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Post by 3rdandlong on May 9, 2017 15:46:05 GMT -6
Any of you guys ever do this? Any good material to use?
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Post by 53 on May 9, 2017 19:12:07 GMT -6
If you're not funny, don't force it.
seems like it would get old pretty quick.
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Post by badtotheflexbone on May 9, 2017 20:01:45 GMT -6
I agree with 53 about the not being funny and trying to force it. Maybe its just me but I never liked "jokes" that were read/recited from a paper that had absolutely 0 relevancy to anything. Make the jokes about the program, coaches, players. Again, this comes off way easier if you're naturally funny. Another thing I would consider is, if you being the funny guy (nothing wrong with that) someone has to be the 'serious' guy, kind of like good cop/bad cop to get everyone back on track. I am "naturally" a funny guy but when it comes to coaching, I have to be Mr. serious and keep everyone on task, motivated, schedule on track, etc. |
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Post by coachklee on May 9, 2017 20:08:39 GMT -6
I've told my guys sometimes you're the fire hydrant & sometimes your the dog. Let's be the dog for a change (mostly my position groups when I've thought we can turn a corner as a program...the game worked out as a W only 1 out of the 3 times I've used it). I second 53...if it isn't something natural, don't force it or kids will see right through it...be you 1st & foremost as a coach & you'll have a better, more "real" rapport with your guys. For example, the whole clown dressing / scaring thing around Halloween this past season: Danny: "Coach Klee, what would you do if a clown walked out of those trees?" as he referenced the woods nearby our practice field. Trystan (before I could answer): "I'd phukin kick his ass!" Me: "I'd watch Trystan kick his phukin ass...now let's do our grid work." Guys loved it that I didn't blink & gave an off the cuff response (& the fact Trystan would probably kill the phukin clown)...I couldn't achieve the same effect if it was "orchestrated" comedy or a joke because that isn't genuinely me. |
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Post by coachklee on May 9, 2017 20:12:44 GMT -6
I agree with 53 about the not being funny and trying to force it. Maybe its just me but I never liked "jokes" that were read/recited from a paper that had absolutely 0 relevancy to anything. Make the jokes about the program, coaches, players. Again, this comes off way easier if you're naturally funny. Another thing I would consider is, if you being the funny guy (nothing wrong with that) someone has to be the 'serious' guy, kind of like good cop/bad cop to get everyone back on track. I am "naturally" a funny guy but when it comes to coaching, I have to be Mr. serious and keep everyone on task, motivated, schedule on track, etc. Yeah...our other joke is calling our rival Waterville when the town name is Watervliet...it is dumb & juvenile, but not only our football guys, but also the other sports, including girl's sports now call them that. I measured disc to help out at a track meet & even loudly asked for "Waterville" throwers to check-in. |
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Post by funkfriss on May 10, 2017 8:26:32 GMT -6
We do this at the end of Thursday practice and kids love it. I start the first week, and then I pick a random kid to be up next Thursday. After he tells his joke the next week, he picks a guy to go next.
Every day would probably get old and frankly, there are some days when I'm definitely not in the mood for a joke at the end of practice.
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Post by 3rdandlong on May 10, 2017 8:30:13 GMT -6
We're located on a big street so every once in a while we'll get some hecklers and/or supporters that drive by. Well one day, we had quite a few hecklers. Someone drove by and a girl's voice screamed "efff the panthers!!" It was impossible to act like no one heard it but my quick response to the players around me was "I really need to tell my wife to stop driving by our practice." It took about a minute for everyone to regain their composure after that.
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Post by Defcord on May 10, 2017 9:05:42 GMT -6
I've told my guys sometimes you're the fire hydrant & sometimes your the dog. Let's be the dog for a change (mostly my position groups when I've thought we can turn a corner as a program...the game worked out as a W only 1 out of the 3 times I've used it). I second 53 ...if it isn't something natural, don't force it or kids will see right through it...be you 1st & foremost as a coach & you'll have a better, more "real" rapport with your guys. For example, the whole clown dressing / scaring thing around Halloween this past season: Danny: "Coach Klee, what would you do if a clown walked out of those trees?" as he referenced the woods nearby our practice field. Trystan (before I could answer): "I'd phukin kick his ass!" Me: "I'd watch Trystan kick his phukin ass...now let's do our grid work." Guys loved it that I didn't blink & gave an off the cuff response (& the fact Trystan would probably kill the phukin clown)...I couldn't achieve the same effect if it was "orchestrated" comedy or a joke because that isn't genuinely me. Should have had a clown come out of there the next day. |
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Post by Defcord on May 10, 2017 9:17:47 GMT -6
I think kids love jokes. I use to love listening to my high school coach tell jokes and stories. We used to have a German exchange student as a kicker and our head coach called him Gorbachov every single day. I would laugh my asss off. The German kid, would always say back to him "That is bullsheeet Churchhill."
Humor can really be a positive force. I would just be careful about timing and target.
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Post by bird0660 on May 10, 2017 9:26:49 GMT -6
There are some times when I think the middle of practice is a joke? Does that count?
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Post by tothehouse on May 10, 2017 9:38:11 GMT -6
I would just pick a coach with a sense of humor and say his name...and walk away. LOL
That's the joke....get it??
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Post by 3rdandlong on May 10, 2017 11:13:35 GMT -6
I think kids love jokes. I use to love listening to my high school coach tell jokes and stories. We used to have a German exchange student as a kicker and our head coach called him Gorbachov every single day. I would laugh my asss off. The German kid, would always say back to him "That is bullsheeet Churchhill." Humor can really be a positive force. I would just be careful about timing and target. Yes! You have to be very careful with the target because you never know if the kid will be over sensitive and get upset. The other thing is if you're target makes a comeback and you become the target, you cannot become upset yourself. Kids like it when coaches are able to make fun of themselves too. |
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Post by coachwoodall on May 10, 2017 11:54:09 GMT -6
About the only joke I have
One day at <Rival> HS/College while football practice is going on, on the next field over the cheerleaders are practicing. One girl says, "Football doesn't look that hard".
So the next day, she sneaks into the field house and gets a uniform and puts it on. You can't tell she is a girl because her hair is tucked under her helmet and the shoulder pads cover her chest.
She goes out to practice and is doing pretty well, nobody notices a thing.
Then one time while she is running with the football, WHAM! She gets laid out cold.
The next thing she knows, she wakes up in the training room on a table buck nekkid. The trainer is leaning over her head pushing her paw patties back and forth.
She jumps up off the table and yells, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!"
The old trainer calmly says, "Son just settle down. As soon as we get your balls back in place, your d!ck will pop right back out. "
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Post by Defcord on May 10, 2017 12:36:01 GMT -6
I think kids love jokes. I use to love listening to my high school coach tell jokes and stories. We used to have a German exchange student as a kicker and our head coach called him Gorbachov every single day. I would laugh my asss off. The German kid, would always say back to him "That is bullsheeet Churchhill." Humor can really be a positive force. I would just be careful about timing and target. Yes! You have to be very careful with the target because you never know if the kid will be over sensitive and get upset. The other thing is if you're target makes a comeback and you become the target, you cannot become upset yourself. Kids like it when coaches are able to make fun of themselves too. I learned this one the hard way. We had a kid that was a great kid, but terrible player. At the end of a Thursday kick script in front of the whole group he goes "Coach, what do I have to do to get some action tomorrow night?" I said "The concession stands are always looking for volunteers." Not a great joke, but the team lost it. I didn't think anything of it. The next day the kid wouldn't say a word to me. I knew immediately that I hurt his feelings. It was a d-move on my part and I apologized to him that day and to him in front of the team on Monday. I definitely agree with your second part. If you are going to goof on kids, you better allow it to be a two way street. I love when kids make a good joke about me. I sometimes will let them retell it to the whole team. They all do impressions of me. I love the good ones. I have worked with guys that would joke with kids, but get pissed when kids would have a great comeback. To me that is petty. |
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Post by rosey65 on May 11, 2017 8:16:12 GMT -6
Unless this is completely your personality, and Im guessing it isnt since you asked, I dont see a scenario where attempting scripted jokes DOESNT come off like this...
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Post by 3rdandlong on May 11, 2017 8:33:07 GMT -6
I'm actually pretty good with the scripted ones. I'm just not very good with one-liners. I'm not quick/witty enough for that but a couple of my assistants are. I always try and tie in my scripted ones into a lesson of the week even if it's pretty off base.The only problem with them is that I run out of material.
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Post by rosey65 on May 11, 2017 9:13:04 GMT -6
I'm actually pretty good with the scripted ones. I'm just not very good with one-liners. I'm not quick/witty enough for that but a couple of my assistants are. I always try and tie in my scripted ones into a lesson of the week even if it's pretty off base.The only problem with them is that I run out of material. Look online, I'm sure Andre's slam list is available with a brief google search |
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Post by **** on May 11, 2017 15:11:55 GMT -6
If you gotta force it, it's probably chit...
Wait what are we talking about?
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Post by badtotheflexbone on May 11, 2017 18:32:12 GMT -6
**** we were talking about sitting on the toilet and forcing it, so you're on to something lol 3rdandlong here is my easy and quick guide to being "funny" if you are the serious type, just add "just kidding" at the end of your sentences. Serious people don't realize how funny they could be if they just loosen up and were "just kidding" after some of their sentences. It will actually come off funny. 2nd tip to being 'funnier' would be try and find the humor in everything, this is a guilty pleasure of mines but when I watch stuff on YouTube, I instantly scroll to the comments because I know there's going to be comments that make me laugh. "Material" Had a student from photography class that wanted to take a team photo for the yearbook. We started practice a bit later to accommodate. All the players lined up in rows on the bench in typical football team picture pose. I wanted to take a jab at one of our knuckleheads. Before the picture was taken, I yelled out to the team, "They said they wanted all the pretty people in the front, Sorry Johnny! That means you gotta go to the back". Team absolutely lost it! He tried to counter back with "Coach that means you gotta go to the back" but the effect was already gone. You can't make a joke with the same joke. How would you describe your personality? Think of personality like on a spectrum. If you are heavy on one end, you can leverage the other end to "be funny" Shy --> Random burst of extrovert Serious --> anything you do that isn't serious will probably come off funny funny --> try and be serious, it will come off funny
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Post by groundchuck on May 11, 2017 20:12:58 GMT -6
I don't think it is a bad idea to end with a joke. I don't like to start that way though. I guess with the teams I have had personality wise it was better to send them home that way than start off that way. We had a long (90 min) weather delay with all kinds of crazy lightning last year before our first round game which we won 19-0. During the extra time in the locker room one of my assistants and I told a couple jokes that broke the tension.
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Post by bobgoodman on May 13, 2017 9:55:25 GMT -6
Danny: "Coach Klee, what would you do if a clown walked out of those trees?" as he referenced the woods nearby our practice field. Didn't you know? That's how we got our current principal. |
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