Post by Bouncer_Texxx on Feb 22, 2012 9:28:29 GMT -5
From: argusne.ws/x3st4e
Roosevelt football coach Kim Nelson often gives Josh Siegfried, his defensive coordinator, a hard time about being addicted to football. Siegfried is one of those guys who eats, sleeps and breathes football – who stays up until four in the morning watching film.
Storm coach Kurtiss Riggs has been trying to find a role for Siegfried on his staff for several years, but this year, after Siegfried helped the Rough Riders capture the Class 11AA state title for the third time, Riggs finally convinced him to put more football on his plate. Siegfried is taking over for Andre Fields as the Storm’s new defensive coordinator.
Siegfried will coach his first indoor game when the defending IFL champs host Green Bay in their season opener Sunday, and he talked with the Argus Leader about his new gig before practice Monday.
Q. So how did Kurtiss finally rope you into this?
A. We talked after the high school season ended and we were able to work something out. It had always been a good opportunity and I just felt like this was a good time to do it. My family was on board, so it worked out good.
Q. With no experience in the indoor game, what’s the adjustment period like for you?
A. The more I look at it, it’s still football. You still block, still tackle, still have to find a way to come together as a team. You still have to work and trust each other. Some of the schemes are actually a little more intricate, which is nice, to go a little beyond what I normally do. That’s fun. But the fundamentals don’t change.
Q. As a new coach on a team with plenty of veterans, you must have done your share of observing in the first few practices.
A. Absolutely. I’ve been learning a lot. What works in an 11-man game on a bigger field isn’t going to work exactly the same here, so I’m taking in what these guys know, what they can do and learning to trust them and their experience.
Q. Do you have to be a different kind of person dealing with adults as opposed to high school kids?
A. Of course. But the similarities are still there. You still have to learn to understand your group. One guy is going to handle a given situation or respond to you getting after him different than another guy. You have to learn their personalities. That’s the same whether you’re talking about the high school or pro level. At the same time, these guys have a skill set beyond what I’m used to. That’s fun. I get to see what they do well and let them go out there and be football players.
Q. You’re known as a workaholic. Is there enough room in your life for this?
A. Aw, I’m always thinking about (football) all the time, anyway. I might as well be coaching all the time, too.
Roosevelt football coach Kim Nelson often gives Josh Siegfried, his defensive coordinator, a hard time about being addicted to football. Siegfried is one of those guys who eats, sleeps and breathes football – who stays up until four in the morning watching film.
Storm coach Kurtiss Riggs has been trying to find a role for Siegfried on his staff for several years, but this year, after Siegfried helped the Rough Riders capture the Class 11AA state title for the third time, Riggs finally convinced him to put more football on his plate. Siegfried is taking over for Andre Fields as the Storm’s new defensive coordinator.
Siegfried will coach his first indoor game when the defending IFL champs host Green Bay in their season opener Sunday, and he talked with the Argus Leader about his new gig before practice Monday.
Q. So how did Kurtiss finally rope you into this?
A. We talked after the high school season ended and we were able to work something out. It had always been a good opportunity and I just felt like this was a good time to do it. My family was on board, so it worked out good.
Q. With no experience in the indoor game, what’s the adjustment period like for you?
A. The more I look at it, it’s still football. You still block, still tackle, still have to find a way to come together as a team. You still have to work and trust each other. Some of the schemes are actually a little more intricate, which is nice, to go a little beyond what I normally do. That’s fun. But the fundamentals don’t change.
Q. As a new coach on a team with plenty of veterans, you must have done your share of observing in the first few practices.
A. Absolutely. I’ve been learning a lot. What works in an 11-man game on a bigger field isn’t going to work exactly the same here, so I’m taking in what these guys know, what they can do and learning to trust them and their experience.
Q. Do you have to be a different kind of person dealing with adults as opposed to high school kids?
A. Of course. But the similarities are still there. You still have to learn to understand your group. One guy is going to handle a given situation or respond to you getting after him different than another guy. You have to learn their personalities. That’s the same whether you’re talking about the high school or pro level. At the same time, these guys have a skill set beyond what I’m used to. That’s fun. I get to see what they do well and let them go out there and be football players.
Q. You’re known as a workaholic. Is there enough room in your life for this?
A. Aw, I’m always thinking about (football) all the time, anyway. I might as well be coaching all the time, too.