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Post by tothehouse on Apr 7, 2006 23:33:27 GMT -6
Not sure if this topic has been covered. Just wondering how many teams have a time when their team performs skits?
With our team we do skits at our pregame meal. I really believe the skit loosens our players up before any game, especially the big ones. Also, the players get more nervous remembering their lines than remembering who to block, tackle, etc. The game is "easier" than the lines of the skit!!!
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Post by brophy on Apr 10, 2006 9:48:55 GMT -6
what does this mean? what would take place here?
I am completely foreign to this concept.
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Post by tothehouse on Apr 10, 2006 12:06:35 GMT -6
The skits that are done are either created by a coach or the players themselves. The players act out the parts (usually making fun of coaches on the staff or the other team).
What I actually do is get inside information about what is going on with the players. Such as, if they are having trouble with a female or something goofy they have done during the week of practice. I also hit topics such as players acting tough, but really being soft, etc. Every week it varys.
People have used them at camp in the summer. By position the players are given a topic and have to create a skit in 30 minutes to perform in front of the team.
Our deal is this...
1. We go to a local restaurant for a pregame meal.
2. We eat
3. As the eating is about to be completed I take the "actors" and we practice that weeks skit for about 10 minutes
4. During practice time the HC hands out awards for the week. Helmet stickers, etc.
5. The "actors" come in and perform the skit
6. The HC gives a two minute "Let's get focused" kind of talk and off we go back to the school to get ready.
As stated before the skits really loosen the players up. The comic relief is good right before a huge game.
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Post by brophy on Apr 11, 2006 6:10:51 GMT -6
I work on my stand-up routine during pregame and prepractice.....would that be consider a "skit"?
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Post by 3nout on Apr 11, 2006 9:51:57 GMT -6
Does this work????Can you get your players focused after this? Its good if they can be that loose and handle business on the field.
I understand the concept but on game day? I mean we are talking about game day....game day..game day....not practice....game day!!!
I could see our players now, in all out shenangans right before a big game:)
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Post by tothehouse on Apr 11, 2006 11:11:50 GMT -6
3NOut - Love the name
Well considering since we started the skits in 1999 we are 74-12-1 with 2 championship game appearances and a title in 05.....I would say, yeh, it works! We play Division 1 (the highest ranking in California) football. Our school has 2,800 students. 9 of the 13 teams we played this fall made the playoffs. Maxpreps.com had us ranked #2 in the state of California ahead of De La Salle, Mater Dei, Long Beach Poly, Clovis East, Clovis West, etc. and also ranked us #19 in the nation when it was all said and done.
99 - 10-1-1
00 - 12-1 section semi finalist
01 - 9-3
02 - 12-1 section semi finalist
03 - 10-1
04 - 9-4 section runner up
05 - 12-1 section champion
The point of saying all that was to show that the skits are not a distraction by any means.
I think games are won during the week of practice. I think the players can get too wound up and the skits help ease some tension. As stated before I have seen skits done in the summer and at camps.
This isn't for everyone. I don't know of a lot of people do this and that is why I asked. All I know is that our players can't wait to perform them. They look forward to what is going to come next or who is going to get "skitted". As seen by our record it hasn't really affected our on field performance
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Post by 3nout on Apr 11, 2006 13:12:45 GMT -6
Sports Psych major?
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Post by tothehouse on Apr 11, 2006 16:48:24 GMT -6
No - Just know what works for our guys. But I guess that would fit into sports psychology. Kind of like coaches showing the previous weeks highlights or handing out awards, stickers, etc. before the game.
I have to think the laughter is a good thing. The other part of this that I mentioned before is that our HC talks about concentration and the importance of concentrating from the time we leave the restaurant until approximately 10:30pm that night. His talk is not a "rah rah" deal at meal, but it puts focus back on the task ahead. The players walk out of the dinner relaxed and when they start getting taped and dressed the focus is written all over their faces.
I bet the players can't remember what they ate at the meal, much less what the skit was about once they get dressed. It is all about the opponent and taking care of our business.
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Post by 3nout on Apr 12, 2006 9:40:38 GMT -6
I understand.Woody Hayes and Coach Knight talk(ed) alot about "concentration", being focused the night before...during the day..game time..etc. Also recognition and execution!
Just trying to draw how it directly effects performance?
Hey Coach, what ever works just also long as they keep going out there and getting after em
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Post by tothehouse on Apr 12, 2006 11:13:44 GMT -6
Good question about drawing out performance. I am not exactly sure. There are weeks where we are rushed for time or too busy to fit the skit in and have performed well. In fact, during our playoff run this last year we didn't skit 3 of the 4 weeks. There were many factors that led to this. Some of it had to do with the extra players from the JV and frosh on the varsity team and limited space in the restaurants. Some of it was more focus issues.
I liked how we didn't push the skits this past fall as much as in the past. Some of the pregame festivities had players speaking out about how they were going to perform that day and who they were going to play for. Those are powerful speeches.
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Post by brophy on Apr 12, 2006 11:28:52 GMT -6
now that I think about it, didn't the OLine coach for Bob Ladoceur's program used to do this, too?
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Post by 3nout on Apr 12, 2006 17:51:17 GMT -6
Before we let the players go dress(gameday) as a program tradition we have a program meeting for about 10 mins or so. Its mandatory for everyone invovled with the program.
Players....Coaches...Tranier...Ballboys etc.
During this time anyone can speak whatever is on your mind.The only rule is that you must stand and hold the rock(football).I will start and pass the ball to whoever wants to go next.
One of my highlights of gameday!!! There have been some passionate things coming from the mouth of young men who love the game.I have to keep myself together sometimes. Its always a different experience every week. Totally from the heart.
Our purpose is to stir up emotion through out the program and use that as an advantage. We want to always maintan an aggresive approach while focusing on the basics(CRE). Count on me....Us againsts them......!
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Post by jhanawa on Apr 12, 2006 19:36:03 GMT -6
We used to do it in fall camp in college. I think the fact that you have pregame meals and get togethers is great, let alone comic relief......
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