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Post by gameface on Aug 10, 2010 13:08:50 GMT -6
I am two days into our draft evaluation. There are 105 kids 17 of them are strippers. 5 teams I won't be able to pick until after the first 40 are gone. the first two get up to 8 strippers each which will leave me with a choice between a big supper slow stripper or a semi fast average small kid which would you chose? I have been told you cant coach size but I am almost leaning towards the scrappy little guys? Which route would you go?
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Post by Chris Clement on Aug 10, 2010 13:14:17 GMT -6
What the devil is a stripper? Your team isn`t full of naked ladies, is it?
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Post by gameface on Aug 10, 2010 13:49:33 GMT -6
If it was it wouldn't be Dismal! LOL
Kid's over the weight limit for their age, linemen only.
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Post by coachdoug on Aug 10, 2010 15:27:23 GMT -6
In general, I have found that most important physical attributes for football players are 1. Overall athleticism; 2. Raw speed; 3. Strength; 4. Size - in that order. More importantly, though, I have found non-physical attributes such as character, integrity, discipline, work ethic, etc., to be far more indicative of being a good football player than anything physical.
The bottom line is, I wouldn't worry too much about the "measurables" - just evaluate who you think will be a good football player (and make sure at some point you fill all the holes - i.e. have at least a couple players that fit your archetype for each position), and then pick those kids. Good luck.
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Post by bobgoodman on Aug 10, 2010 19:15:19 GMT -6
What the devil is a stripper? Your team isn't full of naked ladies, is it? I think our original poster needs a little spelling practice on consonants after long vowels. I found out about stripers in 2007 only by reading about them on Delphi's single wing etc. forum. Meanwhile I'd tried to do a player the favor of removing "a loose piece of tape" he had running mid-sagitally on his helmet that I thought was just decorative. He told me it was supposed to be left on, so I tried to plaster it down better. But yeah, when I saw mention in this thread of "strippers", my thought still went initially to.... |
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Post by Chris Clement on Aug 11, 2010 11:16:27 GMT -6
Well, now that we`ve cleared that up... My league uses big X`s of tape, not stripes, so I`ve never heard of stripers. Also, the league runs in French, so there.
Anyways, I`ve found size to be mostly meaningless among youth linemen, so great is the disparity in their technique. Also, most fat youth players aren`t strong in any proportion to their size. So, when looking for lineman, I`m more concerned with their ability to get into a good stance and their first step or two, these give a decent indication of their ability.
If you don`t get to pick out of the top 40, try to nab any good ones leftover, then forget about it. Bad youth linemen are worth a dime a dozen in the draft, and slightly less on the field. Littler kids with good technique can do the job, or you can recoach the big kids from nothing.
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Post by casec11 on Aug 11, 2010 14:03:11 GMT -6
40 kids gone?? Your the 5th pick and each team gets 10 picks? is that right?
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Post by coachriley on Aug 11, 2010 16:27:42 GMT -6
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But yeah, when I saw mention in this thread of "strippers", my thought still went initially to....[/quote]
Yeah coach I saw that and my first thought was "do you need any assistants? I will be there tomorrow!" lmao.
But back to the original question, its been said before but I second just picking the best "athlete" if you can find one. Get the kid that looks like he can follow directions and get into and out of his stance quickly.
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Post by bobgoodman on Aug 11, 2010 18:01:51 GMT -6
Yeah coach I saw that and my first thought was "do you need any assistants? I will be there tomorrow!" lmao. But then comes the realiz'n that they'd be rather under-developed, and then mostly male...so the disappointment has already hit before finally, following the field, panting all the way, there comes the late thought that it's a spelling error. But maybe it should be "strippers". After all, it looks as much like a strip of tape as a stripe, which I usually think of as a mark painted on. I know a young man who as a young child was exhibitionistic, and the interesting thing is that he lost that tendency at just about the age where he would've been a Mighty Mite had he played football. |
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Post by gameface on Aug 12, 2010 14:14:52 GMT -6
casec11, Our first two A team or select teams get the best 40 first then we get 12 next team gets 10 next gets 8 then I get 2 next team 1 and next team 1, we go 2,1 and 1 until we are at 20 each.
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Post by daveinsarasota on Aug 12, 2010 21:11:02 GMT -6
casec11, Our first two A team or select teams get the best 40 first then we get 12 next team gets 10 next gets 8 then I get 2 next team 1 and next team 1, we go 2,1 and 1 until we are at 20 each. So it sounds like you are in the same boat as the rest of the league. Select teams should get the best 40. |
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