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Post by eaglemountie on May 24, 2010 12:32:49 GMT -6
Hypothetical Question:
Due to the recent research and technology used in studying the causes of concussions in the game of football and the only recurring variables for concussions are speed and force of an impact; would it be logical to concede that spread offenses (the amount of space between all offensive players) are going to be deemed illegal due to safety issues? (Obviously defensive spacing would have to be governed as well for safety to be positively impacted)
Furthermore, would it be a career booster to implement/change your philosophy to a more condensed offensive attack sighting safety/legal issues and use scientific research to back your philosophy?
I agree that this would complete the wussification of America and completely change the game from its original origins but is this where the game is headed if certain techniques are going to be outlawed due to its’ possibility of injury?
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Post by eaglemountie on May 17, 2010 18:43:44 GMT -6
I think I am going to take over at a small school(about 175 kids in H.S.) that have been avg about the last 5 years- make playoffs get bounced in 1st round or just missing them- lots of 5-5 seasons but not horrible years. One problem they have is there is only about 25 kids in FB. There are 90 boys in the school- how do you get them involved and out on the field? 2 years ago we played a school that had 55 boys in school and 53 in football- how do you get to that point? ( they are not migrating to other sports either- BB barely has 5 for the JV and Bsb sometimes folds due to lack of participation. So what if you get more out yet none are any damn good? I see so much about increasing numbers but what about the quality of those numbers? Does it really matter as long as you win... Go after the right ones, not just any ones.
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Post by eaglemountie on Apr 30, 2010 11:08:29 GMT -6
Good friday night story...
To set the scene we are playing our cross town rivals and the HC has been on the hot-seat and was told the week before either win or you are done. So, he is already a little bit on edge going into the game and being the hot-head that he is that fact certainly wasn't going to help his demeanor.
We are in the 4th quarter, tied and are driving with about 5 min left. So you can imagine he is even more on edge.
HC on the headphones to the JV assistant coach in the booth (who was a first year guy and a bit lazy/crazy) asks where the 3 tech is lining up to so he can call FB trap that way.
JV Coach: "Well... um... What that again boss???"
HC: Where is the 3 tech lined up? To the TE or away?
JV: "Well you see boss, umm..."
HC: "D@MNIT IF YOU DON'T KNOW JUST SAY I DON'T KNOW BOSS AND TAKE THOSE D@MN HEADPHONES OFF, GO TO THE CONSESSION STAND BUY A COKE AND A HOTDOG AND ENJOY THE REST OF THE GAME!"
So what does the JV Coach do? Just as he was told and we watched him leave the booth, get a hot dog and watch us fumble on the goal line and give up a two minute drive for the win.
(We had a new HC the next year.)
Btw, we never ran FB trap well because we hardly ever practiced it!
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Post by eaglemountie on Apr 29, 2010 8:05:03 GMT -6
I've always felt like the biggest challenge was the kids getting over a big hit or a big play and the oooos and ahhhs.
If you let them get it out of their systems then go back and teach why the big play happened that works best.
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Post by eaglemountie on Apr 29, 2010 7:21:29 GMT -6
I was on a staff that got more fired up over politics and religion than our football team...
A specific convo between a waaay right conservative and a waaaay left liberal...
Lib: "You know I'm sick and tired of Bush and these Gas prices... why are we going after Sadam anyway???"
Con: "Do you enjoy your freedom of sleeping safely in bed at night???"
Lib: "I don't give a ****, I DONT WANT TO PAY $4 A GALLON FOR GAS!!!"
Con: "You know that's the problem with our D-Line, they are soft just like their coach!" (Liberal was the Dline coach)
And then all hell breaks loose, chairs being thrown, kids walking by wondering whats going on....
Needless to say we werent very good.
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Quotes
Jan 15, 2010 12:38:57 GMT -6
Post by eaglemountie on Jan 15, 2010 12:38:57 GMT -6
This isn't another what are your favorite football quotes but more about what quotes do you believe in the most?
Which quotes have you seen come to life right before your eyes in your program and made you believe in that quote that much more?
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Post by eaglemountie on Jan 6, 2010 13:31:47 GMT -6
What game situations do you feel are absolutely necessary to cover prior to your first game?
Examples: Clock play (spike), Victory Formation, etc.
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Post by eaglemountie on Jan 4, 2010 21:53:31 GMT -6
"Throw him open"
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Post by eaglemountie on Nov 12, 2009 12:07:07 GMT -6
1.) A players' true character will be revealed no matter who the staff or head coach is.
2.) A players' true ability will be revealed no matter who the staff or head coach is.
3.) Turn around seasons have much more to do with mentally tough/physically tough kids than superior coaching.
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Post by eaglemountie on Nov 6, 2009 11:03:43 GMT -6
Track is great for working on explosive Olympic type lifts, flexibility, and conditioning. Also, gives the kids a chance to compete. I have been trying to get more kids out for track and have had some success. I think when I can see a kid grit it out in a 400, that tells me a lot about what type of heart they have...it definitely translates. I couldn't agree more with this statement. We try to make as many 4x4 teams as we can with our WRs/DBs/RBs... it builds/reveals a ton of character.
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Post by eaglemountie on Nov 4, 2009 12:17:29 GMT -6
utchuckd,
what do you do for party time?
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Post by eaglemountie on Oct 23, 2009 11:07:08 GMT -6
Demoralizing a kid for a poor performance of something he has yet to be taught. Coached for a guy that continuously did this then would kick kids out of practice for firing back at him about not understanding what needs to be accomplished.
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Post by eaglemountie on Aug 1, 2009 21:08:26 GMT -6
Predictions, quotes, stats, emphasizing points for weekly practice...
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Post by eaglemountie on Jul 13, 2009 19:09:19 GMT -6
Focusing on what their jobs. Visualizing making big plays. What it takes to win games.
Not on: fans in the stands, how good they look, what they are doing afterwards and/or their girlfriends.
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Post by eaglemountie on May 28, 2009 9:49:30 GMT -6
The SEC isn't as dominate as you think... lol.
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Post by eaglemountie on May 28, 2009 6:11:57 GMT -6
I've got a good kickoff return story, similar to one posted above...
We had a senior this past year that couldn't play dead and that was after he IMPROVED from his junior year. This not too talented and not too bright player gets to practice kickoff return and was coached up to "run back to the ball as fast as you can and form the wedge." All he heard was "run back to the ball as fast as you can." Well he ran as fast as he could back to the ball and laid the best hit I saw all year in practice on the unsuspecting returner...
That was his first and last kickoff return!
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Post by eaglemountie on May 27, 2009 10:49:08 GMT -6
In regards to quitting it has become not just the easy thing to do but the norm. We as parents and educators have allowed it to happen. Kid says they want to quit, parents let them. Kid says they want to change classes cause they don't like the teacher, we let them.
Kids these days control their parents, teacher, administrators and they know it.
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Post by eaglemountie on May 27, 2009 9:48:21 GMT -6
Yes that is it... great stuff, I wish there were more site such as this.
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Post by eaglemountie on May 26, 2009 19:36:50 GMT -6
Nevermind... found it!
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Post by eaglemountie on May 26, 2009 19:34:03 GMT -6
There was a site posted on there recently with a great list of drill videos listed by position. It had Florida, western kentucky and other schools video drill cut-ups... very good stuff. I accessed the site the other day and I can't find it.
Anyone know the link?
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Post by eaglemountie on May 26, 2009 12:27:29 GMT -6
How about teaching fans that screaming things like "Throw the ball coach" only makes them look stupid and not the coach.
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Post by eaglemountie on May 17, 2009 17:44:12 GMT -6
We focus on call playing that we know the kids could run at any time and any situation.
Specifically base plays that were installed on day 1.
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Post by eaglemountie on May 4, 2009 9:55:31 GMT -6
Mariner, that is exactly the situation. He touched the top of the toe-board intentionally twice during competition saturday because he didn't like his throw. This is something I do not allow for many reasons, which I'm sure you know. I told the HC I was going to stratch him but he told me not to, even after I forbid him to do it again. Phantom, his ramifications would be the simple fact that during the championship phase of a throwers season if they are not trained properly that could mean the difference between 1st and 8th place. Knowing this kid, all he would do if having to practice by himslef would show up and do nothing but throw. This would be more than dumb to train in this fashion at that point in the season. He would simply fall flat on his face at the state level if left alone. So if that is what he wants, thats what he will get. I am tired of wasting my time and energy on a kid I have sacrificed so much for over the last three years, only to be disrespected in return. Coach, I don't care what happens to him. I was asking what can happen to you if you refuse to work with the kid. Probably nothing at all, I would coach the rest of the kids until their seasons were done and then part ways.
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Post by eaglemountie on May 4, 2009 9:10:32 GMT -6
I appreciate the responses.
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Post by eaglemountie on May 4, 2009 5:08:35 GMT -6
Mariner, that is exactly the situation. He touched the top of the toe-board intentionally twice during competition saturday because he didn't like his throw. This is something I do not allow for many reasons, which I'm sure you know. I told the HC I was going to stratch him but he told me not to, even after I forbid him to do it again.
Phantom, his ramifications would be the simple fact that during the championship phase of a throwers season if they are not trained properly that could mean the difference between 1st and 8th place. Knowing this kid, all he would do if having to practice by himslef would show up and do nothing but throw. This would be more than dumb to train in this fashion at that point in the season. He would simply fall flat on his face at the state level if left alone. So if that is what he wants, thats what he will get. I am tired of wasting my time and energy on a kid I have sacrificed so much for over the last three years, only to be disrespected in return.
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Post by eaglemountie on May 3, 2009 17:54:11 GMT -6
Insubordination isn't mentioned in our team rules but I don't want to have the kid kicked off the team... (HC isn't very strong in the discipline department)
I just do not want the responsibility of coaching a kid that does not want to be coached. I want to try and send the message that no matter how good someone is that does not give them a free pass to do whatever they feel like.
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Post by eaglemountie on May 3, 2009 17:38:40 GMT -6
I am the assistant coach for the Track team and I coach the throws. I know this isn't about football but as coaches I am sure someone here can give me sound advice having experienced a similar situation. Long story but here it goes...
I have a senior that is ranked very highly in the state in both the shot-put and the discus (he is a freak of an athlete). I have coached this athlete since he was a sophmore and he has improved greatly in the last three years, but over that same period of time I have butted heads with him. I have pushed him very hard over that time because he expressed to me that he wanted to be a state champion, which he is very capable of. He is a bit of a space cadet in terms of having focus and concentration both in the classroom and the field (also a football player whom is struggling to get into school due to this lack of focus/effort in the classroom as an underclassman). He also lacks a lot of self-discipline, which as a individual athlete on a track team I feel is very important and emphasize in my coaching of the throws. Over the last year I have really let loose on the reigns of this athlete, not necessarily let him do whatever he wants, but not be as demanding of him, which I feel has helped his performance, until now.
The senior has gotten to the point where he is winning almost every meet in both the shot-put and the discus but his head is getting so big that he thinks he does not need to be coached nor listen to what I have to say. On Saturday, he did something that could cost him to win (under certain circumstances) a meet and he did it anyway. That was almost immediately after I told him not to do it and something that I coach all my athletes not to do.
I feel he is directly disrespecting me and everything I have taught him in the past three years. He has been coming to practice late, he does not always put forth his best effort in practice, etc. I am at the point where I am ready to be done with coaching the kid because if he hasn't "gotten it" by now he never will. He is also becoming a terrible influence on my younger athletes by his actions, one of whom is his brother.
I have met with him and the HC numerous times to help him understand the importance of commitment, focus, discipline to compete at a championship level. There are four weeks left in the season but after three years I am done with this athlete. I am thinking about going to the HC on Monday and letting him know that while I don't care if he continues to compete or not, I will no longer be coaching him.
Sorry for the long rant but I felt it necessary for you all to fully understand the situation.
Any advice?
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Post by eaglemountie on Apr 24, 2009 11:08:34 GMT -6
I think it can be done a lot like how basketball coaches use timeouts to stop opponents runs and momentum swings.
Using timeouts early, re-grouping with your off/def/specials on the sidelines, putting your absolute best 11 on the field in crunch time, etc.
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Post by eaglemountie on Apr 22, 2009 20:05:41 GMT -6
Not sure about the exact algebra here fellas, just thought it was an interesting way to emphasize what winning football is all about. Blocking, Tackling, Hustle, etc.
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Post by eaglemountie on Apr 22, 2009 19:19:04 GMT -6
Blocking times Tackling plus Hitting and Hustle equals Victory.
WVU HC Bill Stewart's formula for winning football.
I like this alot.
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