Head Coach Career Essay

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Nathan Cieply
Intro to Sports Management
September 17,2017
Professor Wendry

My future job path will be as a head coach. The three head coach’s paths ill look into are Dabo Swinney, Urban Meyer, and Pete Carrol. These three coaches are no strangers to being in playoff condition throughout the whole season. Whether if it’s competing in the National championship for college football, or if it’s the Super Bowl, all these coaches are the face of some high caliber and electric teams.

Dabo Swinney is the current head coach for the Clemson Tigers. Although this isn’t where his legacy started. In 1993-1995 he was the graduate assistant coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide. In 1996, he was the wide receiver/tight ends coach. He then coached he two groups …show more content…

He started his coaching career as a graduate assistant for The University of the Pacific Tigers. After receiving secondary teaching credentials and earning a master’s in Physical education. He goes to being the defensive backs coach for the Buffalo Bills in 1984. The next season he goes on to being the defensive coordinator for four seasons for the Vikings. Jumping ahead to more recent positions, in 2000 he was hired as head coach of the USC Trojans and held that positions up until 2009. During his time at USC he held a record of 76-14. He transitioned back into the NFL in 2010, after becoming head coach of the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. He resides there as of 2017 with a super bowl win in the 2013-2014 season with a victory over the Denver Broncos. But, came up just short when playing his former team the New England Patriots in the next …show more content…

He’s coached for Bowling Green State University, The university of Utah, The University of Florida, and The Ohio State University. He went to The university of Cincinnati and Ohio State University. Meyer graduated from Ohio state with a bachelors degree in psycology . He’s in his 31st season as a collegiate coach. In November 2011 he became the 24th head coach of ohio state football.“He was the only candidate interviewed by a five-member search committee of senior Ohio State leaders, headed by then-President E. Gordon Gee and Director of Athletics Gene Smith."In Urban Meyer we have found an exemplary person and remarkable coach to lead the University's football program into the future," Gee said. "As an alumnus, he understands and believes in the core academic mission of the University. As an Ohioan, he shares our common values and sense of purpose."” In 2006 and 2008 meyer had won national championships with the university of Florida. Also holding awards such as Coach of the year, which he has four of. “Smith said that Meyer is "known not only as one of the nation's most successful coaches, but also as a leader and mentor who cares deeply about the young men who are his student-athletes. He brings with him an understanding of the University -- both the important traditions of its football program and the excellence of the institution”” When he was head coach at Bowling Green, he