Coach Ken Purcell on Role Models

By Chris Doelle
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Updated: September 14, 2015

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Ken Purcell

Chris Doelle sits down with Coach Ken Purcell and they discuss one of the most important duties of a head football coach in Texas - being a role model.

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Coach Ken Purcell continues to share his passion for Texas high school football and the vital role played by coaches in making this such a unique and great sport.
His take on the Ennis vs Waxahachie matchup and Coach Jon Kitna's test against Coach Jack Alvarez. Coach Purcell was impressed with the play of Kitna's son - Jordan at quarterback.
The special connection that is a head coach with his son as his starting quarterback and the great results that connection have created in the past.
Ken take about how coaches he hired while Athletic Director were to be role models first
- Coaches are held to a higher standard than teachers
- Don't preach abstinence from drinking to your kids and then be out on the town drinking
- Accountability begins with the coach - own the issue when something comes up
- Nurture your assistant coaches - encourage them to grown, advance and move up
- You've got to have a philosophy as a head coach and be able to articulate that
- The head football coach should be the leader both on the field and in the school
A conversation on why football coaches make so much money and the life lessons taught by football
Athletics is not EXTRAcurrricular - it is COcurricular.
Who would you want in a foxhole with you?