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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 31, 2023 9:01:40 GMT -6
Yeah thatβs happening πI truly despise private trainers. They have zero clue what itβs like out in the real world Iβm gonna tell that kid on my team who lives in a run down trailer to eat grilled salmon and brown rice the night before the game Yeah, I know. Our S&S coach made a nutrition manual for all these thing but he was realistic enough to make each one of these type 'meals' as a gold, silver, bronze level of eating. Basically if you're a rich kid/pro level athlete the gold are things like what she listed. But he included the bronze level which was basically what anyone could afford and was realistic for most anyone.
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 28, 2023 19:20:14 GMT -6
Gave our guys two weeks off after the season was over. We tested our CORE lifts for the two weeks following (our guys would schedule their own days/times). It provided them a benchmark when they started the off-season program in January. We insisted they test (max out) BEFORE break. Giving them the responsibility to schedule themselves reinforced our philosophy of developing accountability which also helped us identify those we needed to work on. At the same time it provided them the time they needed in their own schedules to prepare for final exams. we have a class and the exam period for weights was to finish up all max outs AND their exam grade was to post the numbers on Schoology on the turn in mode.
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 25, 2023 8:45:38 GMT -6
This board is the gift that keeps on giving.
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 24, 2023 11:55:33 GMT -6
Always assume the reader (HR person, coach, principal, etc..) will be reading a stack of 100+ of these. So when they sit down to sift through all this, they will be spending about 20-30 seconds reading yours and everyone else's at the most.
Make sure the 1st thing they read after your name is what they want.... not matter what that might be.
So to pony off that idea: 1- make sure you know what that person is looking for when they pick up your resume 2- the resume really doesn't matter a whole lot; it is who you get the call and talk to that person that can speak for you and can get them to re-read your resume
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 20, 2023 11:03:17 GMT -6
Where were you able to watch Harding? Not the entire game, but several highlights/plays on youtube:
finals full game interesting contrasts Mines QB has more TD passes than any college player Harding ends up rushing for over 6000 yards on the year
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 18, 2023 13:55:07 GMT -6
Max outs?
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 17, 2023 13:58:44 GMT -6
The video below is our annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas all star game. It's pretty boring to watch as with most of these all star games unless you have a player involved. However I noticed something in the early stages of the game that I thought was a bad coaching move especially in a game like this where you only have 4 practices, but even in a regular season game.
Situation, team is punting and
Opening kick off starts at the 1:18:00 mark, the sequence in question happens around the 1:31:14 mark which is the second punt/return of the game for the returner.
On the 1st return, ball kicked 40 yards with hang time/coverage is there R catches makes a move and gets 6 yards.
Second return same R, 33 yard punt with hang time and R calls for a fair catch and muffs and kicking team recovers..... BUUUUT there is an inadvertent whistle. So everyone is going to have a replay of the down - punt again.
Third punt (replay) same R is back again, 40 yard punt again with hang time and coverage that actually has the R back up a couple of steps and R muffs it again and this time the punt recovers.
Would you run your R back out after the first punt or put in R #2?
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 16, 2023 14:51:19 GMT -6
In some places varsity and JV are the extent of the 'program'. In some it is V/JV and middle school. In some it is V/JV/MS and youth league. My previous stop it was like this Youth flag 1st & 2nd grade Youth tackle 3rd & 4th, 5th & 6th MS 7th MS 8th HS 9th HS Varsity and JV The HC established all the programs offense and defense, drills. tackling, etc... for all of it. The whole community was bought bottom to top to be Team Mascot. I get that, but my point was that having a subvarsity HS team not mirror the varsity is specifically stupid, because those players are just a play or two away from suiting up for the varsity. I don't think the elementary players are. Soooooo...... your point was my point....
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 16, 2023 8:42:13 GMT -6
SC may not develop too many OL, but there have been some studs on the DL. I coached Travelle Wharton, best DL I've ever seen and luckily he took to playing some OL in HS. Made a nice 10 NFL career for him.
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 16, 2023 4:16:38 GMT -6
Maybe I am wrong, but it feels as if there are two different discussions going on here. Are people writing about sub varsity high school teams within a HS program going rogue? That would be asinine, especially since those players are an injury or a suspension away from playing on Friday night. OR are they writing about youth/pop warner/JH feeder programs going rogue? Which to me is not an issue. In some places varsity and JV are the extent of the 'program'. In some it is V/JV and middle school. In some it is V/JV/MS and youth league. My previous stop it was like this Youth flag 1st & 2nd grade Youth tackle 3rd & 4th, 5th & 6th MS 7th MS 8th HS 9th HS Varsity and JV The HC established all the programs offense and defense, drills. tackling, etc... for all of it. The whole community was bought bottom to top to be Team Mascot.
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 16, 2023 4:08:18 GMT -6
12 Personnel.... you'd be stupid to not try and copy Knotts.... Have either of you had to play TL Hanna? I assume they are the wing-t team you speak of... I think that gives them a pretty big advantage. What do you think? I have a former player, that also coached for me, who is there and that school and community seems to be bought in. They have also been very successful, tough to be different these days if you are not winning at a high level. Also, like you said it is so boring. I get excited in college football now when somebody brings in an extra tight end or lines up in a bunch to run their zone rpo. You know reflecting on this, I think there is a reason that in SC you see so many spread/10 personnel teams. SC doesn't produce offensive linemen. There is a really good one/top level recruit this year, but for the most part that is it.... one. SC has its far share of skill position talent. There is some big skill talent around the state, especially in the low state, but for the most part it's the WR/RB/DB type here. Not saying the Wing isn't a 'ground and pound' offense, but it is little more finesse than say a Pro I/21 personnel team. The last time we played one of those was an out of state team in Etowah, GA.
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 15, 2023 8:25:41 GMT -6
12 Personnel.... you'd be stupid to not try and copy Knotts.... Have either of you had to play TL Hanna? I assume they are the wing-t team you speak of... I think that gives them a pretty big advantage. What do you think? I have a former player, that also coached for me, who is there and that school and community seems to be bought in. They have also been very successful, tough to be different these days if you are not winning at a high level. Also, like you said it is so boring. I get excited in college football now when somebody brings in an extra tight end or lines up in a bunch to run their zone rpo. oh yeah, we played them in the playoffs last year. They are pretty close to us. We always schedule a freshman game with them since usually we both will have a hole in that schedule. Coach Tone runs a sharp program and knows the Wing backwards and forwards. They have the Wing embedded in all of the levels of their program. They also have Superintendent that wants to win and has invested heavily into athletics. Their cross town rival spends a period everyday just working on Hanna. A few years ago Hanna and Dutch Fork played in the finals. Everyone in their region has to be prepared for them, because they are so contrarian to everyone else. Also what they do defensively is pretty impressive.
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 14, 2023 19:46:43 GMT -6
I coach in the top classification in SC and have for the last 20 years. Most everyone is 10 gun personnel, with some type of 'heavy/jumbo/Single wing' for short yardage/goal line. A couple go 11 personnel or 20 personnel. There is only 1 Wing T team. There is one that will go 12 personnel. Other than the Wing T team, we haven't played a mostly under center team since about 2009/2010 Double Wing team. Usually going under center is a dead give a way for QB sneak. The last time we saw a team that showed any type of Pro I type look was in 2017, and it was their 'change of pace' offense. The offenses in SC at our level are as exciting as a bowl of milk. Coach, I'm in the same classification in SC and totally agree. Outside of our region ( in the midlands lots of 12p) everyone we played was a 10/11p team running the exact same plays. In my opinion everyone being the same has exposed the talent gaps between teams more than anything else! I do feel like I am seeing more 4 hand front in the state than I did 5-10 years ago. 12 Personnel.... you'd be stupid to not try and copy Knotts....
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 14, 2023 19:41:52 GMT -6
We have weight classes for most all sports. We occasionally can't get an athlete into one of those classes. Our strength coach hammers the basics, but will adjust to meet team/coach specifics so all athletes get stronger if they work.
If a kid can't be in a weight class, then we do have after school lifts but that can interfere with a practice. However, most of the time from an athletic department standpoint we are pretty cohesive.
We therefore can and do encourage kids to play other sports. So from August to May, almost all kids that want to be part of football or any other sport are convered.
The only distinction we make is for summer workouts. To play football you have to make so many lifts/workouts. If you do not make that number, then you must get to that number during preseason practices before you can compete. You have to 'make up' a work out by running a mile.
His rational is that in order to safely compete in a scrimmage/game/contest is that you have to have proven a certain level of performance (I.E. workouts) before he can safely put you into said contest. Kids can do all other seasonal practices, but cannot be in a contest/scrimmage/game until you meet that minimum threshold.
Basically if a kid never played and didn't come to summer workouts, and he showed up on the 1st day of practice then he could be part of the team and could start practice. However he would not get to suit up for any inter-squad competition for about the 1st 4-5 regular season games or about half the season.
Covers lots of arses and makes it hard to contest with any reasonable rationale.
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 14, 2023 0:08:03 GMT -6
-Empty with a wing. Teams are in love with empty with a wing for some reason, mustβve seen it in 15-20 teams this year. Again I donβt see why. It gives you another vertical threat over basic 10p sets I guess. But the much diminished run game more than nullifies that in my view. My HC in high school ran this a lot in the years after I graduated and when I was coaching under him. He liked it because pass pro was really good from it, set up a easy screen to the Wing, and like you said a vertical threat. In a similar line of thought when we were Wing-T I ran shotgun 1x2 with a TE and Wing to the 2 side as our long yardage set and it presented some problems for teams in the passing game but QB Buck was really good for us from that set. It did help that our fastest kid was our QB. Maybe the Empty Wing set gives them some of the same options? The threat of QB Sweep to that side along with passing options Top 5 things DCs hate to defend. You said 'Wing Set', survey says...
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 11, 2023 13:12:55 GMT -6
l-R should have read this message board with that kick before halftime.
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 10, 2023 16:36:56 GMT -6
I'm sure there was some logic to their game-planning and play-calling, but what it was escaped me.Just seemed like a lot of grab-bagging. Army should sell out and go full Single Wing all the way. That's pretty much what they're running anyway. Watching THE game 2 weeks ago (Clemson/Carolina) though glad USuC did with they did defensively, I told my boys, "There's no way Clemson is losing this game." I mentioned that to a coach on my hallway (another Clemson guy) on Monday, and his response was basically what you said.... "Coaches are going to do what they want to do."
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 10, 2023 16:31:04 GMT -6
When I was in HS back before they invented color, our school had some odd ballish high demand numbers. -QB was #1, when all the NFL QBs were in the teens -ILB #82 was a HUGE deal -WR numbers in the teens, again back when the #80's were all the rage -OL wanted 50's not 60's/70's
Though all RBs had to have a 30's number like most NFL RBs.
Times change. Even though we weren't very good, in small town football the game was the only thing around to do on a Friday night. So al the little paper cup football players looked up to the guys on the field and know them by their name AND number.
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 10, 2023 8:31:10 GMT -6
WIAA3-several things you could do to earn points. You can earn points in wt room for max outs, runs etc... You can earn points for grades. Community Service, fundraisers, things like that. You can also lose points for poor grades, poor behavior in school etc.. use the @ with no space before the user name
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 9, 2023 19:09:04 GMT -6
Currently the boss does this 1-Returning starters 2-key backups 3-ROYs factored by offseason commitments, so the graduations between each level has a price.
When I was in charge of freshmen/JVs, I just gave out whatever number I wanted you to have...... Here ya' go, might that number great.
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 9, 2023 14:38:36 GMT -6
Congratulations on a great game and a great season. DETAILS!!
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 8, 2023 15:33:19 GMT -6
I don't necessarily enjoy the grading, but it isn't that hard. As a position coach, you know what you look for in an athlete, and when you see it..... you see it.
Is it subjective? Yes. But not more subjective than things like, "I won't play him because I don't trust him" or "He gives great effort".
As a younger coach, It gave me a rubric to quantify how to look at film. 31 years later, I can almost predict to a T what will happen within the 1st couple of seconds of a film clip for a DB -press man and at the snap feet go out/spread instead of inch back = beat and in a trail position -off man and hips open before the 'catch = beat and in a trail position
and so forth. I'm sure most of you can do the same. Don't get me wrong I can completely understand using that time for something else.
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 8, 2023 8:04:53 GMT -6
Positive Points: Series First Hit Assist Sack * QB pressure TFL * Batted Ball Forced Fumble * Fumble Recovery * Ball Hawk Big Hit * Big Play * PBU Lock Down INT * Great Execution * represents automatic star
Negative Points: Metal Error Unnecessary Penalty Loaf
We gave a helmet star for multiples of 15 points, and as noted above some plays got automatic stars. Also if you play 1 play of a series you got credit for being in that series of plays.
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 8, 2023 8:01:34 GMT -6
Defensively we've gone to a points system. In my last couple of stops it was a bit different, but it isn't a percentage stat rather a counting stat. Like I said it has varied but basically something like: - asst tackle 1 point - solo tackle 2 pts - sack/TFL 3 points and so forth. There was what you have mentioned 'coaches discretion' points for big plays, hustle, etc.... There is also minus points for missed tackles, loafs, etc... It might not be readily evident like making a 75%, but it all works out in terms of everyone seeing the best player is getting 30-40 points per game and the lesser ones are getting 10-12. My only question, and I guess my overall issue with purely result based grading, is what about players that play positions or roles that aren't designed to make those plays? how does this effect kids willingness to do things that won't result in them getting a tackle? Kid plays 0 tech nose and draws double and triples all game stands out to me. Does that kid start shooting gaps because his point total is low? We could also discuss how those results are also driven by the opponent offense, they could run away from your stud the whole game. It's not that much different that the +/- way in that there are threshold for what is considered good and not so good. Yes, the front end typically has more points than the back end. That difference is what plays get what points is no different in that I wouldn't ask my filed CB to wrong arm a trap. But as I mentioned there is room for coaching discretion. If you NG is eating up double teams so your ILB can 12 tackles in a game, then the NG will be piling up lots of 'great execution' points. Neither is perfect, but this is a lot easier. If the DB breaks up a pass then you just put a tic mark in that column, and so on.
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 7, 2023 18:58:04 GMT -6
If you're going to grade kids - they either got their job done on any given play, or they didn't. Giving them a positive for just lining up right in correct stance-alignment seems like something that should be assumed. A missed assignment is one thing. Making a Big Play is another. Also, how do you grade a kid who lines up correctly in a proper stance, tries to execute his footwork-technique and assignment to the best of his ability - and gets beat because his opponent is simply better than him physically? Defensively we've gone to a points system. In my last couple of stops it was a bit different, but it isn't a percentage stat rather a counting stat. Like I said it has varied but basically something like: - asst tackle 1 point - solo tackle 2 pts - sack/TFL 3 points and so forth. There was what you have mentioned 'coaches discretion' points for big plays, hustle, etc.... There is also minus points for missed tackles, loafs, etc... It might not be readily evident like making a 75%, but it all works out in terms of everyone seeing the best player is getting 30-40 points per game and the lesser ones are getting 10-12.
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 7, 2023 11:54:46 GMT -6
Our HC expects each player to be graded 1- for feedback - each +/-/whatever is linked to a Hudl clip 2- for justification for the depth chart 3- for ammunition if a parent has an issue with playing time If a kid's not playing, how can you use game grades to defend #3? Besides some parents are so myopic about their kids they won't believe you anyway. We film practice Also, HC mandates that if a kid is on the varsity roster, he has to get game reps
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 7, 2023 8:45:48 GMT -6
Our HC expects each player to be graded 1- for feedback - each +/-/whatever is linked to a Hudl clip 2- for justification for the depth chart 3- for ammunition if a parent has an issue with playing time
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 6, 2023 10:32:25 GMT -6
If you want the whole itinerary for a home game
3:45 β Devotion / Special Teams Check β Auditorium
4:30 β Pregame Meal
4:55 β Pants / Tape
5:40 β Walk Throughs β O Back Gym β D Multipurpose
6:09 β Depart to Field
6:10 β Field Walk
6:25 β Locker Room
6:39 β Specialty Out
6:40 β Specialty
6:51 β Remainder Out
6:52 β Position Stretch
7:02 β Team
7:07 β Extra Point / Off / Water
7:20 β Devotion
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 5, 2023 13:33:25 GMT -6
Chik-fil-a bag of chips cookies sports drink electrolyte tablets 3 hours before KO
half time snack salted sports drink 2 fig newtons hersey chocolate bar choice of banana/organs/apple
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Post by coachwoodall on Dec 5, 2023 7:53:56 GMT -6
At previous stop we brought them in after Christmas MWF
Here we have a weight room set up at the MS
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