{"id":57414,"date":"2017-02-02T22:41:22","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T05:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=57414"},"modified":"2017-02-02T23:27:29","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T06:27:29","slug":"fanview-february-2-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=57414","title":{"rendered":"Fanview: February 2, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Joe<\/a>

Joe T. has always been a fan of Temple City football…and the Mets.<\/p><\/div>\n

By Joe Torosian<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen all else fails there’s always delusion.\u201d\u2014Conan O\u2019Brien<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kick it!<\/p>\n

Right off the Top:<\/strong> I guess I wrote a column last week calling for the end of Temple City football\u2026I can\u2019t find it on my computer but if you run across it can you forward it to me? Thanks.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had some nice things said to me after last week\u2019s columns, but I keep getting asked why I want Temple City to drop its football program.<\/p>\n

\u2026And I don\u2019t believe I wrote any such thing.<\/p>\n

What I wrote was that another walk-on, who doesn\u2019t work out, will likely put the program\u2019s lights out.<\/p>\n

I gave suggestions on how the parents and administration should approach the process of hiring a new head coach. I slammed the community (of Temple City), not necessarily the school, for its failure to recognize the history of it local treasure\u2026The treasure being the great legacy of its football team.<\/p>\n

But dropping the program? If it means a low-tier walk-on where safety becomes an issue, then they need to consider it.<\/p>\n

My wish, however, is that Temple City football would live long and prosper.<\/p>\n

\"Joe<\/a>

Joe T.’s High School football novel is available through Amazon.com<\/strong>
“I read the book and loved the finality that came with the San Dimas game.”–Former Temple City HC & DC Randy Backus<\/strong><\/span>
“If you love high school football then Tangent Dreams is a must read…”–Longtime SGV HC & Assistant Coach Greg Vaniman<\/strong><\/span>
“Joe captures the essence of high school football and does it with a local flavor that makes this book especially interesting.”–Mike Maggiore, HC West Covina Bulldogs<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cA literary snapshot of what goes on over the course of a high school football season\u2026an awesome read and a story that truly will transcend time.\u201d\u2014Jim Singiser, AD\/HC Arroyo Knights Football<\/strong>
\u201cThrill, dread, anxiety, love, agony, success, and failure; basically all the emotions you feel as a football player\/coach as you do in life, all wrapped up in a single book.\u201d\u2014Marc Paramo, HC Rosemead Panthers Football<\/strong><\/span>
\u201cI read the book and really enjoyed it a great deal. I would think coaches and parents could Learn a lot.\u201d\u2014John \u201cCoach\u201d Kentera, former sports talk host at Mighty 690 & Mighty 1090<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

***<\/p>\n

My advice to any school looking to hire a football coach is to reach out to the writers covering the sport locally. The sportswriter doesn\u2019t need the authority of hiring and firing, but their input can probably spare a school administration\/boosters\/parents\/program a lot of pain.<\/p>\n

The reason for this is that we will see anywhere from 20 to 30 different football teams in a given year. That means we will have seen head coaches, assistant coaches and booster programs in action.<\/p>\n

(This doesn\u2019t even take into account the fifty other teams we will see in passing leagues and summer workouts)<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been contacted before and given input. I know others have as well. Anybody hiring in the community would do well to get a sounding from the staff at Mid Valley Sports and\/or the staff (Aram Tolegian, Fred Robledo, Steve Ramirez) at the Star-News\/Tribune. If headed west, seek out Jeff Tully, Charles Rich or Andrew Campa who work for the Times newspapers in Burbank and Glendale.<\/p>\n

Again, not for a final decision but just for some insight. You will be glad you did.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Since I\u2019m all about making the world a better place these days, I\u2019ll keep going.<\/p>\n

Retired coaches\u2014meaning coaches that still love the game and players but hate the politics involved\u2014should go into business scheduling seminars and \u201cSchools of Coaching.\u201d<\/p>\n

They could teach young coaches\/potential coaches everything from offensive and defensive philosophy to their philosophy on interacting with parents and administrations.<\/p>\n

There could be\/should be a class on handling finances. There should be Q & A session where a panel of coaches could answer questions.<\/p>\n

Heck, these coaches don\u2019t even have to be retired they could just come together for one or two Saturdays in the early spring.<\/p>\n

Imagine a questions and answers panel featuring Lou Farrar (Charter Oak), Mike Maggiore (West Covina), Keith Knoop (Burroughs), Steve Bogan (Maranatha) and a Jim Singiser (Arroyo)\u2014among others.<\/p>\n

The wealth of information they have is staggering. Imagine these seminars including presentations from assistance like Chris MacMillan, Greg Vaniman, Brian Tabatabai, Mike Minter, Chris Williams, Brian Zavala and a Jude Oliva?<\/p>\n

At the conclusion, give the coaches\/potential coaches attending a certificate to say they went through the program.<\/p>\n

Imagine a school having the ability to ask a candidate for a coaching job to include this certificate in his resume? Imagine the help this kind of accountability would be to a Principal in presenting his\/her selection for the head coaching job to a school board\/parents\/booster club?<\/p>\n

I think I\u2019ve got something here\u2026I\u2019ll even do a seminar on press relations provided everybody in attendance buys my book\u2026twice.<\/p>\n

What do you think?<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

\"Speakes2\"<\/a>Here\u2019s another thought\u2026Something an administrator or a parent should ask a potential head coach\u2026Ask them why they want to do it? Why do they want to coach even when in the best of places the climate is toxic: Lawyers, lawsuits, whiners, complainers\u2026etc. etc\u2026. Why do they want to do this?<\/p>\n

If their first response is; \u201cHey, I\u2019m just here for the kids.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> \u2026Don\u2019t bother with a second question. My experience is that when someone says that they are, \u201c\u2026just here for the kids\u201d<\/em><\/strong> that generally means they are here\/there for themselves.<\/p>\n

What you want to hear a coaching candidate say is, \u201cI love coaching! I love the challenge! I love seeing teenagers grow into young men!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It has to be something more than a job or good deeds\u2014because you can always find a job and do good deeds. The head coach of a football program is like the captain of a starship\u2026They just don\u2019t let anybody captain a starship\u2026They have to have energy, competence and a desire to be something more than just a good guy that everybody likes.<\/p>\n

Football\u2014all sports, but especially football\u2014has the ability to be a life changer\u2026Not in terms of fame and fortune but in the metamorphosis of going from a taker to a giver\u2026Football requires you to give your glory to others\u2026It requires you to give the best of yourself\u2026To give blood, sweat and tears (love the band by the way)\u2026And only the best of coaches\u2014and their programs\u2014can coax that transformation out of a teenager.<\/p>\n

All sports play a part in growth and character prosperity\u2026I\u2019m just focusing on football because it requires guys to wear number \u201c59\u201d and number \u201c78\u201d and assimilate themselves into a larger plan\u2026It requires them to give knowing little more than pride will be the returning dividend.<\/p>\n

Football is a great tool in getting us from being excited about what we are opening under the tree on Christmas morning\u2026to being excited about what others are opening under the tree on Christmas morning.<\/p>\n

We can go from being a taker\u2026to a giver\u2026and doesn\u2019t that make our community a better place?<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

\"DuranAD\"<\/a>Midbits (same as \u2018Tidbits\u2019)<\/strong><\/span>
\nMidbits:<\/strong> How the mighty have fallen. Two years ago the Kansas City Royals had baseball\u2019s model bullpen. Now, heading into Spring Training, they\u2019ve invited Brandon League, Bobby Parnell and Al Alburquerque to camp.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> I\u2019m going to go out on a limb and take the New York Mets in the National League this year.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> Honestly, did anyone really sit down and watch the Pro Bowl on Sunday night?<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> Did you know I used to write the XFL weekly preview for a national website? \u2026I\u2019m just asking because I\u2019d forgotten myself.<\/p>\n

Midbits:<\/strong> Go Patriots!<\/p>\n

The Dude abides\u2026<\/p>\n

658<\/p>\n

Romans 12:1-2<\/p>\n

Contact Joe at joe@midvalleysports.com<\/p>\n

Author of \u201cTangent Dreams: A High School Football Novel\u201d available through amazon.com \u2026and \u201cThe Dead Bug Tales\u201d available this February.<\/p>\n

Follow Joe on Twitter @joet13b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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