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Post by dblwngr on Mar 4, 2024 15:08:44 GMT -6
Talked our HC into one, it's a little different model but looks a bit more sturdy (Hedgehog). Yeah, I'm a bit worried about kids leaving their feet like you guys mentioned, but we will just have to make that a focus as coaches, just like we do with the wheels. What I do like is the amount of reps with the aiming point constantly changing! I'll try to remember to hop back on here and give an update this spring. F***, that's a conditioning tool, too. Man this is tempting. If you end up wanting one, let me know, I just took a job as athletic equipment distributor and can probably get you a better deal than most. I don't work on commission either so no shady used car salesman BS.
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Post by dblwngr on Mar 1, 2024 16:10:29 GMT -6
Talked our HC into one, it's a little different model but looks a bit more sturdy (Hedgehog).
Yeah, I'm a bit worried about kids leaving their feet like you guys mentioned, but we will just have to make that a focus as coaches, just like we do with the wheels.
What I do like is the amount of reps with the aiming point constantly changing! I'll try to remember to hop back on here and give an update this spring.
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Post by dblwngr on Jan 10, 2023 17:10:57 GMT -6
How quickly we forget the upset win a week before.....
Georgia gave a clinic how to recruit better
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Post by dblwngr on Nov 2, 2022 17:38:30 GMT -6
On offense I was an undersized 175 lb olineman in a run and shoot system that hucked it around 90% of the time.....yeah....lots of fun, everyone knew they could just pin the ears back and tee-off on us all night. Probably part of the reason I became a coach, I wasn't going to punish anyone physically, so I better use the technique's my coaches gave me! On defense I was and all conference MLB, much easier for me, "go get the guy with the football." The old run and shoot. Only played 2 teams ever in college or HS that ran it. They were both horrendous. We were actually pretty good but as an olinman, it would have been nice to hear the word Dive or something from that family in the huddle once and a while.
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Post by dblwngr on Nov 2, 2022 16:43:19 GMT -6
On offense I was an undersized 175 lb olineman in a run and shoot system that hucked it around 90% of the time.....yeah....lots of fun, everyone knew they could just pin the ears back and tee-off on us all night. Probably part of the reason I became a coach, I wasn't going to punish anyone physically, so I better use the technique's my coaches gave me!
On defense I was and all conference MLB, much easier for me, "go get the guy with the football."
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Post by dblwngr on Sept 20, 2022 9:50:46 GMT -6
At my last stop of ten years, we had two different HC's, both were very strict about having no F bomb's by coaches our players. Never really had any issues, never really even thought about the topic to be honest, it was just how the HC wanted it.
This year I'm at a new school, HC is a longtime friend and often drops the F bomb (never directed "at" a kid) and again, I never really thought much of it, just figured that's how it is at some schools, no big deal.
Now that I've been here from summer to what is now close to mid-season, I've noticed that our kids feel VERY comfortable casually using the word, weather it's around coaches or when I walk by a group just hanging outside the locker room, it sounds like I'm at a bar with a bunch sailors, truck drivers....or whatever analogy you can think of. Honestly, I can't stand it, the word is just used to loose for my liking and we've even had a penalty on the field because of it.
Not going to sit here and say I've never said any cus words on the field but when I do, it's few and far between so when it slips, the kids know coach has had enough messing around, goofing off, not paying attentions, etc, etc.
Not trying to virtue signal with this reply, just sharing my observations of the trickle down effect I've seen the last few months.
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Post by dblwngr on Apr 8, 2022 13:18:01 GMT -6
Do to logistics and such, I have taken a job with our cross town rival and will have the same coaching position as the DC. For the most part there is excitement for a fresh start and an opportunity to coach with a couple guys I started out with 20 years ago. It's like we're get'n the old band back together for another run.
The other part of me feels dirty, putting on those school colors will be something me and my family would never have imagined! I've never had any issues when it comes to building relationships with kids but I wonder is this will be different, at least from the start?
The good news is, the rivalry will no longer be a thing due to the reclassifications in our state, thus the reason I agreed to take the position in the first place.
Any of you guys ever dealt with a move like this? Any advice on what to expect? Am I overthinking something that will be a complete non factor with the move?
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Post by dblwngr on Jan 10, 2022 16:17:59 GMT -6
Two things.....
1. How can I drink beers like I did at Clinics 20 years ago and not feel the way I do now the next day.
2. Defending the Wing-T and how to adjust on the fly when specific plays are hurting you.
Bonus Topic: I wouldn't mind listening to a few different guys talk about how they like to install their defensive systems.
Fronts, Coverages, order of blitz installs, must have drills for what they do, etc. And I'd like to know the Why's? that go with it.
Would just like to see how we differ, thus the reason I mentioned listening to multiple coaches.
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Post by dblwngr on Jan 10, 2022 16:05:47 GMT -6
Our last HC did a great job giving me the resources to make OL a cool thing to be a part of.
- We called them "The Franchise" not Olinemen. Everyone, all coaches and skilled positions called them that. Even referred to them in the newspaper as The Franchise. Gave them T-shirts with the title as well.
- First day of practice, everyone took a knee around our HC. He went on about how important the Franchise was, how hard they work, how hard their job is and made a rule for everyone on the team to hear loud and clear. RB's are NEVER allowed to put blame on the Franchise for anything, ever! We will never hear the words, "Cmon guys, block somebody", or there will be hell to pay. Same goes for any other position groups.
- HC gave me a budget for chocolate milk and donuts for the Franchise to eat in the bleachers while everyone else conditioned. Got to do this once a week if we won the previous Friday. Also had a budget for Pizza to be delivered after practice from time to time.
I'd have to say it worked or at least I'd say our guys felt important. It almost became a "culture" thing (as much as I hate the phrase). In every newspaper article that came out, every one of our skilled guys mentioned the importance of our dudes, like they knew if they gave the guys respect, they'd be more willing to bust their a$$'s for them on a weakly basis.
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Post by dblwngr on Jan 6, 2022 18:51:32 GMT -6
This was year 22 for me coaching and I'm 46.
As long as I can continue to be a coordinator I'll stick around.
If I had to be a Head Coach I probably would've retired years ago. If not years ago, all this covid stuff would have done it for me. Cheers to all you HC's out there still going strong, after seeing what my HC's have had to deal with on a daily basis....I couldn't even image.
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Post by dblwngr on Nov 1, 2021 11:19:40 GMT -6
Still chucking it in the 4th with your stud.....cmon man, just run the dam dive!
And get the water boy in at FB if you have to.
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Post by dblwngr on Oct 7, 2021 10:48:53 GMT -6
it has nothing to do with bull in the ring that has always been stupid the game has been under attack our society has been under attack it sucks sad that some don't see it, but whatever, maybe I am just being a get off my lawn guy but in reality yeah, get off my lawn for damn right our game is under attack because our generation didnt take proper steps to protect it. everything football gets, it deserves because the caretakers of it didnt care about the players. plain and simple. anyone who yearns for drills that have a high injury rate, or the "no water" era....is insane and shouldnt be anywhere near kids. I somewhat agree We haven't done any of the stupid drills talked about in the seven seasons I've been here and I've never heard of anyone ever refusing a kid water. I know most all the coaches in our area and I can more than likely say the same about they're programs. Yet numbers are down at every program. There's obviously a lot more to it.
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Post by dblwngr on Sept 22, 2021 13:41:32 GMT -6
Looks like a neighboring school in my area will be doing the same, they are around 400
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Post by dblwngr on Sept 9, 2021 16:18:27 GMT -6
I can't even keep up with who is playing who around here anymore. Teams are changing opponents almost hourly as teams have to drop out due to covid issues. 2 weeks ago, 1 team went through scheduling 3 different opponents over the course of 2 days before finally giving up. Right there with you coach! Now add smoke and air quality to the equation and you have yourself a complete s#!t show! Tried to move our game to this weeks opponent's home...no go....they can't get reff's Tried to move our game to an opened field about 100 miles away.....got the OK for the field....but no reff's available there either. If it's to smoky tomorrow, our covid riddled, pieced together varsity team will miss a game 3 weeks in a row. I wonder how many more kids will bail on us if this happens? Over a month of practice with no carrot is a hard sell.
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Post by dblwngr on Sept 9, 2021 16:10:38 GMT -6
I read the article but can some explain to me what the main reasoning is for legislature to take over state athletics?
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Post by dblwngr on Aug 26, 2021 11:39:19 GMT -6
Our mandate date has been moved back to an unspecified date for prison employees. Meanwhile, our governor is set to issue a state wide mask mandate for anyone else older than 2 and a vaccine mandate for all teachers today. Already had that go down a week or so back. Just heard about the 3rd HC stepping down so far because they don't want the vax. A friend of mine who stepped down from coaching high school football for awhile to coach his son's middle school team just got a phone call asking if he would step up and fill the HC spot for one of the vacancies near him. He said he'd already committed to his son's team and they then offered him double the salary to do it. Deadline is Oct 18, lots rallying in the streets for local teachers and healthcare workers. Our hospitals are maxed out and the national guard just got called it to help. I can't imagine what's going to happen if or when nurses decide to bail, it's already a $hit show. Under staffed, overworked, beds maxed out and now you're fired if you don't comply? Interesting timing.....
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Post by dblwngr on Aug 25, 2021 13:12:13 GMT -6
It's so bad that they have had to move multiple games to Thursday nights just to be able to use the officials again on Friday nights.
Many of our local guys say they travel half way across the state to officiate now as well.
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Post by dblwngr on Aug 20, 2021 10:15:07 GMT -6
Our numbers are rough right now. We are 17-1 over the last two seasons with a State Championship appearance. You think that would generate some excitement for the program. As of now, we are very close to having to cancel our JV program and Varsity is one or two injuries away from being a $hit show. A lot of our football kids have decided working at Little Cesar's pizza or bagging groceries instead of playing football is more important at this point in there life's. Well that pretty well highlights a very pertinent issue doesn't it? We in the coaching profession feel that 17-1 and a Championship appearance should obviously have kids banging down the doors to play. The kids in your community, voting with their time and effort are showing otherwise. Clearly extreme high levels of success on the field are not a motivator for that area. What are they interested in, or what could compete with $10.00 an hour? Well, winning may not be the end all answer of getting every kid out for sports but it surely helped a few years back. When I first started at this school years back, it was a consistently bad program. When trying to recruit kids that would help the program the answer were consistently, "Pffffffff, no way I'm going out, our teams always suck at football!" It took a few years to turn it around and our numbers were much, much better. Among other things, I see covid being big part. Nobody wanting to work has driven up the pay for basically every job out there. Almost every fast food restaurant has a huge sign on the front of the building saying starting pay $15 an hour or more with experience. With online learning, kids were done by 1:00, got a taste of the big bucks at Taco Bell and the rest is history.
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Post by dblwngr on Aug 19, 2021 11:42:51 GMT -6
Our numbers are rough right now. We are 17-1 over the last two seasons with a State Championship appearance. You think that would generate some excitement for the program.
As of now, we are very close to having to cancel our JV program and Varsity is one or two injuries away from being a $hit show. A lot of our football kids have decided working at Little Cesar's pizza or bagging groceries instead of playing football is more important at this point in there life's.
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Post by dblwngr on Jul 30, 2021 10:12:11 GMT -6
Just got word yesterday......Oregon will require masks K-12.
I've got a funny feeling this won't help football numbers for the 2nd year in a row. I've already heard of a handful of families that will opt out of sending their kids to be masked in school and have them do online or homeschool instead........again.
We've already lost good football kids to, "I can do my school stuff at home, them go work and make money instead of sports."
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Post by dblwngr on Jun 2, 2021 9:47:47 GMT -6
I assume that for those states that played in the spring the incredibly short turnaround is at least some factor. I know it has me feeling worn the hell out. I'm with you, and betting the kids will be experiencing burn out this summer as well. Football/Soccer then Track/Baseball, ending with BB/Wrestling.....all jam packed into the back end of the school year while having to wear masks. We normally do some kind of summer camp but I'm guessing that doesn't happen for a number of reasons. We went the the state championship 2 seasons ago and went undefeated during this bazar season, that said, I bet we wouldn't have enough kids sign up to even make it worth while to go to a camp. It will be interesting to see how 7 on 7 plays out during the summer.
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Post by dblwngr on Jun 1, 2021 16:47:19 GMT -6
I coach in Oregon and I have never seen so many HC job openings in my life! Not just programs that struggled, I'm talking programs with a history of winning.
I'm guessing it's probably one of two reasons or a combo of both....
1. Coaching in a world of covid protocols, low numbers added to the everyday stuff a HC deals with was just enough to be the straw that broke the camels back.
2. Coaches got a taste of a shortened season or no season at all and realized, "This is kind of nice seeing my family and doing things I couldn't normally do."
What's your state looking like?
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Post by dblwngr on Apr 28, 2021 12:06:43 GMT -6
We just finished our season April 9th, now it's baseball/track season and then BB/wrestling in the final season. High school & Middle school on hybrid schedule with very low attendance, in fact, my middle school daughter went to school last week and was the only one who showed up to her class.
I honestly have no idea when we will see football again, nobody really knows, our state is opening up....shutting down....opening up again....shutting down....coming up with new rules as they go.
I doubt there will be any summer team camps, maybe for years to come?
I'm just hoping we don't have the insanely low numbers come August. Many programs you wouldn't expect had to fold up shop because of numbers this year, I fear it could become a normal thing for awhile.
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Post by dblwngr on Apr 14, 2021 15:09:04 GMT -6
With all the new rules emphasized on "safety", I'm really surprised that they haven't changed the rule to allow the QB to throw the ball away outside of the tackles. You could do that, or you could go the opposite way and have the ball be dead if a player inside the tackles is touched by an opponent while trying or looking to pass. That would be a nightmare for officials compared to the outside of the pocket rule. Every coach on the sideline would be yelling that his kid was getting ready to tuck it and run, you blew it dead to soon!!! And QB draw? That could be interesting as well.
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Post by dblwngr on Apr 13, 2021 13:45:38 GMT -6
With all the new rules emphasized on "safety", I'm really surprised that they haven't changed the rule to allow the QB to throw the ball away outside of the tackles.
As a DC I'm personally glad it is the way it is but still, pretty surprised it is the way it is.
Our last game of the season we were getting to the QB pretty well, by the end of the the game he was seeing ghosts as they say, ended up with 4 intentional grounding penalties running for his life. Got me thinking a bit about the rule....
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Post by dblwngr on Apr 13, 2021 13:34:12 GMT -6
From the coach that gave me my first coaching gig 22 years ago
"You can learn from anyone (coaches) you're around, try to take something from everyone you work with. It may be something good or even something you know not to ever do but you can always learn something!"
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Post by dblwngr on Nov 2, 2020 19:57:00 GMT -6
I wouldn't make any crucial decisions based on anything this crazy covid year has had to offer.
If you have the ability to come back, may want to give it another go without the other challenges this particular year has had looming on a daily basis.
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Post by dblwngr on Sept 17, 2020 15:58:29 GMT -6
JV Assistant. I keep bringing out good ones and the next year they're varsity assistants. Sounds like your either bringing the right guys in or doing a good job developing coaches. Either way, good problem to have!
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Post by dblwngr on Sept 17, 2020 9:33:18 GMT -6
I would have to also add that even though it's been tough coaching oline and being a Dcord at the same time, it's probably the best thing to help my career.
Having an understanding of what needs to happen up front helps on the defensive side in so many ways and vice versa. Blitz packages for the week have a lot to do with knowing what kind of protections we'll face and having a good idea of what kind of adjustments we might see if we're successful.
I can also say that some may be surprised just how much some of the Oline drills and techniques actually carry over to DB's.
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Post by dblwngr on Sept 16, 2020 12:17:20 GMT -6
We had a manager that was a special Ed kid. Anyway, we coaches would go out and he would give a pep talk. One time I stayed in the office just to take a moment to myself and overheard most of it. Pure brilliance. Alright guys! I have a few thing to say! Team: tell us! Manager: phuc these guys! Team: yeah! Manager: we are gonna go out there, phuc them right in the butts, make them suck the poop off, and call them homos for doing it! We are going to violate their girlfriends and probably get stds because they're dirty! Apologies for bumping this 4 year old thread, but I just had to bury my head in my hands to keep myself from busting up laughing while my English students are taking a writing assessment. Holy $hi+ How did I miss this 4 years ago??? Thanks for shedding light on this and officially making this the best day of my life!!!
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