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Post by fantom on Sept 3, 2015 13:53:02 GMT -6
There's been talk here about teams using the Oregon schedule, where they go light two days before game day and padded the day before the game. Circumstances have dictated that we give it a try.
Yesterday, when we showed up at the school for what would have been defensive day, we found out that there was no water in the building. There had been plumbing work scheduled in the morning but for some reason the water was still off at 5 PM. Then, just as we were lining up for warmup, the skies opened up with a massive thunderstorm so we went inside. So did volleyball, field hockey, track, and cheerleaders. Unfortunately our new AD hadn't set up a rain day plan so we had to call him to figure out who had what space.
So, we were indoors, way behind schedule, and had no water. That's when we decided to flip the days. We had them take off their pads and did an hour long walk-through. Today, we'll have a shortened padded defensive practice. I'll let you know how it how it goes.
PS, kids are such nimrods. We'd shortened practice because we had no water but after our staff meeting we found out that they;s hung around to play basketball.
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Post by olinedude on Sept 3, 2015 15:11:58 GMT -6
where are you getting this oregon practice schedule?
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Post by dwcs on Sept 3, 2015 19:03:57 GMT -6
We have gone to this style of practice. We love it and kids are loving it as well.
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Post by coachd5085 on Sept 3, 2015 19:18:56 GMT -6
where are you getting this oregon practice schedule? The "Schedule" is just what fantom was referring to. I would say that the traditional set up is to practice with pads/contact Mon Tues..maybe just uppers on Wednesday...light (maybe just helmets) thursday game friday. Or Walkthrough, gameplan on Monday, pads/contact Tues/Weds, Lighter or just helmets Thursday, game friday. The "Oregon" schedule has that helmet or light day on Wednesday, and a heavier contact practice the day before the game. |
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Post by rrh003 on Sept 4, 2015 16:40:31 GMT -6
What is the logic behind using the Oregon practice schedule? Traditional setup is based on giving your players recovery time and rest day before the game. So what makes the Oregon practice schedule useful? Why is practicing full pads the day before helping teams? I think it's a interesting thought and at the same time I'm not sure it would matter what Oregon's practice schedule looks like. They have top of the line athletes and majority of the time can just lineup and play....
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Post by fantom on Sept 4, 2015 21:27:48 GMT -6
There's been talk here about teams using the Oregon schedule, where they go light two days before game day and padded the day before the game. Circumstances have dictated that we give it a try. Yesterday, when we showed up at the school for what would have been defensive day, we found out that there was no water in the building. There had been plumbing work scheduled in the morning but for some reason the water was still off at 5 PM. Then, just as we were lining up for warmup, the skies opened up with a massive thunderstorm so we went inside. So did volleyball, field hockey, track, and cheerleaders. Unfortunately our new AD hadn't set up a rain day plan so we had to call him to figure out who had what space. So, we were indoors, way behind schedule, and had no water. That's when we decided to flip the days. We had them take off their pads and did an hour long walk-through. Today, we'll have a shortened padded defensive practice. I'll let you know how it how it goes. PS, kids are such nimrods. We'd shortened practice because we had no water but after our staff meeting we found out that they;s hung around to play basketball. Well, I doubt we'll be doing that again. Had a disappointing loss. I doubt it had anything to do with the practice schedule but when you do something different and lose to a team that you don't think that you should have you tend not to do it again. |
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Post by jgordon1 on Sept 5, 2015 2:11:13 GMT -6
we always have a fairly good contact defensively on Thurs
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Post by bluboy on Sept 5, 2015 8:51:36 GMT -6
FROM A PREVIOUS POST: We follow the Oregon format; this will be our third year of doing it. On Wed. we practice in helmets and shoulder pads. First 30-40 minutes is entire kicking game script. We then go to offense where we simply run plays vs coaches standing as defenders (it's almost running plays on air). These plays are the plays we want to run at certain areas of the field. We then go to defense. During defense we might have a 10 minute 7on7 where the scout team runs opponent's pass patterns, but no ball is thrown. While the DB's and LB's are doing this, the line will go over pass rush. We then have a 15-20 minute team defense period. During this time, the scout team aligns in a formation and takes 2 steps when the ball is snapped. Defense must get aligned, make any check, and get to the correct gap once the ball is snapped. That's it for Wed. Practice is about 90 minutes long.
Thurs. (pregame day), players lift weights (not heavy) before going out to practice. Practice in helmets and shoulder pads. Offense goes through 2-minute drill and certain plays. Defense aligns to formations and makes checks. At the end of practice we do an entire kicking game substitution review. Practice is over in about 50 minutes.
Now Mon. and Tues. are typical work days, with a 2.5 hour practice. Our kids really like this format; they have fresh legs and are definitely ready to go on Friday night. We have not lost any games as a result of our practice routine.
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Post by bruinfb on Sept 5, 2015 19:25:07 GMT -6
What is the logic behind using the Oregon practice schedule? Traditional setup is based on giving your players recovery time and rest day before the game. So what makes the Oregon practice schedule useful? Why is practicing full pads the day before helping teams? I think it's a interesting thought and at the same time I'm not sure it would matter what Oregon's practice schedule looks like. They have top of the line athletes and majority of the time can just lineup and play.... I don't really remember where I read/heard this so I can't cite it, but I think the theory is that going full speed closer to game day does a better job of training the muscles to be more explosive than if you are slow/half speed just before the game. I believe Chip Kelly had some scientific research behind it. |
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