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Post by jgordon1 on Oct 7, 2018 5:34:29 GMT -6
Its week 6, your opponent is playing on a Saturday afternoon, you have 2 film and will be getting that film. Do you personally scout the game. Why..Why not
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Post by Defcord on Oct 7, 2018 5:38:30 GMT -6
No. Because my son has flag football and then guitar lessons.
When I was single, I would have went though.
I like scouting live because I think you get a better feel for the opponent's personnel. But I also like film because it takes the emotion out of the game and gives you the raw data.
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Post by buckeye7525 on Oct 7, 2018 5:38:30 GMT -6
If I've already got some of the breakdown done and don't have a whole lot going on that afternoon then I might. If I have a bit of breakdown work to already do or something going on I wouldn't worry about it too much.
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Post by morris on Oct 7, 2018 8:04:10 GMT -6
If I didn’t have other things to do then I would go. I always liked scouting in person. I always felt I got a better flow of the game. You always got to see stuff not on film like how players react or body language which I thought helped
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Post by fantom on Oct 7, 2018 9:11:59 GMT -6
Its week 6, your opponent is playing on a Saturday afternoon, you have 2 film and will be getting that film. Do you personally scout the game. Why..Why not Yes. I don't especially like live scouting but kind of feel that I have to. There are things that yoiu get from live scouting: morale, team discipline, a lot of kicking game stuff.
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Post by carookie on Oct 7, 2018 19:54:03 GMT -6
For those who are getting a better feel in person, is this something tangible or more of an esoteric gut type thing? What actually are these things you are getting being in person?
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Post by byuwolverine on Oct 7, 2018 20:37:19 GMT -6
Scouting in person is always important, the more staff memebers there the better. Being able to focus on individual matchups and get a feel for the team speed, flow of game, and overall physicality always helps. Plus you may be able to steal some signals by filming them etc.
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Post by agap on Oct 8, 2018 6:34:45 GMT -6
I probably wouldn't personally scout the game. We get every game from our opponents so we'd already have their first 5 games. I would rather break those down instead of watching the game in person. There are important things you can see in person that you can't on film, but I'd rather break down other film.
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Post by Chris Clement on Oct 8, 2018 9:59:09 GMT -6
Assuming I get the film promptly, i.e. not Sunday at 10pm, I can prescout and break down in under an hour each. With an assistant we can work in parallel so there’s no reason not to. It may not get my full attention for the stuff that doesn’t go into the breakdown columns but it’s better than nothing and it helps smooth out the averages a bit. If you’re playing Friday then I feel the gameplan needs to be ready in a usable form Sunday evening and in its final form for Monday’s practice.
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Post by Coach Vint on Oct 8, 2018 11:34:50 GMT -6
We have three Thursday games, and those weeks I am going to go watch one of our later opponents play. I want to get there for warm-ups if possible. This gives you a chance to see their specialists warm-up. I may only stay a half, but seeing someone live and in person gives you things you cannot see on film.
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Post by Hitch & Pitch on Oct 8, 2018 22:20:15 GMT -6
I like watching the game live.
I think watching pre-game helps, especially in the kicking game. Watching them run team plays, usually the last play they run, is their opener. Getting the cadence can help as well.
I also like to see the kids we'll be playing against, I usually get down near where the team enters and exit the field, try to get an actual idea of height and weight. Many times on film I think some kids look like Tarzan, and then I see them up close and they look pretty close to the kids I have.
I also enjoy watching the opponents sideline, see how the coaches interact with each other and the kids, or see how the star or stud reacts in adversity.
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Post by CS on Oct 9, 2018 3:33:40 GMT -6
I’m the middle of the season I really don’t care to go honestly. I go and watch preseason games of teams we will play to get a look at what kinda dudes they’re working with.
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Post by jgordon1 on Oct 9, 2018 11:05:43 GMT -6
I like watching the game live. I think watching pre-game helps, especially in the kicking game. Watching them run team plays, usually the last play they run, is their opener. Getting the cadence can help as well. I also like to see the kids we'll be playing against, I usually get down near where the team enters and exit the field, try to get an actual idea of height and weight. Many times on film I think some kids look like Tarzan, and then I see them up close and they look pretty close to the kids I have. I also enjoy watching the opponents sideline, see how the coaches interact with each other and the kids, or see how the star or stud reacts in adversity. when I was a college coach, I used to love watching pre-game...is the recruit engaged..how does he interact w others...etc
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Post by coachcb on Oct 9, 2018 12:04:33 GMT -6
We ran into this situation this season and three of the five staff members attended the game. It was good for us because they looked like crap on film but their pre-game routine showed us that they were a disciplined team that had was going to be better by the time we played them. They lost in the game that we scouted live but a large part of that loss was due to some awful officiating that we probably wouldn't have seen on film.
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