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Post by Sparkey on Mar 17, 2006 22:00:40 GMT -6
What is the value of scripting your offensive plays at the start of the game?
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Post by CoachBrink on Mar 17, 2006 22:13:53 GMT -6
To check the defensive adjustments to your formations and motion adjustments. Are they adjusting as they have in the past, or is it different? If they keep the same basic adjustments, then you can put them where you want them to be.
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Post by zoneblitz on Mar 18, 2006 5:47:45 GMT -6
Can someone explain this concept in greater detail? I understand the value in doing this. I agree that this has great value. How do you go about doing this? Do you just prepare your situational call sheet in a style that allows your team to be multiple early? Is that it?
Looking for sone help here also.
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Post by fish on Mar 18, 2006 9:07:33 GMT -6
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Post by Coach Huey on Mar 18, 2006 10:47:29 GMT -6
i prefer to script the "1st of this...." meaning. i will script the "1st 2nd & medium". the "1st play after a turnover". etc. i will script the 1st 3-5 plays of every series (do this while on defense) and this consists of "here's the 1st play. will do this next unless such & such happens, in that case will do this". try to set up according to what we've seen.
we often script the 1st 10 to 15 plays but this is more about scripting formations. we have our down & distance script set up as well. so, what we like to do is follow the opening script until we hit one of our other pre-scripted scenarios (example: 3rd & long, we'll get off the openers & go to the 3rd & long section & run the 1st play scripted there). the next play call takes us back to the openers.
i don't put too much stock into an "opening script" as much as i do establishing a plan for each series. the plan may be the exact plays you're going to run or it may be more along the lines of "we're going to get into trips open & attack the trips side until they rotate over". either way, you've got a plan and with a plan you can easily adjust your counter-attack. that's my philosophy, narrow the attack for that series -- the narrower the focus, the easier, quicker, & more specifically you can attack the defensive adjustments to it.
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Post by coachdawhip on Mar 18, 2006 13:32:58 GMT -6
We script the first 10 plays to see how they align to formations and how they handle motion. It gives you a good idea in my opinion on what there game plan will be.
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Post by coachbw on Mar 20, 2006 18:34:50 GMT -6
A couple of years ago I looked at all of the scripts from the year and found that several things were pretty similar. I used it to come up with this list of things I do in the first 10 plays.
• Run TE Trade Motion, and ZAC Motion. Make sure they adjust to these the way we expect.
• Run our bread and butter run twice. Once from a base formation and once from a different personnel grouping.
• Throw a playaction off of our bread and butter run.
• Use a Spread Formation
• Have 2 plays designed to attack their weakest player
• Take a shot down field.
• Run at least a couple of the plays from our no-huddle
* Run plays I don't call much during the year and want to make sure I don't forget about. Often, this is a 5 step route that we are running just against that specific opponent.
The other thing that I do (and I can’t tell you how much this has helped me) is that I also create two smaller scripts. Many games I may never go to these, but there are 3 or 4 times a year where I have no clue what to call or how to attack an opponent that is kicking our butt when this really helps. In these scripts I focus on just getting first downs. This usually includes a lot of our go to plays and can just help calm things down.
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Post by heavyhitter41 on Mar 20, 2006 19:58:11 GMT -6
I got this from Oneback on Dan Henning's philosophy of scripting plays, similar to what Huey said:
DAN HENNING: I've heard a lot about that and talked to people who do it, but we don't script the first 15 plays. We have the first play scripted for each situation. The first short yardage. The first goal line play. The first play of the game. The first third-and-10 play. We take each situation and we kind of know which way we're going to go in those instances, but since the situation changes so much, I don't know how you can go down 15 in a row. We set ourselves up to be prepared for what we have seen. As the game changes, we must be able to adjust.
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Post by gamedog on Mar 21, 2006 9:08:49 GMT -6
I have scripted in the past to see the same things that you guys are using it for. One thing that give some coaches problems is that they become "married" to the script. Don't be afraid to leave the script in a needed situation. For example some people script 10-15 plays and run them no matter the situation since they spent the time to make the script and all.
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Post by ocinaz on Mar 21, 2006 15:30:02 GMT -6
What about for scrimmages? Do you have a full blown call sheet? What about full contact camps where you get about anywhere from about 15-20 games each game?
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Post by coachdawhip on Mar 21, 2006 16:09:56 GMT -6
For scrimmages I script the base plays from the top formations and passes when the team expects us to pass.
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Post by Coach Huey on Mar 21, 2006 17:12:20 GMT -6
for controlled portions of scrimmages, we script the entire set (all 15 plays, or all 10 plays, etc.). the script is based on what our "focus" of that particular session is and also on the kids we want to see doing certain things. rarely do we get off script other than maybe skipping a run play to go to the next pass play on a 3rd/long situation. then go back & pick up the missed play later on.
once the scrimmage gets to the simulated portion, we go to our "play bank" that has all the plays in it for that scrimmage. we call plays now based on situation, defense, etc. because our focus has now changed to solely moving the ball (whereas in the controlled part, that may not be the only goal, like i mentioned)
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Post by mrfr33z3 on Mar 22, 2006 2:46:54 GMT -6
Coaches ,
what would be your first 5 Plays that you would have scripted Vs an Aggressive and Fast 4-4 Cov. 3 and a Disciplined average speed 4-3 Cov. 2 Team, and how would you go about attacking them?
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Post by coachbw on Mar 22, 2006 7:56:47 GMT -6
Hard to say for sure as it would depend on a lot of variables. I think it would be save to say that against the agressive 4-4 team I would probably run a hitch or look route early on. I would also run something to trips to see how they would adjust to that.
The 4-3 Team I would do much the same thing, probably having the first throw of the game being a bubble. Then I would see if they are going to stay in a Cover 2 against Twins and trips.
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