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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 23, 2017 15:19:12 GMT -6
Coached a kid who would cut out half his mouth piece and put grizzly wintergreen on that side. This is the kind of stuff that only happens in rural Missouri Ummmmmm, no
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Weird kids
Jun 23, 2017 13:54:05 GMT -6
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 23, 2017 13:54:05 GMT -6
Says the guy that eats the same thing for lunch every day 365... howd you know i do that? are you watching me? lol I actually switched it up in march... Stopped making my pasta dish for lunch and have gone with a taco bowl... wanted less carbs I have connections
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 22, 2017 19:06:53 GMT -6
and the chicks dip between their toes, so their teeth stay white I'm sorry, what now? Girls dip just like guys. However, they don't want to mess up their smile so they put a pinch between their toes. It's all about the thickness of the membrane between the tobacco and and the blood vessels; simple biology.
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 22, 2017 18:29:23 GMT -6
You all have some hardcore kids. Ours just vape obsessively. and the chicks dip between their toes, so their teeth stay white
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 22, 2017 17:37:19 GMT -6
Found out yesterday that one of our players used to eat in the huddle during games. I don't mean that he used to sneak a Snickers on the bench, either. He used to tuck a lemon into his shoulder pads, peel it in the huddle, and eat it. Sometimes he didn't even peel it. This was the kid who quit on the day of our last game. Presumably, he was angry because, after he missed two practices because (I'm not making this up) he was acting as a costumed character at a haunted house, we benched him. That reminded me of a kid we had a few years ago. After he graduated we found out that he used to listen to music on the field during games. He'd taped an MP3 player under his thigh pads, ran wires up though his pads, and had ear buds in during games. So, does anybody have stories about kids who were particularly unusual? eating during a game... not weird to me eating a lemon... just in general... serial killer only a psycho would do that that kid has bodies buried in his backyard Says the guy that eats the same thing for lunch every day 365...
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 22, 2017 17:36:31 GMT -6
Copenhagen for breakfast before 2 a days and Redman during practice because it kept you from getting dry mouth.
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 21, 2017 14:41:41 GMT -6
coachcharacter.com/This is the character program we use all season and also now through the whole athletic department. Good stuff if that's what you're looking for. As far as the other topics I'm sure coaches have been trying to figure that out for the last 40 years or so. Pretty sure my team had the same problems when I was in HS (not that it's right or makes it okay) just one of those magic unicorns we chase as coaches, I remember old coaches when I started out always saying "Remember Pu$$y is still undefeated". I think you have to pick your spots when talking about that or they tune you out. Maybe come up with a quick saying you close each practice with like "make good decisions" and have them all say it before you break. During the season when do you implement this character program? How long is each session? We do a word of the week and spend five minutes each day talking about it but that has been about it. We have a guy who teaches leadership professionally offering his services to our team once the season starts but I am having a tough time deciding when and how to do this. Make it part of what you do already. Just like teams do with their yearly slogan incorporate it in your verbiage, segments, break downs, speeches, etc... If you decided say that you wanted to teach the character trait RESPECT this season, then find a way to teach a 5 minute lesson on respect each week, then hammer that lesson every which way to Sunday. Think of how many times there has been at least 5 minutes wasted of everybodies time for some useless rah rah speech.
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 21, 2017 14:28:57 GMT -6
Side note, I hate how these things make coaches act. It very could just be where we are, but some of these coaches treat these things like life or death. Getting loud at kids, putting in freaking seams from the backfield on smash. I just don't understand doing that stuff. But maybe that's just me. The greatest play ever ran in 7-on-7, the backfield seam route. Long time ago went up against a team that ran your above described play to death in 7-on-7 tournaments- out of 2x2 spread no less. They would destroy it in passing league and had athletes going deep all over the place. Come season they were consistently 2-8 or 3-7 running a wing-T. I agree that you run in passing league what you run in season, it would be asinine not to. I love rollng to Cloud C3 versus that and having them throw it right to the FS.
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 21, 2017 14:26:25 GMT -6
One thing that has helped is that our offense likes to take shots down the field, but our bread and butter is basic Air Raid stuff. A lot teams sit back and play Quarters versus us, so the OCs have to sit back and take what is given.
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 21, 2017 14:16:51 GMT -6
My favorite is 2 man coverage. Whenever we get a heavy dose of it in a 7 on 7, I will line up in 2X2, motion the back out, let the QB run right up the gut where the MLB vacated because he was covering the RB who motioned. That's what I tell my LBs when they try to cheat to their pass drops on alignment, "They'll run the draw if you do that"
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 21, 2017 11:30:48 GMT -6
When you're at a 7 on 7 and the opposing defense is running nothing but man when you know they are almost exclusively a zone team. ... or, in short yardage, the offense lines a RB up 6 inches behind where the guard would be, takes two steps forward, turns around, and catches a TD pass that you can't defend. HAHAHAHAHA, the team we played in the finals would sprint out and the check down if everything was covered was to throw to RB who would be standing next to the center.
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 21, 2017 4:45:24 GMT -6
I talk to the kids all the time about the difference between 7 on 7 and real football. We do see a lot of passing teams, so it helps to rep our 2 read. It gives me a chance to play around with different coverages or tweaks, but if you look at the call sheet at the end of the day you see 2 Read 2 Read 2 Read 2 Read C 1 2 Read 2 Read 2 Read 2 Read
I look at more of the competitive aspect and how kids respond. It's all we can do practice wise so it's the only opportunity to look at and rep younger and up coming players.
We had one the other day and reviewing film with kids yesterday I pointed out - our completion percentage was even lower than the previous one, that had been a point of emphasis for the week -creating incompletions - the defense did not seem comfortable in man coverage, they played off too much; when I gave them the option they choose to play zone - we were sluggish coming out of the gate, while we definitely finished much stronger than other teams; however we want to come out swinging
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 18, 2017 10:28:31 GMT -6
Culture can be affected, support can come, community will be pretty much set.
The main thing is to set a standard and then ruthlessly work to holding everyone to that standard. It will be a draining experience because you will have to do it over and over every single year. You back slide one year and you have to start all over. Just because you see the corner being turned or you even win really big, you can't ease up.
Also, you won't just have to do this with the kids, but your staff as well.
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 16, 2017 18:56:57 GMT -6
I don't even run the test through the scantron anymore, the program I use gives the kids and me the feed back immediately, and the grade is automatically added to the grade book. One of my buddies holds the answer sheet up in front of the camera mounted on the computer in his classroom to grade his tests. is that how scantron works now? Our district pays for Schoology, which has a testing function. The only time I have to 'grade' is for open response type questions. I love it, I only touch paper on the first 2 weeks of school while the MacBooks are being handed out/kids are conjolled into paying their fees or if they do something stupid to lose the privilege. I make out the test once and it's saved. I push out assignments on it and they turn it in that way. They can ask questions based on the assignment, but it comes as a chat feature so most often the question gets answered by another classmate. I don't have to read sloppy hand writing and I can fact check/cheat check every assignment. I have set up folders for each unit, so now all I have to do is update/add to each one. When they come in and ask, 'What did I miss?" I just point to the board that has the weekly assignment; I don't have to chase down a work sheet, quiz, test, hand out, etc..... It's tied to the PowerSchool program so my classes are automatically loaded and prepped. The only set up I have to do is set up my department and share the tests, assignments, quizzes, hand outs, etc... In fact the only reason I need a printer in my room is for the knuckle heads that are on lock down.
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 16, 2017 9:08:51 GMT -6
When I hear about HS teachers who continuously just show movies in class to get out of actually having to teach
That's where Public Education is going - classes being taught by online "streaming" lessons, evaluated by common assessments.
Teachers will no longer exist as we know them. They will be technology facilitators - show the lessons, run test answer sheets through GradeOMatic machine, record on the computer. Check off the boxes on state objectives and submit.
Will also decrease the number of "teachers" necessary and thus lower cost of salaries-benefits.
Follow the money.
I don't even run the test through the scantron anymore, the program I use gives the kids and me the feed back immediately, and the grade is automatically added to the grade book.
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 4, 2017 5:06:01 GMT -6
try Goof-Off
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 2, 2017 19:56:05 GMT -6
Coach: Kids you need to .......... Wife: Don't use your coaching voice in the house. Coach: What? Wife : You're yelling at the kids. Coach : I'm not yelling. Wife: Yes you are. Coach: I'm just projecting my voice through my diaphragm. Wife: Whatever, turn your coaching voice off when you get home.
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 1, 2017 10:29:25 GMT -6
in GA...july 24...week of helmets only. full pads the next week oh gahhhh, i'd have to cut my wrists, I thought our's was bad
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 1, 2017 6:03:22 GMT -6
And oh, the dog days of summer last until October down here.
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 1, 2017 6:02:08 GMT -6
In SC our coaching association all sports clinic runs the last weekend in July, Sun-Wed and we can start on that Friday. But most wait until the following Monday.
Preseason/camp/scrimmages/jamborees run for the following three weeks, but you can play a 'week zero' game.
That start means it's 18 weeks until the first weekend in December, which is the weekend the finals. (Except for the smallest classification which finishes the week before)
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Post by coachwoodall on May 29, 2017 14:27:10 GMT -6
A big thank you and condolences to anyone on the board that has lost a loved one in service of our country. I go to bed each night thanking each and everyone's sacrifice so that I can make a living coaching a kid's game.
God Bless.
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Post by coachwoodall on May 22, 2017 14:41:58 GMT -6
I haven't allowed any 7 on 7 without helmets in over 10 years. One of our top players broke his jaw. Lesson learned. I have seen one or two teams show up for a 7 on 7 tournament without them. Most people refuse to play them. Eisenhower HS?
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Post by coachwoodall on May 17, 2017 7:25:39 GMT -6
okay double check my math, nobody going more than 2 twice in a row. 4 hours divided by 7 scrimmages = 34 minutes for each scrimmage and movement.
Now this is TEAM vs TEAM, not broken down by O and D, so you get 17 minutes then flip the O/D. 12 plays in 17 minutes will not allow for much correction/talking 1 v 2 3 v 4 bye 5,6,7 5 v 6 7 v 1 bye 2,3,4 2 v 3 4 v 5 bye 6,7,1 6 v 7 1 v 3 bye 2,4,5 2 v 4 5 v 7 bye 1,3,6 1 v 6 3 v 5 bye 2,4,7 2 v 6 4 v 7 bye 1,3,5
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Post by coachwoodall on May 17, 2017 6:17:04 GMT -6
This has to be the winner! That's the reason the kid gave you? Awesome. Yes! Absolutely, just when you think you have heard it all. It really was unbelievable. He was an only child that had really been babied his whole life. It was his junior year. Big kid, decent feet, but soft. He had played on the jv the year before and had a shot at starting in offensive line. Anyway second week of preseason he and his mother come out to practice fields before practice and actually ask us coaches to look in his helmet and at his head to observe the amount of hair loss! They asked if they made any other type of helmets to help with this problem. I continue today to crack up on the inside every time I see this kid around town. did it grow back?
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Post by coachwoodall on May 12, 2017 7:03:05 GMT -6
And this is why we fought the Revolutionary War. Bunch of independent Americans just doing their thing, trying to get ahead, don't need no hand holding, but here comes some powdered wig royal gonna tell you how things are. ehhh actually we were pretty spoiled and petty.... How dare we be asked to pay for our own safety and security and some of the cost of the French and Indian War which we benefited from. How dare they. well to pick nits we were perfectly okay with the concept of paying taxes. what we didn't appreciate was the lack of voice in the say so of the how, when, in why taxes were levied. if by spoiled you mean that the Americans were thriving because of self governance and individualism, then yeah we were really spoiled.
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Post by coachwoodall on May 12, 2017 6:11:06 GMT -6
You can get something similar with eye of round or a flank steak, but usually there is less marbling which most desire for the 'juiciness' of a steak. We would either turn it into hamburger or spit it up into roasts, which mom liked to have for Sunday dinner. Those in the south usually get this cut into cube steak.
If i'm going to throw a hunk of beef on the fire for a slow roast, I go for the brisket. It's just has a lot more of the fat, plus I can saw off the burnt ends as it cooks to go along with my road sodas.
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Post by coachwoodall on May 11, 2017 12:19:30 GMT -6
I looked into them last year but couldn't get anyone to talk to me. IIRC the percentage is a sliding scale, the more you make the less they take. Yes the have a dashboard where you can look at donations from each player's contacts. I liked their stuff and would have used them over Hudl Campaign if they would have worked with me. didnt HUDL get rid of hudl campaign? I saw it on my account this morning
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Post by coachwoodall on May 10, 2017 13:00:57 GMT -6
What;s the ridiculous part? US History, and Gov/Econ include three to five essays on each unit test. We all have to give the same tests too, so if your students don't do as well as your peers then you will be reassigned to a terrible teaching load or a terrible school. We have to turn in detailed lesson plans, maintain a detailed website and online calendars, attend afterschool meetings every week that cause us to miss practice ...We also have no union protection at all. We don't have tenure, well, I guess we sort of do, but it isn't called tenure. They can pretty much run you off in three years if they want. But they can certainly make you want to quit in one year. We also don't have coaching contracts. We coach "at-will." So the admin can let you go at any time with no explanation whatsoever and you have no recourse. ...My district is one of the wealthiest in the state and 3 times if my career, during a district budget crisis, they have said "well, let's just cut sports out then." Didn't happen, but it was on the chopping block. Coaching here also still included driving the bus, painting the fields, cutting grass, etc.
I know exactly what rcole is talking about. He is in the next county over, and I've worked in it before. This same county announced to us that the county (15 high schools) schools would be rated each against each other. If the school was not above the average, the DO would take corrective action. I'm no math major but unless everyone is exactly the same score wise, then there always is going to be a 'failing' school.
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Post by coachwoodall on May 10, 2017 11:54:09 GMT -6
About the only joke I have
One day at <Rival> HS/College while football practice is going on, on the next field over the cheerleaders are practicing. One girl says, "Football doesn't look that hard".
So the next day, she sneaks into the field house and gets a uniform and puts it on. You can't tell she is a girl because her hair is tucked under her helmet and the shoulder pads cover her chest.
She goes out to practice and is doing pretty well, nobody notices a thing.
Then one time while she is running with the football, WHAM! She gets laid out cold.
The next thing she knows, she wakes up in the training room on a table buck nekkid. The trainer is leaning over her head pushing her paw patties back and forth.
She jumps up off the table and yells, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!"
The old trainer calmly says, "Son just settle down. As soon as we get your balls back in place, your d!ck will pop right back out. "
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Post by coachwoodall on May 9, 2017 8:56:45 GMT -6
I don't have any trade but I am looking for some all 22 to show a group kids I'm doing a class with -- MS kids who signed up for a week long enrichment type class. I'm going to show some Hudl film of our team and some old, old, old, early NFL, but I'd like to have some all 22 to show of recent games that they might have seen so me and the other teacher/coach can teach them a little about the game.
It's 30 kids all day long for the last week of school (3 full days, 2 half) We're going to do some outside skill work/teaching, let them play some flag football, but we are going to do some inside/board/film work. We are also going to go over the evolution of the rules as well. The main thing I want to make sure is that in case of bad weather/really hot weather, I have plenty of things to keep them from climbing the walls.
If you've got any to spare, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Also if you have any suggestions for what to include, please chime in.
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