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Post by silkyice on Feb 8, 2024 10:41:09 GMT -6
First, once it gets that long, just tag the whole thing one word. Call it Banana. Call it Chevy. Call it Scooby Doo. Call it whatever. My rule is once the play call gets over about three words, then it gets its own word.
Second, if you want to be able to adjust all of those things individually, that is just too much to practice. Especially for 10 year olds.
Third, just have one cadence. Always go on one or whatever. But have a play that is a freeze (no snap). So that will eliminate some words and TONS of headaches and wasted practice time.
Fourth, they are 10. Have one type of snap.
Fifth, limit formations. Maybe 3 formations. And then if you want a special new one for a special game, ok.
Now the play call is rocket 21 trap pass. Maybe with a formation tag. That still is a touch long in my book for 10 year olds, but also fine.
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Post by silkyice on Feb 7, 2024 20:28:18 GMT -6
Yes
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Post by silkyice on Feb 7, 2024 10:44:55 GMT -6
"You have to be you when you coach. Don't try and be someone else. Be yourself." - Coach John Tatum - my head coach in high school and mentor as I coached against him.
"Today is going to be a great day. You know why? Because I am going to make it a great day." - Coach Randy Ragsdale. Long time friend and rival and mentor.
"You don't have to make the perfect call. Just avoid the ball call." - Coach Tubby Raymond
"Have a tool for each situation, but don't make the toolbox so heavy you can't carry it." - someone on CoachHuey - someone please take credit or credit whoever said this
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Post by silkyice on Feb 7, 2024 10:39:19 GMT -6
THIS IS THE BEST THREAD EVER ON CoachHuey!
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Post by silkyice on Feb 1, 2024 18:48:51 GMT -6
That's hilarious! Did he give it to you? Better yet - did SHE? Oh my gosh
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Post by silkyice on Feb 1, 2024 15:22:58 GMT -6
and that he would be happy if his daughter brought home a guy like me. For the first time ever I responded, "what's her number?" Literal laugh out loud!
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Post by silkyice on Jan 30, 2024 17:49:51 GMT -6
It looks great.
The only thing I don’t like is that it looks difficult to drive your feet after contact.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 30, 2024 15:11:35 GMT -6
What is your guys' tell that a team is winning mainly because well coached vs having superior athletes than their opponents? Their HC is named Deion Sanders... I kid, I kid. Dude, It is because of Taylor Swift. I thought we settled that already.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 29, 2024 12:20:13 GMT -6
Just from our 2015 State Championship team we have 7 currently on NFL rosters or practice squads. 5 more who are finishing up at Utah, Minnesota, BYU, Weber State, Utah Tech because of missions and the extra year of eligibility from Covid. We were loaded. We talked about this a few years back, but this is AMAZING!!!!
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Post by silkyice on Jan 27, 2024 21:44:19 GMT -6
I marked yearly, but that is not accurate. I am at least one 70% of the years. But I am averaging more than one per year.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 19, 2024 16:02:54 GMT -6
Can anyone think of another P5 program that would allow two players - HC's sons or not - to miss Initial Team Meeting to do a Fashion Show? Or for any reasons besides illness or family emergency? Jimmy Johnson at the U back in the day? Not saying he would, but he always treated players based on their performance.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 19, 2024 10:04:54 GMT -6
fuckkkk california in every way except the beauty and climate but that is {censored} up Living in Illinois you get all the stupid policies of California, without the scenery and weather. It's fantastic... Hahahahaha
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Post by silkyice on Jan 12, 2024 15:27:12 GMT -6
Weird take. This could inadvertently lead to an increase in participation at the older levels. How? 2 reasons 1) teenagers love banned and perceived dangerous things 2) Many kids play youth football and don’t like it because of the coach or their bodies really weren’t ready for collision sports at that time. If those same kids were to wait a few years and then give football a chance, they might enjoy it and then play in high school.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 12, 2024 14:30:19 GMT -6
Weird take. This could inadvertently lead to an increase in participation at the older levels.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 11, 2024 17:45:22 GMT -6
True, a great football mind. But don't forget that he had the "pick-of-the-litter" when it came to recruiting and hiring. When you have the best of everything working for you, it's hard to lose. Like I have said a dozen times, a college head coach’s most important job is recruiting. Recruiting players, coaches, funding, support, etc
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Post by silkyice on Jan 5, 2024 13:32:37 GMT -6
Looks like my founding of the UC Flexbone Triple Option Guild has already started to pay off. Fellas make sure you don't drink and drive after the celebration... Not confirmed until after a vote by the AAC AD's.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 3, 2024 14:48:44 GMT -6
I know that CU is not on the same level as OSU, LSU, BAMA, UM, UT, UGA, Oregon, Washington etc. I think this is the first time ever that Washington has been thrown into that elite group on the internet. But they deserve it.
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Post by silkyice on Jan 2, 2024 10:24:02 GMT -6
The genie is out and unless the NCAA wants to grab the genie but the nutz and force it back in we are not going back. I have handled a lot of D1 recruiting of HS players. When coaches visit they will take time to talk and I have never heard one coach say they like the portal or NIL. Most that I have talked to are not against players getting compensated in some manner or players being allowed to teransfer. The best idea I heard came from a D1 coach who had coached at all levels working his way up. He said pay them $30,000/year and they cannot touch the money until they graduate. All players no matter who they are. When they come out of school they have $120K+ to start their life with. His comment was giving a million dollars to an 18 year old is a recipe for disaster. If they transfer that money stays with thenm. He thought as far as eligibility goes: If your at school A and the HC leaves you can transfer. You get one transfer FBS to FBS. He said the NCAA needs to regulate who can transfer when because it's like every player is a potential free agent every season. Like you have to be in school for two years then you can move on (unless some other criteria is met). Something to make it so there is a cycle to it. Not bad ideas. The genie is out, but I think even in Alladin the genie had certain rules he had to play by. Can I bring up "contracts" again?
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Post by silkyice on Dec 20, 2023 12:05:44 GMT -6
Not the entire game, but several highlights/plays on youtube:
finals full game interesting contrasts Mines QB has more TD passes than any college player Harding ends up rushing for over 6000 yards on the year Thank you for posting this! Really fun to be able to skip ahead easily to the next play. Total domination by Harding. They were driving the DT's sometimes 5 yards of the ball in the 2nd half. Really cool watching the flexbone in action running about 6 plays and just demolishing the other team. And then going 2 for 2 on passing for 2 big first downs. Ha Hats off to the Harding D line as well. Their pash rush was amazing.
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Post by silkyice on Dec 16, 2023 9:53:37 GMT -6
irishdog CS s73 Wait, so now we are suggesting that there is an underlying conspiracy from Group of 5 ADs and football coaches to direct another AD to order his football coach to not run a particular offensive scheme? Going to have agree here. That is over the top.
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Post by silkyice on Dec 15, 2023 18:50:02 GMT -6
If you count mirrored plays, I probably ran around 30. Wedge Trap Belly Belly lead Iso Pitch Double lead Rocket Wham Counter trey Jet Wrap QB Iso QB Trap Stretch There were a couple more over time. I would count that as 15. And would also assume Iso and QB iso and Trap and QB trap are similar for the line.
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Post by silkyice on Dec 15, 2023 14:07:31 GMT -6
We do a big box offense with common terminology. Meaning the run game is huge: 45 distinct plays 60 if we add tags. Every level from 3rd grade to varsity gets the play book. The 3-6 coaches realize real fast that they will choose 4-5 plays and be good to go Middle School adds a few pass concepts 9th grade opens things up to what the coaches feel the player strengths will be JV is on same install schedule as Varsity Varsity install is base run/ quick until game weeks. 45 distinct run plays!!!!! I can't name 45 distinct run plays.
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Post by silkyice on Dec 13, 2023 13:14:46 GMT -6
I'm going to beat the dead horse one more time, rather than change everything, why not add outside veer? I think it would keep the offense viable. What is outside veer? Why will that help? Just ordered some popcorn and put my feet my up. Y'all don't disappoint.
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Post by silkyice on Dec 12, 2023 16:23:44 GMT -6
Seems like if the topic went off track so I'm going to ask this question..... As a 100% gun guy who takes a knee from the gun, I have a question. What do you do when you're in a situation to be in victory formation but your inside the 5 yardline? Do you just call a run play or do you take a knee from under center? This is the situation where you practice this every Thursday. Just in case. And you have your centers and QBs take snaps every practice and every pre-game. I am literally talking about 30 seconds to 1 minute of work done everyday. It will be worth it when you HAVE to execute this. If you have a timeout, let the clock go to 1 second, take the timeout, and practice taking a knee on the sideline. Let's also be clear on this. Up 1 on the 1 yard line coming out with 1 minute left and you can win by taking a knee or two is NOT EASY for under center teams. Everyone better practice this also. Once every Thursday is enough. Maybe once a season is enough. That is up to you. But if you fail here and you didn't practice, don't blame the kids.
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Post by silkyice on Dec 12, 2023 14:26:28 GMT -6
I'll defend taking a knee from the Gun. If a (frustrated) defense wants to blow up the Center, they're not going to disrupt the exchange. The Q can take a knee without the threat of fumbling from people falling all over him (or just gettting hit for no reason). Ill defend it a step further... if I fumble a gun snap I and 2 other players are 4 or 5 yards from the defense so I am probably gonna be able to fall on it... if under center and fumble snap good chance I lose it. EXACTLY
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Post by silkyice on Dec 12, 2023 14:03:39 GMT -6
If no direction is given to the coach, whatever.
If they are told to do something and they don't, then meeting. If it continues, fired.
Personally, not real worried about the lower levels other than what @defcord said, but if I directed a grown man who I am in charge of to do something reasonable and he doesn't, there will be an issue.
BUT, I tend to stay away from most anything like that. Don't die on a stupid hill or whatever the saying is. The better saying is "don't build stupid hills". But if you build it, ...
PS - not saying that having younger teams run your stuff is stupid.
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Post by silkyice on Dec 4, 2023 18:35:00 GMT -6
I factored in that 85% isn't 100% and there's only time for one play after the kickoff. THIS!!! Oh, and there is a Power 5 dude back there.
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Post by silkyice on Dec 4, 2023 12:21:48 GMT -6
Good luck Coach!!!
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Post by silkyice on Dec 2, 2023 9:21:13 GMT -6
In other words - do anything EXCEPT kick the ball deep to the Return Man. Ha. That is exactly right. It is hard to make the exact right call. The perfect call. But ding dangit, avoid the WRONG CALL.
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Post by silkyice on Nov 29, 2023 8:43:51 GMT -6
I would even add maybe try kicking it out of bounds. We use the sky/pooch kick regularly and have had some go out of bounds and no one makes us rekick ever. We have a dude that can score on KOR so we always make teams rekick. But I don't think that's the norm. I would normally say that is not the best decision for a variety of reasons. But in this situation, it is actually a GREAT idea. If they take the ball, they just have one more HailMary play left. If they take the penalty and make you re-kick, I don't think the 5 extra yards really matter in this situation one way or the other.
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