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Post by dblwngr on Oct 25, 2018 16:38:59 GMT -6
Every staff is different, hard to compare one staff to the other.
With our staff, we have a good deal of experience among us and are all good friends with zero egos. We all go into the game plan together and are on the same page after our weekend meeting. I'm the oline coach and D cord, if I see a coach helping another position, I know he's coaching him up according to our game plan and technique used. The more eyes helping the better!
Now if it was rogue coach pumping his own coaching philosophy into a kid that was opposite of what we were trying to accomplish....well that's a different story.
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Post by dblwngr on Aug 13, 2018 17:44:26 GMT -6
I'm in the same boat this year coach!
I'm at my alma mater, coaching with a couple guys I played with there and a coach that actually coached us all. It's a great situation to say the least.
We will be starting a sophomore QB, RB, 3 WR's and TE, yeah were young, but these kids have been playing together and winning together in multiple sports since 3rd grade.
Our QB and RB are both coaches kids so as you can imagine they are working there tails off so there is no sign of favoritism. They have easily earned their spots in the eyes of everyone.
The best part for me though.....it's the fact that after every practice I have at least ten or so kids come up to me, shake my hand, and say, "Thank you coach". Talk about a breath of fresh air, much different than the group of kids thats come through here the last few years
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Post by dblwngr on May 25, 2018 11:22:57 GMT -6
We got the Army/National Guard to come out for our last day of spring practice. Sounds like they'll be doing and obstacle coarse, competitive games, beat the crap out of each other with jousting sticks, and a BBQ.
Should be a good way for the boys to still compete, team build, yet get their minds off of football for a day.
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Post by dblwngr on May 24, 2018 10:41:16 GMT -6
I may have one of the best non-teacher coaching gigs ever. I work for a good sized Boys & Girls Club in the Sports dept as well as teaching parenting classes and a health/wellness component to all 6th graders in our local schools.
That being said, my boss actually sees my coaching as a bridge to the community and a great PR thing. Long story short, when I leave a couple hours early everyday for practice, it's never a big deal. The other cool part is that I get my name out there with all the young kids that are going to be feeding our program someday.
I'm a very lucky dude and have no problem bust'n my butt for a company that is so supportive of what I love to do! I wish more employers would take this approach to making it a possibility for someone to coach, it's a win win for everybody.
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Post by dblwngr on Mar 7, 2018 18:44:40 GMT -6
I know this has been a thread before but I not going to lie, I'm horrible at using the search on this site.
My head coach wanted me to reach out to my cyber coaches online to get some ideas for our slogan, mantra, motto, etc. for our T-shirts.
Anything emphasizing team, self-sacrifice, etc, etc.
Thanks for any ideas!
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Post by dblwngr on Jan 19, 2018 22:12:19 GMT -6
When you guys go, where do you eat? Was thinking about trying out that Lazy Dog restaurant across the street in the shopping center. Haven't been to the SF venue in a few years. If I remember right it was pretty good with good service. Cool build your own burger joint accros the street that I remember eating lunch at too.
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Post by dblwngr on Jan 17, 2018 14:51:06 GMT -6
Looks like that is our staffs landing spot this year. Anyone from this site going?
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Post by dblwngr on Sept 18, 2017 19:44:32 GMT -6
Ask them if they want to start on the OL or be a backup someplace else That works dandy for some. But when you only have 5 total linemen and the need is vital, you have to think outside the box. You have to build a culture somehow so it's not a recurring issue
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Post by dblwngr on Sept 18, 2017 9:25:28 GMT -6
We've really put the effort into making playing Oline a prestigious thing the last 2 years.
No longer called Oline but now called "The Franchise"
Every couple weeks they get cookies, popsicles, or some snack and get to watch conditioning in the stands.
Franchise t-shirts
Pizza durring film if goals are met.
RBs never allowed to blame or talk bad about the Franchise. House rules.
Etc, etc.
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Post by dblwngr on Jul 27, 2017 15:19:03 GMT -6
They are fun, but 1st and goal from the 2 and having to pass the ball is kind of silly. Says the guy with a Seahawk player as his profile pic Ironic?
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Post by dblwngr on Jul 27, 2017 10:51:22 GMT -6
Just curious, are you guys using helmets during 7 on 7?
At the tournaments and camps they are required but the local get togethers of about 4 or 5 teams during the week have all been no helmets.
Saw a few super close calls that gave me a mini heart attack at the local stuff....
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Post by dblwngr on Jul 26, 2017 17:43:09 GMT -6
I know from a football stand point 7 on 7 has its fair share of issues and opponents. As a most a different sport, though I think it's fun to coach and be involved with. Does anyone else enjoy it from that point? I think it is very useful, but that 4 second clock can teach bad habits. We set our clock at 3 seconds for 5 step timing passes, & 2 seconds for 3 step drop passes. Being a team that runs man, we tend to see the 6-8 second clock (#1 WR catching the shallow cross on the opposite sideline)! Not to mention we are a bear team that always sends 5 so we play a man short unless we run our 2 high man under package. Just have to keep telling our guys that there is not and has never been a state championship trophy handed out at 7 on 7.
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Post by dblwngr on Jul 26, 2017 15:05:11 GMT -6
I think it has a lot to do with the concussion scare for sure. I also think it has to do with a few other variables.
Think of this from a kids perspective- We tell our kids to get out there and recruit there buddy's, and this is their selling point.
"Hey bro, you should totally play football! Gonna need you to come to spring practice, go to spring football camp, hit the weight room, 3 to 4 times a week all summer, make it to the 7 on 7 camp, do 7 on 7 locally all summer, help us fundraise, help us put on a youth football camp, and then we have daily doubles in August! The good new is, we have one full week where we cant do anything so make sure to go out and have fun and be a kid during that time! Oh yeah, your other sports coaches are going to want you to attend camps and such too, better not do them if they interfere with football cause the coach will probably build up a resentment for you for not choosing football." So wadda ya think? Sound good?
I think as coaches we've kind of brought in on ourselves. Over the years we added more and more over the summer and if you don't follow suit with everyone else, you're just going to be behind, it's that simple.
I also think it's just a different world we live in now. Kids don't want to work hard, they're all so used to instant gratification, something else we've brought on ourselves in society but that's a whole other topic. Football is hard, so it's becoming less desirable.
That being said, the numbers at our school and our league have dropped a large amount as well.
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Post by dblwngr on Jul 18, 2017 20:09:56 GMT -6
We ran into some serious issues. Reffs almost made us forfeit a game because we had a bunch of kids with shoulder pads hanging out of the sleaves.
Probably wouldn't go with the super tight jersey again
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Post by dblwngr on Jun 30, 2017 15:34:39 GMT -6
Considering going no full padded practices after week one. Shells and nothing to the ground. Thoughts or experiences? Thanks! Take this for what it's worth but we usually do this after week 3. Why? really 2 reasons. First, FB is a grind like no other & it seems to be a bone we throw the kids that they really appreciate. Less they have to put on, take off and a bit cooler. Second, I feel they tend to stay healthier b/c we don't want them going to the ground since we a re a small school and usual struggle with numbers. Is it good or bad in terms of performance? I have not seen any correlation. In the last 6 years we've had 3 teams make the play offs & 3 teams not. I felt that 1 team over achieved in that time and the rest ended up about like we thought. All I know is it's something small that SEEMS to boost morale & doesn't SEEM to hurt our success so to me it's a small & easy gift. JMO. There may be something to be said about this. Times are different and kids, even good kids are quick to just not play for just about any reason you could think of. I think a lot of it has to do with burn out do to every one of there coaches from all sports wanting them to commit to summer activities, workouts, camps, etc. But that's a whole other thread. We've done a few small things that have really helped our moral and numbers as of late #1 No more doubles or two a days. We just have one somewhat long practice and the kids practice hard knowing this. If we cant get our stuff in during one practice that's longer than the average after school practice, then that's on us as coaches and we need to evaluate our time management. #1 We condition before practice not after. Gone are the day of sand bagging during practice so there's something left in the tank for conditioning at the end of practice. Now there are no excuses.
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Post by dblwngr on May 17, 2017 18:17:06 GMT -6
Oregon is open enrollment within your district, transfer schools, no questions asked.
Out of district transfers really aren't questioned either.
On that note, we don't exactly have the abundance of 4 star blue chippers to deal with like other "high school football states" do.
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Post by dblwngr on Apr 11, 2017 18:01:28 GMT -6
Not to get off base but....would you guys that said you'd take your stuff with you leave it if you were leaving on good terms?
I currently have two coaches from my former gig that are both using my stuff. One at the same place and another at his new job across the state.
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Post by dblwngr on Feb 23, 2017 14:27:41 GMT -6
Just curious - how many of you who don't want to be a HC were "the guy" as athletes? QB's? Took the last shots? Pitchers? Again - not a knock. Not saying any of that is necessary to be a HC. Plenty of great HC's who weren't that. And one may have nothing to do with the other. I'm more looking at it the other way - wondering whether kids who are "those kids" are more likely to turn into guys who want to be on the spot as the HC too? JRK, I think you may be on to something here. I played the three major sports in high school. All-state in two of them. Wanted to be the dude with the ball or bat in my hand at the end of the game, even in basketball which quite frankly I was average, at best, at...and I want to be a HFC/AD somewhere in the near future. Now maybe I am a rare breed because I left a school across the road from my house to drive an hour and a half, one-way, to be an assistant at a powerhouse school in hopes that being here and taking on as many responsibilities as possible will prepare me for the road ahead. I am teaching 6 classes instead of the required 5, and completing my masters program to boot. Not saying that to brag or boast or anything of that nature...this is just what I am willing to do for the goals I have for myself. I don't ever watch TV, miss alot of family meals (which I hate), and only really get to spend time with my kids on the weekend. But its something that is important to me and I am trying like hell to accomplish my personal goals. I want to be the guy. I can accept the criticism that comes from running a program. I know that I won't ever make everyone happy, but I am always going to do the right thing when it comes to my athletes and my athletic program. Being at my current school has taught me TONS about how to do this and be very successful. After a while the kids understand what is expected and do what they are supposed to. The parents....many times they never "get it"...but thats ok too. I think this is getting a little off base and maybe reaching just a bit. I say that because when I started this thread I didn't mention at all that I didn't think I could be "the guy", I just said I don't have any desire or feel the need to be the guy. In fact, I think I would probably be a pretty darn good HC and have been told this by many of my coaching peers. The reason I know I could do this isn't because of how fancy I was as a high school athlete (and I was pretty alright) or how I over achieve at my job (which I often do). The real reason is because I've been around and worked with a lot a great coaches who were willing to teach me a lot over the last 17 years. I've also been around a few HC's that definitely gave me a pretty good idea how to NOT do things as well! At the end of the day, I just really really enjoy the game and the kids that I get to teach and mentor. The perception from the outsiders looking in is that a good coach has to be on his way to a HC gig and for me it just hasn't been the case.
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Post by dblwngr on Feb 22, 2017 12:50:17 GMT -6
I don't talk to a lot of head coaches that seem like happy/contented guys, now that might be in part due to the fact that they are the type of "never satisfied" dudes from the beginning which is why they got as far as they did, but I think they are just stressed out. I once heard at a corporate management thing that employees become stressed and work satisfaction drops when they are held accountable for results that are beyond their control. As a HC you think you are gaining more control over the program and that makes you feel good, but the flip-side is that you are now held responsible for more outcomes over which you have very little control. couple of football players get caught smoking weed in the grocery store parking lot - No discipline in your football program player fails a class - why aren't you keeping up with these kids academically? other school in town wins a title- why aren't we more like them? three starters tear ACL's - what are we doing to prevent injury? ...it goes on forever brother you said it there! when i was last head coach, i got fired for whatever reasons. but was raked over the coals for this: middle of a game, my qb gets picked off, hes going to make tackle and tries to ttake out kids legs, trailing kid blasts him and they get into word fight. starting d1 oline kid comes and was gonna kill this kid. so everyone got ejected and my qb gets 6 games? after his helmet was pulled off. i went to state and got it over turned. video showed nobody had line of sight to throw anyone out. that was week 1 week 2 after the game in lineup to shake hands, the kids holding the chains(kids? in opposing team jerseys??) told 1 of my guys he had agun in his bag and was gonna use it. so not being soft(inner city school, both of em). almost riot breaks out, the fake gun in backpack kid loses his mind and pushes/hits the cheer coach(my wife of course) and then my team went apechit.... both my fault right? so week 3 after the game i have to corrall my own kids from arguing with each other(oline kids that made the wrong call at los and caused a sack). they were arguing and it was heated, but not so over the top that it was a big deal. i have no control over my kids right..... so protecting your brother, your mother(so to speak) and 2 brothers fighting, doesnt happen in everyday life? that was my speech to 3rd principal in 3 years. guess it wasnt what he wanted to hear.... but you know what, of those 4 kids that were involved and 3 more in the soon to be riot, they are all in college right now playing ball and thank me all the time for teaching them LIFE LESSONS. DEAR LORD! You should consider writing a book or making a movie!
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Post by dblwngr on Feb 21, 2017 19:13:17 GMT -6
It seems like the perception is that all coaches are to work their way through the ranks eventually landing a Head Coaching job. It's no different from high school to the pro's, if you're a good coach, you are expected to move up or on to bigger and better things.
I guess I understand the reasoning at the pro and college level because of the significant increase in pay. For me personally, I'm 100% content being a Defensive Cord and Oline coach, with really no desire at all to be a HC at the high school level.
I've been getting a lot of people asking me when I'm going to take a HC job. Every time an opening comes up friends, family, and coaching friends ask if I'm going to apply.
I'm starting to feel like I may be the only coach that doesn't need to be a HC.
Anyone else been doing this awhile and good with "just being a coordinator" or even a position coach?
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Post by dblwngr on Feb 17, 2017 13:52:25 GMT -6
Dreadful season with a cr@ppy finish= moving on, will watch when I get around to it
Finish the cr@ppy season strong like this season while upsetting a team we had no business beating= Inviting staff/friends over for beers and BBQ to watch the film with me!
Get past the rough times and celebrate every small victory, it's what keeps us sane.
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Post by dblwngr on Feb 9, 2017 13:47:03 GMT -6
Can't forget about go o'l coach "Name Dropper"
Guy goes to a couple clinics then he's suddenly good pals with every teams staff. They even give him a VIP card, secret handshake, facemelter playbook, and cutting edge drills anytime he throws up a bat signal in the sky. Amazing how people can have so many resources and deep friendships with so many coaches over their two years of coaching at the high school level.
I once stood around the keg at a coaches clinic with a D1 HC but all I got was a beer with more foam that beer and a look of unworthiness when one of our staff mentioned were a double wing team......
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Post by dblwngr on Feb 2, 2017 19:16:24 GMT -6
Coaches/People that say "If you only run man coverage you better have a bunch of studs in the secondary!"
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Post by dblwngr on Jan 26, 2017 18:49:45 GMT -6
Just realized I've been lurking on this site since 2006, man how time flies!
Honestly, I can't imagine how things would have gone throughout the years without this site.
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Post by dblwngr on Jan 25, 2017 19:32:35 GMT -6
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Post by dblwngr on Jan 24, 2017 13:00:12 GMT -6
The only way I would go to this is if I knew both dudes had been drinking.....and would continue to drink through the duration of the chalk war!
At least that's how it's always been done after hours in the hotel lounge when I go to clinics.
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Post by dblwngr on Jan 23, 2017 11:58:19 GMT -6
#1 Love to talk ball. Waaaaay to many people have helped me out to not try and pay it forward a bit. Always hoping someone chimes in with their own experiences of the topic, good to hear ideas that may be seen from a different angle.
#2 Never. It comes down to the kids
#3 When someone asks you to present, that's probably a good sign you know enough about something.
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Post by dblwngr on Jan 18, 2017 14:54:22 GMT -6
My Best Cry Story-
Had a kid who we put at the contain position on kick off. Lets just say he hated it, not because he sucked, but because he was horrified of what "might happen" if he blew his job. We had little to no numbers that year so he was the best kid for the job we could find.
So we're playing a team that had a stud kick returner and the kid proceeds to take the ball down the sideline, juke the horrified kid and off the the end zone he went down our sideline untouched.
Our kid is now chasing him, well behind him I might add, scream-crying at the top of his lungs at all the coaches as he ran by in full stride, "SEE, I TOLD YOU ALL THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN....I TOLD YOU....SEE......I TOLD YOU ALL!!!! Still crying as he chased the kid for another 30 yards or so.
I still love telling the story when all the coaches get together for a couple barley pops!
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Post by dblwngr on Nov 14, 2016 17:27:31 GMT -6
I was having a conversation with a DR about this. He claims now days athletes dont put enough focus on the development of the hamstring muscle.
Said its especially bad with female athletes but also getting worse with males. To much quad strength and not enough hammy power.
Interesting concept
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Post by dblwngr on Oct 31, 2016 19:30:08 GMT -6
Our injury riddled season finally came to an end but on a good note.....well...except for the kid that ended up going to the ER before the game was over. Both our QB's were out, one with concussion and the other was walking wounded, dressed down but not expecting to play, at least not the QB position. So the freshman QB starts and to our surprise, goes off for 2 TDs and 170 yds at half!!! Then in the 1st drive of the second half, gets annihilated on a middle screen (same play that destroyed our starter) and is rolling around like a weeble wobble on his back. Off the the ER he goes.... Believe it or not, this story actually ends on a good note, possibly first of our season. Our walking wounded 2nd stringer says, "put me in coach, I can do this!" (Had his knee drained day before and has a legit separated shoulder). So being that we had literately no one else we said...OK! The kid pulled it together, converted a clutch 4th down and threw the game winning TD that helped us win a game we had no business winning, at least on paper. The team we beat was a playoff team from our league as well. Hey, if you want to be cheerful start your own damn thread Scroll back a page or two, you'll see I posted plenty of sorrow to get me in the "this season sucks club"
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