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Post by Wingtman on Apr 9, 2024 8:15:00 GMT -6
Morning, Taking over a program in a SMALLLLLL town. Seems so far like an amazing community, really supportive, want to win, kids want to win, Admin ready to do what it takes. However, we are SMALL. Like no stoplights small. There's only about 5 businesses in town, next closest town (the one with the Walmart lol) is about 20 minutes away, biggest down (over 100k people) is an hour. How would you fundraise here? There's really no big industry to hit up, and the ones we have are ALWAYS asked by everyone. Any ideas?
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Post by Wingtman on Apr 14, 2022 9:05:26 GMT -6
Did the same thing very early in my career, thought it was odd to wear all blue all the time. Now? Meh, I'm loyal to the people who sleep in my house, not sure if matters to me anymore.
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Post by Wingtman on Oct 27, 2021 8:02:38 GMT -6
So I'm guessing they just sent some certified teachers down to supervise? Like what the actual hell? Theres so much more here.
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Post by Wingtman on Oct 26, 2021 9:15:37 GMT -6
Morning coaches, Our JV season finished up last week (4-3, could have been 6-1, but hey, everyone got some good experience, thats what we were after). Now, the varsity is in playoff mode. Very fortunate to have a bye this week, but the question is, how do you guys keep your younger cats engaged in practices etc? We are a small program of about 45, so we need everyone. But I can tell even during indy late last week, that in my position group of 6, the 3 younger backs were smi motivated. I know its hard to want to come to practice when youre most likely just a scoutie, and we've talked about how much value that has, but at as a freshman, its hard.
What are some of the things you guys have done to help keep them going and motivated? I know our season could be special and they wanna be apart of it (or should want to be), but how do we keep them fired up at practice this week?
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Post by Wingtman on Oct 11, 2021 8:06:00 GMT -6
If you want me to log in to Hudl and press play, just so it looks like I'm watching more film, ok sure. I can get my film work done for the week in 3 hours as a OC, but if you want it to look like 6 sure, I'll just hit play.
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Post by Wingtman on Sept 29, 2021 9:13:29 GMT -6
Use a nerf ball. Start with the ball in the QB's hands and have the center snap the nerf ball. No more fumbled snaps and kids don't get hurt stepping on the nerf ball. Color-code everything like you said. Have a detailed personnel chart for the scout team in the weekly scouting report. Spend 15-30 min teaching the scout team the opposition's plays through film on Saturday or Monday morning walk-thru. As stated, call plays in your own language as much as possible. Only use scout cards for plays extremely different than anything you run. Use two scout huddles when possible. If you have the money, invest in www.gorout.com/ These are some things we did at a school with 50 on the roster. About 225 boys in the school. Gorout.com- What is this sorcery???
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Post by Wingtman on Sept 29, 2021 8:10:43 GMT -6
Lets talk the best part of practice, getting a scout team look, mostly on offense. What are some of your tips and tricks for an effective session? We are a small program of about 40 kids, and our best "tricks" (that I'm sure a lot of people use) are color coding the skill guys, trying to match body type to the scout player (opponent has a 220 pound running back, we use a kid whos 220 even if hes not a back for example) and also putting our opponents plays in our terms. What are some other things you guys do to get the best look possible, or does everyone just have the All-District DE teeing off on a 175 pound freshman LT, who just played a JV game the night before?
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Post by Wingtman on Dec 14, 2020 12:52:08 GMT -6
Army, really any of the service academies. And I don't mean "least" as an insult. Not getting a bunch of 3,4,5 stars. Size restrictions. Grade requirements. The list goes on. Those kids are special, and the fact they are successful is a huge compliment to the coaches and kids.
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Post by Wingtman on Dec 14, 2020 10:13:24 GMT -6
Lucky to still coach. You know when I miss the classroom? June and July. But, I work from home, make $500 more a month, my kids insurance is damn near free...it's gonna take something crazy to get me back into a school.
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Post by Wingtman on Nov 18, 2020 8:54:29 GMT -6
Just an update: We have over 250 coaches on our mailing list. Still looking for 4 speakers if anyone is interested; Ideal needs: Spread guys OLINE Drills Tackling Drills S&C
email me jenkins.mitchellk@gmail.com if interested.
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Post by Wingtman on Nov 11, 2020 7:41:26 GMT -6
My first list of speakers went out. If anyone is interested in joining the mailing list, or speaking, please email me or respond to me here.
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Post by Wingtman on Nov 9, 2020 9:30:41 GMT -6
Good morning
I've meet lots of coaches because of social media and I took the ball on (on a belly keep) and decided to start Victory Formation Virtual Clinics. The purpose of these clinics is coaches to learn from coaches, actual content. We've all been to the big guys and heard D-1 coaches talk, and its great, but I've sat there during D-Line clinics while the coach talks about his 6'4 310 pound 1 tech, and thought "man, thats great. What can I do with my 5'6 200 1 tech?
So, I want a place we can learn together, and from each other. These clinics will be on zoom, starting December 17th, with clinics every Thursday night! We'll have some special "bowl week" clinics as well during that week during the day while most of us are home.
I'm reaching out today to see if I could get some guys to sign up to speak at these clinics? The sessions will last 40 minutes and can be whatever topic you feel you'd be a good speaker on, wing T, spread,drills, general offense, defense, specials, program etc..
I don't plan on charging for these (so no compensation either, lol) other then maybe selling a t-shirt to help off-set some cost/do some door prizes, but if you have something to shill during these, please feel free to do so, I just don't want your session to turn into an infomercial.
So, if you're interested in speaking, or want to be added to my mailing list, please feel free to send me an email at jenkins.mitchellk@gmail.com with your topic and dates you'd be able to speak (I'm looking at 7pm/8pm cst for clinic times).
I look forward to all of us getting better.
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Post by Wingtman on Oct 28, 2020 6:54:31 GMT -6
There used to be a school up here (Missouri) that had their coaches on a Lift behind the endzone. Called the entire game based on our look defensively from the endzone. We talked to the association, and only rule was, all teams had to have equal access, meaning they had to let us up there too, which they did, but I always thought it was genuis.
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Post by Wingtman on Oct 21, 2020 10:20:43 GMT -6
In my opinion, it really depends on your team. Are you 0-8, and its week 9?8-0?, 4-4 with something to play for still?
If its 0-8, most of the kids have probably checked out (in my experience), be in/out in 75 minutes, keeep them all moving and not just huddled up and cold. ` If its the other, and you're still working for something, then do what you need to get where you need to go, regardless of time. Maybe if it's a lot of snow, you can do some kind of crazy snow angel touchdown dance or something.
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Post by Wingtman on Oct 5, 2020 10:04:15 GMT -6
It took all summer and the first 2 weeks of the season but I had a mom come and see me because I didn't give her kid player of the game in a game we lost 35-14. Gotta love priorities amaright Anyway, I thought it would be fun to read some good pissed off parent meeting stories Haven't read the rest of the thread and I'm sure you addressed this, but my favorite response to that, because we had a simliar issue when I was a HC and they didn't get their helmet stickers after we lost, is "we don't reward losing."
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Post by Wingtman on Sept 17, 2020 9:47:41 GMT -6
Different schools have different rules in Mo, and while we haven't missed any, there are multiple teams that have, and teams scrambling as late as Thursday night to find a game.
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Post by Wingtman on Sept 10, 2020 9:31:50 GMT -6
We have 40 kids, 7 coaches- HC-QBs RB1 RB 2 OL 1 OL 2 Wr 1 WR 2
DL 1 DL 2 LB 1 LB 2 DB 1 DB 2
Basically RB 1 is the assistant LB coach and so on. Seems to work pretty well. Each of us really focuses on one side of the ball, but helps run the drills etc with the other side.
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Post by Wingtman on Sept 3, 2020 10:03:16 GMT -6
Just found out our week 3 opponent is locked down for the next 14 days (starting yesterday), so we are scrambling to find a game. Understand that I'm sure SOMEONE will be in our position as well, late next week and we can hopefully find a game. However, kinda a young team, and never want the boys to miss a game, but we are thinking about taking the BYE WEEK (for a couple reasons, health-lots of early injuries, distance- looking over 2.5 hours possibily ).
SO.. How do you practice the bye week, assuming your gonna stay with that and not take a game..
Our normal practice week is Sunday- Thursday, (morning) game on Friday. Also, its Labor Day weekend..
I was thinking( Im just the OC now, not HC, but I'd love to hear opinions. Sunday off (kids hate it, coaches hate it, only HC loves it, so we do it, he's the boss) Monday- Practice /film- Tuesday- General practice, get better at what we do Wed-75 minute 7 on 7/inside run practice both o and D Thurs- Morning practice again, specials Friday- off
Now the kicker of course is that our week 4 may be shut down as well..
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Post by Wingtman on Aug 12, 2020 11:44:29 GMT -6
Well, we are 3 days in. Trying our best to social distance (really hard), during meetings/weight room, but kids flock to each other. It happens, its natural for them. I know everyone is doing their best, but dang, its fricken hard to keep them apart. Then of course, you run a team period, or actual practice..can't SD there.
I saw the poll about spring. It's a little late now for that, IMO. Games are supposed to start in 3 weeks. I'm afraid we won't even kick off.
I saw a post, and yes, I agree, I don't really wanna play either. The fun is out of it right now.
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Post by Wingtman on Jul 29, 2020 10:45:01 GMT -6
It will take a death which is said to say. That. Heres just my prediction: We start 8/10 as planned. Around 8/20 schools start pausing sports due to positive cases (about the time classes start). We miss week 1, we start playing week 2, maybe make it to week 4 before it all shuts down for good.
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Post by Wingtman on Jul 27, 2020 10:55:44 GMT -6
From what I understand too, per our state (Mo) - Must wear mask unless playing (Does that count sidelines?) , must social distance on the bus (Hard enough to find bus drivers, now we have to take 4 instead of 2? Lord help us is softball and CC have events the same day).
Again, not the place to debate the political side or health side, but how is this gonna be possible? Hasn't happened yet, but I would assume, all sub varsity games will be cancelled at some point. How are you gonna tell kids to wear mask, etc till 3pm then go play ball? What happens the first time a kid gets sick? What does that do to scheduling?
I know we all love the game, and want a season, but dang, how we gonna do this?
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Post by Wingtman on Jul 27, 2020 10:48:33 GMT -6
Missouri- We'll play some games, but I'm guessing 5? KC schools are going online, that takes them out. Hazelwood school district is out (STL). Funny, lots of schools (us included) are shut down because of a positive test, but others are having camp this week.
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Post by Wingtman on Dec 20, 2019 14:23:12 GMT -6
I think it was COLLEGE FOOTBALL USA on Sega (after Bill Walsh pulled his name), that got me hooked. Mizzou fan, and being able to play as "my team" was awesome, plus Corby Jones was the truth in the game running the option with Brock Olivio. I remember one of the early NCAA games, that first had recruiting, spend hours on that stuff, again, as Mizzou, turning them into multiple time National Champ. Heck I even had a QB plan. Bring a guy in, redshirt him, back up, then start his junior year. I'd spend hours putting in the right roster and adding in the "big name" players (pre community roster days).
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Post by Wingtman on Dec 20, 2019 11:19:19 GMT -6
Tis the season! Many kids will not know the rush of running down the stairs, opening up that package and seeing John Madden's sweet face looking back at you for Sega. So I ask, what's your favorite football video game of all time? Favorite has to be NCAA 13 (last one I had). Honorable Mention- Super Play Action Football on SNES (It had high school teams you could create), Tecmo SUPER BOWL (first game that had subs) and NFL SPORTSTALK FOOTBALL (my best friend and I went off script and ran our own plays).
You guys?
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Post by Wingtman on Dec 10, 2019 10:41:19 GMT -6
Instead of a signing day, have welcome day. Invite their parents, do it after school, talk about off-season expectations, weight room hours, how they are now freshman football players, etc..Try and have ass.coaches there, top juniors(next falls seniors) let me get to know them (May know who they are, but not know them). Start the relationships now.
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Post by Wingtman on Oct 14, 2019 8:37:47 GMT -6
Been a rough year for officials, that's for sure. Do other states have an issue with finding officials? Missouri is really struggling.
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Post by Wingtman on Oct 14, 2019 7:58:56 GMT -6
Follow up- Lost 32-12. Felt this one was on me. Had a couple drives stall, because of play calling.Struggled as a staff, being one guy short, and the AD in the booth. Rough night.
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Post by Wingtman on Oct 11, 2019 9:42:24 GMT -6
With their O, I'd say pretty comfortable, as I always watch both sides, and help the DC, since he's a first year.
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Post by Wingtman on Oct 11, 2019 9:10:39 GMT -6
Coaches, Due to an emergency on our staff (death in the family) our DC is not able to attend tonight's game. Our JVDC has been gone all week (he's a farmer and a volunteer). The JVOC coaches linebackers on our staff, but isn't super comfortable within the D. So, myself as HC/OC plans to call mostly both tonight. Our booth guy (JVDC) is coming down and our AD has volunteered to go upstairs (he was on the staff the last two years). My thought on set up is for myself to call the D, and let the our JVOC, who does most of the planning with me, call the O, under light supervision, as I trust him, and for the most part we are on the same page. Question is, has anyone done both before? What issues did you have? If you were in the same boat, how would you manage the game tonight? 4 man staff, 31 players.
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Post by Wingtman on Oct 9, 2019 10:29:47 GMT -6
Scored- 77 Given up-112, yes..112. Holy crap. It seems like if you gave the other guys the ball on their 20 without a defense on the field it'd be hard to score 112. Fun fact: Yesterday was the anniversary of Cumberland giving up 222 to Georgia Tech. Asked for shoter Qs, team's HC declined. Couldn't make it stop. Also, it was homecoming.
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