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Post by jgordon1 on May 22, 2010 10:22:32 GMT -6
I have heard of guys that were insurance agants that were football coaches
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Post by jgordon1 on May 20, 2010 10:05:42 GMT -6
i teach in a compter lab
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Post by jgordon1 on May 17, 2010 23:08:04 GMT -6
I heard my friend John Strollo from little Elon College stole the show
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Post by jgordon1 on May 17, 2010 9:38:03 GMT -6
Ok guys, I am having my first parent only meeting next week. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss how they will be helping the football team..The topics are ..we need help w/ fundraisers..team dinners and community activities...They will basically be doing most of the organization which will be approved by me..I am trying to get ahead of the curve here seeing what parents good/bad have done w/ other programs
I need help in how to facilitate this meeting..Do I form committees...let them form committees..what other advice do you have for me (except to coach a bunch of orphans)..basically I want control but not have to micromanage...THX
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Post by jgordon1 on May 17, 2010 7:30:41 GMT -6
Well I am a little different.. We do some but not alot of conditioning in the spring...IMO, and maybe I am old fashioned..conditioning is more than about getting in shape..we foster encouragement of others..doing little things correct while tired (stay behing the line etc)..we also talk about active rest (what do you do in between plays)...the cycle of football plays..and if you follow Nebraska conditioning..biuld up our ATP conditioning... <soapbox> football is about ...#1 relationships...#2 simple schemes...#3 being in shape....#4 fundementals/technique..IN THAT ORDER ...kids these days won't play for you if you are an @ss...doesn't matter how in shape or athletic if they can't line up and don't know where they belong....doesn't matter how good their technique is if they are gassed...</soapbox>
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Post by jgordon1 on May 14, 2010 12:11:22 GMT -6
Just a thought..Maybe you change your offensive philosophy..give the defense some rest..It is all connected..read anything by Parcells and Belechek..they are not quick scoring machines..The idea is to win the game..they can't score if the defense is on the bench..I'd rather win 10-7 then 48-45..but that's just me...not always the case w/ some OC's especially in college
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Post by jgordon1 on May 13, 2010 12:04:23 GMT -6
Hey I am a first time HC...what in the world are you HC's talking about before the game.... I ahve all sorts of books...no one gave me a book about that..All I know one guy usually has his head down kicking at the grass w/ his shoes..the other guy is usally looking seriously at the other teams second team qb throwing out routes in the dirt
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Post by jgordon1 on May 12, 2010 11:38:01 GMT -6
How about Beamer?
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Refocus
May 12, 2010 10:42:15 GMT -6
Post by jgordon1 on May 12, 2010 10:42:15 GMT -6
I have done some research and apparently "ready respond and refocus was the subject of an article by Tom Osborne and Ken Ravizza..Does anyone have access to a copy of this article
Here is the Citation..we don't at our school
Nebraska's 3 R's: One-play-at-a-time preperformance routine for collegiate football. Ravizza, Kenneth; Osborne, Thomas The Sport Psychologist. Vol 5(3), Sep 1991, 256-265.
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Post by jgordon1 on May 12, 2010 6:24:31 GMT -6
Great story....I maintain that if you treat kids w/ respect ...95% of the kids will do the right thing 95% of the time..we tend to remember and focus on the bad
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Post by jgordon1 on May 10, 2010 13:47:34 GMT -6
I think having a high pace, energetic practice is the most important factor in having kids participate enthusiasticly (as has been stated in previous posts). If a coach does this, then I believe kids will enjoy practice and want to be there. In his books, John Wooden advocates ending, or at least threatening to end practice whenever effort is not up to the coach's standard. When the kids love practicing, the most devastating thing a coach can do is to take that away. Well I don't know if this fits..but we have pre-planned "Lulls" (if you will)meaning we might be in an intense fundemental period..follwed by a teaching period..followed by a group run..followed by a teaching period (5 min)...How can you have an all intense 2.5 hour practice...IMO..like the classroom ..you have to coach the transition..High intense..teach..high intense..water..high intense, teach..just like a game...respond and refocus as someone wrote on another thread
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Post by jgordon1 on May 9, 2010 18:10:32 GMT -6
We will sometimes take a collective deep breath as a unit..press the reset button if you will
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Post by jgordon1 on May 7, 2010 6:15:07 GMT -6
Seems to me the man gave his word (contract or not) to teach/work. In the real world, If you leave for a new job, you generally generally give 2 weeks notice and resign from your position...seems clear to me...all the rest is clutter
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Post by jgordon1 on May 5, 2010 6:26:50 GMT -6
I think it's important to talk about refocusing from day 1 and continue talking about it throughout the season. I introduce it as part of 3-pronged philosophy for playing defense at the beginning of the year and then revisit it nearly every week and when the situation demands it. You can certainly adapt it to offense, special team, or whole team as well. I learned this from my high school dc and now I use it as a dc myself. It's definitely not a new or unique concept by any means, but I like the "packaging" of it. In fact, it's pretty cliche'. Anyway, here's the basic idea: Defensive Meeting #1: The 3 Rs of Defensive Football Each Play. . . Ready - clear your mind; communicate/ listen in huddle; know alignment/ assignment Respond - recognize intent of the play and execute responsibility with confindence Refocus - learn from the outcome of the play and MOVE ON The most important play in football is the next play. Each Game. . . Ready - prepare for your opponent by taking care of injuries, watching film, reading scouting reports, understanding game plan, drill work, practicing with a purpose, etc. Respond. . . knowing you (with the help of your coaches) have prepared to the fullest, execute the game plan, adapt to situations, play with confidence, and HAVE FUN Refocus. . . learn from the outcome of the game and MOVE ON The most important game in football is the next game. I relate the whole concept to life situations to hit home the importance of the 3 Rs outside of football. My high school coach would also add the quote from Charles Swindell about attitude. The quote ends by saying "I am confinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you. . . we are in charge of our attitude." It's also important to model the philosophy yourself keeping a level head in difficult situations and not dwell on any one play/ game for too long. The kids notice if you don't adhere to your own philosophy and then it becomes meaningless. Just stole this, thanks. Me too..used it yesterday....I told them ready , respond, refocus so..I yell group 1,, ready, ready..they jumped to the line..behind it..not on it...they responded to the whistle...did a small sprint...after the sprint..they were to refocus...it was interesting in the fact that some of the kids that had trouble refocusing were also having trouble in school...duh....anyway we ran about 30 sprints...it wasn't very hard...but near the end they had to refocus AND recover...perfect....BTW..I was not focusing on the running but the refocusing..I had to "redirect" some of the refocusing.....very interesting day..THANK YOU
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Post by jgordon1 on May 4, 2010 10:05:15 GMT -6
once heard a speaker say the path to long term success, is small short term successes...we try to end every practice on an up-note
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Post by jgordon1 on May 4, 2010 8:16:25 GMT -6
Nice Zorro..Ready..respond..refocus
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Post by jgordon1 on May 3, 2010 20:19:49 GMT -6
Sorry to hear aboutthat Raider..My questions is,,didn't they know this stuff in December..Why did they wait so long? If you are going to coach next year..this messes w/ your chances..that is BS IMO.....Hey, we are all adults here..we know that we can be fired..but be an F'ing man about it, do it and move on
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Post by jgordon1 on May 3, 2010 6:46:50 GMT -6
Dawg265; I kind of like that
I see Dcohio is BACK!!!!
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Refocus
Apr 30, 2010 11:25:32 GMT -6
Post by jgordon1 on Apr 30, 2010 11:25:32 GMT -6
Been thinking about this for a while.....So much of what we do requires our kids to focus..coaches talk about it all the time...I am of the thought that hey..every kid will lose his focus at some point during a practice or a contest..It is our job as coaches to get the kid to REFOCUS....What are some of the things you do to get your kids to refocus or regain their composure
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Summer
Apr 30, 2010 10:43:03 GMT -6
Post by jgordon1 on Apr 30, 2010 10:43:03 GMT -6
Guys, being a new HC..I can't tell you how valuable this thread has been to me
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Post by jgordon1 on Apr 29, 2010 8:18:43 GMT -6
don't know your budget ..but I like books..the game of life..a winners manual..vince lombardi stuff
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Post by jgordon1 on Apr 29, 2010 8:17:16 GMT -6
We will be using the eply method..we will be adding a cod w/in the 5-6 energy burst
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Post by jgordon1 on Apr 25, 2010 10:53:32 GMT -6
I had the fortunate opportunity last summer to watch Tebow work out in the weight room and in routes on air ....in the weighroom he was working out w/ the Pouncy twins and Troutwein..doing EVERYTHING they were doing ...just an animal...in his routes on air..all I can say that it was intense..never saw anything like it..especially during a summer workout....EVERONE was working hard..Tebow cussing out (well not cussing) recievers for running wrong routes..
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Post by jgordon1 on Apr 25, 2010 7:33:08 GMT -6
Well I guess I am going to stick my neck out here...But really how many great NFL QB's are there out there ...Most qb's (Brady included) have taken some time to develop into a qb that could lead a team into the Super Bowl on his arm..You have to remember that the the WHOLE Patriots team was great not just Brady in the beginning..Don't Forget that McDaniels was Brady's coach w/ the Pat's...I think Coach McDaniels sees something in Tebow that is "Brady" like..I also find it interesting that between between Belichek and McDaniels they drafted 4 kids from UF ...that's 25% of all their picks....OK sticking my neck out a little further..I wonder how many NFL QB's are actually reading the WHOLE field..How many QB's actually get to the third or fourth read....every team disguises coverage....one of the biggest difference for an NFL qb is the amount of times he gets hit...so much more than in college...the one thing I think everyone can agree on is that Tebow is a tough SOB and a winner
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Post by jgordon1 on Apr 19, 2010 11:55:41 GMT -6
Take 'em bowling and set up a team competition. we are currently at 80% attendance (45 kids) not one has their license..I am telling them today that if we have >87% attendance (7/8) for the next 16 lifts (one month) we will go bowling on a lifting day.so we will see
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Post by jgordon1 on Apr 8, 2010 19:48:58 GMT -6
I never knew that I wanted to coach...I always thought I would grow up and join the family construction business...the most of you are probably too young to remember but I graduated college in Jan 83..there was a big recession at the time..my father closed his business and basically retired..he was the same age in am now..after I was done playing football..I wanted to play for the newly formed USFL Boston Breakers..three of my teammates got tryouts so I thought..what about me...my college coach had to break the news to me that even though I was a starter I basically sucked...he said it nicer than than...so he asked me if I might like to coach (volunteer) and that he knew someone on the Breakers..he called him up a couple of weeks later I interviewed w/ the HC (Coach Dick Coury) he asked me when I could start..I said right now..the DC at the time (Doug Kay) literally haned me $5 and told me to go to Dunkin Donuts to get coffee for everyone and buy one for myself ($5 was plenty at the time)..I came back..drank the coffeee and started drawing the playbook with one of those big green templates..we were working in a hotel bedroom in Boston so I had to draw the stuff on the floor...it was the best first coaching job anyone ever had and I lucked into it...a couple of side notes..our qb coach was Roman Gabriel.always had a big chew in his mouth..even for picture day...Our DL coach was Curtis Jones whose son was about 7 at the time but grew up to be Corby Jones starting qb at Mizzou when they were good
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Post by jgordon1 on Apr 7, 2010 8:10:07 GMT -6
I visited a local HS to pick up how they were teaching their cb's shuffle tech...going to DeMeo clinic next week and possibly to Navy this weekend (depending on weather and wifey)
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Post by jgordon1 on Apr 7, 2010 8:08:25 GMT -6
Having read the article. I would say that almost none of it would pertain to football.. Football is a game of rules and a known # of combatants..Guerrilla warfare is the EXACT opposite.. For the most part You also have the ablity to know who your enemy is...where they will appear and what patterns they have performed in the past...Perhaps the one thing we might glean from the article is quickly being able to adapt to past mistakes and being able to TEACH our our combatants not to make the same mistake again
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Post by jgordon1 on Apr 5, 2010 6:24:08 GMT -6
This is the best way I ever saw it done...there were about 5-6 teams there..each team had an offense and a defense (although if you didn't have enough guys you could just play one side) anyway...the offense were lined up on one side of the field and the defenses on the other...the defenses stayed on the field for three plays and the offenses stayed on for two..this way we just rotated through each team and sometimes you actually played yourself which wasn't bad..we never moved the ball...teams were just running their stuff...not trying to get a "bead" we never got into a ridiculous 3rd and 1 situation..all that BS was gone..it al;so prevented guys from trying to "get back" at someone because you were only out there for a couple of plays and cooler heads prevailed by the next ttime you were up..since the kids were only out there for a couple of plays you could coach them w/o having to wait 20 min
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Post by jgordon1 on Mar 30, 2010 21:01:59 GMT -6
To me the main purpose of the JV team is to #1 play guys who love football that have been busting their butt all week...#2 develop future talent..although we like to win..not near the first priority
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