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Post by fasterthanthefly on Dec 15, 2011 13:43:34 GMT -6
Music during practice was mentioned in another thread (Best Practices) and it intriqued me so I thought I'd give it a thread of it's own to get some additional feedback. I guess I am interested in what different ways coaches utilize the music. Here are a few questions I have for those of you that use it...
1. Do you use it everyday? Seems that on a gameplan install day it might be a distraction.
2. Do you use it only certain days of the week? (Wed-hump day? Thurs-walkthrough day?)
3. Do you use it during 2-a-days?
4. Do you use it throughout the entire practice or only during certain periods?
Really any general responses would be appreciated. Pro's/Con's. What worked/what didn't?. Etc...
Thanks guys! As always, I appreciate the wisdom and experiences shared on this board!!
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 15, 2011 13:58:12 GMT -6
Only to simulate the noise of a big game, especially when working vs. hurry up/wanting to hurry up
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Post by coachirish on Dec 15, 2011 14:19:56 GMT -6
We use music on thursday pregame practice. The kids love it.
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Post by emptybackfield on Dec 15, 2011 14:34:21 GMT -6
The most focused practice we had all year was one with music blaring to simulate crowd noise. I highly doubt it would have that effect if we did it all the time though.
I like the idea of having it on Thursdays, like mentioned above.
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Post by fasterthanthefly on Dec 15, 2011 14:45:10 GMT -6
Additional questions...
1. For those of you that only use it once in a while. Do the kids then ask and complain about it on days you don't have it playing??
2. Do you guys ever use it as a team reward??
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Post by coachplaa on Dec 15, 2011 14:46:04 GMT -6
We use it everyday. This was the first year we did it, and everyone loved it- kids, coaches, managers, etc.
We don't do it to simulate crowd noise, because it doesn't get THAT loud in our high school stadiums. We do it for tempo and mood. We play a lot of fast-paced music from all generations, and I feel like it has a definite impact on the pace of our practices.
1. We use it at all practices. If we have gameplan or talking to do, we do it in the locker room with video or a whiteboard.
2. Everyday of the week.
3. We especially use it during 2 a days. We also use it at passing league and 7v7 practice.
4. We use it ALL practice. We have managers turn it down during some periods, but not very often.
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Post by thakatalyst on Dec 15, 2011 15:12:47 GMT -6
We use it everyday. This was the first year we did it, and everyone loved it- kids, coaches, managers, etc. We don't do it to simulate crowd noise, because it doesn't get THAT loud in our high school stadiums. We do it for tempo and mood. We play a lot of fast-paced music from all generations, and I feel like it has a definite impact on the pace of our practices. 1. We use it at all practices. If we have gameplan or talking to do, we do it in the locker room with video or a whiteboard. 2. Everyday of the week. 3. We especially use it during 2 a days. We also use it at passing league and 7v7 practice. 4. We use it ALL practice. We have managers turn it down during some periods, but not very often. Coach, great ideas. I've downloaded some of your stuff from the Glazier Clinic Online database. I absolutely love what you guys do. What type of equipment are you using to play music so loud at practice? |
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Post by coachplaa on Dec 15, 2011 18:28:44 GMT -6
We bought a $300 loudspeaker with a stand, and a $50 iPod shuffle. The kids are in charge of setting it up and putting it away everyday. I'm in charge of the playlist. I'm no expert on "loud" but it is loud enough for us.
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Post by coachdawhip on Dec 30, 2011 15:13:30 GMT -6
Second everything Coach Plaa said, we had speaker issues last year. This year we are in 100%
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Dec 31, 2011 13:28:17 GMT -6
we just used the staduims pa system. u basicall could hear our music all over town, our practice field is rt beside our gamae field...
This year we r looking into getting some small peavy (sp) speakers and sound base to take with us on the road to listen during warm-ups instead of just in the locker room
Ive seen Muskogee, Henneasay, and Denison tx do this
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Post by Coach Huey on Dec 31, 2011 13:32:30 GMT -6
This year we r looking into getting some small peavy (sp) speakers and sound base to take with us on the road to listen during warm-ups instead of just in the locker room what stadium down here doesn't play music during pre-game? not too many, that i've been in. at least, i can't think of any right off top of my head. what will you do at a place that does play music in pre-game? blare your tunes right along with it? how do you expect that to sound on your end of the field? |
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Dec 31, 2011 14:09:39 GMT -6
thats what i mean take it with us when we go on the road, just blast it louder then the home team.
when denison played aldeo 2 years agp in denton, they brought their own mobile miny dj booth and it was louder then the stadiums. Muskogee used too
And this year at the state champiosnhip henesasy (sp) system was louder then Boon Pickens Stadium system, or at least it was turned up louder.
When we r at home in practice or games is when we just use the pa
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Dec 31, 2011 14:10:21 GMT -6
we would play it on the road ONLY while we would be out there warming up
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Post by coachruss on Dec 31, 2011 16:24:39 GMT -6
We did it when we got on the game field. My playlist, im in control. Never listen to a kid when he says "coach I made us a cd" it usually using filled with the big time curse words, etc. I told a kid I would listen to it one time, so I did in my truck, the first song that comes out is "that baby dont look like me" Never heard it, but I know if a parent walked up, they would probably think we have all gone mad.
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Post by coachplaa on Jan 5, 2012 1:46:37 GMT -6
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Post by rudyrude9 on Jan 5, 2012 13:31:05 GMT -6
[shadow=red,left,300][/shadow] we would play it on the road ONLY while we would be out there warming up And you think that makes it OK? Sounds like a D Bag move to me. |
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Post by kcbazooka on Jan 5, 2012 13:39:21 GMT -6
coach in our area got suspended for having an inappropriate words in his playlist -- NAACP got angry and the coach got suspended for a couple of games. Triple check what music is being played.
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Jan 5, 2012 17:24:21 GMT -6
i dont thinnk anybody said wether it was rt or wrong
he was asking about if there were any stadiums that didn;t play music in pre game how would that sound both playing together
like i said i heard denison do it a few years ago and their sound system was louder then the stadiums (denton isd) and henesay did it at the state championship this year and it was louder on the field then picken stadiums was (osu)
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Post by coachplaa on Jan 5, 2012 17:41:39 GMT -6
In risk of duplicating something I might have said before....
It is VERY difficult to find appropriate current music. I tell our kids I will take requests, but after I deem one request inappropriate, they can't waste my time with anymore requests.
I have two rules on requests:
1) No profanity (including questionable words AND "blank" spots in the music where an obvious cuss word has been dubbed over)
2) No poor messages (like women as objects, guns, etc).
That said, there is plenty of music from the last 40 years that is great. The kids really like the catchy oldies too. We stick to dance music, and the only genre that doesn't work well is country music. I don't mind country and listen to it myself, but at football practice is must be scarce because not many of the kids like it.
I had a coach attend an Oregon home game this year, and he said that when they started playing "Shout" between the 3rd and 4th quarter, it was louder than a rock concert in that stadium. Oldies are a lot of fun, and can be great for tempo and mood at practice.
And just my two cents on taking music to an opponent's facitlity: we've taken a boombox into our locker room which is great, but I don't think its wise to try to blast your own music on your side of the field for warmups. If someone did that to us, I think it would REALLY tick off our kids and fans.
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Post by pvogel on Jan 5, 2012 19:34:28 GMT -6
I love it. We did one year when i played. Team started out in an 0-4 funk. Unheard of at our school. Coaches added music to practice to change things up. It was awesome. Led to more high energy playing and a more low stress environment. Season ended 6-0 and got to the semis.
Side story relating to locker room music- last yr our team started 3-2. All games had slow starts. One of the coaches thought the players were too tight, so he brought in his speakers and let the kids jam before games. It was great. we've brought that same set of speakers to every game, road and home. won 23 straight. must be the music. Im not sure if we'd be able to keep focus if we did music in practice though.
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Post by pvogel on Jan 5, 2012 19:39:00 GMT -6
Another thought- not to derail the thread, but how active do you let your kids be with the music? is it merely a background thing or do they sing and dance around?
Our pregame stadium mix was all instrumentals (the school says no to any songs with lyrics. Using instrumentals is a great way to keep things appropriate but to keep a rap beat). Our kids would dance around a lil bit in between reps. I know that doesnt fit in with a lot of philosophies and the uniform nature of most programs, but it kept our kids loose.
Whatre your experiences and rules with that?
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Post by morrisob on Jan 9, 2012 11:28:33 GMT -6
We did it to start every practce through warm up and individual. Then again during team session. Everyone loved it except for our 99 year old DC and the neighbors during 8am two-a-days.
Can I get some sample playlists? I would love to see the mixes being put together. We just used Pandora radio and put in one motivational song we thought of for the day and it was pretty good about picking other songs.
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Post by veerman on Jan 9, 2012 22:31:05 GMT -6
Those that allow music in the locker room before games what do you do for the kids that want it quiet to relax and focus?
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Post by coachplaa on Jan 11, 2012 8:43:00 GMT -6
I don't mind if the kids are enjoying the music. We've never had a flash mob or anything like that on the field. The music turns into background sound, and after a while you don't notice it as much. Music never interfered with practice in that way.
As far as "wanting it quiet".....we've tried that off and on during the years and I'm just not a believer in how important that is. I've found in my experience that hammering silence on a bus before a road trip, or in the locker room before a home game, is fairly risky in the making the kids warmup and start the game flat.
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Post by fantom on Jan 11, 2012 10:17:50 GMT -6
Before a game the players have two choices: those who want quiet can go to a room where there's a video playing but quiet otherwise; or they can stay in the locker room where they can play music and talk. We do expect quiet on the bus but the vast majority of our away games are within a half-hour ride.
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Post by coachplaa on Jan 11, 2012 11:49:29 GMT -6
Plus, I find that the kids that want their "own" music or they want to block out the noise, use those gigantic ear-covering headphones. That is fine with me too.
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