What does Week look like leading up to game?

We meet on Saturday mornings as a staff (no kids). We watch our film and breakdown 2 opponent films. Kids watch video of our game immediately after school Monday. They watch our opponents video on Tuesday and Thursday during wt. training class. Friday kids get out, we go to pre game meal, usually at a local church. We come back, stretch, hand out unis and relax till first group goes out at 6:10

In Iowa, we play all of our games Friday nights and the players have the weekend off. Coaches have Saturday off, although through Hudl we're expected to have watched film and bring at least initial ideas to our Sunday meeting. We meet Sundays at 9 a.m. and are done between 11 and noon.

Monday: JV game/Varsity practice. I'm with the JV on Mondays, so I don't know exactly what the varsity does on these days, but it is a full-padded practice with the emphasis being on reviewing the other teams top offensive plays and base defensive looks.

Tuesday/Wednesday: Format is the same for both days. It's a two hour practice with the first half being an offensive emphasis, second half being defensive emphasis. One day we'll rep the punt game at the midpoint and the next day, kickoff game at the midpoint.

Thursday: 60-90 minute walkthrough. This generally got shorter as the season went on and players got the routine. Our JV will have a normal practice, or as normal as possible without pads. The varsity reviews all special teams, the defense will review alignment and assingment then walk through the other team's base plays, then the offense will review at a two minute pace.

Friday: Freshmen play at 5, varsity at 7:30. If at home, the varsity and JV players are free to leave after school, but must be back by the start of the freshmen game. Then, they can either watch the freshmen play or go to the weightroom and listen to music/get mentally prepared. If on the road, our trips are far enough to where they don't have time to go home after school. We timed up the bus trips to where we got to the opposing site generally just after the freshmen game had started.

We watch opponents film Sunday after our game film and Friday after Pre-Game meal.

Friday we have Pre-Game meal at 3:30 (earlier if longer away game).

Position meetings if necessary (hardly ever, usually just OL).

Opponents' film

Tape-Treat-Dress

Specialties 5:45-6:00

Pre-Game 6:10-6:35

Team Comment 6:50

Leave for Field 6:52

Hit Field 6:55

Hit Opponents 7:00

For Friday games:

Friday after game- Upload game film to HUDL.

Saturday (on our own)- coshes watch our game film and film of opponent. Coordinators begin scouting report and game plan.

Sunday- 3 PM staff meeting. Watch our game tape, discuss issues, finalize game plan. Usually finished by 7. Coordinators may have more work at home.

Monday- Hard copy of scouting report/game plan due by Noon. Copies run off for players during school day. Practice (No pads): Lift, film, walk through scout report/game plan, light conditioning.

Tuesday- Offensive day (We do not platoon)Full pads.

Wednesday-Defensive day. Full pads.

Thursday- (No pads) Lift, Review STs, Offense, defense.

Friday (Game day)- 3:10 School dismissed
4:00-Dinner in cafeteria
4:45- ST meeting
5:00-Defensive meeting
5:15- Bus to stadium (We play in a city stadium).

Saturday
8am- I trade film
9-Noon- Staff meets and breaks down opponents and our game. I don't bring kids in on Saturday. Long explanation, but I think it's a waste of time. I think we get better returns from our kids when we don't meet with them.

Sunday
Nothing for kids, me or my staff.

Monday
Varsity- 45 min review of opponents, usually in shorts and Tshirts. Watch film for 45 mins
JV- Game

Tuesday
Offensive day 2 hour practice tops

Wed
Defensive day 2 hour practice tops

Thursday
Review/Walkthrough- If we're there longer than an hour, we're doing something wrong

Friday
School's out at 3. Do team walk through on the field at 530. I used to worry about feeding them and what choices they'd make if they were away and I realized it was stupid. If they're idiots, they're still going to find ways to drink pops and be morons if they're at the school the entire time. This way, I at least get a couple hours of sanity before the game. Luckily, I have good kids and they usually hole up somewhere and watch a movie or something.

Pasta with light sauce, chicken done lightly prepared (i.e. no fancy heavy sauces or fried etc.), breads and fruit.

Duece