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Post by windigo on Jan 5, 2009 12:37:26 GMT -6
It's typical fan talk. The talking heads on TV have everyone convinced that there is a "Spread Offense". Like Coach Huey says, basically every team that lines up in a shotgun is a "Spread Offense". Lots of fans on the Auburn forum I'm a member of are talking about how funny it is that Auburn is going right back to the same offense they tried with Franklin under Malzahn. I posted a link to spreadattack's blog on the offenses of Malzahn, Air Raid, and Urban Meyer...most won't take the time to read them. Exactly spread is a concept, an approach to football if you will, not an offense.
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Post by windigo on Jan 5, 2009 11:31:25 GMT -6
That is where you (and the vast majority of fans..so its ok) go wrong. The NCAA does NOT RECOGNIZE A BCS division team as a national champion. Never have. Perhaps so, obviously the NCAA doesn't care who the champion is as long as the money continues to flow in from the Bowls and the BCS Bowls.... The NCAA was forced out of college football in all aspects except regulatory by the conference in an anti trust suit by the major conferences. That is what freed up the BCS conferences to create the BCS. And oddly enough that collusion to exclude the other conferences violates antitrust laws. Congress has already threatened them that is why we now have the midmajor rule.
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Post by windigo on Jan 2, 2009 16:39:40 GMT -6
well it was a good game for LSU not so much for GT. i felt like they never stuck with their offense for any part of the game...too much passing...i would have loved to see GT run their offense since it is a rarity in college football....good luck to GT next season What do you expect them to do. It was 21-3 and their offense had only had the ball once. I see a lot of people down on the flexbone, or big on LSU's offense or their defense because of that game but it was special teams that blew it open for LSU.
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Post by windigo on Dec 31, 2008 17:11:45 GMT -6
An archives would be very usefull.
I think a regional section. Not for networking or anything just so we cant talk trash to each other during the season.
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Post by windigo on Dec 31, 2008 16:07:45 GMT -6
I say the team who scores more points than the other team by the end of the game will win ;D And I say that the team the blocks and tackles better will score more points at the end of the game. Systems are way overrated. Players win game coaches loose them.
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Post by windigo on Dec 31, 2008 12:43:51 GMT -6
The flexbone is fundamentally a spread formation. That’s the whole point. The tailbacks were moved to the wings, and the TE was replaced with a split end. All of this was done to spread the defense out horizontally. That is spread. Anytime you are trying to stretch the defense horizontally it is fundamentally a spread. It might not be as spread as a 5 wide set but its still the same concept.
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Post by windigo on Dec 12, 2008 11:22:12 GMT -6
There are lots of good offenses you can choose. But the important thing is not to get obsessed with your system. You have a bunch of rookies. You will get a lot more out of teaching fundamentals than you will with teaching a system. So what ever offenses you choose follow the KISS method. I'd say at most 6 running plays 6 passing plays and run them to perfection. If you spend more than 20 min a day scrimmaging you are in trouble. Spend the vast majority of your time working on fundamentals.
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Post by windigo on Dec 12, 2008 11:14:51 GMT -6
There was a time when wrestling and football didn't work out very well. Wrestlers wrecked their bodies to make weight but with the newer NFHS weight rules that era is largely gone but the stigma still lives on both in football and wrestling. Players cant pull weight like they use to as they have a set weight that they cannot wrestle below which is set by a preseason doctor evaluation and not an insane wrestling coach. A good wrestling coach will be big on weight lifting these days because the best way to be stronger in a weight class is to have more muscle than to just be wrestling 20lbs below your natural weight. If you want your 160lber to over power people its best to have strong 160lber and not just have someone cut down from 180.
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Post by windigo on Dec 11, 2008 2:42:45 GMT -6
Kinda off topic but if I were you I wouldn't be afraid to pull up JV/freshman guys to play if the varsity kids are disinterested. If you can lose with your "studs" you can certainly lose without them. I disagree with pulling players up. For every success I've seen I've seen 10 failures. Keeping classes together is important. I think splitting classes up too much hurts programs in the long run.
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Post by windigo on Dec 10, 2008 14:47:32 GMT -6
Asside from what has already been mentioned wrestling.
When was the last time you had a soft wrestler on your team. I believe that athletes need both a team sport and an individual sport develop the full psyche of the complete athlete. In an individual sport all eyes are on you and you cant lean on your teammates. In my experience those players who complete a full season of wresting are forever changed men. Develop a working relationship with the wrestling team. If the wrestling coach played football offer him an assistant coaching position. Get him familiar with your players and intern get your players failure with him. At the end of the season encourage you players to go out for wrestling. The more players you can get out for wrestling the more peer pressure there is for them to keep with wrestling which is good for both teams. When wrestling season send work on setting up a combined offseason program with the wrestling coach.
Mind you in past years I was not big on players wrestling because of how taxing it was on their bodies. But with the new weight rules wrestling isn't as physically destructive on their bodies as it was in years past. No more players killing themselves, literly, to drop 3 weight classes.
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Post by windigo on Dec 9, 2008 13:51:43 GMT -6
Nash Equilibrium
Thanx smart football
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Post by windigo on Dec 5, 2008 22:59:14 GMT -6
I like to use a point system. You have to have 90 points to play. Those points are gained in season though extra conditioning drills that are absolutely grueling. Or players can earn their points in the off season by coming to off season training or participating in other sports.
After that I give a lot of rewards but I do feel that in high school you have to have minimum standards.
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Post by windigo on Dec 5, 2008 18:09:07 GMT -6
You are down 28-14 00:55 left other team has the ball you have no time outs. Their headchoach calls a timeout on 1st and 10 so he can run a trick play he has been working on. The play is a reverse which naturally breaks down one of your players gets a clipped and breaks his ankle. How do you keep from rushing across the field and strangling the other coach?
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Post by windigo on Dec 5, 2008 15:49:17 GMT -6
This should be added
When questioned about undefeated Great Britton and Russia's respective #5 and #6 rankings they were told that they were considered midmajors and no one cared if they went undefeated.
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Post by windigo on Dec 5, 2008 15:34:27 GMT -6
If you're slow playing the QB, he's going to turn it up and gash you for a couple yards. Before you know it; the pitch defender is going to bite and the pitchback is going to get the ball. Boy what does that sound so familiar? Its almost like I just saw that happen quite recently.
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Post by windigo on Dec 5, 2008 13:58:39 GMT -6
Slow playing the dive is great. And serves exactly that purpose but slow playing the pitch man is a huge mistake. Did you really see the slow playing of the pitch slow up the GT offense at all? The QB is just giong to press the pitch man who will eventually have to comit to him then pitch it when the WB has a full head of steam. It doesn't slow the offense down one iota. You want that WB getting the pitch as he is still moving horizontally to the LOS.
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Post by windigo on Dec 5, 2008 13:26:37 GMT -6
So we've talked about how hard it is to stop this offense, how do you guys stop it, or how would you approach stopping it? 1. Play a 30 front. At the core of the offense is the concept of using the option to take your d-line out of the game. To counter this don’t give them a d-line to option. Some here say that its hard for teams to defend to option because they dont see it that much. To the same effect its also hard for option teams to play againts a 30 front and make their option reads because they dont see it that much. 2. Always force the pitch but force it quick. Don't slow play it like Georgia did. Force the pitch while the QB is still on the LOS and the WB hasn't turned up field yet. If you force it when the WB has a full head of steam and has had plenty of time to see the field and pick his lane then you are in for a world of hurt. Imagine if you would an I formation offense where the running back is allowed to start running towards the LOS before the ball is ever snapped and is then given 2-3 seconds to survey the field before he even gets the hand off. That’s an option offense if you try to slow play the pitch. 3. Teach your CBs how to get off blocks and tackle. Good CBs who can stop the run shut the triple option down.
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Post by windigo on Nov 21, 2008 17:21:28 GMT -6
For tackles I find mental attitude is the most important aspect on the high school level. They have to block pass rushers in space and kick out ends 1 on 1. For that reason I have had a lot of success with wrestlers at the position. They have no problem being on an island with anybody.
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Post by windigo on Nov 17, 2008 2:47:42 GMT -6
I love the no huddle. Its what we ran in college and if I could would use it 100% of the time. Football might be a team game but its individual responsibilities that make it work. In the no huddle its just you and the QB no other distractions. You turn around get your call and do your job. No running back to the huddle. No breaking the huddle in unison and sprinting to the line. And no time to forget your assignment. If I had to fathom a guess, I would say that if you broke down film on huddle and no huddle teams you would find that the no huddle teams grade out higher than the huddle teams. The lack of distractions simply makes it easier to focus on your job.
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Post by windigo on Nov 14, 2008 11:49:38 GMT -6
One thing that I have found is that you are always going to have a lot of players that are natural minimalists and not in the art sense. They will do the absolute minimum that is required of them. But the thing to remember is that they are not quitters. They are just naturally lazy. Its your job as a coach to raise the bar and keep the minimum expectations high.
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Post by windigo on Nov 10, 2008 10:19:32 GMT -6
The points listed above are right. I prefer this technique and its what I teach. When you hold the ball high and tight its damn hard to fumble. If someone hits you from behind the ball just goes forward into your hand. If they hit you from in front the ball is just pushed back into your chest.
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Post by windigo on Oct 28, 2008 10:52:44 GMT -6
Here is what I do.
Take a school calendar. Figure out how many days you want to work out a week. Look to the start of when you want to start your training. Count your training days making sure not to count school holidays, in-service, and the week of finals. Now that you have your training days counted divide it by 100. That is the amount of points per workout.
Before any player may play in a game they have to have 90 points. It’s simple as that. And that includes freshmen. For players who don’t have 90 point there will be opportunity during training camp and latter practice to earn your 90 points. But make it abundantly clear to them that those opportunities will be a living hell and not to test you in the slightest. We have a 10 practice rule so for players who don’t have the needed points I offer 2 grueling running sessions at 4.5 each for those 10 days. So there is no excuse for not having your points.
Now how I work around this with injury and other sports. I make it clear to the players that half of your points come from the workout. Half comes from being with your team. If you are enrolled in another sport you earn half points for the duration of the sport because you are working out but not with your team. If you are injured you earn half points if you show up because you are with your team but not working out. I also liberally award bonus points. So its not very hard for players who were in other sports for part of the year to earn they points come season.
Players generally respond well to this system because they understand the 90 is an A rule. And they see the system is fair and defined rather than arbitrary. They know what they get points for. They know why they only get half points if they are playing another sport or hurt. I’ve found that being arbitrary is what can loose kids. At that age they still have an over developed sense of fairness.
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Post by windigo on Oct 28, 2008 10:18:06 GMT -6
We ran flexbone in college and I would love to start running it but we have one of the best tight ends I have ever seen right now. So I'm looking at unballanced flexbone. Does anyone have any resourses.
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Post by windigo on Oct 28, 2008 9:51:01 GMT -6
I think its great. The NFL is going quickly down the path of ruin that basketball did. You can have great teams and stars. Truth be told if you want superstars they have to the team. You cant ignore the teams and expect you league to succede. Now the question will be if the organization will get behind him. And yes Vernon Davis is a waste of space total bust.
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Post by windigo on Sept 30, 2008 10:21:47 GMT -6
The natural counters to the ISO are the naked boot and the reverse.
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