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Post by gdn56 on Aug 11, 2010 19:00:36 GMT -6
So here's the deal. I coach at a small private school and we have 25 kids out for football. I am the OL/DL coach and I have 9 linemen. Now, lucky for me, all 9 of them can play...at least for us. I don't have any kids that are just scrubs at our level. However, I am struggling in coaching them this year, especially when we practice team O or Team D, and this is why: When my first 5 OL are on offense, the other 4 make-up the scout DL and they should be able to play for us, so competition is pretty good. Now, the problem I am running in to is that because I coach on both sides of the ball, I find myself unable to see success on one side as a good thing. For instance, if our OL blocks a play pretty well and we gash the scout D for 10, in my mind, I think "Why weren't my dlinemen on the other side of the ball in better position/give more effort, etc..." So it really makes practice taxing for me because any success on one side of the ball means failure or at least a lack of effort on the other. Bear in mind all of these kids need to be able to play for us....Am I just being negative, or is it a good thing that I want perfection from all of them?? Any thoughts are welcome because Practice is really wearing on my nerves because of this...makes me wonder how good we really are.
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Post by tim914790 on Aug 11, 2010 19:05:24 GMT -6
I would suggest filming it if possible then you can call kids out on effort if that turns out to be the case.
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Post by coachcastleman on Aug 11, 2010 21:04:45 GMT -6
I deal with the same thing. We have 30 kids on our team 9-12 and have the same player issues. I found it helpful to just focus on the segment you are in. For example, if we are doing team offense, I am just making sure that the OL are doing their job and let an assistant coach up the scout defense.
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Post by wingtol on Aug 12, 2010 7:05:12 GMT -6
I think that no matter how good a kid is usually when you put them on scout team they aren't gonna go 100%, now some times you do get a kid who will just destroy you on socut but I think that is the exception not the rule. Plus you are more likely than not asking kids to do stuff on scout that you don't teach them as part of your systems so there is some hesitation or lack of polish on what they are trying to do against your 1st team.
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Post by gdn56 on Aug 12, 2010 10:24:15 GMT -6
I deal with the same thing. We have 30 kids on our team 9-12 and have the same player issues. I found it helpful to just focus on the segment you are in. For example, if we are doing team offense, I am just making sure that the OL are doing their job and let an assistant coach up the scout defense. I try that but the problem we have is we really only have 3 varsity coaches on staff! It can be a headache, but I am trying to work through it. It doesn't help that I am really a perfectionist. More than anything I think I am just anxious for the first game to get here so I can see how we stack up against competition. Thanks for all of the input, keep it coming. |
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Post by WolvesHC on Aug 12, 2010 11:01:44 GMT -6
We have the same problem. Only 23 kids 9-12!!! I'm the DC but also coach OL. 5 varsity coaches. Fortunately for me the other OL coach is very good. When we go 1st team "O" he stays with them while I run the scout team "D". This enables me to concentrate completely on developing players for Defense and not have to worry about our OL as I know they are being coached up properly. We only film practice during two-a-days. Not enough time to look over practice film during season. I get caught up watching opponent film over and over. Need a little time for the wife.  |
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Post by Chris Clement on Aug 12, 2010 11:16:21 GMT -6
Scrimmages like that are always sort of a Zen riddle.
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Post by coachorr on Aug 12, 2010 23:45:15 GMT -6
Scrimmages like that are always sort of a Zen riddle. Great comment. ;D |
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Post by gdn56 on Aug 13, 2010 13:07:12 GMT -6
At least I know I'm not alone in pounding my head against the wall after these scrimmage situations.
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