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Post by Chris Clement on Feb 10, 2015 10:03:17 GMT -6
I'm partial to Notability. Does this allow you to draw and type on the same page? I want something that will allow me to type notes and draw plays all on the same page, then I can just upload it to my computer and it's all done for me. Yes, you can easily switch from pencil to keyboard to camera, and you can sync an audio recording to the notes. My favourite features are the ability to take pictures of diagrams from those coaches who flash them up too fast to draw (esp. option coaches who are very front dependent with lots of different adjustments). If not for that feature I'd probably be better off with a pen.
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Post by Chris Clement on Feb 9, 2015 20:58:48 GMT -6
I'm partial to Notability.
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Clinics
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Post by Chris Clement on Feb 9, 2015 19:48:18 GMT -6
I use an iPad with a Zagg keyboard/case. AWESOME for everything. 2/3 of our program runs on it. For drawing I use a cheap stylus (bought in bulk for pennies off EBay). It's all about spending 99 cents on a decent app that has the ability to put a "dead zone" at the bottom so you can rest your hand on the screen.
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Post by Chris Clement on Feb 8, 2015 14:11:42 GMT -6
I usually use a tablet and a stylus to handwrite my notes and use the camera to take pictures of diagrams if he's going to fast to draw them myself.
I usually wear a team t-shirt, but a nice one in good condition. Sometimes a polo but ours aren't particularly nice. Jeans or khakis, shorts are not an option given the weather.
I rarely see coaches venture outside of team shirt+jeans/khakis/shorts. I don't think I've ever seen gym shorts or a cutoff T.
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Post by Chris Clement on Feb 8, 2015 14:00:18 GMT -6
Vertical jump is probably a decent predictor of performance for skill positions.
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Post by Chris Clement on Feb 7, 2015 17:35:01 GMT -6
Understanding what stats are predictive or descriptive and of those, which are actionable is far harder than telling R to run a regression.
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Post by Chris Clement on Feb 4, 2015 10:05:38 GMT -6
Then what's the point of a clinic (I say to the universe in general, not you specifically).
Also, if I'm ever a billionaire I'm starting an Academic Symposium on football. Papers to be submitted and peer-reviewed beforehand.
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Post by Chris Clement on Feb 4, 2015 9:54:28 GMT -6
My complaint is when people do four presentations in one day on topics so vastly unrelated they couldn't possibly be speaking from any relevant recent experience. I could do a presentation on Jet/Rocket from Red/Blue but I doubt that's what you want when you go to a clinic.
I do wish clinics would have narrower topics. I no longer see the point of seeing a guy speak for an hour on "Zone Spread Offense," I know what he's going to draw already because he only has one hour to get through it (btw it's always IZR, OZ, Jet, Verts, Snag, Mesh). Even if they give those guys three hours it always turns into the guy drawing more of the same. I want a full hour dedicated to some minute thing. "Villanova State Bubble Screen from 2x2 to the field from the left hash" is a good topic in my opinion. Give me three hours dedicated to how you run verts from 2x2, 3x1, 3x2, 4x1, P/A, Rollout, TE sets. Tell me what the exact landmarks are, show me the film, tell me why each adjustment exists and why you used it in that game.
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Post by Chris Clement on Feb 3, 2015 23:44:20 GMT -6
Hate that.
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Post by Chris Clement on Feb 1, 2015 1:24:56 GMT -6
I have access to a fair bit of data from a pretty competitive conference and I've found many descriptive statistics, but predictive statistics are more challenging. I've built a pretty good P(1D) model, that shows probability of converting a given down and distance. It tells you when you should accept or decline penalties like 1-5 vs 2-short and creates a better definition of what constitutes a successful play.
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Post by Chris Clement on Jan 31, 2015 23:29:18 GMT -6
Making certain assumptions about the scheduling of our last game, our next game, and our opponent's last game, let's say we played Saturday at home and play again Saturday afternoon at home
Sunday: 10-6/8 Monday: 10-6 Tuesday: 10-9 Wednesday: 10-9 Thursday: 10-9 Friday: 10-7 Saturday: 10-7+postgame festivities
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Post by Chris Clement on Jan 31, 2015 21:29:38 GMT -6
I would proffer a maxim that HS football is won by the 12-worst defensive player on each team. It's an oversimplified statement, but it has a certain validity.
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Post by Chris Clement on Jan 31, 2015 15:01:10 GMT -6
A March break camp sems better than a weekly practice.
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Post by Chris Clement on Jan 30, 2015 23:01:36 GMT -6
Good points. It's not that they're not good players, just that the selection process is deeply flawed and the final roster is heavily driven by cost.
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Post by Chris Clement on Jan 29, 2015 22:38:15 GMT -6
For U-19 there are no tryouts, it's by invitation. Not great system since most of those players have been red shirting. Three of our guys were invited but turned it down because it's not good value, very expensive trip for not much in return. u-18 is a bit better because those guys have been playing high school and were recently at Canada cup. It's still not a very good selection system but it's the best there is. Unfortunately football just isn't really conducive to this sort of tournament. Our strength coach is also the football Canada strength coach.
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Post by Chris Clement on Jan 27, 2015 13:40:23 GMT -6
Kind of the opposite now I'd say. If you have a semi-common name you can almost guarantee someone with the same name has done something dumb. I suppose if you have a really common name you can get away with things because you become ungoogleable.
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Post by Chris Clement on Jan 15, 2015 14:19:45 GMT -6
Defence will look better, but they can give up a bunch of busts because they haven't worked out the kinks, so it's not a hard rule.
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Post by Chris Clement on Jan 15, 2015 1:31:27 GMT -6
I'm not sure I understand the question.
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Post by Chris Clement on Jan 6, 2015 23:17:39 GMT -6
Tat's a real picture of me, back when I was a fighter pilot.
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Post by Chris Clement on Jan 6, 2015 22:50:05 GMT -6
You're all just playing for second, boys.
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Post by Chris Clement on Jan 1, 2015 14:06:03 GMT -6
We came 12 yards shy of a national title. I'd like to credit our success to the Best Scout O in the Nation.
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Post by Chris Clement on Dec 30, 2014 23:00:25 GMT -6
Nope, not for us, just dweeby 14 year old French kids.
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Post by Chris Clement on Dec 30, 2014 22:46:51 GMT -6
What was really weird was at The Zoo kids would wear shorts OVER their practice pants, just as a fashion statement. Didn't bother me on a rational level but irritated the hell out of me for some reason.
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Post by Chris Clement on Dec 30, 2014 20:28:25 GMT -6
We had integrated pants when I had little kids, it was awesome. No knee pads saved me so much hassle. The tail and kidney pads snapped into place, it was pretty easy to keep track of everything esp. because they were all the same model. They were machine-washable, just throw them in. I can't say a bad thing about them.
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Post by Chris Clement on Dec 27, 2014 20:51:25 GMT -6
I agree but I guess there's money in it.
I think the bigger problem is the obsession with finding a "true champion." If you insist on "settling everything on the field" by making a massive single-elimination tournament you're bound to the math of 2^n. It's always tempting to add just one more round.
The math is pretty straightforward. The three largest states have a little over 1,000 teams. Lets call it 1,024 (2^10). Split it into 4 classifications, so 256 (2^8) per classification. 10 team regular season and 1/8 of teams advance so you have 32 playoff teams. By this logic you need to go about 8-2 to make the playoffs, which seems a bit restrictive. To find a state champion takes 5 rounds, so two teams have to play 15 games, also known as a longer season than any FBS team.
While the idea of tidy "state" champions is appealing at some level, and the temptation is ever-present to add "just one more game," the result of the slippery slope ends with a 21 game season to find a national champion that probably won't be the best team, but instead some very good team that also got lucky, because the nature of single-elimination tournaments is that they find a champion very efficiently, but not necessarily the best team.
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Post by Chris Clement on Dec 27, 2014 17:33:37 GMT -6
Well that sounds awful. Ours was bad and it was just a heart attack, your story sounds like the saddest thing ever.
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Post by Chris Clement on Dec 27, 2014 17:21:00 GMT -6
Our player's father who was also our team trainer died suddenly shortly after the season's end. I don't think we did anything really special, it was enough just to have everyone show up for him.
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Post by Chris Clement on Dec 23, 2014 18:02:49 GMT -6
Kempenfelt Bay?
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Post by Chris Clement on Dec 22, 2014 17:29:09 GMT -6
They say you should never take just one Mormom fishing with you, he will drink all your beer! I thought that rule was for Baptists?
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Post by Chris Clement on Dec 19, 2014 19:44:17 GMT -6
We had no preseason game this year and week 1 went very poorly. If we had to do it again I think we'd have a much more formalized scrimmage at some point during training camp.
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