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Post by 44dlcoach on Dec 14, 2021 16:43:18 GMT -6
Skip the slide where you explain that you chose XYZ Scheme because your team isn't blessed with big linemen year after year and all of your opponents are.
90% of clinics have that slide and it drives me insane.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Dec 9, 2021 22:58:05 GMT -6
Especially "social media coaches." We get it, you're a coach. Put your phone down and do your job.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Dec 7, 2021 19:43:32 GMT -6
Fire that douche. And possibly sue that douche.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Nov 28, 2021 22:23:06 GMT -6
You should always have a plan for the inherent weaknesses of your base scheme. No excuses for that imo.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Nov 18, 2021 21:38:03 GMT -6
If you play a snap with 10 guys you should be required to play the rest of the series with 10 haha.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Nov 13, 2021 17:52:37 GMT -6
You shouldn't have policies that are in terms of absolutes. They always end up screwing you over. Always? Seems like a pretty absolute statement You noticed that huh? You must be an English teacher haha.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Nov 11, 2021 12:20:33 GMT -6
I don't know who this Dunning-Kruger character is but I guarantee you I would coach circles around him.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Nov 10, 2021 12:16:10 GMT -6
You shouldn't have policies that are in terms of absolutes. They always end up screwing you over.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Nov 7, 2021 20:08:48 GMT -6
Why is it dead on the weekend? I would say because most of us are HS coaches who were up until the wee hours of the morning after Friday night’s game getting laundry in the washer, so on Saturdays we’re trying to get what sleep we can, then scrape together some precious family time while spending a big part of the day getting film breakdown done in time for the big Sunday game plan meeting. Or we’re just, you know, watching football games and enjoying our days off. For the few of us on here who are coaching CFB, I think the answer should be even more obvious.. "getting laundry in the washer" is a weird new way to spell "drinking".
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Post by 44dlcoach on Oct 31, 2021 22:33:52 GMT -6
I've coached in a few games where we could have scored 100+ if we wanted to and there was no running clock rule. But no way our QB could have thrown 13 TDs because all those games included multiple TDs on defense and special teams.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Oct 27, 2021 20:14:55 GMT -6
Congrats coach, hell of a long run and I'm sure there are hundreds of lives you've changed for the better.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Oct 19, 2021 12:05:37 GMT -6
What do you mean "if it is an option"? Isn't that what we are discussing, the option of going for one or two? You are going for 2 when down 1? Down 4? Down 11? Just not sure I understand. Top is when leading by that amount, bottom is when trailing by that amount Before you score 6 on the TD or after?
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Post by 44dlcoach on Oct 19, 2021 11:27:56 GMT -6
Being ahead by 1 when you score and go up 7 is a pretty interesting one.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Oct 9, 2021 22:16:23 GMT -6
I've heard of defenses yelling "Hot" or clapping vs other teams motion. I think both of those are a lot more "questionable" than yelling "motion" but in my opinion both should be allowed.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Oct 1, 2021 9:34:23 GMT -6
I wouldn't call us "really, really good" this year but over the years we've done pretty ok, and my boss is a great guy to work for and one of my closest friends.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Sept 29, 2021 23:17:04 GMT -6
We work run fits with our DL and LB in group period twice a week for 10-15 minutes each. One day working all our "Base" calls and one day working all of our "Blitz" calls vs the blocking We expect that week.
Could easily make that a half line period but we've mostly kept that with a full OL/Backfield and defensive front other than the beginning of the year.
Our hope is that we can really work reads, fits, technique in that period and then have the focus in team periods be pursuit and tackling.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Sept 10, 2021 9:57:47 GMT -6
Reminds me of the decided schematic advantage Notre Dame enjoyed for so long.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Sept 7, 2021 23:00:25 GMT -6
I don't know what the criteria is for canceling here in NV but our state has said games that are cancelled are ruled as no contests and not forfeits. Not sure how that will work in the post season. And I assume there will be some rumors of funny business by teams "cancelling" instead of losing but like I said I don't know the criteria used. did you have a season and post season last year? If so, how were these things handled ? We had a season, but the post season was just a "plus one" type of thing. The one that was supposed to be the "championship" got cancelled because one team had cases. But we never got to see how they would have put teams into the next round.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Sept 7, 2021 21:36:56 GMT -6
I don't know what the criteria is for canceling here in NV but our state has said games that are cancelled are ruled as no contests and not forfeits. Not sure how that will work in the post season. And I assume there will be some rumors of funny business by teams "cancelling" instead of losing but like I said I don't know the criteria used.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Aug 30, 2021 21:48:02 GMT -6
So many unanswered questions,haha. Where do they practice?? Do they practice? Do these kids go to other, real schools? How did they get their equipment? And I want to know who they played the previous Friday? What a crazy story.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Jul 23, 2021 10:33:50 GMT -6
I coached for years at one of those "cell towers on field, headsets don't work" schools. Visiting teams would bitch us out all the time like we made the cell tower decision.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Jun 1, 2021 20:07:53 GMT -6
I assume that for those states that played in the spring the incredibly short turnaround is at least some factor. I know it has me feeling worn the hell out.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Apr 15, 2021 23:01:07 GMT -6
Group time is really valuable, as long as the kids are comfortable with what the period simulates. We do most of ours on Tuesday and Wednesday after we've had time to install the weekly plan in indy on Monday/Tuesday.
Obviously if you don't have many coaches you don't have the luxury of going indy first, but that small group time is still valuable.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Apr 8, 2021 8:49:33 GMT -6
If we are going to talk about offensive holding as a spot foul being too punitive and a "drive killer" then I would submit that no defensive fouls should result in an automatic first down. Mark off the yardage and give a first down if it puts the ball past the sticks, otherwise play whatever the remaining yards to gain are, like the change that was made to DPI a few years ago.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Mar 25, 2021 9:04:45 GMT -6
#fudgefitness
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Post by 44dlcoach on Mar 25, 2021 8:50:20 GMT -6
I also hate when coaches are preaching and preaching, obtain all of these followers who continue to fluff their ego (OMG congrats coach!!!!) and don't follow back or ever want to share ideas. As if they have some type of online fame. Dude, you aren't Saban, Dabo, Urb, etc. Chill out. Or book guy. Or website subscription guy. "Hey coach, what's that first step look like for __________________ technique?" "It's in my book available on Amazon." I also saw a high school RBs coach write a book on the 4-2-5 and never shares one lick of defensive related material. Basically just drew a defense for dummies. I need to get into the book business and self promote. I've created so many templates and crap over the years that someone will buy it. Rant over. The desire to "build a brand" among some of these guys is repulsive. Unfortunately, there's more of them than there are people who just shut up and do their job IMO. We'll never truly know because the "shut up and do your job" guys don't tweet about how awesome they were today about shutting up and coaching football.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Mar 7, 2021 21:55:24 GMT -6
2nd man in strip attempts is an interesting one to me. We made a conscious decision not to talk about strips a long time ago because we decided to put all that energy into just gang tackling the guy to hopefully ensure a successful tackle. Essentially a decision that the risk of a missed tackle outweighed the benefit of an attempted strip. But I'm certainly open to the idea of adding that back in if we can have a good way to identify when to attempt a strip and when to simply help with the tackle.
What is a "secured" tackle by the first guy so that I as the second guy know that I should attempt to strip the ball?
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Post by 44dlcoach on Jan 31, 2021 15:43:09 GMT -6
I've always thought when these threads come up that if the junior high coaches aren't hired by the HS coach/program then you shouldn't treat them like they are there to service your program or develop kids for your program. The local university doesn't come to our practices amd expect us to use their systems, terminology, etc. I don't think we should do the same to the middle school program.
Now, I absolutely think the HS coach would be wise to OFFER to give all that information to the middle school coaches and make yourself available to be a resource to them, within reason. But when it comes down to it if we can't teach our system and terminology beginning with 9th grade then we have some things we need to fix in our program.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Jan 18, 2021 14:34:25 GMT -6
If you are practicing what to do on break away runs, maybe you’re focused on the wrong things? All of it is Bush league I agree it's all Bush league and bad football. I think that's why I wouldn't get too upset being on the receiving end of #3 or #4, I would take solace in the fact that we were probably in the midst of pummeling that team. Confession time, back in my HS playing days I somewhat committed #4. I was an OL, and unathletic by OL standards. We threw a pick and it was getting run back for a TD. I had no chance of taking an angle to get to this DB but I was giving it an honest effort. I saw this mean SOB they had playing LB running downfield and I could tell we were going to cross paths. I decided I wouldn't change my path or anything and when this guy caught up to me if he hit me in the back so be it. Sure enough he caught up to me, knocked the crap out of me in the back, and the refs didn't flag it. They still scored and all I got to show for it was a face full of turf and sorrow.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Jan 18, 2021 12:37:44 GMT -6
To me 1 and 2 are clearly unethical. 3 and 4 are not something I would coach, but seem to be more in the gray area to me. Not something I would lose my cool about if it happened to me.
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