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Post by veerman on Nov 8, 2022 8:34:26 GMT -6
No help is better than bad help. As long as kids are giving great effort and attitudes are staying positive,the season is not near as rough when wins are not there.
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Post by veerman on Nov 3, 2022 9:47:46 GMT -6
As far as scrimmages go we just use our practice jerseys. The ones we had this year didn't have anything but our logo on them. We weren't trying to fool anyone, just what we had. As far as games, on away games we had to have a couple players wear different #'s due to lack of jerseys. It's not a big deal about numbers, You know who their stud is and what he looks like.
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Post by veerman on Oct 14, 2022 7:51:15 GMT -6
used it a bunch when we was flexbone and would flip the play call. EX: Veer Rt was called, 1 Tech was left when QB walked up, he would yell Riverside and we would run Veer Lt. Have heard it at every school I've been to, but have only worked in the south.
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Post by veerman on Oct 13, 2022 7:34:03 GMT -6
Think it depends on situation. If you are still in school during your bye I think it's easier to just say we are going to go out a couple days. If your not in school (Fall Break) then you can look at giving them the week off, and just do online meetings. We have done this the last couple years. Our Bye week falls on our Fall break week, we give the kids off from practice but have Google Meets with film study and install sessions throughout the week. Both kids and coaches alike enjoy just meeting online and working that way. We also do our Sunday meetings online for coaches and players. Coaches will meet hr & half before players then everyone meet with players. But I can see where there are benefits to practicing as well. What is this fall break you speak of? We have a full week in Oct (usually the first week in Oct) where there is No School for that week. We usually try to make our bye week the same as Fall Break.
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Post by veerman on Oct 12, 2022 12:27:07 GMT -6
Think it depends on situation. If you are still in school during your bye I think it's easier to just say we are going to go out a couple days. If your not in school (Fall Break) then you can look at giving them the week off, and just do online meetings. We have done this the last couple years. Our Bye week falls on our Fall break week, we give the kids off from practice but have Google Meets with film study and install sessions throughout the week. Both kids and coaches alike enjoy just meeting online and working that way. We also do our Sunday meetings online for coaches and players. Coaches will meet hr & half before players then everyone meet with players. But I can see where there are benefits to practicing as well.
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Hudl
Aug 28, 2022 21:30:28 GMT -6
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Post by veerman on Aug 28, 2022 21:30:28 GMT -6
It was messed up for us as well. I called the support line and had them send us new cable, thinking it was a short in the wires. If our connection and everything continues to be bad I’m going to request a new set up box
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Hudl
Aug 28, 2022 21:19:17 GMT -6
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Post by veerman on Aug 28, 2022 21:19:17 GMT -6
We are having issues with our endzone copy working as well…and when it does the hudl sideline does not load to our i pads on sideline. Not sure how to make the connection stronger.
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Post by veerman on Aug 15, 2022 11:57:51 GMT -6
Question is places that get a ton of gear, do you get to keep everything when you leave? lol When I left places I left them my coaching gear that was paid for by school money or fund raising so they could reuse it if they chose to. That's what I'm most familiar with. When you leave, leave the gear. I've even left things I bought with my own money. The HC at my former school still wears a top that I would wear for games when I coached with him. We have a great relationship, so I left them everything I had (5-6 years worth) so they could give it out.
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Post by veerman on Aug 15, 2022 10:29:36 GMT -6
Question is places that get a ton of gear, do you get to keep everything when you leave? lol
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Post by veerman on Aug 4, 2022 8:08:07 GMT -6
We usually just put them on the day before first game. Never heard of reconditioning companies putting them on though.
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Post by veerman on May 26, 2022 9:33:35 GMT -6
At some small schools success may be a 3-4 win season. Small schools you need luck on your side sometimes with success cause your depth is usually an issue. Now private schools is a different animal, want success? Recruit better in the private sector, or at least that's the case in our state.
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Post by veerman on May 25, 2022 9:08:52 GMT -6
To piggyback on OP. With two way player scheduling, how does the days when you have JV games adjust when practicing?
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Post by veerman on May 20, 2022 21:57:25 GMT -6
We are in similar situation. Last year we had a practice schedule like so: Monday- Offensive-80 min, Specialty- 30min , Defense-20 min Tuesday- Same as Monday but offense and defense change Wed- Both Offense and Defense 50 min Special 15 Thursday- all teams 30 min
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Post by veerman on Apr 6, 2022 9:15:35 GMT -6
I feel your pain. Last year we had 3 coaches that did everything from Jr High, JV, and Varsity (our school is 7-12). With 3 you can make it work, but we got wore down pretty bad at times doing every level. It would be way harder with just two when it comes to practice. One of your positions is going to get the shaft. Ex: We ran Veer last year. If we only had two coaches, one would take OL/TE and the other would take QBs/Backs/Wrs the main focus would be on the mesh with backs, while Wr worked on blocking. But the focus would not be what it should be with Wr. My suggestion is, try to get the majority of your individualized coaching done right now in off-season. Bring groups in on separate days and teach them now what you need them to know and get a bunch of reps in now. That way when your doing full practice the positions already know what they should be doing. Film EVERYTHING as well. That way you can give them feedback in HUDL and that can be your correction time during individual. Good Luck.
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Post by veerman on Apr 4, 2022 10:12:14 GMT -6
Anyone have or seen good experiences with any particular camps, purely from a player development point of view?
Georgia Southern had an EXCELLENT Flexbone camp when PJ was there. Obviously this was many years ago but I've been to one that was better at developing players within that system. Each player was filmed through the drills and the coaches went over that film with each kid between sessions. Impressive given that they were using VHS recorders to get the job done (again, a LONG time ago).
Was the same way when he was at GT as well. I took a couple players there a few of the years and they got tons of work at getting better with the option.
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Post by veerman on Mar 25, 2022 12:37:14 GMT -6
Iwe have done the chill approach. There is your problem right there. Don’t do the chill approach. I hope you didn’t get the impression that anyone thinks that is the way to go. Exactly!! Going Intense 3 days a week for a shorter period of time could be more beneficial than going everyday for long periods of time. IMO it's harder to practice "game intense" as so many coaches like to preach how they/we want their/our practices when you go for a long periods of time at practice. Burnout will happen quicker trying to do it everyday in spring. Been on teams that had lots of talent and we had great success, and the next year did exact same thing and did not have much success....key part...PLAYERS!! Nobody has success without good players. Your talent level may been down those years you were doing other methods or your opponents level may have been better as well (which is sometimes overlooked). Now if you were doing a "chill approach", then I don't care what you were doing (long/short) it don't matter. Like Coach said, that's never the answer. What do you do when a kid doesn't have a ride to the 6am practices before school in the Spring? Do you become the Uber driver and drive the extra 40+or - miles picking up the players?
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Post by veerman on Jan 12, 2022 13:13:13 GMT -6
What type of system you wanting to run. Option QB school would be different than Air Raid QB school.
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Post by veerman on Dec 2, 2021 13:33:45 GMT -6
We do our 3rd down (and 4th depending on field positioning) situations based on different scenarios with field positioning. We will do different D&D with the offense "coming out" of their endzone, "middle", "going in" (40-15) and "redzone". I don't know if it helps but IMO it gets kids more comfortable with situations. In the past we use the chains and D&D markers to give our kids a more game like feel. I think the more you can try an replicate situations they may be in a game the better chance they will have when facing those situations. Along with the scenarios mentioned earlier we also do a 2 min drill, a nascar (if team is known for no huddle), and a "Do or Die" situation where we are trying to hold ball carrier up and try to force a strip at end of game situation. We also use this time to talk about alignment tweaks and certain things to look for and how we want to play them depending on D&D.
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Post by veerman on Dec 2, 2021 13:11:28 GMT -6
We are looking to do this as well. Have team pick 2 captains, and they draft their teams. At the end of each month we calculate pts earned for month. They can come from wearing proper attire, weights, agilities, competitions, fundraising (if doing one), and grades. This way it touches everything. A player may not be the most talented, but he may be super smart and sells a lot when doing fundraising. At the end of each month tally the pts and reward the winning team with something (food, swag, whatever you want), and before spring training do an overall winner.
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Post by veerman on Nov 15, 2021 11:11:18 GMT -6
Lol. He might be s#!canned by the end of the year over stupid crap like that. I hope they keep them to see how he adapts and if he can turn things around. I find it interesting how really bad they are at defense. They’ve given up fifty points more this year than my teams have in a nearly twenty year career and I’ve coached some bad and mediocre teams at times, some good ones too to be fair. If he’s as good of a coach as the accolades he receives he may have to be bad before he can be better, but ultimately could get it turned around. If your HC went for it on 4th & 22 from your own 5 and again from your own 2 like this guy does your defense would have given up 50+ a game as well. Teams that want to run close to 100 plays go hand in hand with defenses that are going to give up around 30+ a game on average....combine that with punt philosophy and there ya go.
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Post by veerman on Nov 15, 2021 8:22:55 GMT -6
They are in active proof cases. We have two 11' I-pads. We have the managers or INJ reserve guys keep up with I-pads during practice. I also have their location shared with my personal phone so if they ever get lost I can locate them as well. I can see where some still like drawing plays out, just like when DSV, HUDL and all the other computer driven scouting systems came out there were some that still preferred putting it down on paper. I'm not saying it's better, I'm saying I think it's better for us cause of the time it saves us with what we like to do. We used iPads for years. Otterbox case. They were really durable. The thing that eventually was a problem was COLD. In PA in December we had a few days of sub 30 degree temperatures. iPad battery went dead. Now that iPad has a battery life of a few minutes. I have gone back to a binder with printed cards. Not sure I have the budget for a new iPad every time it got cold. We have practiced until thanksgiving for a while. If we were done by November 15, I don't think it would be an issue Great point! Temp hasn't been an issue yet. We got knocked out in the second round this past Friday, so we are done. Severe cold temps have not really been tested with this method on our end, we have had cold days, but not freezing days. I guess, if that occasion ever comes up, then I would print off the sheets and put them in binders. But until then we will just continue this method to save time throughout the week.
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Post by veerman on Nov 10, 2021 13:55:05 GMT -6
We use our IPads. Use them with HUDL Sideline on Fridays and during the week we use them for scout cards. Big benefits for us is we can color coordinate easy which helps kids see what they are supposed to do. Also being able to move offensive plays day to day vs the defensive calls we will be given them is a huge time saver. Once calls and formations are in HUDL they will auto pop up for you which makes ease of changing looks at a touch of a button. You can also rearrange the order of calls lots easier day to day than physically pulling out cards from notebook, re-drawing against a different look and putting in different location. #1 Reason to do it- Big time saver, with ease of showing and moving different looks around easier. I definitely recommend it. Do you have them in cases if it is poor weather? They are in active proof cases. We have two 11' I-pads. We have the managers or INJ reserve guys keep up with I-pads during practice. I also have their location shared with my personal phone so if they ever get lost I can locate them as well. I can see where some still like drawing plays out, just like when DSV, HUDL and all the other computer driven scouting systems came out there were some that still preferred putting it down on paper. I'm not saying it's better, I'm saying I think it's better for us cause of the time it saves us with what we like to do.
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Post by veerman on Nov 9, 2021 13:56:16 GMT -6
We use our IPads. Use them with HUDL Sideline on Fridays and during the week we use them for scout cards. Big benefits for us is we can color coordinate easy which helps kids see what they are supposed to do. Also being able to move offensive plays day to day vs the defensive calls we will be given them is a huge time saver. Once calls and formations are in HUDL they will auto pop up for you which makes ease of changing looks at a touch of a button. You can also rearrange the order of calls lots easier day to day than physically pulling out cards from notebook, re-drawing against a different look and putting in different location. #1 Reason to do it- Big time saver, with ease of showing and moving different looks around easier. I definitely recommend it.
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Post by veerman on Oct 14, 2021 7:36:25 GMT -6
If you feel your defense can stop them with a possible 3 and out the first series-defer If you feel you need to shorten the game and make long drives-receive If you feel teams are equal and neither has an advantage and want to take a chance at possible double up series after half-defer If you feel you can set the tone, and opponent not respond well- receive ..that's kinda the mind set I take.
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Post by veerman on Feb 4, 2021 8:53:14 GMT -6
I can replace the shower board 3Xs to one sheet of glass. I'll stick with that. I would be worried with glass, it being supported enough, and the natural bumps and hits a normal board takes in a coaches lair. If it cracks then there goes another 50 bucks just so i can write stuff down.
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Post by veerman on Feb 2, 2021 8:34:52 GMT -6
I second the shower board.Buy plenty of the expo white board care and use it often. Try not to let anything stay over a week without cleaning an re-writing it to help keep you board nice and white.
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Post by veerman on Jan 29, 2021 10:22:28 GMT -6
I think culture is more, IMO it goes beyond everyday mindset while your playing. Traditions is something you do within your program every year that is special(Carry something, chant, pre-game ect). Herd a guy say culture was like being a Marine. Doesn't matter where you served, how old you are, or your rank. When a Marine meets another Marine there is instant respect and a automatic brotherhood attachment as they say "Semper Fi". To me this is culture: something that is similar to that, the respect that comes from being an Eagle, Tiger, Raider, or whatever your school may be for everyone who has ever put on that uniform. That brotherhood that comes from that no matter what year you graduated, BUT there has to be something that does set them apart from everyone else to get to where you have a culture. I was an assistant coach for a baseball team for 5 years. We did things that set us apart from everyone. From the way our kids were to act in school, the way we dressed for practice, clean shaven/hair off eyebrows and neck groomed were just a few. We would train harder than most programs (football as well) that I been apart of. Our kids had a sense of pride in themselves, and the student body had a respect for them for they knew it was something special to be a part of, cause of how hard it was to be a member. Past players would come back to see us and there's instant respect for everyone involved for past players and current.
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Post by veerman on Jan 27, 2021 21:58:58 GMT -6
I think like most things with our sport, all situations are different. Some places take pride in the "program" aspect and the culture of school, where some places kids just want to play the game and don't care for the community or school cause there is no bond there. I have been a part of both situations. My current school is a small rural area that has LOTS of community pride. Was at a similar situation early in my coaching career and our kids bagged groceries at the local grocery store. They wore their jerseys as they carried the bags out to cars and help the elderly get in their vehicles. We talked about how one day they may be the person on the other side, and that a some of the things that we do right now they may not understand until the get older. This was well before social media was a thing, but think its good to give back to communities like this that support you so much.
I like the idea of recognizing past classes/or veterans at the games when you can, think this also gives players a sense of program pride, maybe not at the moment but they will when its all over for them.
I'm don't really care on the hand holding (although been on plenty that chose to come out holding hands), but I Love the idea of our kids doing a pre game field walk and having their own tradition they like to do. We did this in high school and I still remember those moments. Another idea we did at a past school was have a mother's luncheon where the kids served their mothers and then we all shared a meal together. Afterwards the HC and coordinators would get up and explain what we did on both sides of the ball. I really enjoyed it cause I could explain to the parents what it should look like and their child should be doing, and how he should be doing it. We just gave a brief description, but the moms loved it, and actually asked great questions.
For the Dads we chose one ball game they got to come into the locker room and go thru the pregame pep talk, and then walk to the field with their player. Great topic option1, enjoy reading about what others like to do.
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Post by veerman on Jan 25, 2021 9:36:58 GMT -6
Jumping offsides on a 2nd and 1 before the 2 min warning to preserve time.......... I was telling my son they needed to do that, and am glad they did, as it was good thinking. I dont think its “unethical” as they committed the penalty openly and were given the prescribed punishment. The only reason why the 2 min warning was in play was a bad play by the Bucs. I thought they should have also declined the penalty and kept it 2 & 1 as well.
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Post by veerman on Jan 20, 2021 13:11:04 GMT -6
I have no problems with people knowing how to use the rules of the game to their advantage. I remember people talking about how smart the Titan's coach was last year I think when he used a rule to his advantage to beat the Patriots, and everyone said that it was a Bill Belichick type move (who most consider one of the greats), and how it was "Great" coaching...I think knowing how to use things to your advantage is a coaching edge that is a difference maker in coaches. Just don't see how some can say this is "unethical" while this is "OK". Teaching someone to "hold" and teaching players to block at the thighs knowing the defender is going knock them down toward their knees is the same thing. It gives you and advantage when it comes to success on the field.
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