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Post by brophy on Jul 5, 2006 9:48:21 GMT -6
is this a true statement? Why or why not?
Do you think all coaches share this belief?
This game is 70% mental and 40% physical.
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Post by blb on Jul 5, 2006 9:52:01 GMT -6
As Yogi said, "90 per cent of this game is half mental."
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Post by coachcalande on Jul 5, 2006 9:52:19 GMT -6
I agree, preparation is everything.
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Post by eagled on Jul 5, 2006 9:58:58 GMT -6
I don't know about the 90% part of it, but I believe most coaches (if not all) believe in the importance of good preparation in order to win the game. I've been coaching for almost 30 years now and I have yet to have coached a team that was good enough to just show up and win without having to put in the time tp properly prepare to win.
Brophy, I like your math at the end. It's like Yogi Berra said "90% of the game is 1/2 mental"
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Post by groundchuck on Jul 5, 2006 10:01:17 GMT -6
I agree with the premise but can't say for sure the "90%" part. Coaches preparation plays a huge part. Also player preparation in the off-season plays a huge part as well.
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Post by phantom on Jul 5, 2006 10:14:46 GMT -6
is this a true statement? Why or why not? Do you think all coaches share this belief? This game is 70% mental and 40% physical. I believe that that's true for coaches. For the players I think the proportion is less because they still have to perform. If the coaches have done a good job conditioning, instilling technique, motivating, and teaching the game plan to the players then they've done all that they can do as far as athletic performance goes. In-game playcalling and adjustments are relatively-I said RELATIVELY- simple if you've done a good job game-planning and thinking through adjustments. I'm a pretty relaxed guy on game day. |
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Post by spreadattack on Jul 5, 2006 10:23:12 GMT -6
I'm not sure about exact percentages but I know it's about using time well. You have a certain amount of time to practice each week--and practicing too much can actually hurt you on game day--and you have way more than you have time for, be it plays, or reps, or individual techniques, or conditioning. The better you use your time, the better you and your players focus on the task at hand, the better you'll be. Moreover, a lot of a coach's prep is designed to make sure not to waste any of the player's time. If you don't waste the kids' time then you've sent them out there with your best chance to win. For most coaches, other than the play-callers and the head coach, I'd say that is something like 90% of it. You can't do all that much with the kids on the sidelines or at halftime. It might be a bit different for the playcallers and the head coach, if for no other reason than they have lots of opportunities to screw everything up with a bad decision or call.
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Post by blb on Jul 5, 2006 10:04:08 GMT -6
I don't know what percentage to apply to it. But I do know that coaching during the game is an art or science that can contribute to winning (or losing) and seems to be underrated by a lot of coaches.
Also, the statement "You play the way you practice" is one I have never bought into completely, either. Obviously, being fundamentally sound and mentally prepared from practice is vital.
But the players are also going to be affected by the emotion, the adrenaline "rush" of the actual contest - for the better, we hope.
They must effectively handle the psychological highs and lows inevitable in most football games, and there is only so much you can do to simulate those conditions in practice.
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Post by lochness on Jul 5, 2006 10:05:37 GMT -6
I believe it is true if you factor all of the little things in that take place before the kickoff (at some point):
1. Game Planning
2. Scouting
3. Personnel Match-Ups
4. Conditioning
5. Attention to fundamentals
6. Off-season lifting program
7. Off-season camps attended
8. Team morale and "togetherness"
9. Parental / administrative support
10. Injuries, ineligibles, etc.
The list goes on...!
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Post by here4thekids on Jul 5, 2006 11:03:13 GMT -6
I do believe this is true, any where from 80-90 percent. The preparation part is so important and I am not just talking about game preparation. The list that lochness wrote shows how much actually really goes on before the game and these factors win the game 9 times out of 10 (IMO). There are some factors after the kickoff such as execution, turnovers, field advantage, called plays, etc. that factor in there some where, but to tell you the truth I still think most of those "after kickoff" factors are dependent on the "before kickoff" factors. So it all goes back to 80-90% of the game is won before kickoff.
Sincerely,
Coach D
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Post by coachcalande on Jul 5, 2006 11:32:20 GMT -6
Someone else said it best...
we dont all have committed coaches
we dont all have experienced coaches
we dont all have the best facilities
we dont all have supportive admin and faculty
we dont all have talented players
we dont all have experienced players
but the one thing we all have ...equally...time. Thats the one area we want to win at because that is what we control...we control how we use our time.
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Post by airman on Jul 5, 2006 14:19:24 GMT -6
i would say 90 percent of the games are won by the end for the first quarter.
you can just tell when theother team has no clue and their game plan is not going to work.
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Post by brophy on Jul 5, 2006 14:28:52 GMT -6
Someone else said it best... we dont all have committed coaches we dont all have experienced coaches we dont all have the best facilities we dont all have supportive admin and faculty we dont all have talented players we dont all have experienced players but the one thing we all have ...equally...time. Thats the one area we want to win at because that is what we control...we control how we use our time. PERFECT!!! thank you! |
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Post by coachcalande on Jul 5, 2006 19:35:35 GMT -6
no problem...  |
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Post by groundchuck on Jul 5, 2006 20:29:51 GMT -6
Well said. ;D
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Post by gamedog on Jul 7, 2006 14:29:30 GMT -6
Preparation is number one with us. Reps, reps, reps. Try to think like the other guys on the weekend to help prepare for them.
Your preparation during the week will let you know enough about he opponent to make that adjustment during the game to what they are doing to you......hopefully!
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Post by brophy on Jul 7, 2006 15:46:45 GMT -6
Being from the MidWest, I've followed the Chicago Bears for a long time....the biggest thing complaint amongst Joe-Everyday-SportsFan in the city was the lack of "halftime adjustments" (by HC Dick Jauron)....when Lovie Smith became the HC there in 2004, he was asked about what they do at halftime to adjust ....he said,
"If you are waiting until halftime to adjust....it's too late!"
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Post by blb on Jul 7, 2006 16:33:45 GMT -6
brophy, Lovie must be paying too much attention to the defense to make any offensive adjustments (and not just during the first half on Sundays!)
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