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Post by sneakyben on Mar 17, 2015 13:44:41 GMT -6
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Post by sneakyben on May 24, 2014 15:08:42 GMT -6
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Post by sneakyben on Feb 8, 2013 10:52:51 GMT -6
Hi,
For the 1st time (I coach in the UK) I have a player that is using a recruitment agency to try and get himself a US college scholarship...
The company who is working with him is NCSA Recruitment.
Does anyone one on here have any experience of this company? (good or bad?)
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Post by sneakyben on Sept 28, 2012 1:45:14 GMT -6
A trend I'm noticing is teams who don't have black as one of their colors wearing all black unis for home games A few schools around here go all black at home, with their school colors for the number and trim BFBS (black for black's sake) www.uni-watch.com/research-projects/uni-watch-glossary/:-)
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Post by sneakyben on Aug 31, 2011 8:46:19 GMT -6
sit back for a year or two... and pick up the pieces when the current incumbants cause it to fall apart... Isn't this how all european teams work?
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Post by sneakyben on Jul 17, 2011 2:07:38 GMT -6
How many of you know that that your players could get an extra year playing football if they did an exchange year to the UK, as part of their college course? If your HS players go to college and do an exchange year to Great Britain, they can play football! No one is going to give them any scholarship money or anything like that, but it might give them an opertunity to play football again when they thought they'd never get the chance I thought this was a good place to point this out I talk to too many people that don't realise this! ;D Please tell your players about it www.buafl.net/university.aspx
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Post by sneakyben on Mar 3, 2011 3:23:28 GMT -6
I gotta laugh, I do this as a player. Mostly, I just want my coach to run a smaller package with a clear philosophy. Not asking too much am I? In my experience, yes ;D unfortunatly
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Post by sneakyben on Dec 10, 2010 8:33:54 GMT -6
When I got this job 5 years ago, they had many Schutt helmets in inventory (these were the youth version), mainly for the 7th grade and Jr high programs. After having several, 4-5 Schutt (youth version) helmets crack near the ear hole, I replaced all of them with Riddells and will never buy another Schutt. We still have a few of the varsity model Schutts that we have used for Jr. High. My theory is if they put that product on the market, then what is wrong with their other products. These helmets were not abused, and were broken during play by 7th graders!! My 2 cents on helmets/shoulder pads and any equipment..don't skimp!! Buy the best that you can afford. It is a liability issue. If you know you put a kid in inferior equipment, and they get injured..... I have heard about this happening more with Riddells than Schutts
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Post by sneakyben on Dec 7, 2010 5:27:11 GMT -6
The Venom name is good but I think it is already in uses by a girls softball group, the plane that is based here is the A10 call name the "warthog" which we have thought of.(still on the list) The bird of prey for the area is the" Red Tail " hawk, I will see if I can sale that name to my new cheer director. I like that name a lot. Can not decide between it and the flying monkeys. Keep them coming. how about" Vermin " to keep with Doug 's V and the SW . Jon Isn't the Gun in the A-10 the Avenger? That sounds pretty cool as a team name... (and you don't need the gun in the logo if you don't want to)
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Post by sneakyben on Nov 8, 2010 4:28:39 GMT -6
Last sunday we played a young program. We outmanned them, getting a W 62-00 on the road. 2 of their players went down with concusion on special teams plays. Paramedics drove them to the hospital. At the end of the game some of their coaches didn't want to shake my hand and did not take off their helmets. They say we were too violent. The thing is I put on the field every backups... I teach my players to play hard every play. We did not play dirty. The hits where legal. During my brief talk with referees and their HC I said that their players are injured partly because they were not ready to play. My question is: do I have cross the line with that statement? As a fellow European coach, no you didn't cross the line with this comment... as I have seen situations similar to this in the UK
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Post by sneakyben on Oct 15, 2010 6:11:00 GMT -6
Any tips and/or drills that could get them ready relatively fast with 2 practices a week? Or how would you take this on? If I was coaching in Europe and I needed advice coaching I would do 2 things: 1) Run all my questions by Julien* (who has posted below) 2) Run all my questions by Ted Seay** (also a member of this board) and I WOULD DO EXACTLY WHAT THEY TELL ME! *Lives in France, knows his stuff **Lives in Belgium currently, works for NATO or something, has masses of coaching experience all over the world and knows EVERYTHING
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Post by sneakyben on Oct 11, 2010 5:18:06 GMT -6
Friday night the staff of the team we played were obviously watching our signals and relaying it in to their guys. Is this just part if the game? Or is this a bush league move? I personally was angry and my staff agreed. Coach your kids, if a tendency gives a call away so be it I feel, but scouting in advance the signals which I believe they did and then doing this in a game I felt crossed the line, interested in hearing opinions Just curious: WHY do coaches think it is bush league to steal signals, either with a camera specifically trained at their signal-makers, or while they are scouting your game? I don't have an opinion on this really, but was wondering about the reasoning why this gets people all riled up...
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Post by sneakyben on Aug 23, 2010 12:22:00 GMT -6
What injuries (and how) are they supposed to help prevent?
Surely anything that forces the head forward is more likely to cause the player to hit with the top of their head (and thus injure them and others)?
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Post by sneakyben on Jun 9, 2010 7:36:56 GMT -6
Am I right in I am thinking you are based at Exeter University, and the local team that folded was the Plymouth Admirals? I think 1st things 1st... Put all your efforts into getting the uni team established... 3 main things with that:
1) Work on getting a solid coaching staff... Not a big coaching staff, a solid one... What I mean by that is; One that is on the same page with techniques being taught... One that puts the effort into learning the game (and doesn’t think the game starts and ends with the NFL)...
2) Make sure you have repeatable results from your yearly recruiting... make sure you advertise all year round... visit ALL you University’s campuses etc... 3) The University Sports union almost defiantly want to keep uni money away from everything else...
If you graduate and stay in the area, once the uni team is ticking along nicely, then look to set up a youth program... It is hard to keep a senior team going consistently without a youth team... There is a tonne of government funding available for setting up youth football teams, as the government wants to help kids not get fat and drink cider in the park...
This is at least a 5 year plan to do properly IMO (for the uni team alone, probably)... Only once the youth team has been graduating players for a few years should you even attempt to form a senior team! Have you talked to the Bristol Aztecs/Apache, UWE Bullets and Bristol Uni Barracuda? They have the best complete set-up in the whole country IMO (get in contact with them and listen to everything they say... especially the ‘This was hard’, ‘This took years’ type of stuff...
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Post by sneakyben on Dec 10, 2009 7:53:13 GMT -6
If I contribute nothing else to this board, I feel I should mension and recommend Coach Wyatt's 'Safer and Surer tackling' DVD, avalible from www.coachwyatt.com, everytime we talk about tackling on here
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Post by sneakyben on Nov 2, 2009 12:03:04 GMT -6
Most of my guys play both ways so I have to get them during punt or after a score..sometimes we will even sub out so I can talk to who I need I will likely encounter this situation frequently too... Do you feel that you are able to get your points across clearly in the limited time avalible?
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Post by sneakyben on Nov 2, 2009 4:59:58 GMT -6
Coaches,
I have a question regarding coaches time management on the side line on game day... Senario is: Next season I will be the DC and OL-coach for my team...
When the defence is on, I need to be looking at the field, calling plays, making subs, fault finding...
When the offence is on, I need to be looking at the field seeing what fronts we're facing, making sure we're blocking the correct people, fault finding...
The question I have is: How should I be managing my time?
Ideally, when one of the units (OL or D) comes off the field I want to talk with right away, to discuss what is happening...
However, that is also the time I feel is most critical to be looking at how the other unit is doing on the field (say we go 3 and out on O, I wont have had time to look at the defensive front... say we're getting gashed for big yards on D, they could score before I have finished talking to the OL...)
I know one solution is to delegate, and that is what I will be working towards... but to start with I wont have members on the staff with appropriate coaching experience to take on-board what the players are saying, filter out any BS/confusion and give good advise/make good adjustments
The only other way I can think of is not good... That is to rush through the discussion with the unit that has just left the field, getting back to the sideline ASAP... But this would not allow me to throughly cover any questions/adjustments that arrise... and if questions are coming up they need answering because a confused player is a slow player...
Any other advise would be appreciated...
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Post by sneakyben on Aug 25, 2009 15:32:40 GMT -6
Assuming you have a team of complete football newbies (say, a youth team in the UK)
How do you show your players what you want them to run when you are running 'scout offence', trying to simulate a team that runs an offence much different to yours?
How do you keep the rep count up? (3ish plays per minute speed)
I think we run a pretty slick practice but it grinds to a (relative) halt when we try to explain the different plays we want on scout offence...
Is the best/only solution to draw everything up, and show slides in the huddle?
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Post by sneakyben on Aug 11, 2009 14:30:42 GMT -6
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Post by sneakyben on Jul 11, 2009 2:26:14 GMT -6
I think I remember reading posts from DCOhio on the Toby Board ;D
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The delphi D-winger board has been around for a very long time to, it taught me my approach to football (series-based, limited plays and formations to maximise reps and how to approach a situation with limited talent)
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Post by sneakyben on Mar 23, 2009 13:20:38 GMT -6
Thanks OJW. Jgordon, Can we ammend Tedseay's title to: "Overseas Black Ops"? What the heck is a guy like that doing in soccer world anyway. I believe the correct term would be 'Missionary' ;D
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Post by sneakyben on Mar 9, 2009 12:03:24 GMT -6
My "issue" only stems from this as well. Scrumming up and down the field ...while productive...isn't my idea of "fun" for the kids involved, ESPECIALLY for the MMP kids who usually play DT's.. However, _MY_ MPPs who are playing O-Line are having a great time kicking ass and taking names of the "stud" d-linemen they are wedging up and down the park... Its all swings and roundabouts... (side issue... you should only get to call foul for unsafe tactics in football if EVERY TIME one of your players lays a 'woo-lick' on someone else with their head you don't whoop n holler you bench their ass and teach them to tackle safely... I am willing to generalise here, but in my experience nearly 100% of coaches practically wet themselves with excitment over unsafe big hits)
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Post by sneakyben on Feb 25, 2009 4:19:43 GMT -6
How much did your program pay for it?
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Post by sneakyben on Jan 11, 2009 11:04:18 GMT -6
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Post by sneakyben on Nov 24, 2008 5:13:29 GMT -6
I know that a good way to get your mimimum-play-players in the game is as a 'bearcrawling' DT, stuffing up the middle
However, does anyone have any experience of doing this in leagues where hitting below the waist is illegal on anyone but the ball carrier?
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Also, I am after some technique advice for O-linemen on how to block such a player (other than staying low)... Could anyone help with this?
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Post by sneakyben on Sept 30, 2008 11:49:44 GMT -6
Just curious, what type of contacts are causing these concusions?
Which positions etc?
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Post by sneakyben on Sept 23, 2008 11:52:09 GMT -6
Something erked my while watching some NCAA football this week... (and I was wondering if I was the only one ;D)
The announcers kept on mensioning how the timing rule changes were shortening the game... and their tone of voice was implying that this was a bad thing and why would the NCAA do something that hurt the game...
Now, weren't the timing changes designed to shorten the game for TV? Isn't this the TV companies trying to make it out like its not their fault?
I'd like to think this is the announcers speaking their mind, but US TV don't work like that (e.g this season, show sponsered by a beef jerky company then in the 3rd quarter the comentators start randomly talking about how they have been eating it through the game etc)
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New OC
Sept 12, 2008 23:43:38 GMT -6
Post by sneakyben on Sept 12, 2008 23:43:38 GMT -6
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Post by sneakyben on Aug 14, 2008 12:01:02 GMT -6
those who think they are being innovative? go to ten yard torrent and download some of the older games. A lot of idea floated here are shown. shotgun two tights, quads, empty...ect...ect...and more, all done 30 years ago. My favourite thing like this was when I was researching the single wing and got some old Princeton film... They had the TB (QB) in a short shotgun and the FB behind... This was the year the 'inovative and new' 'pistol' came to the fore :-)
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Post by sneakyben on Jul 14, 2008 14:52:48 GMT -6
Anybody got an offense for 9 offensive linemen, 1 WR and a QB? forums.delphiforums.com/SingleWing/There are some people there I think can help you out... Wedge wedge wedge playaction pass touchdown ad infinitum
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