mont
Junior Member
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Post by mont on Jan 4, 2008 19:27:11 GMT -6
Coaches,
I will give you some info on our program and would like to see what you all do or what you might suggest for coaching responsibilites on game day.
We have a 7th/8th grade team, a freshman (9th grade) team, a JV team, and then Varsity. Our 7th/8th grade coaches and our freshman coaches all scout our opponents on Varsity game day.
That leaves our JV staff to help on game day for Varsity. We have 4 Varsity coaches and three JV coaches.
We run a no-huddle spread offense. I am the head varsity coach and call the plays. Our OL coach is up in the box to help me out. Our defensive coordinator is on the field along with our special teams coach. Our JV defensive coordinator is also in the box helping our varsity DC with info. That leaves our head JV coach and another JV assistant on the sideline with us.
With this staff how would you assign responsibilites and what to look for. I want to do a better job of utilizing everyone on game day. Looking for help as we continue to progress with our no-huddle spread.
Thanks.
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Post by coachbdud on Jan 4, 2008 19:43:26 GMT -6
i would suggest either having your O line coach on the field and a JV guy up in the box to replace him, or have a JV guy on the field act as the means of communication between your OL coach and the OL on the field.
I am an OL coach and would love to see the game from the box but i know my OL will play better with me on the field. shouting out help for blitz pick up, calls etc.
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CoachBehr
Sophomore Member
QB/Specialists Coach @ Lackawanna College
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Post by CoachBehr on Jan 5, 2008 11:31:40 GMT -6
I would have one of the J.V. guys running the special Teams. Have one of them just working with personel for S.T. I do not know who does that on your staff, but that is a headache a head coach or coordinator does not need.
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Post by optionguy on Jan 5, 2008 12:47:39 GMT -6
Varsity Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator: Sideline
Varsity O. Line Coach: Sideline
Varsity Defensive Coordinator: Sideline
Varsity Special Teams Coach: Sideline
J. V. Defensive Coordinator: Box
J. V. Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator: Box
J. V. Asst: Sideline
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Post by tcm57 on Jan 5, 2008 12:48:00 GMT -6
We also have our OL coach on the sidelines. After every offensive series he has the line with him going over fronts, assignments, adjustments, etc.
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Post by carookie on Jan 5, 2008 18:35:49 GMT -6
Yeah I would say try to keep as many of the varsity coaches on the sideline as possible; these are the guys who work with your varsity players, know the individual personalities and have developed the respect and relationships.
A couple years ago I was the JV DC and was supposed to work the box with the head JV coach, he however turned out to be real flaky and was rarely worked the box. I experienced the hard way that not having enough in the box can't be done. I recomend 3 in the box; if you don't want to send three coaches I found taking the JV QB, or in my case my JV FS and defensive captain up into the box helps. They do mostly gofer work and helping me count and organize stuff; but it helps (and pays dividend in the long run for the players)
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Post by coachwoodall on Jan 5, 2008 21:32:41 GMT -6
I have always worked the box, so I am comfortable up there. However, you have to be on the same page with who you are talking to and be able to 'speak the same language', so to speak. If I were the OL coach, I would want to be on the field to talk to my kids face to face. DC has to be on the field, with some one up top who can tell him what he sees I. E. the whole picture. You need guys on the sideline who work with the kids and know when things are going wrong or right and can talk them down when things get tough or keep them focused when things seem easy.
How much are you getting with both the middle school and freshman coaches on the road every Friday night? Do you get that much more info than you wouldn't get from film? If you need an extra body or two with the sideline/gofer stuff, maybe keep one or two of those guys with the team to help out. Especially if you have a young guy who might be in a positon to move up later on.
Based on what you have said:
HC- on the field
DC - on the field
OL- on the field
STC- on the field
JV DC - in the box with the DC
JV OC- in the box with the DC
JV - in the box working the 'extras'
and maybe a middle school/freshman coach handling the sideline management. I. E. making sure managers are in the right place, running diagrams down from the box, keeping up with injuries, etc....
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Post by emptybackfield on Jan 5, 2008 21:51:04 GMT -6
HC- Field- calls plays
RB- field
QB/JV HC/OC- field- signals in formation and plays
OL-field
WR- box- focuses on LB/DB alignments and coverages
sophomore HC- box- focuses on d-line (twists, shades, slants)
DC/LB's- field- calls and signals defense
DB- field
DL- field
OLB- box
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Post by coachd5085 on Jan 5, 2008 23:21:08 GMT -6
empty---why have a person on the field signal in the plays when another person on the field is the one calling them?
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Post by emptybackfield on Jan 6, 2008 18:04:03 GMT -6
I guess it doesn't make a lot of sense but I think it helped our HC focus more on checks and matchups while not have to worry about signaling. Myself and our 2nd and 3rd string QB's dummying would stand next to the HC, he would tell me the play and I would signal it in to our QB as the other QB's dummied. We had multiple guys signaling to prevent possible stealing of our signals. If the HC was the only one signaling, they would obviously be much easier to steal.
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Post by bluboy on Jan 6, 2008 19:20:30 GMT -6
HC - on field, calling offense
RB coach - on field, signaling formations and making offensive substitutions
O-line coach-on field, talking with o-line and making line substitutions
DC/LB coach- on field, signaling in defense
DB/WR coach-on field, making defensive substitutions
Volunteer coach #1-on field, responsible for special teams and substitutions
D-line coach-in box, talking with DC when on defense; talking with O-line coach when on offense
Volunteer coach #2-in box, talking directly to head coach
Freshman coaches - usually out scouting when we have game (this is most nights). If they are not scouting, they are on the sideline as "get back" coaches.
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Post by deeball12 on Jan 7, 2008 12:58:10 GMT -6
1st year as OC and I went up stairs in the box. Sent the play in through head coach which was awkward and sometimes did not get what I wanted. Calling plays is a feel thing and if you are disrupted you lose your flow. Would use same setup but I would send plays in through someone else.
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