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Post by silkyice on Feb 7, 2018 19:46:40 GMT -6
Ya’ll play your State Title games on a Monday!?! Yes. Get great crowds. Elite 8 starts on Thurday. Final 4 Saturday. Championship Monday.
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Post by silkyice on Feb 7, 2018 12:32:07 GMT -6
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Post by silkyice on Feb 6, 2018 9:08:03 GMT -6
He was apparently smoking dope, late for curfew, got caught, got mad at the coaches and was acting a fool. I applaud BB for being able to stick to his guns and his team rules. Just blows my mind how a guy is so selfish and would let his team down like that. Then again, it happens all the time so I shouldn't be too surprised. Don’t disagree. But why didn’t they say it was a displinary reason? And why does he get to play special teams. Something doesn’t quite add up.
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Post by silkyice on Feb 6, 2018 7:43:16 GMT -6
Missed curfew and we confronted about it he reportedly called out BB for spending too much time with his GF and not having the team ready for the SB It is still undefeated!!!
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Post by silkyice on Feb 6, 2018 0:06:29 GMT -6
There is a lot to look into. Just off the top of my head: Arm strength Receivers having to run back like you pointed out Interception on first attempt and you lose The fact that they might go for interception might help complete it - lol HailMary's take a long time. If you get pressure and then roll and then throw and it bounces for a second, you might still only get one attempt. Just a bunch of possibilities. Side question. Could it be better to have 4 new receivers ready to run on field for last play if you attempt the hailMary earlier? First they are fresher. Second, you get the ball off quicker and the defense could be scrambling to get set/ready just a little, although defense out of position for a second is not a big deal on HailMary. It should definitely help with pass rush. But the defense could/should also be ready to just throw 3 or 4 new d lineman out their to pass rush. Players, not plays. Who do you want going up for a jump ball, Gronk (even a tired Gronk) or your fifth best receiver? Oh, I agree. I was just throwing junk out there. But, don’t sub Gronk, but the other 3. Or whatever.
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Post by silkyice on Feb 6, 2018 0:03:46 GMT -6
Both our boys team and girls team just won the State Championship! My son is a starter on the boys and my daughter was named to the all tournament team! Unified weight program! Congratulations. Your season ends very early. It does. Scheduling conflict with venue. Season should be two weeks longer next year. Boys finished 19-8. Girls 24-2.
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Post by silkyice on Feb 5, 2018 21:15:55 GMT -6
Both our boys team and girls team just won the State Championship!
My son is a starter on the boys and my daughter was named to the all tournament team!
Unified weight program!
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Post by silkyice on Feb 5, 2018 10:26:34 GMT -6
I'm not sure what you're saying here. There are two teams, two head coaches, two Qb's, and to your post, motivation coming from both teams. So in every game, one side's words of motivation "work", and one doesn't. This game had nothing to do with any of that though. The Eagles made a huge Defensive play when they needed it, simple as that. Belichick benching Butler was another huge mistake. I know my post is not clear. Definite ramblings. Let me clarify, I am not saying ANYTHING negative about the Pats or Brady. I was trying to use a specific example, last night and legend qb, to make a broader point. Your point about two teams, two head coaches, two QB's, motivation from both teams, is exactly my point. Too much credit goes towards motivation, belief, knowing you were going to win, speeches, love for each other, would die for each other, run through a brick wall, instead of just execution and playing the game. You probably can't win without those things, but those things aren't what win. There, I finally figured out what I was trying to say.
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Post by silkyice on Feb 5, 2018 9:49:03 GMT -6
This is just me being cynical. And I am actually a very positive person and coach. I just believe that games are won by doing your job, not some great speech or believing that you will do it, or pointing out that John Candy is in the stands.
Don't get me wrong, believing you can win, good speeches, motivation, etc, matter. They just aren't what wins. I do believe the opposite definitely leads towards losing. No motivation, no belief, etc, will mean you won't win.
Enough rambling.
Here is what I am trying to point out. You know that if the Patriots would have scored on their second to last drive and won, that everyone would say, ME INCLUDED, I knew that was going to happen. All the Patriots would say that Brady willed them to win, they knew their was no way they could lose, it is the Patriot way, Brady looked the guys in the eyes and they all just knew "no way we lose", or that Brady pointed out that some celebrity was in the stands or whatever.
If the last play would have been caught and they converted the 2 point play and won in OT, same thing.
So surely Brady or Belichick said something on those last two drives. But turns out, it was just words or belief, not results.
I was rooting for the Pats and am a Tom Brady fan, so I am not slamming him, the team, or even this game. Just pointing out universal football/sports beliefs that are probably incorrect. Of course the winners can always say - we knew. We believed.
I guess that actually wasn't enough rambling, cause I continued to ramble. Peace out. LOL
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Post by silkyice on Feb 5, 2018 9:34:24 GMT -6
Interesting, and I heard that. I think the 10 extra yards makes that exact HailMary easier though. I think it does too, but I suspect it doesn't double your success rate
(though, doubling isn't quite the right rate to compare it to, because, as mentioned above, on the second one you'd have to turn around, run to the line of scrimmage, then run 50 yards again, etc.. so does 10 extra yards add idk 75% to your chances of success on that Hail Mary?)
There is a lot to look into. Just off the top of my head: Arm strength Receivers having to run back like you pointed out Interception on first attempt and you lose The fact that they might go for interception might help complete it - lol HailMary's take a long time. If you get pressure and then roll and then throw and it bounces for a second, you might still only get one attempt. Just a bunch of possibilities. Side question. Could it be better to have 4 new receivers ready to run on field for last play if you attempt the hailMary earlier? First they are fresher. Second, you get the ball off quicker and the defense could be scrambling to get set/ready just a little, although defense out of position for a second is not a big deal on HailMary. It should definitely help with pass rush. But the defense could/should also be ready to just throw 3 or 4 new d lineman out their to pass rush.
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Post by silkyice on Feb 5, 2018 8:29:00 GMT -6
Patriots had the ball on the NE 49 with :13 left last night and threw a pass to try and pick up 10 or so yards, Collinsworth mentioned that he thought it might be a better payoff to try and do 2 hailmary's. I thought it was an interesting idea. I tend to think that he was probably right. One thing about it though, it would have been a taxing play on all the receivers, to run 50 yards down there, turn around, get back in time to line up again, and then run 50 yards again. Especially considering that the Eagles defenders would not have needed to do that, the defenders starting near the goal line, could have just stayed near the goal line. Since they basically needed a hail mary either way, I tend to think doing twice would have been worth it either way, but that would have been a very similar scenario to the punt redo. Interesting, and I heard that. I think the 10 extra yards makes that exact HailMary easier though.
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Post by silkyice on Feb 2, 2018 9:17:49 GMT -6
If a player misses a practice without prior communication (excluding obvious scenarios that would prohibit it, car accident on the way) they are immediately removed from the program. I don't miss work without communicating with my supervisor and this teacher our players the same lesson. We have a player miss about once every 4 years. WOW! Would you get fired if you just one time were so sick that you overslept and didn't let your boss know until 8:01am that you were going to miss? I'm all for holding kids accountable and teaching lessons, but this just seems extreme. That being said, I can't remember a time when a kid missed practice and I didn't know beforehand, but if it happened, I don't think my reaction to it would be to kick him off the team.
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Post by silkyice on Feb 1, 2018 23:10:18 GMT -6
With us during game week, if you miss one practice that week, you sit for one quarter. If you miss two practices that week, you sit for one half. If you miss three practices that week, you sit for the game. We don't have excused or unexcused absences. We just allow 6 absences during the season before you turn in your gear. Don’t have excused or unexcused. So if a kid gets the flu and misses a week and sick one other time for one day, he is off the team? I am guessing/hoping I am misreading that.
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Post by silkyice on Feb 1, 2018 16:32:22 GMT -6
“Hard work without enthusiasm leads to tedium. Enthusiasm without industriousness leads to unrealized potential. When combined, they cement a solid foundation.” John Wooden We all just got taught a lesson. Wow
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Post by silkyice on Feb 1, 2018 12:03:20 GMT -6
I have found that if you get kids strong and in shape, if they know what to do and how to do it, they will usually be tough. Kids freaking amaze me how tough they can be.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 23, 2018 11:13:33 GMT -6
Here's the reality; other sports with poor cultures will eventually correct themselves. I'll expand upon my earlier statement. I coached in an area where the Legion baseball coaches wanted the kids specializing; they set up a "fall baseball league" and told kids that they'd better be playing year round. We had several very good football players quit to play fall baseball as they were fed b.s. about "going pro" and D1 scholarships. One kid was a varsity starter as a sophomore and also a NATIONAL CHAMPION wrestler. He quit both because they Legion coaches had him believing that he was going to be drafted as a pitcher right out of H.S. Unfortunately, his parents fell right into it too. We tried to talk them out of it (without trashing baseball) but they were adamant. Long story short, the kid specialized in baseball for three straight years and ended up with a full ride to an NAIA school. His shoulder and elbow were shredded from playing so much baseball and he lost his scholarship within the first year as he needed surgery. I ran into him a few years later and he told me that quitting football and wrestling was a terrible mistake. The same story came out of other kids and parents, kids stopped participating in fall baseball. Many of them still competed in Legion ball but they quit specializing. Kid was a NATIONAL CHAMPION wrestler and gave that up? Holy Cow! The time and effort and dedication to be that and then the recognition received and most likely a full d1 scholarship, and he gave it up as a sophomore? That is crazy. Ironically, I bet he would have been a BETTER college pitcher if he would have continued to wrestle and pitch. But that is just my opinion.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 23, 2018 11:09:10 GMT -6
Seriously, someone needs to show the coaches of those other sports how to change the culture within their program! For discussion sake....saying a program has a bad culture is one person's opinion. Just because the OP thinks it's a bad situation doesn't mean it actually is especially if he's not at that sports practices everyday. Wrong. It is a proven fact that if you aren't "rowing the boat" and don't have a turnover chain (don't care if it is baseball, still should have a turnover chain), then your culture is abysmal.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 21, 2018 22:38:11 GMT -6
Seriously, someone needs to show the coaches of those other sports how to change the culture within their program! it is spring for goodness sakes. Great time to “row the boat”.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 16, 2018 17:35:11 GMT -6
I coached at a private school that got new uniforms. At the beginning of the season the HC had every kid pay a $100 uniform cleaning fee which was to cover the entire season's uniform cleaning. There were 42 kids on the team, so $4,200. He asked all of the staff who wanted to clean the uni's, said they could keep the $4,200. One guy that was lazy, always broke and always seemed to be out of work jumped at the job. First game of the season was an away game played on a terrible grass/dirt field in the high desert. After the game the HC put all the uni's into trash bags, cinched them up and gave them to the Lenny laundry guy. Lenny went home and put all the bags into his garage and left them there until Thursday when the HC said at practice, "Where's the uniforms? We were going to give them out after practice?" Lenny got a panicked look on his face and said, "I'm still working on them." HC was pissed, he knew something was up. Lenny made an excuse to leave practice early and went home to work on the uni's. His wife called the HC and said, "Lenny can't finish washing the uniforms, he just took them out of the bag and the smell makes him throw up. You will have to come get them, they are on the side of our house." The HC went over and got them and had his own wife do the washing which, as you can imagine was pretty bad since they were sitting in plastic trash bags in a hot garage for a week. Lenny was an old high school buddy of the HC and it ruined their friendship. Lenny had already blown all the money and wouldn't give it back, he never even came back to the school. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Post by silkyice on Jan 16, 2018 11:39:35 GMT -6
Side note - my wife convinced to not have white game pants. Ours are navy. Great decision.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 15, 2018 16:36:15 GMT -6
I can’t believe there are places that have kids wash their own stuff. I’ve never seen that before. We wash and distribute everything. I wash workout clothes too. I wrote it earlier, and I'll write it again; I am the opposite and am shocked how many do laundry for their players. Now I see why there are so many posts complaining about how much time coaching takes up; I'd feel the same way too if I were wasting my time washing clothes for kids. I've coached MS ball had the kids take their stuff home and wash it and had zero incidences; let alone the years in high school. We are the same. Zero problems. But let’s say that there is some problems. Three practcie uni’s and three game jerseys trashed or lost or whatever. Bill the players. Hold the report card until they pay. Ok, let’s say they can’t pay. Make them sell more ads or whatever. Ok, say you never recover the money. That is $600. Heck make it $1000. That is still less than you are spending as a team on coaches man-hours, detergent, and washer and dryer wear.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 15, 2018 12:25:38 GMT -6
I can’t believe there are places that have kids wash their own stuff. I’ve never seen that before. We wash and distribute everything. I wash workout clothes too. Try it and you will never go back. Never.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 13, 2018 21:23:57 GMT -6
Same. As a player and as a coach, players have always been responsible for their stuff. When I was in high school it was a requirement on the varsity level that practice clothes were washed every day. If you had dirty clothes you ran extra after practice. If you left practice cloth in your locker our head coach would take it home and wash it. Then charge us 5 dollars to get it back. No one really left anything after the first time he went through and did that. I'd have a hard time telling kids that they-or, more likely, their parents- had to do laundry every night. . If a kid plays peewee football, AAU basketball, travel baseball, etc. they do their own laundry.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 13, 2018 6:48:08 GMT -6
Players do everything. We have a washing machine in the field house that some kids use to do there stuff. I just supply the detergent.
A kid is in charge of washing towels and pennies everyday.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 12, 2018 10:55:09 GMT -6
Our Kicker this year could kick field goals father and had better control so we did this the last 4 games of the year and got 10 yards farther on our punts and had zero returns as he could kick it higher and pin them around the numbers and hash. Field Goal Punt was good for us. I'm assuming that you had different personnel and formation from your actual FG team. That is a great point. I just don't see how coverage can be great with trying to protect and then you usually have big boys protecting which aren't great for coverage. I can completely see how this could be ok the first time and maybe even the first game. But after that, no way. No way to get a FG try as high and a FG/Kickoff is MUCH easier to catch than a punt.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 11, 2018 13:31:42 GMT -6
So what happened in that clip, it was hard to see. Team blocks game winning field game as time expired. Run off the field thinking they won. Problem is ball is behind line of scrimmage so the kicking team picked it up and ran in for a TD to win game.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 11, 2018 12:16:08 GMT -6
The kicking game is one area where it's critical that kids know all of the rules. You have to keep emphasizing it, too, because kids can get carried away. Here's what it can cost you when that happens We literally talk about this twice on Wednesdays when we go over punt block and fg block. We then literally talk about this twice again on Thursdays when we review all special teams for that week. We also go over rules like this in one big meeting during summer camp.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 11, 2018 10:34:50 GMT -6
I would imagine that the 1.5 hours only includes team field time.
Meaning that weights, film, chalk talk, meetings, and pre-practice stuff is not included.
They would also need to be a two-platoon team.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 9, 2018 14:19:12 GMT -6
Run the wing t!!!!! We are the only under center wing t team in our entire league.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 9, 2018 14:00:35 GMT -6
Kicked our best player and alpha dog off team for failed drug test. We were 9-0 and had already beaten the eventual state champs. Lost the next two games and the season ended.
Despite winning region, we got a super tough draw in first round to a team that ended up making the finals. Losing that player plus two other key injuries just hurt us too much.
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