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Post by indian1 on Jul 23, 2014 13:55:44 GMT -6
Run faster
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Post by indian1 on Jun 26, 2014 11:14:58 GMT -6
Be an athlete!
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Post by indian1 on Jun 20, 2014 6:35:50 GMT -6
What are your guys doing the rest of the year? Summer is only 2 months.
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Post by indian1 on Jun 11, 2014 8:52:09 GMT -6
Every year
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Post by indian1 on May 16, 2014 6:26:49 GMT -6
We try to keep the same basic system in place but try to be creative with our personnel. To us getting the right guys in the right places is the toughest thing. I would hate to also try wholesale scheme changes because then you screw up everyone's learning curve of the system (coaches included). We had a kid start at left tackle one year and QB the next. It was the best fit at the time and he easily made the transition because our overall system did not change much.
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Post by indian1 on May 3, 2014 20:20:19 GMT -6
Wingtol, good one. I especially like the Back to School reference
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Post by indian1 on Mar 21, 2014 6:41:37 GMT -6
blb : Great history lesson and you are right on the nuts
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Post by indian1 on Jan 27, 2014 12:19:01 GMT -6
In my experience with this I was a position coach and teacher. The DC was a lay coach. During the season his job responsibilities increased so the HC decided to make me "co-DC". Which meant I was then to do all the film prep, draw up scout cards, make sure all of our adjustments were sound. The other guy called the D on Fridays. Did you coach at the same place the next season? No, but not because of that. I had a chance to become a HC.
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Post by indian1 on Jan 26, 2014 20:06:05 GMT -6
^ well said. Also to the OP. don't underestimate the effect you are having on those kids. It's hard to see and sometimes does not show up right away. Keep being persistent.
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Post by indian1 on Jan 25, 2014 14:05:40 GMT -6
I just think it disperses responsibility. At some point 1 guy is responsible in reality.
In my experience with this I was a position coach and teacher. The DC was a lay coach. During the season his job responsibilities increased so the HC decided to make me "co-DC". Which meant I was then to do all the film prep, draw up scout cards, make sure all of our adjustments were sound. The other guy called the D on Fridays.
Very valuable experience for me but I don't like a 2 man system. Someone is in charge
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Post by indian1 on Nov 19, 2013 19:15:29 GMT -6
I know I saw clinic notes somewhere with Chuck Martin from Notre Dame talking about being immune to momentum
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Post by indian1 on Oct 30, 2013 6:35:13 GMT -6
I think I heard that Tulane's coach did that this year. I've never heard of a HS coach doing it though.
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Post by indian1 on Oct 15, 2013 19:54:57 GMT -6
They might think their best chance to win comes with limiting your number of possessions
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Post by indian1 on Aug 11, 2013 18:56:00 GMT -6
Ground chuck great points
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Post by indian1 on Jul 8, 2013 20:34:37 GMT -6
Blacknight, you may have the perfect schedule
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Post by indian1 on May 7, 2013 7:36:20 GMT -6
I make a schedule at the beginning of the season and try to stick to it. I never liked marathon "what if" meetings. Schedule time to get the work done, get it done and go home. I didn't do this early in my career and was a zombie by the end of my first couple of seasons.
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Post by indian1 on Apr 19, 2013 19:37:15 GMT -6
Same as above as far as practice & workouts. I started having seniors learn about 1 freshman each day and tell the team about them...stuff like how many siblings, hobbies, fav sports team...it's an easy way to introduce and welcome the young guys
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Post by indian1 on Apr 18, 2013 18:41:34 GMT -6
We've had music at our 2 a day practices for the past 6 years. Kids and coaches like it. Keeps things going when 2 a days start to grind.
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Post by indian1 on Apr 7, 2013 6:37:06 GMT -6
When I was an assistant on a staff that made playoffs we got some help from another HC that our HC was tight with. He helped us mostly with film breakdown. I never thought of it as a slap in the face. I was glad for the help hoping he could help us win.
Why do you thing this could raise ethical questions? To me it's just a friend helping a friend
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Post by indian1 on Apr 2, 2013 17:07:38 GMT -6
pi$$ on the fire and call the dogs
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Post by indian1 on Mar 12, 2013 18:52:58 GMT -6
Doing what has to be done, when it has to be done as well as it can be done...all the time
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Post by indian1 on Mar 9, 2013 20:24:07 GMT -6
I think the people who hired me to teach decided for me
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Post by indian1 on Mar 4, 2013 7:09:41 GMT -6
I think when those guys at clinics say "focus on fundamentals" they are assuming that your scheme is sound. There's a lot of HS coaches out there who are simply not sound scheme wise. You gotta have a solid sound scheme first (I did not say complicated) then its fundamentals fundamentals....
Think about the saying " a bad block on the right guy is better than a great block on the wrong guy" so... teach who to block then how to block
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Post by indian1 on Jan 10, 2013 11:08:56 GMT -6
We meet to watch film of our upcoming opponent during lunch
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Post by indian1 on Jan 8, 2013 7:02:00 GMT -6
the news people miss the boat on guys like Saban (and probably a lot of other coaches). They look at him and think "he must be miserable, He can't enjoy a win, he's never happy"
What they miss is the fact the he is in love with the process. He's happy trying to put the whole thing together. Being immersed in the struggle is what gives him (us) satisfaction and happiness.
After a loss we want to put it behind us as quickly as possible and improve and after a win we are on to the next challenge
Like the old saying " the journey is more exhilarating than the destination"
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Post by indian1 on Jan 2, 2013 20:07:57 GMT -6
Great point
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Post by indian1 on Dec 29, 2012 14:10:46 GMT -6
NEVER LISTEN TO COMMENTATORS
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Post by indian1 on Dec 12, 2012 7:28:12 GMT -6
Silky, you got it figured out. Great post
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Post by indian1 on Oct 23, 2012 18:09:52 GMT -6
DC that's the best post I've read on here in a long time on any subject.
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Post by indian1 on Jul 19, 2012 12:51:32 GMT -6
I agree with fantom on a lot of this stuff.
One thing to throw in. In other sports they play a lot more games in a year than football does. Basketball can have workouts where they play real games, same with baseball, same with volleyball. In football you have to do all of that practicing because you only get 10 games a year. The only time we get to go 11 on 11 and see what everybody looks like is once we start official practice. The other sports see it multiple times during their off-seasons.
That being said. If I was in a state where we could practice full pads basically all summer. No way in hell I'd have 2 a days.
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