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Post by coachwilliams2 on Jan 27, 2012 20:25:34 GMT -6
Coaches,
What do you do in the off-season to get better as a coach?
Do any of you have a checklist you complete in the off season?
Film review?
Playbook studies?
Studying the other side of the football?
Etc...
Please share what you do in the off-season to improve yourself and your program.
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Post by tigeroption on Jan 27, 2012 21:38:05 GMT -6
At the begining of every off-season I start a list of thoughts and ideas. As I think of new things, learn new things etc.... I write them down. Last off-season it was 9 pages when I was done.
Other things I do:
Put together our offensive cut-ups (organize all our base offensive plays) for easier films study
Do a self scout and analyze our plays yards per play, completion percentage on certain pass routes what do we need to run more of, what plays can we eliminate, etc...
Any opponents for the previous season that I know are going to be big games, we'll go through the film and draw up every play that we ran, what our guys actually did blocking wise and the defensive alignment and actual defensive movement, i.e. how they reacted and where all 11 players went on the play. This is very time consuming but also very informative, you know exactly how the defense was defending your offense, who had cut-back, what linebackers were reading, what coverages they were in, etc.... things you might have missed live. Coaches often stick to the same basic plan defending you from year in and year out so this help you understand how your opponent is going to try to defend you
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Post by mrjvi on Jan 28, 2012 7:43:42 GMT -6
I pick a different offense and/or defensive scheme (new or old)and research the heck out of it. I either get good ideas that I can incorporate or I realize how much I like what I am already doing. I also try to get more info on what other coaches are doing which is why this forum has become so valuable to me. It's hard to find clinics with alot of info on stuff that isn't just x's and o's. Plus the school won't pay anything for clinics anymore so I need to be selective. 31 years of coaching and still learning.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Jan 28, 2012 8:44:19 GMT -6
This year (and every year forward) I'm going to make a point of visiting a collegiate staff in the offseason.
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Post by bluboy on Jan 28, 2012 9:26:54 GMT -6
Our head coach has brought in local college coaches to clinic us at our school(we are fortunate in that there are a number of colleges within an hour). Some guys do it for free, while other guys do it for a dinner. It's been great; better than going to a clinic. We can make a list of things we want to cover. or we can have the clinician talk to us on a particular topic as it relates to his program.
We have had a one-hour offensive session with one coach and are in the middle of a weekly session with another coach. Each session lasts 2-3 hours and has a definite direction. In my opinion, it's better than any clinic I've attended.
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Post by flingt on Jan 28, 2012 9:53:47 GMT -6
Talk to other high school coaches.
Clinics, if possible.
Visit college spring ball.
I always try and see a team that has a different philosophy than mine. Try to expand my horizons and learn something new.
I read a lot of books on coaching and leadership. I don't have much time during the season so I take this time to work on that.
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Post by blb on Jan 28, 2012 10:00:58 GMT -6
State coaches' association clinic
One other in area (Nike or Glazier)
One college clinic and/or spring game-practice
Clinic manuals (AFCA, Nike)
Any new books-DVDs of interest
Breakdown of last year's games for evaluation and scouting file
Monthly staff meetings to discuss problem areas and possible scheme changes
And do not underestimate importance of time spent AWAY...too much of a good thing, even Football, is still too much.
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Post by simione916 on Feb 2, 2012 19:13:33 GMT -6
I hang out in here alot.
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Post by coachblacey on Feb 2, 2012 19:28:28 GMT -6
Study as much as i can, and whatever i can for football. I put ideas on paper.
I talk to a lot of quality experienced coaches.
Let me clear this up, there is a difference between experienced and quality experience. Just cause you coach for X amount of years, doesn't mean anything. I know plenty of crap coaches that still don't know anything after decades of coaching.
I'm all over the web studying Chris Brown @smartfootball and Matt Brophy @brophyfootball
Not to mention, Bill Williams and I are close friends, so i talk to him often, he's the smartest football mind in the country in terms of shear vast knowledge from A-Z and everything in between.
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Post by coachbigbri on Feb 3, 2012 12:37:20 GMT -6
There's an off-season?
Lol. I study the game like crazy. Read any new books that interest me and re-read my favorite books that I have already read 100 times. Read up online to get new ideas. Look at what I can improve from last year, what I should have done differently, etc. Tinker with possible new plays and/or formations. Talk to my mentors......everyone should have at least one or two mentors. And yes, I am already starting to plan out practices and so forth for next year.
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Post by love353football on Feb 5, 2012 5:43:57 GMT -6
Coaches, What do you do in the off-season to get better as a coach? Do any of you have a checklist you complete in the off season? Film review? Playbook studies? Studying the other side of the football? Etc... Please share what you do in the off-season to improve yourself and your program. 1- put out feelers, see if we can improve our staff by getting better, more people. 2- improve the staff we already have, get the most out of them. Push them to improve. 3- begin with the simple concept- we can be better -heres how 4- weights, speed, agility work, recruiting the halls, ms and communicating with parents and admin. 5- film- nothing better- we watch our own film now where we can be less emotional and more analitical in our approach. you can see it so much more clearly. 6- redesign drills to improve the weaknesses of the team. |
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