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Post by coachchad on Mar 28, 2011 22:38:59 GMT -6
Will be heading to Oregon this week for spring practice and coaching clinic. Give me some things you guys might be interested in, and I'll try and report back on things observed from watching practice. Anybody that has been to see them and has any suggestions please feel free to list them here -- looking forward to watching these guys work.
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Post by dania on Mar 28, 2011 23:03:22 GMT -6
can you ask them about their zone blocking on the perimeter? the why and when?
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Post by Coach Huey on Mar 29, 2011 4:42:35 GMT -6
I spent several days with them back in February. Very hospitable.
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Post by ehartman on Mar 29, 2011 4:48:38 GMT -6
Maybe this is more than they'll reveal, but I'm curious as to what kind of count/zone rules they're using and how they may or may not be using those rules to check to another call at the line.
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Post by dacoachmo on Mar 29, 2011 5:20:44 GMT -6
JEALOUS.
So much is talked about their tempo and run game. I would like to know what are their base passes.
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Post by fballcoachg on Mar 29, 2011 6:10:18 GMT -6
practice practice practice, how do they practice at tempo and how do they get enough reps of option and passing. If you could pull any examples of efficient practice I would be greatly indebted.
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Post by highball007 on Mar 29, 2011 7:27:16 GMT -6
When is their Clinic?
I would like to know more about how they condition their athletes for the up tempo pace?
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Post by coachplaa on Mar 29, 2011 7:35:01 GMT -6
We're going up as a staff, and looking forward to it. They start the clinic at 5pm this Friday, continue it Saturday morning, and then will be having a full practice from 11-2 on Saturday to wrap up the clinic. The clinic will include the Oregon coaches, Tony Dungy, and Aloha HS (OR) Head Coach. www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=826989 |
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Post by Coach Huey on Mar 29, 2011 8:20:31 GMT -6
Maybe this is more than they'll reveal, but I'm curious as to what kind of count/zone rules they're using and how they may or may not be using those rules to check to another call at the line. count. they call it "point". |
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Post by wingtol on Mar 29, 2011 9:27:36 GMT -6
I am just wondering how they will accomdiate the 10,000 coaches who are gonna show up for the clinc! LOL  |
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Post by coachplaa on Mar 29, 2011 14:13:44 GMT -6
I'm curious to see how many show too. I was able to book a hotel room just last week, so maybe there will only be 5000 coaches there...
Plus, they closed their spring practices, this is the only chance to watch them practice this spring.
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Post by coachchad on Mar 29, 2011 16:40:34 GMT -6
All spring practices are open to the public -- I'm flying in tomorrow night and going to watch them in the morning on Thursday as well.
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Post by coachplaa on Mar 29, 2011 17:26:45 GMT -6
You must know someone coach because I was told by their Secretary last month, that spring ball is closed this year except for this clinic/practice.
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Post by dacoachmo on Apr 2, 2011 17:07:25 GMT -6
sooo, was there 5000 coaches at the clinic??
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Post by highball007 on Apr 3, 2011 14:37:08 GMT -6
Anyone willing to write about the clinic and how practice looked in Eugene yesterday? I had prior comittments, so I was unable to attend but wish I was there!
Some of there staff spoke at other clinics and stated that Spring practice was open for coaches to come and watch, can anyone clearify for me?
Thanks!
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Post by coachplaa on Apr 3, 2011 15:53:40 GMT -6
About 300 coaches, and they did a great job. Watching them practice was the most valuable part. I'll post some notes on it by tomorrow.
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Post by buckeye7525 on Apr 3, 2011 16:20:23 GMT -6
Looking forward to it coach!
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Post by coachplaa on Apr 4, 2011 11:09:26 GMT -6
Oregon’s practice tempo is as advertised- fast.
Practice Plan:
Period 1-2: Dynamic Warmup (loud music) 8 minutes (4 min per period)
Period 3-4: Live 11 on 11 (12 min total) ball snapped from around -20 yard line.
Period 5-6: 7 on 7 live half-lines. Rapid fire. O-Line/D-Line worked individually (10 minutes total)
Period 7: 6 min Live Run Drill: 3 blockers, 3 defenders, one Tailback. 5 yard wide field, 10 yards long. Used a ball on a stick to spot the location of the LOS, and also to move for a visual cue of the snap. Tailbacks rotated every rep. Offensive and defensive players seemed to be scripted because as soon as the play was over, the next group would run out in pairs of who-had-who, and it was HIGH energy. I think this was somehow included in the scoring system of practice.
Period 8-9: KO cover Indys, QB worked pass-reads with managers, O-Line/D-Line worked by themselves, 10 minutes total
Period 10: Live 7 on 7 w/managers simulating pass rushers, walking forward on the snap with a screen attached to their shoulders to simulate a pass rusher’s hands being up. O-Line & D-Line looked to work together on some inside run work.
Period 11: 4 minute period, looked like defense was working on motion adjustment, and offense was working on play-action blocking. This may have been a correction period, and/or a preparation time for getting ready for the upcoming 11on11 periods.
Period 12-13: 12 min total, Live, kept score, ball snapped around 50 yard line.
Period 14: Punt Indy drills (5 min)
Period 15: Punt Indy drills with more group work. They never went 11 on 11 Punt, assuming they might as spring practice progresses.
Period 16-17: 10 min total, 7 on 7 live, kept score, and ran the down-distance chains. OC called plays off a script according to the situation. Ball moved from the -20 to the 50 and then turned the ball around and went opposite direction. O-Line/D-Line worked pass protection. All 5 linemen went lined up, but each 1 on 1 matchup went one at a time.
Period 18-19: Live 11 on 11 Red Zone, seemed to call off a script very quickly. 12 minutes total
Period 20: Correctional period (I think) by position. 4 minutes. WR’s worked on jugs machine, defense reviewed alignment, etc. Not exactly sure what the goal of this period was.
Period 21-22: 10 minutes total, Live 11 on 11 Red Zone, OC called the plays. Wondering if practice was supposed to be over after period 19, but they decided to run through it again.
More notes & lessons learned:
Crew of managers make it run smoothly. They must work off of their own script. I think they are as well-coached on helping practice move quickly, as the other players and assistant coaches.
Their “Win the Day” motto is not just a slogan. It seems like they score the entire practice in some way.
This was their first spring practice in pads, and Coach Kelly had them looking like they were in mid-season form.
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Post by coachjr on Apr 4, 2011 11:48:19 GMT -6
Good info on Oregon's practice. Thanks. Any good things learned
from hearing Coach Aliotti - Keys to Winning with Defense or
from Coach Casey - Aloha Football Program Development?
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Post by bellottibold on Apr 4, 2011 11:50:18 GMT -6
A little tidbit from local media - In the first 12 minute 11 v 11 session (period 3-4 above) Oregon ran 35 plays, which Kelly said was the most they've ever squeezed into that period. What this means is that Oregon's already quick practice routine might get a little shorter because the execution has become *that* crisp. It is thought that the goal is to run 25-28 plays in that period, and now that goal has been met and exceeded.
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Post by coachchad on Apr 13, 2011 21:22:56 GMT -6
Sorry for the delay in responding -- the clinic and the time spent up there were very beneficial. In particular, the OL coach was really generous in helping provide some film and explanation about their offense. I will do my best to try and answer some of the questions that you guys posted.
1. Zone blocking on perimeter -- not sure if you were asking about receiver blocking or outside zone blocking. Nothing I really noticed about blocking by their wide receivers on the perimeter. As far as outside zone goes, they typically run their mid-zone scheme rather than a true stretch type play. They work for the outside pad on their aiming points, but when the defender stretches, they are quick to lock them out and run them by with their inside hand. The backside of the play is looking to sort of cut off the defenders and provide the cutback lane for the RB
2. As coach huey pointed out -- they call it a point rather than a count. In a four man front (as best I gathered) they would count the first LB to the playside as the zero -- center responsibility. If it was a 50 look with a true nose - the center counted him as zero. They really just fit up defenders from there based on how many blockers they have (do they have no TE, 1 TE, or 2 TE to the play side). With their tempo, I don't think there is much checking at the line. They will run freeze play stuff, and the coaches call it from the sideline, but I don't think there is really any checking based on techniques by the QB
3. Some base passes would be verticals (shut it down if can't get over top), All Curls, Smash (Corner coming from inside receiver with hitch or whip outside and outside receiver with the inside receiver running a quick flat or out route, Air raid "Y Cross" type concept, and a Flood or Scissors type route (Skinny post route on outside with corner/deep out route by inside). Like Tulsa, they are really a run and play-action team more than a lot of pure dropbacks but the routes are mostly the same it looks like.
4. Practicing option and passing -- I think their simple number of plays and their tempo is the key there. They read a great deal of their plays, so I think option is always being repped in their run game. The signalling and pace during the group periods is definitely the fastest that I have seen. There were portions where they were getting four plays per minute roughly. In some portions they had two huddles going and it was very rapid fire. In other portions, a unit would get 4-6 plays in a row, and then swith them out -- it was very sharp and well run. At the heart of your question about how they work on all of this is that the variety of plays is really limited -- it is the same stuff over and over. The motions and personnel groups dress it up, but they are really getting a great deal of reps over time at the same things.
5. Conditioning athletes for tempo -- I think the pace of things is certainly how they condition rather than much sprinting or that sort of thing. I didn't hear their strength coach speak so I'm not sure about off-season conditioning other than their strength guy is a little super happy fun ball of energy that is constantly in motion himself.
Hope that helps those of you that were curious.
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