Al Golden
Al Golden
College football coach who was named head coach of the University of Miami Hurricanes in 2011 after serving as head coach of Temple from 2006 to 2010.
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth4 July 1969
camp chance defense games gave good kept start telling win year
I keep telling the guys, 'Last year we had a good defense. It kept us in a lot of games and gave us a chance to win every game but one, and I think that's what a good defense should do,' ... But at the same time, when we started camp here Aug. 5, we had to start over.
certain four game good legitimate mean nervous point time trying
We're trying to get to the point where we have a legitimate two deep. And what I mean by that, you feel like any of those four can go into a game at a certain time and you feel good about it. You know, you're not nervous about it.
heard saying
They heard me saying a lot of things, some of which you can't print,
available happened position
It just so happened that the position that was available was the secondary, ... and I told him I would like to take it.
bottom coach kids line lining opportunity win
The bottom line is this: You can win without experience, but the kids have got to be fundamentally sound, they've got to know where they're lining up, and you as a coach have got to give them the opportunity to do that,
until
You never know it as well as you think until you have to be the teacher,
ahead ask certainly coaching considered everybody kids love prima
Obviously, everybody was way ahead of me, but certainly I considered it, ... I have no regrets. I love the kids that we're coaching right now. They do everything we ask them to do. There are no prima donnas.
areas attack defense job perceived weakest
Obviously, as a leader, it's your job to attack those areas on your defense that were perceived to be the weakest point.
move
Absolutely, ... Is it a move to make another move, or is it the right move? If it's a move to make another move, then I really don't need to do it.
blood brought
It may have brought new blood into me for all I know.
time
I just felt, at this time of my life, this is where I wanted to be.
ask bob purposely
I purposely didn't really ask Bob how he did things, ... I wanted to go out on my own.
believe head next step
Hopefully, my next step will be to be a head coach, ... and I believe I can do that from here.
academic checking class coaches copies counselors hand hours meet papers personally required schedule schedules spend sure
We personally make sure they hand their papers in. Every day, our coaches have 2½ hours on their schedule to spend with the players. Our coaches are required to personally meet with the academic counselors and have copies of their players' class schedules and syllabuses. And yes, we have been personally checking classes. We're already getting the right results.