Ron Mckie Jr Profile Banner
Ron Mckie Jr Profile
Ron Mckie Jr

@CoachMckieJr

Followers
24,174
Following
1,356
Media
3,956
Statuses
16,451
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
If you died today Your school would replace you by the end of the month. But your family would miss you for the rest of their lives. Prioritize accordingly
19
382
3K
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
My best piece of coaching advice: Marry the right person.
50
217
2K
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Football Coaching Confessions -Sleep schedule screwed up from Aug to Dec -Gain 20 pounds during the season bc of poor eating habits -4k supplement for 16 hour days April - December -Helping kids better themselves while parents rip you in the stands Coaching isn't always pretty
30
197
2K
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Hey Coaches Retweet AND like this tweet and I will auto DM you my book Keep It Simple for free (Must be following me)
34
1K
2K
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
We shouldn't glorify the 'coaching grind'. Let's glorify: -8 hours of sleep -Spending time with your family -Eating dinner with your family -Taking regular breaks -Setting work-life boundaries -Getting practice done in a hour and a half -Getting Sunday meetings done in 3 hours
36
157
1K
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
7 years
This is a nasty way to run counter from Missouri. Watch the H back act like he is going cross the formation to kick out the end a la zone divide, but plant and come back to the play side linebacker.
62
294
1K
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Being a coach is hard. Not being a coach is worse.
19
140
1K
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
2 years
I've paid $5,000 in football courses/programs and coached for 12 years. My discovery? There are only ~ 3 things that really work to score points. Here they are:
24
223
1K
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
2 years
The worst trick they pulled on coaches was getting them to think spending all day and night at school/events and not with their families was admirable
26
119
1K
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
2 years
Attention coaches: No amount of wins will buy back missed time with your kids.
22
139
940
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
*2 seconds after the snap during 7 on 7* Defensive Coordinators: SACK!!!
Tweet media one
20
85
907
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Regular Twitter: "The world is collapsing" Football Twitter: "How to attack the Tite Front"
21
94
892
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Root for your coaching friends to succeed.
4
109
851
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Tweet media one
16
83
769
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Your football program is the result of your teams’ habits from 6 months ago.
4
159
743
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
The CDC recommends fans in the stands to stop shouting BLOCK SOMEBODY on every play.
17
102
735
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Coaches won't respect your program at the bottom. They will ignore your program in the middle. Then they will hate your program when you're at the top. You will never get the approval, so just focus on your program.
8
122
701
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Being an inexperienced coach and willing to learn is better than being an experienced coach and thinking you know it all.
14
87
693
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Young coaches don’t spend enough time with old coaches
17
66
693
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Surround yourself with coaches that promote growth instead of fear
4
139
663
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
all head coaches were once position coaches there is no shame in being a position coach
21
57
669
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Coaches who scream at their third stringers in practice while never saying anything to their first stringers always lose the locker room.
19
61
666
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Hire coaches who are better than you at areas that can get you more wins
6
63
593
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Tweet media one
15
30
589
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Some of you were never the coach who had to load all the equipment into the bus then set everything up at the stadium and it shows
28
43
585
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
7 Old School Coaching Lessons For Mental Clarity 1. Never beg players to stay 2. Make time for your family 3. Keep your coaching circle small 4. Accept what you can't change 5. Let go of the BS 6. No matter what happens on the field, stay positive 7. Make time for your
11
104
582
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 months
Veer & Shoot - 11p, downhill runs, choice routes Spread Option - Old school Oregon and/or Costal Carolina Style(?) Power Spread - Lincoln Riley style and/or Gus Offense Air Raid - God's Favorite Offense Multiple O - what most high schools run Run & Shoot - The Defense is Always
@MisterCiv
Civ
3 months
anyone have a good resource (or IS a good resource) to talk about the differences to expect in the different offensive schemes?
Tweet media one
13
2
112
16
46
590
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
A sign that you have coaching potential: You're regularly anxious because you feel like you're not doing enough
9
50
575
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
I'm a teacher and football coach. Here's my daily routine: 4:00AM: Punched in the face by my toddler 4:01AM: Yell %$#$ 4:02AM: Make my coffee 5AM: Figure out lunch 6AM: Drive to school 7AM -7PM: ??? 8PM: Struggle to get kids to sleep 9PM: Pass out
15
23
559
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
If you don't cringe hard at your past coaching self You haven't grown much
17
52
551
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Root for your coaching friends football programs to succeed.
4
72
549
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
If you don’t get excited about your coaching friend doing well, you are not really a friend.
4
42
547
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
I'd rather be the coach that tried than the coach that laughed at the coach that tried
5
64
538
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
One of the best coaching lessons you can learn is to master how to remain calm on the sidelines.
4
56
537
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
If your players don't drop by your class during school then something has gone terribly wrong in your program
11
51
523
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
The best football coaches I know didn't play ball in college. They're the best because they had to learn on hard mode.
23
42
524
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
"Did you see what happened in the news?" "No"
Tweet media one
10
52
507
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
2 years
Football coaches will either text you in 1 second or in 1 week. There is no middle ground
24
36
509
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
The worst trick they pulled on the coaching masses was getting them to associate long hours with winning games.
7
76
497
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Being a coach is hard. Not being a coach is worse.
11
64
491
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
2 years
You'll learn more by calling plays in games than by watching 100 coaching clinics about game planning.
20
46
494
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
The best coaching advice I ever got: Make your Head Coach’s job easier
2
82
487
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Weak coaches think the world is against them Strong coaches realize the world doesn't care who they are
3
56
480
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Happy coaches don't have 3 hour practices
19
27
477
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
2 years
Football coaches trying to fit in the Wing-T, Air Raid, Option, and Run n Shoot into their offense after clinic season.
10
41
480
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Almost all of your football problems can be solved by simplifying your playbook, improving your practices, and getting in the weight room
9
77
476
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
How to destroy a football program? Teach players everything is the refs fault.
11
43
470
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Good morning to everyone who goes for it on 4th & 1!
15
40
453
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
The worst trick old football coaches pulled on new football coaches was getting them to associate long hours at the office with success.
19
68
438
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
There is a natural bond that football coaches have with other football coaches. If you're a fb coach and you meet another fb coach, there is an immediate sense of brotherhood and kinship. This is a global network that most people are unaware of.
8
43
442
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Confident coaches don't get defensive when given advice
7
57
434
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
If Tupac comes out during the #HalfTimeShow I’m going to lose my mind.
20
30
429
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
2 years
Confident coaches don't get defensive when their views are challenged.
7
41
418
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
You're the bad coach in someone's story And there's nothing you can do about it
20
46
419
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
If you're a coach and you haven't struggled lining a field 12 hours before the first scrimmage in the 100 degree heat don't talk to me about building a successful program
15
33
410
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
It's 2021 and coaches still haven't worked out how to share athletes at their school.
19
59
406
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Weak coaches blame the refs Strong coaches blame themselves Legends find a solution
6
63
405
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Therapist: what do we say when life gets hard? Me: Run Mesh Therapist: no
16
35
402
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Perhaps my biggest take away from the last 18 months is that most coaches have too many plays in their playbook
20
20
399
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
One of the best lessons you can learn in coaching is master how to remain calm
8
49
401
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
The biggest mistake of young coaches is thinking they can't learn anything from old coaches. The biggest mistake of old coaches is thinking they can't learn anything from young coaches.
10
67
393
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Never let coaching get in the way of you spending time with your family
17
38
390
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Tweet media one
10
45
384
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Regular coaches: "I'm anxious I need a break" OL Coaches: "I'm anxious I need to run power"
10
31
387
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Facebook is for the football coaches you know but don't want to meet Twitter is for the football coaches you don't know but want to meet
8
20
376
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
7 years
It was nice knowing you Internet. #NetNeutrality
4
134
334
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
You think you want a massive playbook. What you really want is to be able to call a play and know that it will work regardless of what the defense is running. Take my word for it.
12
33
366
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
PSA: You can disagree with a coach and still be friends.
5
29
362
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
I respect you if you run the Wing-T I respect you if you love to throw the ball I respect you if you're just a position coach I respect you if you're a new head coach I respect you if you're an old head coach I DON'T respect you if you're trashing players on the internet
8
17
355
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
When you're in a position to help another coach. Help them. The universe may just be answering their prayers through you.
6
49
354
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
You don't need to apologize for dreaming bigger than the coaches around you.
4
52
357
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
2 years
3. Reps Your players need to be able to run the plays in their sleep. How can you help them do this? By getting them REPS in practice. This means you can't keep ADDING plays throughout the season.
7
40
355
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
A coach who changes their opinion as they learn new information has more control over their thinking than a coach who refuses to change their mind
4
38
350
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
a football program is nothing without culture
6
71
348
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
If running a football program were easy, Football critics would do it
6
46
348
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
2 months
This might be the greatest play in all of NCAA 25.
Tweet media one
13
12
349
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
2 years
Step 1. Simplify your offense Step 2. Rep your offense
11
43
336
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Most coaches don't know how significant Twitter is. You literally have access to NFL, D1, and Hall of Fame coaches/players who have more football knowledge in their left toe than you and me. You're 1 DM away from a different coaching life, and that's not an understatement.
13
40
329
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Your family is the most important program you'll ever run
6
52
330
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
4 years
Wanna know why we won’t have Spring Ball? This is why 👇👇👇👇
Tweet media one
19
47
324
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
2 years
2. Simple Your offense has to be simple enough for your players AND your coaches to understand. If they can't teach it to a 6-year-old then THEY don't know it well enough. Everyone has to be on the same page.
2
37
327
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
2 years
1. Belief You, your players, and your staff HAVE to believe in the offense you run. If one person doesn't believe in it then you're going to have a bad time.
3
41
326
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
You weren't born to spend more time at your school than with your family.
7
45
319
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Cancel youth tackle football
78
16
316
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Tweet media one
1
39
317
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
2 years
Peak male athletic performance
6
19
313
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
2 months
Wide 5 WR + Football Knowledge = TDs
4
10
314
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Tweet media one
23
21
309
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Tweet media one
11
25
305
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
First they laugh at you, Then they resent you, Then they ask you for best ways to build a football program
4
25
302
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Coaches still haven't realized that installing a winning culture without admin support is a thousand times harder than leaving for another school.
17
44
301
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
4 years
Anyone utilize their running backs in the passing game like this?
29
28
299
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
The most underrated coaching hack is shutting up and coaching the next play.
6
29
300
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
I'm not pro pass. I'm not pro run either. I'm pro you do everything you can to put your players in position to be successful.
7
34
300
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
I don't agree with every coach I follow online. I follow them to open up my mind to new football perspectives. Don't get stuck in a football echo chamber.
4
19
294
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
-You read 100 books. 99 are ok. 1 changes your life. -You interview for 100 jobs. 99 don't work out. 1 changes your life. -You upload 100 videos. 99 don't take off. 1 changes your life. Life is more random than it seems. Act accordingly.
1
44
289
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Screw all the coaches who told you your vision was too big. It's. not. You can do more.
7
31
286
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
being an offensive coordinator is easy only call the plays you know will end up being touchdowns
8
23
283
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
2 years
Advice: 1. If a player comes to every workout during the summer, take them out to eat. 2. If a coach does everything you ask of him, take him out to eat. Little gestures go a long way.
2
23
286
@CoachMckieJr
Ron Mckie Jr
3 years
Becoming a football coach is 10% preparing and 90% figuring it out as you go.
4
36
283