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Post by hsrose on Feb 20, 2019 10:09:49 GMT -6
Did 2 years of a 75 mile round trip in the SF Bay area. Home to work (west), work to school (east), school to home (west) was a total of 75 miles. Most of it was early in the day before the commute so traffic generally wasn't bad. Not sure if I was dedicated or stupid.
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Post by hsrose on Jan 7, 2019 15:17:05 GMT -6
I always have paper in my computer bag, at home, binders, etc. I'm writing stuff down all the time. Then when I get a good sized pile, I transcribe them into the PowerPoints I use to 'run' the program. I'm a computer geek, on the computer 8+ hours a day, I've got 3 computers plus my phone at my school/work desk. So writing something is very enjoyable, use a fountain pen and everything.
I don't take notes on every little thing that goes on. I have a year-end review package that I do for the AD and a lot of that is numbers and emails (injuries, statistics, parents) that can be put into the proper place. So a lot of the "what happened this year" stuff is there with emails and such.
I also make liberal use of the voice memos on my phone. When I'm at practice or something I can take out the phone and put down my thoughts. I find that I 'remember' a lot more that way. I sync those with my iTunes app so I have them from year to year. Seems that every year I end up with a couple of memos that are pretty much the same from the year before. I think I'm seeing a pattern there...
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Post by hsrose on Dec 29, 2018 19:52:05 GMT -6
Up to 2018 I had the staff divided by O/D. But there was no JV/varsity staff, everyone but a couple were on the sidelines for both games. In practice, when the JV were on offense the varsity was working defense, and then vice versa. I wanted the coaches to be the best they could be at their position and to pass that knowledge to all the players in the program. It worked well. Until coaches missed practices and then I got holes in what was going on in practices. After a couple of years the division between offense and defense staffs got larger and larger.
In 2018 I went JV/varsity and that was almost worse. The JV staff was good, but that was because they had 2 new coaches and he HC was the same guy. Varsity, the O/D split remained. So when it was varsity offense time, the D coaches melted away. Same when it was defense time. I told them at the start of the year that they would be coaching both O & D, but things didn't go that way. I wasn't able to get over the split and that caused problems.
I prefer the O/D model, but the division has to be managed/controlled/killed early. It will be there, but it can't be allowed to become a distraction.
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Post by hsrose on Dec 26, 2018 15:34:36 GMT -6
My limited youth coaching is probably not going to help here other than to expose yet another approach to dealing with the minimum play situation.
I coached in a youth league, non-Pop Warner, "non-competitve", that had a 4 play per quarter rule for all players. But we did play 10 and 12 minute (upper level) quarters so there was a bit more time to get everyone in. The 3 years I coached there we had the league limit of 35 players on the roster. The O/D squads had to be platooned so there was no more than a 1 player difference in the sizes, so it was 18-17 if the roster was 35 active players. Players could go between O & D each week so we did train every player on positions on each side of the ball. But they could not switch in the game unless there was a series of injuries and the players were not available.
We ran our players in on a near constant rotation and at different positions so we didn't have a specifically weak team out there, and so the opponents couldn't know where we were weak at any given time. The folks that counted the times a player was in generally gave up on us and just took it for granted that we had the players getting their plays. They couldn't keep up with the kids coming off and on each play.
I was also the rules guy for 2 seasons and I quickly came to realize that every rule in the book was there because some coach figured some way to get an advantage. The minimum play rule(s) were a result of a coach or two that figured out how to meet the letter, but not the intent, of the original MPP rules. The league then had to get really hard over about it and so you ended up with folks carrying clipboards marking every time a kid got a play.
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Post by hsrose on Dec 19, 2018 15:45:32 GMT -6
Not trying to be morbid or anything here, but how long do I need to keep a player memorial front and center in the football office? The year before I got here a dad went crazy and killed his son, daughter, and then himself. He was a football player. In the office is his framed jersey, signed by the team at that time. I did coach a couple of these players in my 1st year here. In the quad outside is a memorial bench to he and his sister, along with a big mural. I'm not trying to move anything out of here, but it's been 6+ years now. None of players here today have even heard of the event much less could have known the player.
How long is long enough before I can move this framed jersey from front and center in the office. It's the 1st thing you see as you walk in the door, right next to the white boards.
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Post by hsrose on Nov 20, 2018 10:54:55 GMT -6
And weren't there 3 defensive scores? And how many turnovers?
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Post by hsrose on Nov 13, 2018 11:16:09 GMT -6
No, I have been there. Lost a playoff game due to my time management. Lost another game when I made a call for a player but the player wasn't in the game. Backup didn't fare so well. Lost another game when.... I've lost a lot more games than I've been beaten. So I've been there. But those were generally a momentary losses of sensibility. This seems like it wasn't just a single bad call or time issue.
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Post by hsrose on Nov 13, 2018 10:29:25 GMT -6
The top team in our league had a 2nd round playoff game last Friday at their place. Came back from down 21-7 to have the lead 28-27 late in the 4th. The opponent gets the ball, goes on a drive, and ends up with 1st & goal from the 1 with under a minute to play. The QB was the receiver and had run for 200+ yards and thrown for 150+, he'd had a good night. They got cute and tried to do something they hadn't done all night, shift into an unbalanced line. But the OL had already put their hands down. -5 on the penalty. Then turned around and tried the exact same thing again, same result, -5. Now 1st & 10 from the 11. Run, nothing. Run, +2, 3rd down they throw a pick in the end zone. Home team runs out the clock.
I've talked with a couple of folks that were at the game and they were just baffled by what the visitors did. Said there was no reason to get fancy right then, they had the size and the athletic QB, and they had a kicker that had done well on the PAT's.
I generally don't blame coaches for wins/losses, generally either decided before the 1st kickoff (mismatch) or it's turnovers or other on-field actions. But this seems to be a 'What the heck were you thinking' kind of thing.
Just baffled here.
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Post by hsrose on Nov 1, 2018 15:37:19 GMT -6
I 'know' what team is for, and have always used it as everyone describes. It's 'tradition', which I have never questioned. Now that I'm questioning it I'm finding that what I knew as truth may not be quite so black/white.
I'm not against team time. I know that football is 11:11, I know that timing is important, I know that sometimes you need to see the whole thing all together. I know that players shouldn't need as much time in indy/skill time as the season goes on. I'm just trying to see if I'm missing something here, overlooking something that I can either do away with/cut down, or need to add.
Because football is 11:11 does that mean that I should spend the entire practice in that mode? Can I modify what I do in team time to be more effective (video the session, keep it limited in time, coach on the run, correct tomorrow in indy/skill/group...)? As the season moves along do I need to change the time allocation between the Big 3? If I'm not really adding a whole lot to the bag of tricks, do I still need that much team time? How much can/should I polish the <term used by my brethren the unwashed masses for a fecal deposit>.
Team period should be the quiz before the test. The shaving of the scalp before being strapped in the chair. I would think that an optimal team session would be 15 minutes of plays, at game tempo, recorded and analyzed that night/after practice. 1’s and 2’s are in the action, and the scout team is well prepared and can do what is asked of them. Every thing is scripted and so the coaches know what is planned. Add 5 minutes for ‘lets try this against that…’.
That’s not quite what I have so I have to use that as the base and plan the deviations.
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Post by hsrose on Nov 1, 2018 8:33:22 GMT -6
I've historically always done the skills/group/team structure to our practices. That's what I was shown when I came in to the coaching world. I've always taken it that this was the One True Path and didn't really question it.
My premise was that you learned/taught how to do something (skill, assignment) in the skill/indy time. You put it together in group, maybe with some contact/opposition, working on timing. Then put it together in team, usually with a scout offense/defense of some kind. Team was essentially "11:11 scrimmage light".
I never sat down and really looked at the team time segment. I don't have objectives or goals or anything for what I want from that period. And that is one reason that I am frustrated with team time, I don't have any reason to do that segment so I'm never happy with what we get done in that segment.
Now we're seeing decreasing numbers so I'm looking at everything, trying to figure how to make things work better. I'm looking at the Team time and what I get from it. The question is what we get from that period of sufficient value to keep it as it is, or do I need to reconsider the time allocation. The difference in skill level between the 1's and the 4's (we don't have a lot of 2's or 3's) makes the team time 11:11 very sketchy and iffy.
What are the benefits of doing team time? How do you conduct your team time? Do you consider team to be more important than skill/indy and group?
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Post by hsrose on Oct 30, 2018 18:12:14 GMT -6
District for us. In CA they have to be done every year so the district pays for it basically as liability coverage. If they pay then they know it got done. Leave it to the coach and it may not get done because of fundraising shortfalls. Nothing like the threat of a lawsuit where a kid got injured and it comes out that the equipment wasn't reconditioned (read that as "certified as good") by the vendor.
At my previous schools in the SF Bay area it was a $5k fund that was for 'safety equipment'. What that meant was $5k to football this year, $2.5k next year to cover the helmets and shoulder pad reconditioning. The other $2.5k would go to catchers masks and soccer shin guards and softball helmets and such. Here it's $5k every year. So I use the difference to purchase new helmets and shoulder pads. I spend as much of that $5k as I can.
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Post by hsrose on Oct 28, 2018 10:36:28 GMT -6
I went with the O/D split the past 3 seasons. This season I went Var/JV. The reason I went O/D was program quality control. Every place I've been it seems that the levels all end up running almost the same thing, getting almost the same training. Almost. I wanted the coaches to be teaching the players the same thing, same verbiage, same calls, all 4 years. We don't work with the Jr High team so that is not an issue.
When I had the O/D split I had a JV head coach that went with the JV all the time, so their Daddy was the same every day.
I found that going the O/D split met my needs for coaching the players. Problems is that there developed the O/D us/them split. Couldn't be helped. The good is that the players were doing the same thing the same way. So when a player went down it was relatively easier to replace him with a younger player because they had been hearing the same things and same techniques. I prefer that structure if I can get the us/them situation worked.
I went with JV/Var this year because that seemed to be the natural split in the coaches this year. It made the games easier because there was a JV staff. But they deviated so far from our core offense that I am not comfortable with that at all. And there was still the O/D split, at least at the varsity level. And I had a coach that had issues past week 3 making it to practice on time. Which meant the receivers and DB's had to be covered by someone else. We ran the techniques and drills, but were not that good with the coverages/concepts and such.
I will be going back to the O/D structure next year. I feel more comfortable with that structure, with the players getting the same info from the same coach, and the coaches getting much better at their area. Will I have the coaches is the question. I have a total of 10 coaches this year, and will likely be down to 6 by the time we get to next season. If that happens we'll be JV/Var.
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Post by hsrose on Oct 20, 2018 0:28:26 GMT -6
Supposed to be a promising season. 3 year starting QB, returning RB, good receivers, some size at OL. Last year my OT was also a CB on defense. 5-5 is possible. We're now 2-7 and have #2 in the league next week.
2 days before game 1 my DC informs me that since he is 1 of 2 admins he will have to coach from the stands. He has to do the admin duties but will be on walkie-talkie/cell phone with his assistant. That is wonderful news. That works until half-time when the coaches determine that something is wrong with the assistant coach. Turns out he's having a heart attack. Mild, but they ambulance him out and he's having a stint put in by midnight. Losing 24-21 at half, lost the game 50-28.
Next Monday at practice the DC informs me that the admin-coaching thing did not go well and his bosses now say that he can't coach on home games. Away games, sure, home games, no. So now my DC is a half-time DC. And it turns out that he also has admin duties during the week, supervising other sporting events, parent meetings, etc. So he ends up missing about 1 of every 4/5 practices to some water polo game or volleyball match. Heart attack coach is back so he makes the calls and I'm not sure who is better at it.
We're getting handled pretty easily a couple of weeks back and in the 3rd quarter I hear voices rising. Next thing I know I've got players and coaches trying to separate 2 of my coaches. 1 is the OL coach, the other is the RB coach and father of the QB. That had 6 sacks in the game. OL coach popped off about the backs, RB coach pops back about the OL, back and forth, and then they start squaring off.
Same game, waiting for the anthem to be played. Cheer coach comes over and says I need to talk to a PO'd mom on the sideline. My JV HC, the one with the 'cardiac episode' goes and talks and immediately comes back saying I need to talk with mom. We go talk with mom. She's angry because one of my players just slapped her daughter full in the face and she wants to press charges. Now. My AD and Superintendent hear her, the crowd hears her, the opposing crowd hears her. I had seen the player booking down the entry aisle heading for the bathroom, she's claiming that he is the one that hit the daughter, I talk to the player, and sit him until the AD and Super clear it. They clear it in about 15 minutes, kid misses half the 1st quarter. They come back, say it was a tap on the back of the head at lunch time when those two, and several others, were sitting in the quad having lunch. The daughter is a cheerleader so mom had heard the cheerleaders talking about something, heard that her daughter had been hit by my player, saw my player running back from the bath room, and went full scale nuclear. Apparently she had the whole cheer squad, including the cheer coach, lined up yelling at them about this. Mom and daughter came to me after the game and apologized.
We limp along, play some games, lose to who we are supposed to lose to, lose to a comparable team by 5 points.
Week 6 get a call from the JV head coach. He's had a 'cardiac episode' so he is off for a short time. Off work for 3+ weeks. Goes in next week for an angiogram so he will be gone 3-4 days and may miss the game.
This week the mother of the girlfriend of the starting senior linebacker passes away suddenly so he's not here for 3 days.
Tonight the father of one of our 2-way starting Juniors passes away before the game. School admins know but family requests them not to tell the player, family wants to do it. So after the game I've got a player that finds out his father died. He's sitting on the side of the field, still in gear, crying. As I'm walking up the GF sits down with him, he tells me it's not football, the family tells me it's not football and that basically I need to go away. That's when I go see the principal and he tells me what is going on.
Two weeks ago I had a senior player knock himself out on a 2-man sled. Emergency crews did the whole backboard ambulance thing with him. Had a sophomore get a concussion when he opened his hips on a DB drill, trips, and hits his head falling down. In full gear.
Returning RB has 600+ yards in 3 games. Hurts his ankle pretty well and has 50 yards in the next 4 games. Same for the QB. He's going gang busters until he turns his ankle and gets a bone bruise. Can't plant to throw and can't run the option. His production dies. With them we were averaging 24 PPG, with them hurt we are averaging 4 PPG. He's the best QB in the league but we're managing to give up 6 sacks a game and he can't move so he has no numbers. Receivers have no numbers because the QB is either hobbling out of bounds or on his back.
So, its been a different kind of year. But the good thing is, unlike most years, I don't hate the seniors this year.
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Post by hsrose on Oct 17, 2018 10:59:20 GMT -6
My policy is that if you can't say it in the classroom you can't say it on the field. Been fighting that here for the past couple of seasons but it's finally getting through to the coaches. And yeah, there is a difference between slipping up and it being part of the everyday language pattern.
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Post by hsrose on Oct 15, 2018 21:46:45 GMT -6
Has anyone done a team store for breast cancer? I'm tired of the players buying all kinds of pink stuff that doesn't fit with the team and I'm doubtful any funds go to any charities. I've done BSN stores and with fancloth.com last year. Both vendors did the whole logo thing and the products were pretty good. I'm thinking of a team store, with pink, logo'd items, with the proceeds going to a charity.
If you have done this, who have you used and how much work was it?
If you haven't, would you be interested in this type of store? I'm not trying to rope anyone into anything, just looking for an idea of how much interest there would be when I talk to some vendors.
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Post by hsrose on Oct 3, 2018 21:42:51 GMT -6
Football offers tangible benefits to a young man because it requires him to develop will-power, self-control, clear thinking under pressure, memory, sportsmanship, leadership, teamwork, and helps in the formation of good habits. The <mascot> football program will bring student athletes together and enable each player to grow and mature by emphasizing the following actions in every aspect of the program: We will build confidence, self-esteem, and a feeling of contribution within each person in our program
We will encourage open and honest communication from all program members
We will respect the dignity and diversity of each person on the program
We will commit to program unity through strong leadership principles and trust in each other
We will acknowledge our Core Values each and every day
It is the mission of the <Mascot> football program to create an environment where each player will have the opportunity to play a part in these actions each day, recognize the benefits, and prepare him to be successful after <School>.
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Post by hsrose on Oct 3, 2018 21:33:07 GMT -6
We go by the school rules, I'm not an on-campus coach so I don't feel that I can fight that battle. But... In week 5 I do a mail-merged printing of an academic progress report. It also has a section for social behavior and a 'Contact me' tag. If the player is having issues on that report they keep doing it each week until their issue clears up. The players get these on Monday, due to me the end of practice on Thursday. If I don't get it they get a Pit (a series of 10 unpleasant, tiring activities, running is not punishment).
So we follow the district requirements but I start pinging the kids about halfway through the quarter.
And as an aside - My AD, who teaches the computer classes, does not sign the progress reports. He does not believe that they have value. My AD.
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Post by hsrose on Sept 24, 2018 15:23:03 GMT -6
I want the JV program to prepare the kids to play at varsity. So I don't emphasize winning as the ultimate goal. I do want the players on the field, I have to have video of them in game situations so I can evaluate them a bit. And it's a way for me to tell the parents that 'yeah, you better have Johnny here, because he WILL be on the field when it's 3rd and 2 and if he's not prepared it will really show up.' Do we want to win the games, yeah, we do. Do we want the players on the field in meaningful situations, yeah, much more so than winning.
But nobody learns anything in a blowout. Not the players, not the coaches, nobody.
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Post by hsrose on Sept 17, 2018 14:28:45 GMT -6
The worst one I saw was my son's 1st year in youth. Kids were 8-12 on the same squad. The coaches took the kids, 35 or so, and lined them up facing each other in two lines of 16-17 on each side. Then took two players and put them back to back in the center of the formation. Then they blew the whistle and the players would run out of the 'tunnel', around the tunnel, and then back into the tunnel colliding in the middle at full speed. No ball, just run around the line and hit the other kid as hard as possible in the middle of the line.
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Post by hsrose on Sept 12, 2018 18:57:16 GMT -6
High school OL coach in Georgia who gives linemen shots of syrup for making pancake blocks.
I wonder if he knows...
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Post by hsrose on Aug 20, 2018 20:12:02 GMT -6
This is the injury report from our team trainer from today, after 4 weeks of practice, a scrimmage, and a game last Friday night. We had 5 JV and 4 varsity injuries last Friday night. We're a program with 58 on the roster, 28 on JV, 30 on varsity. 4 of the players on JV are not cleared to play yet because they weren't at enough practices (family vacations, grandfathers house burned in CA wildfire, working) but they will be cleared after next week's practices and will be able to play week 3. When looking at these injuries after week 1, with 9 more games to go, it gets harder and harder to field teams, we just don't have the numbers. School has 686 students, we have 58 in the program.
*XXXXX - possible avulsion fracture, Ischial tuberosity. Told to go to prompt care for xrays. Spoke with him today and he said he's battling his mom who is telling him to "suck it up". He will keep working on her. His pain level is about 8/10. Not cleared to play until doctor gives the OK. He did this in track and has tried to tough it out, but just can't.
*XXXXX- 3 (possibly 5) fractured ribs. Seen in ER on 8/17/18. Follow up xrays in 10 days. Follow up with primary doctor for treatment plan. Not cleared to play until doctor gives the OK
*XXXXX- Concussion 8/17/18. ImPACT post tested on 8/20/18. May need academic accommodations upon return to school. Will follow up with XXXXX, FNP for treatment plan. No PE or contact sports until cleared by doctor.
*XXXXX - Concussion 8/17/18. ImPACT post tested on 8/20/18. May need academic accommodations. Will follow up with Dr. XXXXX for treatment plan. No PE or contact sports until cleared by doctor.
*XXXXX - Neck strain/pinched nerve. Instructed to rest/ice/Advil. Appointment with XXXXX (chiropractor) on 8/22/18. No PE or contact sports until cleared.
*XXXXX - Right knee ACL sprain/meniscus. Mom scheduling appointment with Dr. XXXXX (orthopedic) for MRI. Out until doctor clears him.
*XXXXX - Right elbow. Possible dislocation that reduced itself. Major ligament damage. Mom scheduling appointment with Dr. XXXXX (orthopedic) for MRI and treatment. Out until doctor clears him.
*XXXXX - Left shoulder. AC joint. Went to prompt care. Claims it's just a bone bruise. I still feel he needs an orthopedic follow up. In a lot of pain. Needs to turn in discharge paperwork to XXXXX. Not cleared to play.
*XXXXX - Avulsion fracture ASIS. Not cleared to play until doctor gives the OK.
*XXXXX- Left knee. Said he went to prompt care on 8/19/18. They want him to return for a recheck on Friday 8/24/18. Needs to turn in discharge paperwork to XXXXX. Not cleared to play until doctor gives the OK.
*XXXXX - Left shoulder. Possible rotator cuff tear. Needs orthopedic follow up. Need to discuss playing status with coaches. Would prefer if he sat out at XXXXX, especially if he hasn't seen an ortho....
*XXXXX - Apparantly has a note from the doctor for a sprained knee....
*XXXXX- Left knee. Needs to see XXXXX at XXXXX PT for physical therapy consult under "3 free visits". Mom doesn't seem to realize the importance of this...
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Post by hsrose on Aug 16, 2018 9:07:25 GMT -6
IMO you play the way you practice. I don't want us to go THUD during a game, so we don't practice thudding. If we hit you too hard...get off the field. Do you guys have legal limitations on contact? We've got a state limit of 2 sessions per week, 45 minutes per session of 'live contact' - essentially that simulate in-game actions where there is not a pre-determined winner. Under those limitations we have to go thud.
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Post by hsrose on Aug 3, 2018 20:25:54 GMT -6
Sorry about the link, I didn't know that it was bonkers. Lets try this one.
Ok, I've pasted this thing about 3 times, edited it, changed it, and it still looks like the http... isn't there, but the link seems to work. All that is missing, if the link does not work, is the https:// before the d2o...
And an additional factor here is opening paragraph that states that overall participation is up 2.95% over last year, but football decreased by ~3k.
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Post by hsrose on Aug 2, 2018 7:22:58 GMT -6
Below are the numbers for (high school) football participation in the state California: 2007: 107,916 2009: 104,224 2011: 103,921 2012: 103,088 2013: 102,505 2014: 103,464 2015: 103,725 2016: 100,205 2017: 97,079 2018: 94,286 8-player numbers have gone from 1,784 to 2,088 over the same period The PDF file is an official release from the state association, the CIF. On average, 50 players per team, and a 10,000 player decrease, the state has lost the equivalent of about 200 football teams, over the last 10 years.
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Post by hsrose on Jul 31, 2018 7:28:27 GMT -6
We started last week, July 23, for a week of acclimation. Helmets M-T, shells on W-Th-F. Yesterday was our 1st day in full pads. But lots of smoke from the CA fires near us. Our 5-team scrimmage is on 08/11, and our 1st game is on 08/17. School starts here on 08/15.
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Post by hsrose on Jul 10, 2018 11:22:15 GMT -6
The counselor lady In the next office says that for the first time, with the known issues in the incoming class, that the school will be at 28% of the students with and IEP. That will get state monitoring is the school. And the suicide rate in the count was the highest in the nation 3 years ago. They have a death here about every 9 months or so the past 4 years I’ve been here. Not just the students but the young people just out of school, within a couple of years.
One mom / “advocate” (apparently a legal term) is coming into the school here with a list of 58 items that have to be met for the student.
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Post by hsrose on Jul 9, 2018 23:06:11 GMT -6
We have a place in Kaanapali where we spend 2 weeks each summer. I'm here right now, leaving on Thursday.
Assuming you have a place with a kitchen(ette), hit the Costco, that is a must. It's right on the corner of the road you take to the Lahaina area, can't miss it. We get in the mode of light breakfast, yogurt/bagels/fruit, then an appetizer at a local place (usually trying the calamari and beer), and then BBQ at night as the bigger meal of the day. Stopping at Costco lets you stock up on those kind of items in one spot. We then fill in with what we need from the local stores.
Haleakala is a must. You think the road to Hana is different, try this one. My wife had a full-on panic attack driving up there and she was driving. The crater is 10,000' and the road there is narrow, not lined usually, and no guard rails. You think you are going over a cliff at each corner but it's just the slope of the hill that throws you off. That and looking down at the clouds as you get higher. Great views, the Silver Swords are a wonder to see, and it can be pretty cool since it's 10k feet up.
On the road to Haleakala is the Hali'imaile Distilling Company (http://www.haliimailedistilling.com/haliimaile-brands). Small distillery that uses pineapple to make it's vodka. Also makes whiskey and rum. It is a small place with tours - 2 buildings, 20 minutes - and a tasting room. You got to try the chocolate macadamia nut vodka. Not sure what I would ever do with it but it tastes good, We always stop to pick up a bit of local libation for the duration. There is also a winery in the Up Country (IUp Country is the hillsides of Haleakala) past Kula. The Up Country is where a lot of the produce is grown, there are several Farmers Markets up there, very good produce, lots of (transplanted) locals selling their wares.
There is a small 'artist' town in Makawao which is also off the road to Hana. There's not many roads that go anyplace really different. We watched a guy blowing glass plates last week, just sat and watched him for an hour or more doing his thing. Lots of artists and some great artwork in the area.
Lots and lots and lots of great snorkeling to do here. Fish and turtles are abundant. On our way from the airport we stop at Boss Frogs by the Safeway in Lahaina and rent gear for our time here. Makes it better to not have to rent/beg/borrow while here.
And if you are in the Lahaina area be sure to check out Lahaina High School. They have an infinity football field where you look out over the channels and islands. Not a bad venue.
Another good place is the Iao Valley State Park. This is back by the airport and is a hike around the hills. It is a battle ground and has a 1,200' 'needle' which is a local landmark. Nice easy hike, very lush, keeps the kids busy running around all the trails.
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Post by hsrose on Jun 30, 2018 19:40:38 GMT -6
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Post by hsrose on Jun 12, 2018 14:31:32 GMT -6
Yeah, but...
I typically use only the call sheets at the front of the page, 3-4 usually. Because there is room, multiple pages, I can have larger fonts, a few more arrangements (down/distance, situations, full list, replicas of the wrist inserts so I know what they should be seeing), things like that.
The rest is backup/game plan info that I have if I need to check something. Just because there are 20 pages doesn't mean that I use them. I use most of the pages during the week when I have scripts, screen shots, game plan, and the call sheets. I also have the things I need to tell the players for the week - school stuff, schedule, roster/attendance, a place to make notes, etc. It's a convenient way to have most of what I need in 1 spot for the week. If I need to change something during the week, decide to go with this rather than that I can make a note right there in the papers.
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Post by hsrose on Jun 12, 2018 9:02:47 GMT -6
I use a 10-page sheet protector thing. Its 10 pages of the heavy sheet protectors that are sealed on one side into a single unit. This is hole punched and all that so the lanyard crew are still viable. I have my full game package in there because there are 20 pages of info. I start the week with the play calls and practice plans, scouting report details, screen shots of the defensive alignments, pretty much the majority of the game plan. When I get to Friday I take most of that out and add in the game day stuff I need and go with that. Can get them at the office supply stores. I generally go through 1-2 each season. www.staples.com/Staples-Bound-Sheet-Protectors-1-Set-16935/product_277772
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