Management in Sports 15 Managing Recruits
A football coach has to have good relations with his players and especially at the Division one level he must recruit the best possible players available. When he is recruiting a player he should not lie to them nor deceive them. At the University of Notre Dame Head Coach Charlie Weis signed two very good quarterbacks this past year. This past Saturday he received a verbal committment from the number one player in the nation, a junior and a quarterback. This kids name is Jimmy Clausen. Jimmy is touted as the best player in this past decade. He is supposed to be the next starting quarterback for ND when he shows up to campus. But what about the other two quarterbacks that will be freshman this year? Will they be automatically pasted over for this kid or will they be given a fair shot as the starter? My guess is they will be given a fair shot but Jimmy is clearly the favorite. In this situation Coach Weis will have to be honest to the other quarterbacks and give them their chance. He needs to be clear with them so they don't get frustrated and transfer.
A head coach is like the CEO of the football team so he must manage people. He needs everyone on his team striving for the same goal and this means keeping everyone as positive as possible. These type of situations happen all over the country where the next big thing shows up to campus and everyone has automatically inked him the starter. Head coaches must control these new players so they don't get too cocky and piss off the players who have put in their time. Do the best players play, almost always but being honest to the other players is key.
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