive list (well, at least up until the season starts) of topics to cover in a head coaching interview program devised by Michael Lombardi while he was with the Raiders...
INTERVIEW BREAKDOWN FOR HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
PHILOSOPHY (General)
1) Offense
2) Defense
3) Kicking game
4) Player Development
5) Player Procurement
OFF-SEASON
1) What kind of program?
a) Define it — goals and objectives.
b) Fat guys — how are you handling them?
c) What are your mandatory lifts?
d) What schedule do you adhere to?
e) Coaches’ Involvement
f) Individual Player Development — how and why we train?
2) OTA Days?
a) What is the objective of these?
b) Team or Individual?
3) Mini Camps
a) Objective: team or individual?
b) What is the emphasis?
c) What players are to take part? Is it a veteran-based camp? Or a player development camp?
d) Meals — what do we want to pay for? What kind of meals? Breakfast/Lunch
4) Incentive Clauses in Contracts
a) Mandatory?
b) How much do we pay?
c) What will the housing situation be like?
5) Rehab of Injured Reserve players
a) Plan?
b) Where and when does it start?
c) Clearing of players? Who will make this choice?
6) World League?
a) What players do?
b) Do you like the league?
TRAINING CAMP
1) Philosophy
a) Schedules
b) Meetings
c) Objectives
d) Players that fail physical? How do we handle them?
i) Rules different for them?
ii) Count on the 80- man roster?
e) Breaking of team rules? Fines or Waived?
f) Veteran workdays? Different?
g) Conditioning of team? 2-minute drill, run or what?
i) If failed, what is the punishment?
ii) Practice of players that are not in condition?
h) Treatment of players?
i) Deal with major injuries to starters?
i) Do we stay at home, or go away?
j) Meals — who sets the menu? What extent do we spend?
k) Fan access
l) Media access
m) Family members access
i) Coaches kids ball boys?
n) College coaches?
i) Give out any information to visitors?
o) Scrimmage philosophy
i) With another team?
ii) With our team?
iii) Contact? How much?
iv) Player development days
v) How much padded work?
2) Player Personnel Movement in Training Camp
a) Work roster? Improve the 80th man? What do you want?
b) Move players’ positions around during camp? Put players in right spot.
c) Depth Chart evaluation — who plays where? Do we reward practice or games?
d) Personnel Meetings and evaluations
e) Retired at camp? How do we treat that with other players?
f) Prepare for opener in terms of personnel?
3) Pre-season Games
a) Philosophy on how to play them
i) Offense
ii) Defense
iii) Kicking Game
b) How do we travel in the pre-season
i) Who goes?
ii) Who stays behind?
iii) If not playing, then go?
iv) Kind of plane?
c) Reps of veterans, reps of rookies
d) Schedule of game day, schedule of the day before the game.
e) How do we handle injuries?
f) Who cuts the players?
i) Coaches talk to players cut?
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