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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2014 8:43:08 GMT -6
This was my third year as OC and coaching Rb's. I have played and coached OL before that. I think my strengths as a coach are gameplay and adjustment in the run game based on opponents.(in game and prep) I'm also a stickler for technique and fundamentals for all 11 on our offense at all times. I coach every snap and I'm good at focusing on the small parts even when the big picture looked good.
I need to improve on my consistency of emotion. I am a hot head and I can let my emotions get in the way of my coaching way to frequently. I have always been a fiery person but I need to provide a calmer medium at all times instead of the up and down that I have been doing.
I listed coaching every snap as a strength but I think that sometimes I can be so anal that kids tune it out or it gets to be a pain in the ass for everyone involved. I'm not sure how to change this though, because id rather be a d**k than watch a kid use piss poor technique.
I don't get my assistants involved enough. I worked my way up with my HC from JV Assistant OL coach to being a varsity OC. I didn't get there asking other people for their thoughts or asking for help. I do a bad job of delegating and getting ideas from others. I'm sure this makes it harder for some of my other coaches to get fully invested. That's on me.
I need to apply pass game concepts better with our base offense. I understand the pass game and have spent a couple of seasons with it as a focus. I am still not doing a good enough job with integrating the ideas into what we actually do. We have been run dominant time and before this season(our first at a rebuilding program) we have had great success. We have not got over the hump and I think a more efficient and versatile pass game would be a part of that.
Now I feel like a terrible coach reading this.
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Post by creid on Dec 19, 2014 9:36:03 GMT -6
The older I get, there are fewer and fewer things I think we do really well, when we reflect on the season, there are always things that we should have done differently.
The good…or somewhat good…always looking to improve. No fully padded practices or going live to the ground. Preseason team building. Tempo of practice. Philosophy in all three phases and how it fits together and meshes with the kids in our program. Weight room culture and attitude of kids in program along with the faculty's attitude toward kids in program. The way that we treat our players with respect as we try to build them into adults. College placement.
Areas for improvement…details within schemes and teaching them so that the kids are fully confident in each assignment and always looking for better ways of doing what we do. Communication during games and game time adjustments, especially on offense. Execution of special teams…too many missed opportunities for big plays because of missed assignments (usually due to technique) our kids not executing assignments to perfection with confidence. Building young men who respect authority, women, and themselves not because they are fearful of consequences, but because it is the moral and ethical thing to do. Using teachable moments, such as when the music is on and instead of just shutting down the music, interpreting the message and why it is demeaning to society, same with events that appear in the various forms of media that bombard our kids each day.
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Post by coach2013 on Dec 19, 2014 9:42:54 GMT -6
"in game adjustments" - I always laugh when I hear guys say that. Shouldn't your system on both sides the ball be sound and complete in the first place?
I suck at that I guess
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Post by creid on Dec 19, 2014 9:57:53 GMT -6
"in game adjustments" - I always laugh when I hear guys say that. Shouldn't your system on both sides the ball be sound and complete in the first place? I suck at that I guess You're right, it should be and we feel our systems are sound. However, if you don't catch some of the nuances of what the opponent is doing or has adjusted in preparation for you right away…you are missing opportunities on offense and can give up a big play on defense or on specials that can cost your team. The game happens so fast and we are only allowed two guys in the booth by league rules. Easy to miss a tell on something that you have not prepped for, especially new defensive stunts and coverages and how the are married. New splits or alignments on offense shouldn't be too difficult, but the use of unbalanced formations with multiple tight ends and wings can create doubt or numbers advantages, good offensive coordinators can get a personnel mismatch by alignment for which you weren't prepared if they can figure out your coverage rules.
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Post by fantom on Dec 19, 2014 10:00:25 GMT -6
The thing that I'm the worst at is getting to know a lot about some of the players off of the field. I don't work at the school so I don't see them outside of practice so unless we've talked about their grades in the office or their parents come around it's tough to get to know what's going on in their lives.
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Post by creid on Dec 19, 2014 10:09:40 GMT -6
The thing that I'm the worst at is getting to know a lot about some of the players off of the field. I don't work at the school so I don't see them outside of practice so unless we've talked about their grades in the office or their parents come around it's tough to get to know what's going on in their lives. Outstanding post…very honest…wish I had said it. We try, but it is not easy to get to know every player the way we should.
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 19, 2014 10:31:28 GMT -6
The thing that I'm the worst at is getting to know a lot about some of the players off of the field. I don't work at the school so I don't see them outside of practice so unless we've talked about their grades in the office or their parents come around it's tough to get to know what's going on in their lives. it is good and it is bad I work at the school, and being the youngest var coach (26) the kids have an easy time connecting to me and opening up (i listen to some of the same music, wear similar clothes etc.) In someways it is good to know about their lives, but the problem is once you know, you can't un-know it some kids lives just suck (we are in a poor area) some of these kids have it bad parents not wanting them and just leaving them behind
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Post by jsk002 on Dec 19, 2014 10:45:42 GMT -6
How about showing excitement when something goes well? You need to show you are invested. I got that part down, its not like Im a dead man walking or mute all the time... I think he wants me to be more of a hoot and holler type and I am not that guy and he has known me for a long time and knows this about me! I do get excited when good things happen, and I do show emotion when things go bad... Im just not the type to run around all crazy and yelling. As a matter of fact, I had one of my OL tell me that "its kind of weird to see you hooting and yelling." If that is the case - You need to coach within your personality. Hopefully your header can understand that.
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Post by eaglemountie on Dec 19, 2014 19:06:34 GMT -6
Need to do a better job of teaching off our film and keep myself composed when I think kids aren't paying attention. Probably need to split guys up into their position groups to focus on their jobs only.
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Post by s73 on Dec 19, 2014 19:12:20 GMT -6
I think I do a nice job of simplifying things for our kids.
I need to do a better job of coordinating the booth w/ the field. We need to be more specific about what we are looking for from play to play, etc.
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