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Post by caleb59seal on Dec 19, 2017 19:15:59 GMT -6
I'm curious as to how you practice adjustments and how to practice (mentally) as a coach adjustments you would make based on X, Y, and Z...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 7:56:17 GMT -6
This is a very broad question.
It all depends on your offense and what you're doing. What is it that you're going to make your living on as an offense? What will the defense do to take that away?
Also, what exactly do you mean by "adjustments?" Are we talking about the way you call plays, the formations you use, the tempo you work from, the way you feature one athlete vs. another, or the way you tag or tweak the base plays to keep them working?
You need to have some things that are always in the gameplan for the most common things you see, then you may carry a few others that week that look like they'll be necessary against that opponent.
Then, in game, you may occasionally see the need to bust out some stuff that you've not used in a while or had in the back of your mind but haven't really practiced. That's not ideal, but since an "adjustment" may just be a slightly different blocking tag or a subtle coaching point that you tell a kid to do on the sideline, it can work.
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Post by realdawg on Dec 20, 2017 8:22:12 GMT -6
We have a 10 min period on Wednesday where we practice adjustments or a back up plan. As we game plan and as we go through the week I as the DC am constantly thinking about what adjustments we can make that we already know how to do or that we could do easily. I keep those adjustments on our call sheet during the game to refer to
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Post by wingtol on Dec 20, 2017 9:00:21 GMT -6
Have a good system on both sides of the ball you know inside and out. Don't be afraid to run your base stuff and practice your base all the time so is chit hits the fan you have something to fall back on. We have been running our O for 12 years or so, it's easy to make adjustments now based on the experience we have with it.
Just remember as a great veteran coach use to say over and over to any coach who would listen "When in doubt, check base".
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Post by s73 on Dec 20, 2017 9:28:57 GMT -6
I'm curious as to how you practice adjustments and how to practice (mentally) as a coach adjustments you would make based on X, Y, and Z... FOR ME, This comes down to off season "scribbling". I like to take a notebook when I have down time & just go through my plays v. various defenses & how I would handle things. To me it's just mental exercise. |
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Post by Coach Vint on Dec 20, 2017 12:35:40 GMT -6
We have faced more and more defenses that line up in multiple fronts. Our offensive line spends time each walk working through our four run concepts against each front we could see. We then add blitzes and stunts. We divide it up like this: If they run a twist with the tackle and end, we are going to work it. If they run that 2 times a game, we will rep it 2 to 4 times during the weak. If they brought the Will backer 27 times a game, we are going to work that much more. We have set blocking rules that allow us to make easy in game adjustments. We prepare the most for what they do the most.
Our route concepts work much the same way. We have rules for a 2 high shell, a single high safety, man, and zone. The adjustments are built in by rule. If we play a team that plays 2 Read 85% of the time, that is what we will focus 85% of our preparation on. If they run press man 60% of the time, we will spend 60% of our time on press man.
It is always good to have answers before you face problems. If your system as built in answers, you will be better able to handle problems in games.
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