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Post by Sparkey on Oct 6, 2006 8:11:47 GMT -6
What are the pros & cons of using a wrist coach and calling a play into the QB? We have the system in with our QB wearing a wrist coach. But our coach calls the QB over to the sidelines after each play, gives him the play, the QB runs to the huddle and calls the play twice in the huddle. Seems like using the wristcoach would be more efficient and we would be calling more plays per game. Your opinions please. Am I missing something??
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Post by wingt74 on Oct 6, 2006 9:10:17 GMT -6
I love the wrist coach. Cons someone will tell you is stealing signals. Some simple hand signals changed up all the time, along with a new play sheet each week in the wrist coach prevents this.
I think calling your QB over to the sideslines after every play is a complete waste of time...and I watched a team last week do that to the tune of 3 delay of game penalties.
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Post by tog on Oct 6, 2006 9:15:47 GMT -6
if you have a wristcoach, why not use it right?
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Post by brophy on Oct 6, 2006 9:19:26 GMT -6
why make the game more difficult than it has to be (for yourself and your kids)?
I think the wrist coach puts more pressure on THE COACH TO PREPARE, otherwise you will fumble around on game night and try to rely on shouting the plays out to them. Take the time to prepare your game plan during the week, so that everything you REALISTICALLY will need for the game is on the call sheet.
If you are worried about stealing signals, have a 1ST HALF and a 2ND HALF insert that you can switch out.
II would really like to see someone try to steal the calls, though....we run upwards of 30-50 calls on a wrist coach...have fun figuring out what we are calling and deciphering that in the course of a 48 minute ball game.
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Post by blb on Oct 6, 2006 9:25:52 GMT -6
Why would you want your QB running 30-yard sprints before and after each play? Doesn't the head guy like him?
We hand-signal plays in like a baseball coach. If we think someone's watching, I have my OL coach stand between me and their bench or just move the numbers up one body part (our system is similar to a clock.)
It keeps us away from delay penalties, I control the tempo when we have the ball, and the QB isn't doing conditioning on game nights.
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Post by wingt74 on Oct 6, 2006 9:28:07 GMT -6
Even when I substitute, I use the wrist coach. Nothing like telling a kid, Jet Right, short motion, 14 trap on 2...and have him get to the huddle and forget the play
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Post by vtjapes on Oct 6, 2006 10:12:50 GMT -6
...our coach calls the QB over to the sidelines after each play, gives him the play, the QB runs to the huddle and calls the play twice in the huddle...Am I missing something?? All I know is that the HC at my wife's Alma Mater has been doing this for years and he has not only one Four 5A titles here in Florida including back to back in 04 & 05 but his team is currently ranked #1 in nation in 3 of the 4 national polls and ended the season #1 last year (for whatever the national polls are worth) He says he's been doing it for years and he can give his QB certain reminders in addition to the Play. It's like all systems and if practiced enough it shouldn't be a problem Most of the time he is done with the QB before the Refs finish spotting the ball I don't think he's had any problems with delay of game. I have no where near the credentials to argue against him & I don't know many who do. |
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Post by fbdoc on Oct 6, 2006 10:30:42 GMT -6
We call the formations in from the sideline and they are echoed to the other players. Our plays (motions, snap, etc) are ont he wrist coach using our "codes". Our system (words & numbers) allows for every play to be called 16 different ways. I'll hear the opposition call out "watch the sweep" after a call, to which I'll check to a different "call" but many times it will be the same exact play. We find the wrist coach to be a very positive part of our program.
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Post by airraider on Oct 6, 2006 10:47:34 GMT -6
You can always have decoys signaling in to throw up observers.
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Post by Sparkey on Oct 6, 2006 12:54:33 GMT -6
I agree as it takes time and the QB is doing 30 yard sprints to the coach and the back to the huddle. The system iusing the wrist coach is in place, but not used for some reason. We've been close several times to delays.
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Post by wddjr5 on Oct 6, 2006 13:12:24 GMT -6
I've never understood making the QB come to the sideline for every play. There are a couple of teams in our conference that do it. It seems that they are the teams whose coaches coach most of the game from somewhere around the numbers. We have used the wrist coach and have won a couple of sectional titles. As an earlier post said it does put more pressure on the coaching staff. It lets the kids concentrate on playing football.
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