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Post by hindberg on Aug 9, 2012 13:06:36 GMT -6
First off this will be my third year of running DC's single wing system . I had to change teams this past season to coach another group it is actually the team that we beat last year in the championship. Last night we were running our sweep play, in which our Left End Crab blocks. From the left side I teach the boys to throw their outside arm towards the ball and become as big as possible. Well one of the parents who is not happy with his son being a line man and bear crawler is also a firefighter and certified paramedic. He called the league president last night and told him that when I crab block it is leaving the boys very susceptible to injuries because of their elbows being out and rib cage completely open for some one to engage. So this week the board is going to meet to discuss if they will continue to allow me to teach this. To me it is just ridiculous but I need to come up with a very good argument on my behalf and would appreciate any advise.
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Post by bobgoodman on Aug 9, 2012 21:44:51 GMT -6
You could outlaw ballcarrying on that basis.
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Post by newt21 on Aug 10, 2012 6:45:52 GMT -6
Any time the kids step on the field there's always a chance of an injury. You can inform the committee that when the QB sets up to throw the ball that his ribs are exposed them also, so should the forward pass now be illegal? Based on the logic used in this parent's statement, it should be.
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Post by coachbuck on Aug 10, 2012 8:37:36 GMT -6
Ditto what the others say. If they outlaw that block they are as dumb as the parent. This is what kills youth sports. Play the friggin game, if you think its to dangerous play something else (flag football). Parents are to much.
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Post by davecisar on Aug 14, 2012 18:22:56 GMT -6
Make sure that the troublemaker is NOT welcomed back- send him on his way to be a pain in someone elses behind
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Post by coachrobpsl on Aug 14, 2012 19:51:04 GMT -6
....because it is not soccer.
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Post by coachtut on Aug 15, 2012 13:17:47 GMT -6
....because it is not soccer. Amen! ;D |
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Post by hindberg on Aug 23, 2012 0:46:54 GMT -6
So an update on the situation. The league decided everything was perfectly legal and I could continue to crab block. Now I have had 4 kids leave my team and another parent bring it up to the league and they are talking about me getting rid of the block or that my program has to go. Again this is DC's program to the T. I don't implement anything differently but they are saying I am placing the boys in harms way by having them on the ground defenseless. They are defiantly coming after me and it has been a very tough year to deal with. I have had multiple parents tell me how they don't want me here and how bad my system is even though we are 18-0 with this system but it was run with a different organization. During our Jamboree we scored 5 times and they might have gotten 10 yards and turned the ball over 3 times. It has been crazy to say the least
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Post by bobgoodman on Aug 23, 2012 10:29:49 GMT -6
I love it: "on the ground defenseless." It's so bizarre because other people might complain it's the player being crab blocked who's defenseless! How many of those 4 kids who left your team even had crab blocking assignments?
Just going by what you wrote here, unless you're hiding something from us or are oblivious to something important, there's no other conclusion I can come to other than that the real agenda is to cripple the team that's doing too well, and that even players and parents on your own team are in on the conspiracy against you.
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Post by coachrobpsl on Aug 23, 2012 10:58:56 GMT -6
You are better of without them. Sucks for the kids. You can only keep doing what you are doing. Don't change unless you have too. I have heard complaints about this from a defensive stand point but from an offensive perspective it is comical. Defenseless? What do they expect to be done to the blockers?
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Post by hindberg on Aug 23, 2012 12:25:23 GMT -6
Two of the four actually would regularly crab block and that would only be on reverse plays and they both play the same position so at most four times a game. They are saying that the boys hands could be stepped on they could be used as a step by the other boys launching off their back or the other kids could hit the boys elbow or knees dislocating them. Also that their ribs are over exposed to someone kneeing them. I have explained all the reasons we do it and how it allows us to block more talented players with weaker players and that it allows us to cover gaps when we are pulling lineman and basically the response I got was they don't care about winning they need to be taught safe hand blocking and that opened up a entire new topic on how I believe in shoulder blocking at this age group 10-12.
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Post by coachdoug on Aug 23, 2012 13:20:10 GMT -6
Hindberg: I went through some crap like this a couple years ago when I got run off a team in Tucson because they didn't think a dynamic warmup was "safe" and insisted I do a full 20 minutes or so of static stretching. It's unbelievable how descructive ignorant people with a little power can be. You can read all about my experience in this thread: www.coachhuey.com/index.cgi?board=generalyouth&action=display&thread=40109Maybe that will give you some ideas for how to best deal with your situation. Good luck - my heart goes out to you. |
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