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Post by funkfriss on Mar 19, 2018 8:46:27 GMT -6
We requested and were granted the opportunity to sit in with a DI staff for a day during their spring practices. We will be allowed to sit in on meetings, practice, and they will stay after and talk shop and watch film. We're extremely thrilled, but a bit apprehensive b/c nobody on staff has had this opportunity before and we feel a little like Ricky Vaughn at the French restaurant.  What are some recommendations you have from experience so we can not look like @sses, be a burden on them, and get the most out of it? Thanks in advance! |
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Post by Defcord on Mar 19, 2018 9:00:49 GMT -6
We requested and were granted the opportunity to sit in with a DI staff for a day during their spring practices. We will be allowed to sit in on meetings, practice, and they will stay after and talk shop and watch film. We're extremely thrilled, but a bit apprehensive b/c nobody on staff has had this opportunity before and we feel a little like Ricky Vaughn at the French restaurant. What are some recommendations you have from experience so we can not look like @sses, be a burden on them, and get the most out of it? Thanks in advance! So you feel like a banker? |
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Post by bluboy on Mar 19, 2018 9:04:52 GMT -6
My suggestions:
In the meeting, don't talk unless asked to and turn-off your cell phone.
Have a specific list of things you want to discuss/cover. Don't simply go there and expect them to "clinic" you and cover everything (you'll end up with nothing).
Don't tell them what you do, unless you need to give a LITTLE background or they ask you. Let them do the talking.
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Post by fshamrock on Mar 19, 2018 11:31:43 GMT -6
My suggestions: In the meeting, don't talk unless asked to and turn-off your cell phone. Have a specific list of things you want to discuss/cover. Don't simply go there and expect them to "clinic" you and cover everything (you'll end up with nothing). Don't tell them what you do, unless you need to give a LITTLE background or they ask you. Let them do the talking. I was lucky enough to be on a staff that took a trip like this every spring, it was awesome. Anyway, we had one dude who was the o-line guru of all things in the trenches and he would repeatedly ask questions of the these guys strictly so he could go over what WE did. We all hated him and it was embarrassing. Imagine this exchange O-line coach who just won the national title 2 years ago: "yeah we call that a zero step because we don't want it to gain much ground" guru of BFE high school: "yeah I call that a negative step because I want it to be a little bit backwards even" ..............cool |
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Post by funkfriss on Mar 19, 2018 12:15:02 GMT -6
So you feel like a banker? Haha! Not quite. We're basically a bunch of hillbilly coaches going to visit some of the best in the business. Maybe this would have been a better reference.  |
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Post by funkfriss on Mar 19, 2018 12:21:43 GMT -6
My suggestions: In the meeting, don't talk unless asked to and turn-off your cell phone. Have a specific list of things you want to discuss/cover. Don't simply go there and expect them to "clinic" you and cover everything (you'll end up with nothing). Don't tell them what you do, unless you need to give a LITTLE background or they ask you. Let them do the talking. I was lucky enough to be on a staff that took a trip like this every spring, it was awesome. Anyway, we had one dude who was the o-line guru of all things in the trenches and he would repeatedly ask questions of the these guys strictly so he could go over what WE did. We all hated him and it was embarrassing. Imagine this exchange O-line coach who just won the national title 2 years ago: "yeah we call that a zero step because we don't want it to gain much ground" guru of BFE high school: "yeah I call that a negative step because I want it to be a little bit backwards even" ..............cool Oh man, I feel uncomfortable just reading that!! I think we definitely know our place in that regards. We have been told that we can attend the player meetings and practice, and also that the staff will be there "all day and into the evening as well." They're being very general in that way, so I'm not sure what to expect. What have been your experiences with this other time outside of the practice/meetings? |
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Post by fshamrock on Mar 19, 2018 12:32:17 GMT -6
other advice I could give...they will probably have a GA that helps you to get situated and tells you where to go and what not...don't be afraid to ask that guy x's and o's questions, they are trying to climb the ladder so they watch more film and do more scouting reports/breakdowns etc than anybody else in the building. They also don't get paid much and are waaaaay less likely to big time you or give you crappy answers. We got pretty good at writing down questions we had about film clips we watched, then when the GA came to check on us he'd take the list and run it over to the other GA's, the answers to the those questions were the best things we got out of those trips.
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Post by larrymoe on Mar 19, 2018 12:48:39 GMT -6
So you feel like a banker? Haha! Not quite. We're basically a bunch of hillbilly coaches going to visit some of the best in the business. Maybe this would have been a better reference. My experience, opinion or observation- a lot of HS coaches are actually better coaches than the majority of D1 coaches |
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Post by planck on Mar 19, 2018 15:22:46 GMT -6
Haha! Not quite. We're basically a bunch of hillbilly coaches going to visit some of the best in the business. Maybe this would have been a better reference. My experience, opinion or observation- a lot of HS coaches are actually better coaches than the majority of D1 coaches Yeah...you'd be surprised at the quality of some guys in major D1 programs. |
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Post by bluboy on Mar 19, 2018 17:58:47 GMT -6
"What have been your experiences with this other time outside of the practice/meetings?" My experience has been that if you are going somewhere where you have a connection, you will probably have access to whatever you want. IMO, going to a place where you have no connection( or player that they are recruiting) will not be very productive. If the school is in the midst of spring practice, I don't know how much time you will get with the coaches. fshamrock makes a good point about talking with GA's. I've been to a couple of schools where I talked with GA's and got everything I wanted.
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