Tim Hagerty
Last week I had the pleasure to interview Glassboro High School’s Varsity Football Coach Tim Hagerty. Hagerty was able to talk about his new experiences as head coach, how the Bull Dogs can bounce back from their loss to Salem and what he can expect from his team for the rest of the season.
Q: How has it been as a first year head coach?
A: So far it’s been good. I graduated from Glassboro, so actually getting the opportunity to come back in this position is always a goal of mine. These kids I’ve known them since they have been in 7th grade, being a middle school teacher. It has been awesome so far, getting a chance to work with them. We have been off to a pretty good start.
Q: What is something you stress to your team every game?
A: Week by Week we have 2-3 different goals. It is very rarely any individual goal. Like last week it was zero substitution penalties, zero points at half, and zero turnovers so we take accountability for mistakes we’ve made.
Coach Hagerty drawing up a play
Q: What do you think will need to happen for the Bull Dogs to make the playoffs this year?
A: There is a no seeding that came out in New Jersey with the Unified Power Ranking, as far as wins and losses if we win one of these next three games we should be in. As far as having success, it is just getting better everyday. Every time we step on the practice field we can get better everyday.
Q: What does your team have to do to get a bounce back win after the game vs Salem?
A: Salem was a tough game. We just need to get better.
Q; What is the message to defense for Saturday afternoon’s game vs Gateway?
A: If you got 6 or 7 plays of football in your head, the defense is going to play great. So the pursuit is great angles at every play.
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