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Post by davecisar on Feb 27, 2012 9:05:50 GMT -6
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Post by davecisar on Feb 20, 2012 15:30:49 GMT -6
Any chance you will make it to Seattle this year? Coach, Possibly, I have to have enough numbers to cover the hotel and airfare, working on it. If I have 12 seats guaranteed I'm a go
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Post by davecisar on Feb 16, 2012 15:29:45 GMT -6
Coach, I did my first Canadian coaches clinic last year in Vancouver area Great time
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Post by davecisar on Feb 15, 2012 16:00:31 GMT -6
Here are my clinic speaking dates: Will be at Chicago Glazier in a couple of weeks- will get in Friday evening to see a few sessions and meet up etc
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Post by davecisar on Feb 14, 2012 16:21:20 GMT -6
This is such a double edged sword. Maybe the reason the high school program is not successful is because the lower levels do not run their systems. Back in 2009 or so I took the USA Today top 20 list and a few other HOF type coaches and called each of the HCs on the phone- got ahold of 18 of them. I asked them a BUNCH of questions including scheme 16 of the 18 DIDNT CARE a LICK about what scheme their youth teams were running. Jim Rackley- HOF Texas- San Antonio Judson laughed and about coughed up a lung when I asked him how important it was. All he care is that the kid made it to the 9th grade and to his door with a love for the game- if he was coachable, that was a plus. If he knew how to block and tackle that was a ++. He felt VERY confident in 4 years he could teach the lad what he needed to know. I live in Nebraska OTOH I see lots of 0-10 and 2-8 guys looking for scapegoats who instead of pointing the thumb- point at volunteer unpaid youth coaches
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Post by davecisar on Feb 7, 2012 6:55:49 GMT -6
Coach,
No problem, hope it helps PM me if you have any questions
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Post by davecisar on Feb 5, 2012 11:29:22 GMT -6
Started 2 Youth Programs from scratch Lots of same tasks, regardless of age group Free download:
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Post by davecisar on Feb 5, 2012 11:14:47 GMT -6
Parent Contract- at sign-ups- part of registering Covers all you want to and more Mandatory parent meeting- at first practice- From 6-6:30- practice from 6:30-8:00 Almost all show the first practice I give the standard setting expectations speech covered here: Contract there too- free download
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Post by davecisar on Feb 5, 2012 11:10:54 GMT -6
I would like some help with practice scheduling for a 7-8 yr old team. I have been coaching at the HS level for the last 7 years so this is going to be a pretty big change. We will be practicing 3 nights a week during the season for 1.5-2 hours each. We do not have Special Teams in our league so it really frees up a lot of time for O and D. If it helps we will be running the Hybrid Wing-t offense and 4-4 defense. Also, what are your thoughts on conditioning for this age group. Is it really necessary? I would recommend going 2 times a week after your first game You CAN go 2 hours productively IF you make sure and have a fast paced and fun practice You can get what you want out of practice and make it fun and fast paced too, requires some creativity We havent done set aside conditioning for the last 16 seasons Waste of time- when you can "hide" conditioning within the context of the practice- killing 2 birds with 1 stone You can field competitive teams with less practice time if your priorities. precision and pace are on track- the teams Ive coached have practiced far less than our competition- but consistently had much better results- even against select or out state tournament teams.
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Post by davecisar on Jan 24, 2012 13:28:39 GMT -6
Better question. How do you go about finding a qualified coach for your son to play for for his first year as a first grader? The year before he is playing, go watch the local teams in his age group play and practice- It doesnt take long for you to figure out who knows what they are doing and who doesnt
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Post by davecisar on Dec 15, 2011 16:31:01 GMT -6
We use this and think it's the best. Have been involved since Wade started it. Broken down week by week for your season. www.coaching4life.us/Agreed, they do a nice job, Wade is top notch
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Post by davecisar on Dec 4, 2011 14:12:39 GMT -6
In an effort to recognize the best and give back to the youth football coaching community- this years Coach of the Year Awards are a bit different. Every year we like to recognize a group of coaches who have excelled on and off the field of play. This year we will be awarding our annual “Winning Youth Football Coach of the Year Award”, “Winning Youth Football Worst to First Coach of the Year Award” and hopefully hundreds of “Winning Youth Football Gold Standard Coaching Awards.” As a youth football coach, none of us are paid or will end up in anyone’s Hall of Fame, but we can be recognized by our peers for our efforts and end results. When your teams have success and you are recognized by your peers, it often times helps to internally validate your approach and philosophy. As youth coaches we all know that our approaches, philosophy and coaching ability are more heavily scrutinized by backseat drivers and wannabe “experts” who seem long on coaching knowledge but short on interest in actually showing up to practice and investing the time in doing the job. In many places you aren’t going to get any accolades from covetous and jealous opposing coaches, but you can get it here from a group of unbiased and knowledgeable, very successful youth coaches from around the country. Our goal is to recognize you, so that you may inspire others to excel in the same way you have, through love for your players, hard work, patience and a true love and appreciation of the game. There is nothing wrong or self centered about sharing your experience with others, by doing so, others may learn from it and help them to enrich the football experience of the boys they coach. The Awards: Winning Youth Football Coach of the Year Award: It is awarded to the coach who using the “Winning Youth Football” system has best exemplified the tenants of the approach the books and DVDs teach. Your team will have had to won a Championship while retaining 90% or above of your players. Winning Youth Football Worst to First Coach of the Year Award: It is awarded to the coach who using the “Winning Youth Football” system, who took a downtrodden team and turned them into a winner. Your team would have had to improve from near the bottom of the standings to near the top after switching to the “Winning Youth Football” approach to coaching your team. Winning Youth Football Gold Standard Coaching Award: For ANY coach, using any system. We are awarding as many awards out as we have those that meet the criteria. The Criteria For Gold Standard Award: Won at least 70% of all your games. Retained 90% or higher of your players from the first day of practice or conditioning to the end of the season. Have a good reputation for sportsmanship and fair play. The Award: A Certificate from Winning Youth Football with your name and Organization name, mailed to you. Your name and team name on the Gold Standard Coaching Award Winners page on the Winning Youth Football Web Site. A logo you can display on your Web Site certifying that you and your team are “Winning Youth Football Gold Standard Coaching” winners. Simple to apply or nominate- all must be in by December 31st: more info here and pictures of the Trophies:
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Post by davecisar on Nov 10, 2011 17:41:39 GMT -6
Turn him in, he is a drunk, drug addict or emotional cripple No need for him coaching youth football He gets turned in to his Org Pres and League Pres What a gumba
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Post by davecisar on Nov 2, 2011 8:58:09 GMT -6
I talk about the volunteers, coaches, parents and then the team Every player gets a trophy- we won our Division When we bring each player up, we tell a quick story about each Then each player gets a certificate printed on card stock put in a plastic frame Team Name, His Name- Team Pic- his designation, coaches signatures MVP Most Valuable Defensive Lineman Hustle Award Most Valuabe Rookie Most Improved Offensive Back Etc etc
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Post by davecisar on Oct 31, 2011 6:06:27 GMT -6
Our League is made up of 20 Orgs Many of the Orgs have multiple teams in an age group LEague rules mandate you draft to create equal teams They dont tolerate any BS, this year they found out an org had stacked a team, that team forfeited all its games and the coaches were all relieved Sure every once in awhile an Org has a team go 10-0 and another at same age group 1-9, but the league investigates and it's usually a coaching issue- not a stacking issue. The threat of the nuclear retaliation is enough to keep most in line. This year my Org had 2 teams of 5-6th graders and we both went 7-2, no stacking. Had we stacked we could easily have won it all- instead we had a Division Title Winner and a Divsion Runner Up who were both in the top 3-4 teams in thier 40 team age grouping. Sure you might have some differences based on the 5 coaches kids, but no blatant- hey we want this team to win at the cost of leaving the cupboard bare for the other team. It's all about the leadership of the league and ours has excellent leadership at the helm
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Post by davecisar on Oct 18, 2011 7:30:52 GMT -6
yep, Move to another league LOL
Crazy having to play same team 3 times in 1 season
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Post by davecisar on Oct 17, 2011 6:07:14 GMT -6
Game 9 Results
My 5-6th grade team ended a very successful season at 7-2 with a 40-24 win over a team that was 6-1 coming in. We were ahead 40-16 very early in the 3rd quarter. We had one 5 yard penalty and no turnovers. We scored on our first 5 possessions including 2 TD passes. This team only had 19 kids to start with, with just 2 stripers and very little speed and athleticism. We lost all but 3 starters on offense and 2 on defense from an 11-1 team. Our starting QB is only 72 lbs and he couldn’t get the edge. His Pee Wee coach said he couldn’t throw and early on we dropped most of his better throws and endured some horrendous sacks- lots of bruised ribs. He ended up with 10 TD passes and 2 Ints, so not as many as the 16 we had last season, but enough of a threat to make our offense go. Defensively we struggled early and had an awful time tackling in space- but got better as the season progressed, never great but enough to keep us in games and allow our offense to stay on the field and eat the clock. Fortunately we only played 5 Spread teams, luck of the draw I guess. The Spread team we played yesterday had a QB with great speed and athleticism and he scored 2 times from over 30 yds out and threw a 25 yd pass for a score, had a select team we beat that hadn’t lost in 3 years score 4 TDs from 30+ yds out and we lost to the team that will probably win the league, they scored all 4 of their TDs from 40+ yds including a 70 yd run on the first play of game etc
The goal was to retain all the kids, compete in every game and go .500 or better. We lost 1 kid- dad didn’t like that I moved him from starting DE and WB to starting DE and TE. We only lost 2 games and 1 loss was by 6 pts to a team we had twice as many yards AND we fumbled a punt inside our 15 and blew coverage on 4th down to kind of give it away. We got better each week but 1 and lost 2 kids to broken bones, one was a 2 way starter and our designated “speed” guy. We were co-champions of our 7 team Division, but with 40 teams in this Age Grouping we didn’t make the playoffs due to tie-breakers. We wont play any extra games, or out state tourneys with this group, limping to the finish line. So we ended up 1 mistake from going 8-1 and I’m almost positive all the kids are coming back to play next season. Tickled to say the least with this bunch, great kids, almost all with perfect attendance.
My 7-8th grade team is hitting on all cylinders now and won 52-14 in the first round of the playoffs. Up next is an undefeated team with 3 backs all over 150 lbs and all much faster than our fastest player. It will be quite a challenge to say the least.
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Post by davecisar on Oct 12, 2011 9:41:01 GMT -6
Doug,
Love your honesty Congrats!
There used to be a guy on here EVERY WEEK he would go through a litany of injuries, bumps and bruises- every single kid. Kids out due to discipline-vacations etc etc on and on and on and on
The teams he was playing sometimes had lots more numbers- the previous season he had lots more numbers- he never mentioned that one
NEVER ONCE did he ever post that his opps may have had a single injury or a kid out. Injuries happen to everyone, sick kids happen to everyone, kids missing happens at one time to everyone.
This past weekend we won our game to claim a co-championship of the division. The other teams best player- the starting QB/LB/kicker- team leader is out. When you only have 21-22 kids on a team, that is big. We won 25-6, lot closer game or even loss if the kid plays. YES we benefited because a kid was out. I have 2 kids out with broken bones, but only 1 was a 2 way starter and he wasnt to our team what the QB was to theirs.
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Post by davecisar on Oct 12, 2011 9:09:24 GMT -6
You said this: "I just feel like we should get something out of this besides a headache every week" That is what you said about the relationship prior to my first post. That infers "nusiance" to me. That statement says to me- you get nothing out of the situation but wear and tear on the field and dirty bathrooms- a nusiance.
We use the local HS field and their MS uses it as well The Varsity usually plays same weekends as us We leave the stadium, concession stand, restrooms and surrounding areas including under the grandstands in much better condition than we find them.
Talk to them Give them a written list of everything that needs to be done prior to and the end of each game It's about setting expectations and accountablility
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Post by davecisar on Oct 11, 2011 18:22:17 GMT -6
You get players that are interested in playing football instead of soccer or not doing anything at all. In this day and age of dwindling numbers, I would think that would be very important to you. Those coaches that embrace and support youth programs rather than viewing them as a nusance are the ones that win in the long run. Dont think of it like a governmental buerocrat/postal worker
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Post by davecisar on Oct 5, 2011 8:14:25 GMT -6
All age groups: 10 minute quarters, with true football time kept Can go running clock IF the losing team chooses to after down by 21 or more
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Post by davecisar on Sept 30, 2011 9:21:21 GMT -6
Finsh the season and never work with that coach again. Your not gonna change him. Do the best you can with what you got. Do not leave the kids. I coach youth also and because of the reasons you describe I wont coach unless Im the head coach. To many youth daddys that dont know whats going on. This
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Post by davecisar on Sept 26, 2011 10:04:02 GMT -6
Fun stuff like Hawiian Rules football, Deer Hunter or put in a whacky trick play, even if you have zero intentions of ever running it
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Post by davecisar on Sept 22, 2011 6:40:54 GMT -6
www.theadvertiser.com/interactive/article/20110921/NEWS01/110921052/NEW-VIDEO-Youth-football-players-disciplined-over-Jamboree-hitWatch the video The kids attack the center before the team even gets lined up Looks VERY suspicious- not just a "mistake" What say you? I say this is definitely coaches coaching this, 3 kids dont come up with this on their own. Ban the coaches for life all of them. If some admit, let the others coach under tight leash, ban the guys who admitted it for life. If the league wont take action, the teams in the league should agree not to play this team, let them win all the "games" by forfeit. This is outrageous, dangerous and thug behaivor cant be tolerated. It disgusts me.
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Post by davecisar on Sept 13, 2011 14:41:30 GMT -6
Game 3 Results These game results were a bit surprising. My 5-6 grade team, the weakest team I’ve probably fielded in about 15 years won 34-25 against an out of state team. We played a team from Rapid City South Dakota, a town of about 70,000 people. They traveled 9 hours to get here. This team was together for their 3rd year now and from the Air Force base there. They had not lost a game in that span and are in the largest and fastest growing league in the state. They had only been scored on 1 time in that time frame, according to their league commissioner and the scores published on their league web site. They had lots of speed and superior size as well. In our opening drive we started at our 28 and used up all but 2 minutes of the quarter to score, lots of 3rd downs and even 2 4th down conversions during the game. They got a bit frustrated on defense. I went max slowdown in the second half to try and limit possessions. Every score they had were on plays in excess of 40 yards. We had just 2 penalties, but did turn it over 2 times and never punted. My rookie Center had a great game, but he snapped it to the wrong back on a play that led to a very costly score. The opposing team wasn’t used to getting scored on and ended up blitzing heavily in the second half and packing the box, it hurt them. I had cliniced over 100 coaches from this league 2 years ago in Rapid City and the head coach had my book and DVDs. On offense they ran the DT Bone, some Flexbone and then went 5 wide empty, tough team to play in space. However we totally shut down their option game. We made some big adjustments at the half and shut them down pretty well in the second half. My 7-8 grade team won easily 38-12. We were up 22-0 early in the second quarter and let off the gas. For the 3rd game in a row, we threw a pick, that was disappointing. They scored on a gimmie kickoff return and a long pass. This team was also from Rapid City and were the defending League Champs, but less athletic and smaller than our squad.
Game 4 Results My 5-6th grade team beat a much larger team 31-0 after leading 18-0 in the first quarter. This is a very young and small team in both size and numbers with not a lot of athleticism. We have just 19 players but they are coming together well and executing the base offense and defense near potential. The offensive line comes off the ball well and we are averaging less than one turnover a game. We have little depth, so cross training players has been a big point of emphasis of late. Even our minimum play kids are doing a great job of getting on and off the field, aligning well and adding some value on every snap. We are 3-1 and will be playing an undefeated and unscored upon team who has been averaging over 50 points per game this weekend, it will be quite a challenge to put it mildly. We aren’t in the same solar system as that team and they will be favored to win this 40 team age grouping. My 7-8th grade team moved to 4-0 with a 14-12 win. We have a lot of work to do with this group as we had both a turnover and penalty that ended up costing us touchdowns. We also will be adding in some of the more advanced adjustments with this group this week. I’ve not been able to spend as much time as I would like with this veteran group, due to trying to shore up my younger weaker club. This weeks point of emphasis is consistent 100% effort.
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Post by davecisar on Sept 9, 2011 9:45:35 GMT -6
Why not use more clock, slow it down a bit. If you get 60 offensive snaps and use just 7 seconds more time to run each snap, that's 420 seconds, or 7 minutes of "rest" youve bought youre team. Of course if the clock is running, all the better. Sounds like shortening the game would be of benefit to your situation.
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Post by davecisar on Sept 8, 2011 10:30:48 GMT -6
I take offense to coachdoug about clueless parents. 1st off without we clueless parents you wouldnt have youth football...we provide the kids, we volunteer, we pay. We are here to get a clue!! Without quality coaches, many of whoam do not have a selfish interest other than helping to develop your son by volunteering 100s of hours of their discretionary free time, there would be no youth football. A parents time and money investment pales in comparison to what a typical youth football coach puts in. Without guys like Doug, what youth football that would exist would be of such a low level of quality, few would bother to sign up to play the following season. The critical success factor to a healthy and growing youth football program is quality coaching. A lot of the rest takes care of itself when you have the right coaches in place. Ive started and ran several large orgs with 400 kids and consult on a professional basis with 100s of youth football programs all over the US, I know what Im talking about. Parents are clueless as to the amount of time, MONEY and effort that goes into coaching on and off the field. You have no clue of what they have to put up with, from selfish self centered agenda driven parents. Coaches Coach Players Play Parents Parent Here is what you as a parent should do: Make sure little Johnny shows up to practice on time- instead of bringing him late where he misses important parts of practice Make sure and pick up little Johnny at the end of practice, I cant count the number of times Ive had to wait 30-45 minutes after practice for mom to finish watching her program, while I wait with her son to make sure no one kidnaps him, meanwhile my wife and family are waiting for me to come home. Support the coach, don't backstab him or use your very limited "understanding" of the game youve gotten from TV or other gossipers to make "suggestions." If you are a paralegal, you wouldnt want the relative of a clinet coming in to give you advice based on something they picked up on a 1980s LA Law TV show. Dont do the same to the coach. Teach little Johnny respect for authority and to accept constructive criticism well instead of sending up a kid who questions everything, never admits a fault and thinks he can do no wrong-thinks he is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Teach little Johnny a little bit about selflessness and teamwork. We love it when we get kids who are all about themselves and wont accept a role on the team that is in the best interest of the team rather than all about them. We love it when parents and players whine about what position they are playing. Make sure little Johnny understands he has to work for anything to succeed. We love it when we get kids who think they should play the communist influenced same amount of time as Billy even though Johnny isnt in the same solar system at Billy when it comes to working hard in practice. Make sure to teach little Johnny to be thankful. We love working with kids who think everyone owes them everything. We love putting in 100s of hours of time and spending our own money on gas, coaching materials, coaching clinics and the like and not even get a thank you note at the end of the season from the people we invested all of our free time for- instead of spending it at home with our families. That should do you for starters. If you love all the drama, get involved in cheerleading, they thrive on all that stuff. I think it's the main reason it exists. Im glad there is something for those people to do with all their free time instead of getting involved in youth football.
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Post by davecisar on Sept 8, 2011 9:05:54 GMT -6
Airraider, Congrats
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Post by davecisar on Sept 3, 2011 8:46:46 GMT -6
In Omaha, it is open enrollment, they went to 9 different High Schools- The top Private HS would usually scholarship- grab our best 3-4 kids every year and then it varied. The kids go where they think they are a fit and often times to the winning/best program.
Where I am now our first class of 8 year olds are now in the 10th grade and having quite an impact
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Post by davecisar on Sept 2, 2011 11:42:31 GMT -6
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