How could I get started in becoming a football coach?

I didn't play in high school, but since graduating I've got a great passion for the game. My dream would be to be a college coach. I always thought I wanted to be a sports journalist, but after experiencing it all firsthand, I know I want to be a coach. How can I get started?|||Learn as much as you can about the game. Read books, watch training DVD's. The internet is full of resources.





What football background (if any) do you have? What do you mean by "after experiencing it all firsthand"? Do you know the skills that you'll need to teach to your players, do you know how to evaluate players, do you know how to manage a practice, do you know enough football terminology to call offensive plays, or to coordinate a defensive strategy? What do you know, and what do you need to learn?





You'll likely need to start out as a volunteer assistant for a youth football team. If you work well with players and demonstrate sufficient knowledge, a head coaching opportunity may open up in youth football, or, with the help of recommendations from coaches you've worked with, you might be able to catch on as an assistant with a high school program.





In short, be prepared to start at the bottom and prove yourself.|||Begin Teaching and then work your way in from there! This would be the easiest way! You have to start some where!|||I think starting as a peewee coach and then work your way up to high school and so on.|||I agree start teaching. You are going to have to start mainly for a high school team to get your experience. Most colleges are going to want experience.|||you would probably have to start out as an assistant coach or something like that and work your way up after that.





but you wont be on a major teams staff without experience and a football resume|||Start at the peewee level and work your way up. If there is someone you know that is already coaching at this level, or even at the high school level, maybe you can help them out as an assistant and go from there. And learn as much as you can on your own.|||go to a high school or elementary and talk to one of the coaches. |||Honestly you should stick with the NFL %26amp; NCAA, becuase u have no chance... no offence cuz no one is going to hire someone who didn't even play high school... The only person to ever do it was Mike Ditka