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Post by nltdiego on Aug 5, 2015 23:06:02 GMT -6
We are in a league where not one team/coach has saturday film review. However, joining a new league where programs meet on Saturdays. I have alway met to get closure on the game and move onto next week.
Do you guys meet? Just coaches? Entire team? Mandatory?
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Post by coachtua on Aug 6, 2015 0:21:58 GMT -6
Mandatory team meeting Saturday morning.
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Post by coachguy83 on Aug 6, 2015 1:20:54 GMT -6
The schedule we have used the past couple of seasons is Freshmen are off, JV has a game, and Varsity lifts and watches film. We usually go for about 2 to 2.5 hours total and it is mandatory for all Varsity players. This seems to be a pretty typical Saturday schedule around here, with the exception of the JV game.
I honestly am not a huge fan of Saturday practices for a few reasons. The first reason is being that it is a pain to get guys to come to practice. Even your loyal and hardworking players want to go to a college game or to visit their grandma out of town, which can put you in a tough spot. Secondly I think a day off can do everyone a lot of good, because with this keeping up with the Joneses mentality it is so easy to get burnt out. The last thing is I think it is kind of a waste of time because it is a really inefficent way of doing things. I know most of the time I am going into film blind, not having time to watch the film. I think you can use HUDL and other technology to accomplish the same goals in a lot shorter ammount of time.
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Post by jcamerot on Aug 6, 2015 6:04:28 GMT -6
Agree with Coachguy 83--for our program the plusses of not bringing the kids in on Saturday far out weighed the minuses. The only thing you need is honest communication from any injured kids to the HC so those situations can be dealt with on the weekend rather than being surprised on a Monday.
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Post by Wingtman on Aug 6, 2015 8:25:53 GMT -6
I've never been in a program where we've had the kids in on Saturday. During camp, we always practice Saturdays, but when school starts, we don't do a thing on Saturday. That day is for family/college football, etc. I have my first child on the way, my HC has a one year old, and the other two assistant coaches are "men about town" so to speakacoaches meet at 4 on Sunday. We watch film, eat dinner and watch the end of the late afternoon games, finish up and then watch a quarter of the Sunday night game, or go home. It always works well for us. I feel one day a way helps everyones mentally. The ONLY exception is during playoff time, then its all hands on deck, since games are Wednesday/Monday/Saturday if you are blessed to make it that far.
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Post by wingtol on Aug 6, 2015 8:48:21 GMT -6
Owe rarely bring them in on Saturday. Mainly because we play a lot of Monday JV games and at a small school that means about 15 varsity guys left. So Monday is a walk thru game plan session then film from the previous game. We also try and meet Sat morning as a staff to game plan so it does become a bit much if we had the team in as well. Plus I like to watch the game film once or twice before reviewing it with the team, not have my first viewing in team films.
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Post by lochness on Aug 6, 2015 8:50:01 GMT -6
I was part of a program that met on Saturdays for nine years. We have not done it in quite a while. I see absolutely no difference in our preparation or performance. In fact, I believe our kids and our coaches are much fresher having a full day on Saturday off
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Post by bluboy on Aug 6, 2015 9:09:58 GMT -6
We play Friday nights and bring in all kids on Saturday. Everyone lifts weights. After weights, the guys who played in the game stay and watch film. We break into 3 groups for video: offensive line, skill players, entire defense. Those who did not play in game can stay if they want, but don't have to. While players are lifting, defensive staff is tagging HUDL video. Kids are on their way home no later than 11 am. Sometime we will have a short staff meeting after the kids leave. Sometimes we have to go scout.
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Post by blb on Aug 6, 2015 9:09:53 GMT -6
I was on two staffs that met on Saturday mornings-showed game film to kids.
Never did it as a HC. As others have said no way would I be ready to effectively evaluate our film with the kids that soon. I also felt it was more important for kids-coaches to have time off to debrief. Saturday was for CFB and family.
So coaches met on Sundays and kids came in after that or Monday before practice to watch film.
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Post by lions23 on Aug 6, 2015 9:12:23 GMT -6
We stopped Saturday practices a couple of years ago. Injured kids must report to trainer.
It has been good for everyone! Parents coaches and players. Everyone returns fresh on Monday.
It didn't hold us back at all. We were a semifinalist team. I hope we never do it again. As stated above blind film is worthless. Save it for Monday. Spend Friday with your family.
Good luck and I feel sorry for all of you meeting on Saturdays.
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Post by WingTheT on Aug 6, 2015 9:31:58 GMT -6
We would come in on Sunday afternoon (2 PM) to watch film with the kids as well as meet beforehand as a staff to go over the good, bad, and ugly of Friday night and to prep for the upcoming week.
The previous HC would meet at 8 AM on Saturday and go over the same thing except all day. I think the Sunday worked smoother imo because the kids would only come in for an hour and a half Sunday around 4 and be done by 5:30. Gave them enough time to go to Church, have lunch, and also have time to get back home for supper. The saturday film session with the kids was hit or miss. They either had to go out of town for something or were "resting" after getting hurt or going to the hospital and getting a check up for bumps and bruises.
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Post by fcboiler87 on Aug 6, 2015 10:58:03 GMT -6
Been on staffs where we met on Saturdays with kids and coaches. Both of those programs were bad. The thought was that we had to do more to be successful. Truth is, we could have worked 24/7 and it wasn't going to matter one bit. We didn't have the horses.
As an HC now, our staff will not meet with kids or coaches Saturday. We won't even meet as coaches on Sunday. We will talk on the phone, through text but not in person. Weekends are family time and rest/recover. Don't get me wrong, I know I will still spend hours on film, but I will also utilize a lot of time throughout the week to do that as well so it's not all put on the weekend time.
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Post by freezeoption on Aug 6, 2015 16:07:30 GMT -6
I tried Saturday practice one year as a HC, it wasn't worth it. I have not done it since. I was at a couple of programs that did Saturday practices, but they were mostly for jv to get ready for their game Monday. That was the plus, because it was a time where we could focus just on them in our offense and defense. Otherwise they were scout or mixed in with varsity.
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Post by holmesbend on Aug 8, 2015 21:50:13 GMT -6
I was part of a program that met on Saturdays for nine years. We have not done it in quite a while. I see absolutely no difference in our preparation or performance. In fact, I believe our kids and our coaches are much fresher having a full day on Saturday off No doubt. To hell with that nonsense.
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Post by groundchuck on Aug 8, 2015 22:22:39 GMT -6
We don't. Football should be fun, not a chore. Coming in for practice on Saturday is a chore. That's one reason we have Hudl. Get more done. Less time. Players can watch film on their own.
There have been some exceptions. In the playoffs we sometimes (because of our state's playoff schedule) have held practice on Saturday.
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Post by NC1974 on Aug 8, 2015 22:53:37 GMT -6
I have never been on a team that does not bring the guys in on Saturday. I do think it could keep the kids more fresh but have a couple of Qs: -when do watch Friday night's game with the kids? -when do you start watching next week opponent's with kids? - My concern would be losing time to get kids acquainted with next week's opponent but as others have stated, maybe there are more efficient ways to do it using HUDL.
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Post by eagles12 on Aug 8, 2015 22:59:08 GMT -6
We meet as a staff Saturday morning from 8-11. We cover our game film and talk through corrections as a staff. I've always felt it is important to talk through things together. Once we finish our film, we then watch one or two series of our next opponent- just to ID their base front and offensive scheme. We bring the players in for 30 minutes on Saturday as well. We take them through some light jogging and we stretch by the position group. My coaches chat with the players about the game, good moments and bad.
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Post by coachbone53 on Aug 9, 2015 1:12:49 GMT -6
I coach in a very rural area and our kids don't have a way to get to school on Saturdays so we don't meet on Saturdays. We do have a coaches meeting on Sundays at 2 tho.
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Post by gators1422 on Aug 9, 2015 6:46:32 GMT -6
Kids come in for treatment of injuries on Saturday and that's it. Coaches meet on Sunday @ 1 and go until whenever. When we get to the playoffs we ask the kids to come at 4 on Sundays and we game plan with them. Usually turns out pretty good, we feed them and usually everyone shows up.
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