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Post by Coach.A on Mar 12, 2013 11:50:54 GMT -6
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Post by Coach.A on Mar 10, 2013 19:19:28 GMT -6
I never understood how people could be so vehemently opposed to supplements like whey / casein protein, fish oil, and greens+ yet have no problem with kids drinking pop and eating large quantities of trans fats, high fructose corn syrop and highly processed refined carbohydrates.
I actually had a morbidly obese colleague walk in to my office (while eating fries with gravy and drinking a coke) and point to the tub of protein powder on my desk and say "you know, you shouldn't eat that stuff, its not healthy".
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Post by Coach.A on Mar 10, 2013 13:22:06 GMT -6
I've managed to change a few, but only those that take my phys. ed. classes. The classroom setting gives me the opportunity to fully explain the topic in detail and show them the benefits of eating healthy.
I teach Dr. Berardi's 10 habits of healthy nutrition as a baseline template then make modifications (if necessary) depending on their goals.
Like with many things, I think we can only help those that want to be helped. That being said, most kids don't even realize they're eating poorly...many kids think they're eating healthy because they drink diet pop or Gatorade, and eat granola bars.
Perhaps the biggest issue is that kids don't see nutrition as a means to an end. I guess most adults don't either.
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Post by Coach.A on Mar 8, 2013 8:38:24 GMT -6
I've seen everything from gym shorts, cut-off t-shirt, backwards hat and flip flops to semi-formal attire (dress shirt & tie).
I don't think anybody cares what you wear unless you're looking for a job and trying to impress somebody at the clinic.
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Post by Coach.A on Mar 4, 2013 11:01:32 GMT -6
A lot of times winning the audience poll depends on who's in the audience. Very true, but they polled the audience before the debate and the majority of the audiance was AGAINST banning college football. They re-polled the audiance after the debate and the numbers almost reversed. The "winners" were determined by who was able to change the most opinions. I guess it's possible that many in the audience were lying about their initial stance. But like Brophy said, I think the group supporting college football could of made a stronger case.
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Post by Coach.A on Mar 4, 2013 8:44:39 GMT -6
Great points Brophy. I agree 100%
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Post by Coach.A on Mar 4, 2013 8:36:30 GMT -6
steelhawk--it seems a great deal of that is about the fact that "college" football is in no way/shape/form student athlete based. Not necessarily an attack on football, but rather the current state of college football True, but if they remove football from the college ranks, I think we can all agree that there would be a trickle down effect that would likely lead to football being removed from many high schools. I would hate to see football removed from the college ranks, but you have to admit that it was schocking and compelling that Gladwell and Bissinger were able to "win" the debate convincingly based on the audiance poll.
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Post by Coach.A on Mar 3, 2013 18:45:26 GMT -6
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Post by Coach.A on Feb 16, 2013 15:11:50 GMT -6
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Post by Coach.A on Feb 16, 2013 14:34:39 GMT -6
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Post by Coach.A on Feb 10, 2013 18:37:14 GMT -6
I have noticed there is no ability to move to the Next page when you get to the bottom of the current one. YOu need to scroll back to the top to go to the next page. coachd5085, what internet browser are you using? I'm using Internet Explorer and the page numbers seem to remain at the top of the page as I scroll down through a thread...like a floating menu. After a few weeks of using new board format, I have two pet peeves: 1. The lack of a "New Topics" or "New Threads" link at the top of every page....Now the only way to refresh the new topics is to return to the home page and scroll to the bottom of the page to find the link. If somebody knows of a quicker way then please inform me. I really liked how on the old board there was always a link to "New Topics" at the top of every page. 2. The inability to preview a post. Again, maybe there is a way to do this and I'm just to stupid to figure it out....if somebody knows how to preview a post, please let me know. Overall, I like a lot of the new features, but two features listed above are what I miss most from the old board format.
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Post by Coach.A on Feb 2, 2013 23:09:52 GMT -6
In this video, the information at the 46:00 minute mark is the most concerning to me....I also think it's something that most coaches aren't aware of. The fact that these "sub-concussive" hits have a cumulative effect that can be more dangerous than actual concussions should force coaches to re-evaluate the amount of contact they allow in practices. In the very near future, I think you will see all levels of football place greater restrictions on the number of full contact practices allowed. Teams may even have greater limits placed on the number of practices they can have in equipment. I know many coaches have already started to include more tackling drills and progressions that do not involve contact or that have very minimal contact.
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Post by Coach.A on Jan 30, 2013 13:03:40 GMT -6
I just see football being evaluated only for its risk and not it's reward in helping young men learn these qualities...as do many other great courageous endeavors of life that involve risk. I think this is what's being lost on most people. There is a risk / reward factor to almost anything we do (e.g. driving). In the case of football, I feel that the rewards significantly outweight the risks.
My college football career ended in my senior year when I sufferred a serious neck injury. Fortunately I had a near full recovery, but I now have titanium plate in my cervical vertibrae and it's almost a given that I will experience some complications as I age. Add to that a reconstructed knee and a fused wrist. Still, I have zero regrets about playing football. The memories, life lessons and relationships I made through football were priceless and they were some of the most important positive influences in my life. The game has defined who I am today and is responsible for much of the success I have experienced in life.
The recent tragedies involving NFL players suffering from CTE are heart-rending. But is a world without football our best solution to this issue? I'm not sure if it's even acceptable or fair to weight the risk / rewards of a world without football vs. some of these tragic medical conditions. But I don't think it has to be a "one or the other" argument. I think there's still plenty of room for rule modifications, technological / equipment advances, and improved coaching practices to make the game much safer. I think increased awarness of head injuries and open dialogue about these issues is a very good thing.
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Post by Coach.A on Jan 26, 2013 10:55:51 GMT -6
I am not a prophet, but here are some things I truly believe will be forced into our sport in the next 20 yrs 1. Helmets will be upgraded in every way to prevent concussions. 2. Concussions, when diagnosed by a DR, will result in the player being made to sit out for an entire year to the date (I am not pulling this one out of thin air, this comes from those whom I know in the Athletic Training and Sports Medicine world) this is going to apply for high school players and younger. 3. Kickoffs will be elimnated all together 4. Punts will be allowed, but return of punts will not exist any longer (think of all the "crack back blocks" we see on punts and kickoffs 5. Head to Head hits will result in immediate suspension of a player for that game and possibly for the season. 1. I agree with the helmet upgrades BUT there is a whole other school of thought out there that suggest the more protective a helmet is - the more likely a player is going to feel invinsible in it and use it as a weapon. I'm not sure if I agree with that, but I've heard that argument a lot more recently. But the new rules and penalties should act as a deterent to prevent this. 2. This is a double edged sword in that it would result in fewer concussions being reported. Think of a kid with a scholarship on the line - speaking up about a concussion could cost him thousands of dollars in scholarship money. Obviously I agree that having a healthy brain is far more important, but I don't know if teenage kids (or even some of their parents) will see it that way. 3. & 4. I agree that we will eventually see the kicking rules changed significantly or maybe even eliminated all together. 5. I agree with calkayne that this is a very grey area that is difficult to officiate.
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Post by Coach.A on Jan 24, 2013 20:04:38 GMT -6
This is exactly what is happening in Ontario Canada. Canadian high schools have never funded sports like our neighbors to the south, and high school coaches don't get any additional pay or incentives to coach...as a result, you rarely find quality coaching staffs in Canadian high schools. Over the past 7 years, the Ontario club football scene has boomed and I think it is largely responsible for the recent success Canadian football players are having.
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Post by Coach.A on Jan 24, 2013 19:58:36 GMT -6
I miss the view new topics button...any chance we get that back? Duece At the very bottom of the huey homepage under the section " Forum Information & Statistics" there is a " Recent Threads" and a " Recent Posts" link. Personally I don't like how the "recent posts" link shows the actual post....I prefer just being able to browse all the titles of the threads with recent posts in them (the way it used to be and the way the "recent threads" link displays the information). It allows me to scan what interests me in a much quicker and efficient manner. I agree with Deuce that it would be nice to have a "New Topics" link at the top of every coachhuey page like the old forum. That was usually the first thing I would click on when I got to coachhuey.com. I'm still learning about the new features...some pretty cool stuff so far.
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Post by Coach.A on Jan 7, 2013 19:31:14 GMT -6
Best Avatar award?
Best screen name?
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Post by Coach.A on Jan 2, 2013 17:01:20 GMT -6
The two companies I use are: The Graphic Edge - thegraphicedge.com/and GTM Sportwear - gtmsportswear.com/I know you can set up an online shop for your team apparel on GTM... but I'm not sure if you can do this on The Graphic Edge.
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Post by Coach.A on Dec 12, 2012 16:27:08 GMT -6
Anybody can draw up a playbook or get one from the internet (or from Madden). There's as big difference between knowing a scheme and being able to coach a scheme. There's lots of X's & O's guys out there, but very few people know how to teach fundamentals and understand how those fundamentals relate to scheme.
As for the comments posted on message boards and beneath articles....if it wasn't for internet anonymity, most of those posts being critical of others wouldn't get posted.
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Post by Coach.A on Nov 11, 2012 11:24:47 GMT -6
You guys have to travel to Toronto to play an opponent from Wawa (or wherever)? That seems like a waste. We actually play the Thunder Bay region representative....It seems like a lot of pointless travel, but the atmosphere, surounding events, and exposure to all the CIS scouts makes it worth the trip to Toronto! We've been fighting with OFSAA for the right to play other regions in our bowl game though. I don't know why regions like Peel and Toronto think they're better than us when their OVFL teams comprised of the top talent from their 30+ high schools of over 1000 students each get smoked by our OVFL team composed of players from 5 high schools of about 600 students each....go figure.
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Post by Coach.A on Nov 10, 2012 19:19:11 GMT -6
In Ontario, Canada the provincial "bowl games" are played at the Rogers Centre (formerly known as the Sky Dome) in Toronto. The Rogers Centre is where the Toronto Argonauts (CFL) play and where the Toronto Blue Jays play.
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Post by Coach.A on Nov 9, 2012 16:32:45 GMT -6
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Post by Coach.A on Nov 5, 2012 20:02:21 GMT -6
3. Character education. We use a great program that kids really buy into. It has paid off in many close games. What program do you use to teach character education?
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Post by Coach.A on Nov 1, 2012 23:32:26 GMT -6
The "16 Goals" are a big part of his coaching philosophy / core values. This website provides an awesome summary of K-State's 16 goals: www.kstatesports.com/16goals/
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Post by Coach.A on Oct 16, 2012 18:01:04 GMT -6
Definitely check what the rules are on going up and down. Here if a junior player (9-10) plays in 3 games for the senior team (11-12) he can't go back. He can dress for as many as you want as long as he doesn't enter the game. When teams are really short numbers, usually in other sports, they'll use a rotating system of bringing up players and try to avoid putting them in, then meticulously tracking who has eligibility left and who is worth bringing up. cclement, you might want to cross reference your rules with OFSAA. I could be wrong, but I think if you play just 1 game up, you're locked into the senior team.
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Post by Coach.A on Oct 13, 2012 11:26:37 GMT -6
I think it was in Lou Tepper's Complete Linebacking book that I read this....during training camp, the first time they ran team defense, he would yell "first group in!" Then he would just wait and see who lined up. He said that the players were almost always on the same page as the coaching staff. The players knew who the best players were.
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Post by Coach.A on Sept 11, 2012 5:30:55 GMT -6
I use Keepvid.com to convert YouTube videos. It coverts the videos directly from the website so you don't have to download any programs onto your computer.
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Post by Coach.A on Aug 30, 2012 10:38:21 GMT -6
If you have the means of bringing in a top sport psychologist to speak to your players, I highly recommend you do it. I've been fortunate enough to hear a couple of the top sport psychologists speak and I think they can really help your athletes.
I own a video by Sports Psychologist Spencer Wood that focuses on the mental aspects of football and I thought it was awesome. I plan on incorporating it into my lessons in the athletic periods that I teach this year.
Think of an athlete required to perform a relatively routine skill in a high pressure situation:
- Wide open receiver has a pass thrown right in his hands when the game is on the line. - Basketball player needs to sink a clutch free throw at the end of game. - Golfer needs to sink a short put to win the tournament, etc.
How much of their success in the above situations is mental compared to physical? I think we can all agree that the mental aspect has more to do with sucess than the physical in all of the above scenarios, yet we rarely train the mental aspect of our performance.
I believe that the mental aspect of sport performance is something that can be trained and improved. I think all the great coaches recognize this and incorporate some sort of mental training in their development of players (e.g. building self-confidence, visualization, motivation, etc.)
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Post by Coach.A on Aug 29, 2012 9:15:30 GMT -6
One of the whole points of the method is to buzz the feet and break down into what they call hit position before contact so you're not running full speed at contact - sometimes easier said than done. I don't want to get this thread too off topic....and I don't mean to nitpick, but, there are situations where we do want the tackler to run right through the ball carrier and not "buzz his feet" and there are other situations when we buzz (or shimmy) our feet. In profile situation where the ball carrier has a 1-way go (e.g. the ball carrier is running parrallel to the line of scrimmage towards the sideline) we have the tackler run full speed through the ball carrier. In "shimmy" situations, where the ball carrier has a 2-way go (e.g. open field where the ball carrier is facing you) we will buzz or shimmy our feet. I think the safety issue has more to do with keeping the top of the head out of contact rather than buzzing your feet to slow down before contact.
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Post by Coach.A on Aug 28, 2012 23:24:42 GMT -6
Also, I REQUIRE all my assistant coaches to go through the USA Football Certification Program. I want to make sure we're being as safe as possible, because nobody deserves to lose their life over something like this. Based on the video in the link, there is a significant difference between the way Pop Warner wants tackling taught and the way USA Football teaches tackling. Compare the 4:58 - 5:10 mark in this video espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8307824with this USA Football video Is one method safer than the other?
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