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Post by eaglemountie on Apr 16, 2015 11:10:55 GMT -6
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Post by eaglemountie on Apr 13, 2015 8:19:46 GMT -6
We are facing something similar with our 8th and 9th graders this year. We are a small community and they only play other small area communities in the area (ones we don't play or those smaller teams later combine to make a JV team) at the rec ball level and they have won their championship the last three years in their age group. Well they have now moved up and things aren't quite as easy due to numerous factors, mainly the competition is enormously tougher.
so we have a number of them that are not going to play because "football isn't fun anymore because we have to work too hard and its harder now than in rec ball."
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Post by eaglemountie on Apr 10, 2015 15:01:48 GMT -6
Fast paced. Organized. Clear goals and expectations. High participation/execution/effort/enthusiasm by coaches, players, managers, etc. Under 2 hours total.
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Post by eaglemountie on Apr 2, 2015 8:28:18 GMT -6
Toughness starts in the weight room and carries over to the field. We pride ourselves on running our power play and relate the toughness it takes to run that play to our power clean focus in the weight room.
Always a nice way to portray and relay toughness by relating it to the weight room.
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Post by eaglemountie on Mar 11, 2015 9:50:08 GMT -6
Is it funny or sad that the most active thread on the general board right now is essentially about men's fashion???
Or is it just a really slow off-season?
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Post by eaglemountie on Feb 26, 2015 14:33:59 GMT -6
Have never cut a kid. They do that themselves...
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Post by eaglemountie on Feb 21, 2015 10:31:03 GMT -6
"Read less. Lift more."
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Post by eaglemountie on Feb 18, 2015 14:58:10 GMT -6
We took the other approach and have been competitive. We are no huddle, uptempo (34 kids 9-12) and preached the angle of out conditioning everyone we face. Most guys play both ways but we do try and play as many one way guys as possible when it's realistic. The biggest thing to me would be a united belief in whatever you do from varsity down to youth leagues and get all coaches on board. The kids enjoy the system so that is a huge factor when it comes to keeping fringe kids out and motivating the fringe kids to work hard and believe. Coach, are you playing teams that are similar in roster and enrollment size? Are you more talented than most of the teams you play?
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Post by eaglemountie on Feb 16, 2015 8:08:37 GMT -6
Total time put in comes to about .18 cents an hour...
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Post by eaglemountie on Feb 15, 2015 19:17:38 GMT -6
Just accepted a HC job less than a month ago at a 8 man school with very little success in the past. I am 28 and might be 52 and no hair by the end of the season. Had our first team meeting on Wednesday and already have had 6 different excuses why they can't make it to our morning strength and conditioning program. Most difficult part is changing the culture... Got to find a way to make it the rule and not the exception... Good Luck
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Post by eaglemountie on Feb 15, 2015 18:06:34 GMT -6
Took over when I was 29. 32 now...
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Post by eaglemountie on Feb 15, 2015 16:31:51 GMT -6
We have finished the last two years with 31 players grades 9-12. We have been competitive in most of our games except for one or two against higher division opponents and they usually have 40-50 on their rosters. First and foremost we emphasize to our kids that they can only play 11 at a time no matter how many they have and they are usually playing as many guys as we are both ways. I think they have to know they have a shot before they even step on the field otherwise they will let their doubts play themselves out of it early.
From a management standpoint we have tried to do things that can keep us fresh and somewhat level the playing field such as limiting special teams time to those starting both ways and identifying younger players that can contribute on all special teams and maybe play in some spot situations on offense or defense. Also we try to develop kids that have zero shot to play offense or defense on some aspect of special teams play whether that is kick protection, kick coverage or block/return game. We are also a slow-tempo, huddle, drain every ounce of the play clock team to try and make the game shorter. The longer you play the more chance there numbers can dictate the outcome.
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Post by eaglemountie on Feb 14, 2015 13:13:05 GMT -6
I did the same to our admin, fellow coaches in the county and trainers. I got a email back from an admin saying the study was flawed and be cautious of sharing inaccurate info. I replied in the most professional way possible and said my piece in terms of trying to bring light to the other side of the concussion saga. To make a long story short, I received an apology from said admin face to face. Since when are principals better judges of study design than the mayo clinic? Exactly.
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Post by eaglemountie on Feb 14, 2015 8:04:17 GMT -6
If we haven't seen it it is. I'm all for getting accurate info out to players/coaches. What bothers me is the research came out months ago, and many coaches didn't even know about it. If the research would have said the opposite, it probably would have been front page news. You didn't see it because it doesn't fit the sensationalist agenda to scare kids away from playing football. Big money is fueling this whole deal. Pisses me off, quite frankly...
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Post by eaglemountie on Feb 12, 2015 16:19:43 GMT -6
Sent it to our HC and AD, gonna forward it around to others, too. I did the same to our admin, fellow coaches in the county and trainers. I got a email back from an admin saying the study was flawed and be cautious of sharing inaccurate info. I replied in the most professional way possible and said my piece in terms of trying to bring light to the other side of the concussion saga. To make a long story short, I received an apology from said admin face to face.
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Post by eaglemountie on Feb 10, 2015 12:02:52 GMT -6
I think the game will make a circle again. If football life has taught us anything, it's that whatever was, always comes back around. I mean Urban's offense is new and innovating and all that, but it's basically single wing theory with modern concepts and rule changes applied. and the only offense to remain unchanged since Jesus played QB for Notre Dame...the Mother phuking Wing-T Just my opinion Ahem... And the father of the wing-t... Some still run the original offense... Two tight, unbalanced, foot to foot, with FOUR backs... When teams didn't have a fast enough and tough enough 4th back, they moved that soft little flower to a new position... Quarterback...
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Post by eaglemountie on Feb 10, 2015 11:08:26 GMT -6
I've got some silly questions.
What are you supposed to bring with to a clinic? Are laptops allowed? Pen and paper only? I'm new to these things. Also, I'm no where near as smart as all of you and I'm pretty sure I'll be the one that knows the least at the clinics I plan on attending and that makes me nervous. Is there any chance that I could be asked questions by the clinic speaker? Are jeans and a t-shirt acceptable to wear? Thanks for the responses in advance. If there are any extra social events be sure to drink as much alcohol as possible and pound your chest about your playing days, while bashing other coaches and their style of football. You will definitely make the "all-clinic" team.
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Post by eaglemountie on Feb 7, 2015 14:48:54 GMT -6
I've never watched a minute of this and I can only imagine how terrible it is all around. Just a few promos I've seen there is a lot of poor technique, "coaches" yelling cliches and abusing kids.
I refuse to watch...
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Post by eaglemountie on Dec 30, 2014 14:32:19 GMT -6
I think you're minimizing the role of the off-season strength & conditioning program in creating a team that 'doesn't crumble on 4th and goal'. Having a great S&C coach is absolutely key to having a great program, in my book. And I would also add that I'm of the opinion that it's not about getting players to 'run through a brick wall for you', but rather for each other. Not minimizing but moreso focusing on the mental psyche of teenagers...
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Post by eaglemountie on Dec 30, 2014 12:19:10 GMT -6
With all due respect to scheme, the weight room and all other important aspects of a football program... We all know motivating your players is the key to moving a successful program forward and comes well before winning at a consistent high level...
How do you mentally get to your Jimmies and Joes? How do you make them run through a brick wall for you? How do you let them know you care? And much more than the packaged response of "build individual relationships," how do you bring those individual relationships between coach and player, player and support staff and all the combinations and create a team that doesn't crumble on 4th and goal to win a championship? How do you go about it on a daily basis and what sets you apart from the rest?
Team building, living a program mantra or theme, setting the bar high and never relenting, personal relation to player experience, creating a belief in the way you do things and having that belief set you apart from opponents (even if what you are doing scheme-wise isn't the face melter)...
Just thinking out loud... Feel free to add/comment.
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Post by eaglemountie on Dec 22, 2014 10:03:03 GMT -6
We are allowed to play a max of 10 games and have 10 games scheduled already.
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Post by eaglemountie on Dec 20, 2014 8:21:57 GMT -6
We had no preseason game this year and week 1 went very poorly. If we had to do it again I think we'd have a much more formalized scrimmage at some point during training camp. We do have a benefit game for our second scrimmage, which plays as close to a real game as possible with live special teams, down and distance, etc.
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Post by eaglemountie on Dec 19, 2014 19:06:34 GMT -6
Need to do a better job of teaching off our film and keep myself composed when I think kids aren't paying attention. Probably need to split guys up into their position groups to focus on their jobs only.
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Post by eaglemountie on Dec 19, 2014 19:01:54 GMT -6
Pop Warner- "What lead you to conceptualizing modern offensive football?"
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Post by eaglemountie on Dec 19, 2014 18:55:38 GMT -6
We have a Bye week one for the next two years (not by design). Anyone ever experienced that? How did you use that bye week? Did you feel like it put you in any type of disadvantage?
Any other comments or insights welcomed.
Just trying to get an idea of how to prepare for it.
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Post by eaglemountie on Dec 17, 2014 10:33:43 GMT -6
Lift-a-thons have always seemed to raise some money while actually contribute to the physical development of your players. Two birds one stone I guess...
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Post by eaglemountie on Mar 14, 2014 19:37:13 GMT -6
My main job is to try and keep the ship from sinking daily...
Sooooo I'm a pirate in a ship with a bunch of holes...
If I only had a bigger bucket...
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Post by eaglemountie on Jan 29, 2014 17:33:38 GMT -6
When you gameplan on a weekend, do any of you have a sheet of questions to answer or a template of what you do? I have gameplanned for years as a DC, but as I get ready for an interview, I am struggling on how to explain it in my portfolio. Thanks. I think it is difficult, especially at the high school level, to have a cookie-cutter game plan template due to the differences in skill level and schemes you see from year to year. That being said I always ask myself these questions after watching film and deciding how to stop the opposing offense: 1.) Who is their best player and what are their best plays? 2.) Can we stop that player/those plays in our base defense? 3.) If not, how do we need to attack them to try and combat those plays/players? That is at least a starting point no matter when the year.
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Post by eaglemountie on Jan 29, 2014 17:19:50 GMT -6
Stretching, time between water breaks and transitioning to the next drill or period. Anything that takes time away from actually practicing football (guest speakers, injuries, principal wants to give pep talk, etc.)
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Post by eaglemountie on Jan 25, 2014 10:40:37 GMT -6
We are small at 300+. We also have quite a few multi sport athletes. The OP was talking specifically about those that do not play another sport.
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