Deion Sanders has proved that his old-school style of coaching is one major reason for Colorado’s early success. After initially drawing flak from all ends, he is now making his critics believe in his ways. Speaking of his, “militaristic” coaching style, Coach Prime was recently vocal about how he assembled a team of disciplined kids and turned them into warriors.
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In his recent appearance at the Pat McAfee Show, Coach Prime made it clear how his form of militaristic discipline actually works. He explained exactly how, with his code, he creates a sense of brotherhood and uniformity among the players. But above all, he narrated how everything started off with the right recruitment of staff and players.
Coach Prime on Assembling a Team of Warriors
In his conversation with Pat McAfee, Deion Sanders expanded on the role of the individual characters in his team, be it coaches or players. This seems to be the difference between Colorado and other programs. He explained that it all started after his style of coaching led to 20+ players quitting the program which helped in attracting more leaders. “we’re very militaristic,” Sanders said about his approach at Colorado.
“We identified a heck of a staff, that’s very complimentary,” Coach Prime said. “They’re engaging, they understand the relationships, they understand the reliability the dependability, they understand how to talk to today’s kids.” With the desired staff in place, Coach Prime then shifted his focus to look for “disciplined kids with character,” and “kids that love to turn game.”
Speaking of his interviews with kids, Deion revealed that he used to look for certain characteristics in kids that posed as a big differentiating factor from the rest. The NFL legend was able to quickly assess which players would be a right fit for his program. However, he revealed that they’re “still in that process” implying that they could make team changes even later on in the season.
Deion Sanders’ Militaristic Approach to Coaching
Sanders admits that he is very old school in his approach to the point that some of his ways may seem militaristic. Giving one example of it, Coach Prime mentioned how players are only allowed to wear black socks. In one of his interviews last year Deion Sanders told Jon Wertheim about the things he won’t allow, bringing structure and discipline to his team, which in turn sets the standard for his program.
"No earrings in uniform. No hoodies in uniform. No sagging in uniforms. No one sock up, no sock down. Let your game separate you, not your dress code," Deion Sanders tells @jon_wertheim. https://t.co/fcbFqT5nrt pic.twitter.com/UOVMEHw3wu
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 18, 2022
That said, he still believes that his kids should never back down from having some fun when they have earned it. Later in the interview with Pat McAfee, Coach Prime said, “If we 21 points up get the penalty do your dance baby. I got you. I mean like I love what I do and I do what I love and I love these darn kids.”
Coach Prime is surely setting up the culture in Colorado the right way. Making men out of kids and preparing them for a life in the NFL is what his ultimate aim is. Coach Prime has acted as a perfect role model, not just for the youngsters in his program, but for kids around the world with his bold and effective coaching style.
