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Post by macdiiddy on Jun 12, 2014 21:05:24 GMT -6
Every year.
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Post by macdiiddy on Jun 12, 2014 20:48:48 GMT -6
Its good to hit, strike, race and compete against other people. Even if its something, as simple as, working pass rush moves, scraping off blocks or working on press man technique.
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Post by macdiiddy on Jun 11, 2014 20:31:37 GMT -6
The one thing we do when we the frosh are with us, we make sure they only go against sophomores in live drills. Dont want to run off a kid, or get one hurt because a senior wanted to tee off on bambi.
Just be cognisant of players abilities when you have 14-18 year olds practicing together.
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Post by macdiiddy on Jun 11, 2014 20:20:53 GMT -6
Shared Indys can work. You need to communicate with the other coaches in what they coach. When we did it, Our Dline was separate but the Linebackers were together because of the different/similar technique used.
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Post by macdiiddy on Jun 7, 2014 16:53:19 GMT -6
We did this a few years ago when one of the local high schools rotated off our schedule for two years. The two HC's started from the same program back in the day.
It went well, a lot of competition in everyday practice drills. And it was a good thing they rotated off, they were damn good those two years.
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Post by macdiiddy on May 20, 2014 0:36:37 GMT -6
Practice; Everyone wears shorts and a tee.
Game Day; No set rules, but most wear khaki pants or shorts. We get a two new coaches shirts each year. It is up to the coach which shirt or iteration they wish to wear.
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Post by macdiiddy on May 18, 2014 22:42:48 GMT -6
All helmets, shoulder pads, girdles and anything thing else come from riddell.
With our game jerseys and pants coming from a local Under Armor vendor.
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Post by macdiiddy on May 18, 2014 22:21:08 GMT -6
In June its 3 days a week. Hour and a half. 7:30 to 9
Dead week July 4th
July we will have 2 1/2 to 3 hour practices 5-8
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Post by macdiiddy on May 17, 2014 22:30:32 GMT -6
Speaking of Friday games when there is no school...do you bring your players in the morning for a quick "practice" or breakfast? On the Friday we have full day teachers institute we have a quick "wake up" practice. 15-20 minutes tops of stretch, ST check, plays on air, etc. We have brought them in, watched film then some years we try to find something fun for them to do like bring in video game consoles. Its more about getting them out of bed then anything else. Don't want them to sleep in till 4 pm.
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Post by macdiiddy on May 16, 2014 19:44:02 GMT -6
We've had plenty of acronyms throughout the years.
B.A.S.H. - Brutal;Aggressive;Savage;Hits
G.A.T.A.-Get;After;Their;Ass
Bash and Gata were two that were commonly used. But then we realized that about half the kids actually knew what they ment or stood for. They didnt have any ownership to them.
So what we are trying this year, is asking each kid Sophomores through Seniors, what they want the defense to be known as. It could be anything.
So we are just getting the last couple ideas in and we will try to find the common links between them all or make an acronym of the most popular type ideas. This gives the kids ownership because they helped create it.
If this works out we will do it every year and have plans on making some photoshopped poster of the saying/imagery.
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Post by macdiiddy on May 15, 2014 18:57:18 GMT -6
The senior with the most off season workouts automatically earns the title of captain.
Then the entire team votes on a piece of paper for captains. We try to nominate 2 voted captains. But if there is only one clear winner or 4 people that are very close then we will have that many captains.
With the voting process however, the HC will disqualify a kid if he truly believes he is a poor leader. Even if he won the team votes. He has only had to do this once over the 20 years he has been at the school.
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Post by macdiiddy on May 15, 2014 18:52:44 GMT -6
I wouldnt do that. It is highly illegal. There is a thread in the technology section about cell phone jammers.
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Post by macdiiddy on May 13, 2014 19:44:01 GMT -6
This rule wouldn't affect us if it were in place.
I'm a bit worried that this may be a slippery slope.
I dont see a world where a state association can back track on rules they deemed for player safety. Every 5 years or so, it could be another rule, then another that starts legislating the hitting out of football.
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Post by macdiiddy on May 13, 2014 19:37:00 GMT -6
You cant do it from the quick reply box.
You will have to click on the Reply button on the top right hand corner of where you would quick reply. Then it will take you to another screen, and there is a big ol button that says add attachment.
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Post by macdiiddy on May 5, 2014 23:12:19 GMT -6
Like others have said, If they are going to wear it on game day, they are going to wear it during practice. Cowboy collars (seems to be fading out in popularity here) use to be the big problem. That is a piece of equipment that the kid really has to get use to during the week.
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Post by macdiiddy on May 5, 2014 23:03:54 GMT -6
If we win at home, we will go down to the locker room. We have do a chant, and then a player writes "1-0" on the board.
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Post by macdiiddy on May 5, 2014 22:05:34 GMT -6
I couldn't find the eye rolling smiley. I'm superstitious as crap, but pretty much just for myself. Some of my "superstitions" for the team are just to kind of be annoying. Example- on Mondays we Indian run for 6:36. Not 6:30, not 6:45. 6:36. Why? I don't know. It's long enough to kind of get a decent run in to loosen up and not long enough that it's a death march. Plus, it's just sort of become one of our quirky "things". Personally, I wear exactly the same outfit every game. Exactly the same. Same khaki shorts, same shirt under my polo, same pair of socks, same pair of shorts under my khaki shorts. Have it laying in a pile in my room waiting for next season. Always do the same workout on Fridays. Have had years where I've eaten the same lunch. For me, it's not really superstition as I know those things don't bring me success, but rather I try to get myself into the same feeling or mindset before each game. I figure if I do the same things, that physically I'll be ready to go. I once spoke with a Sport Psychologist about this and he said that these "superstitions" are coaches way to mentally prepare for the game. After hearing that i didn't feel so stupid about my need to listen Led Zeppelin's Achilles last stand before taking the field. That is how I would describe myself, I have the same meal, the same clothes for every game. Its not so much superstition but more a routine that helps put me in the "gameday" state of mind
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Post by macdiiddy on Apr 30, 2014 22:48:41 GMT -6
We do from time to time.
You need to make sure your team period is structured appropriately then. Have coaches or managers spot the first downs, keep track of down and distance and respot the ball after 4th down.
As a bitter defensive coach, Nothing would get me going more when the offense had 30 plus plays and over half of them were for negative gain. And the offense still has a chance to say they won because no one was keeping track of down and distance or the ball would magically be respotted to the LOS before the sack.
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Post by macdiiddy on Apr 30, 2014 22:39:45 GMT -6
I wish we had 12 managers. Hell 2 competent managers a year would be great. (This coming from the guy who controls all things equipment in our program).
For the first time, in forever, we had one competent kid who is awesome. His duties are primarily on Friday nights. But during the week he will spot the ball, fill up water bottle, and just a general extra hand if we need someone to go fetch something.
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Post by macdiiddy on Apr 29, 2014 20:14:56 GMT -6
Put it on the seniors. Ask them how good of a season do they want to have? We need everyone here from Seniors on down. Everyone plays a role on how successful this season will be.
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Post by macdiiddy on Apr 28, 2014 19:54:17 GMT -6
Defensively I love the lev sled. It will not pop up until you have pushed the bag in first. It requires kids to strike with power then leverage the bag. And anytime you do not want the bags to raise up, you simply turn the pin behind each bag.
It offers a lot of versatility.
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Post by macdiiddy on Apr 28, 2014 19:38:43 GMT -6
Hey coaches that practice together does, having a jv team of 9th and 10th graders impact that decision? Does being a team with mostly two,way starters impact that thought process? I think this practice structure lends itself to one way players. If you can pin point or "draft" kids after their freshman year, it is giving them that many more reps at a single position. Gives them the opportunity to be a master of one instead of good at all type of thing. With that being said, as long as you can handle the kids (bigger indies) then I am a big believer in this practice philosophy. The down sides that could arise are, not enough one on one coaching, sometimes you need to slow indies down for the young kids or drag them along (if you have enough coaches you can separate the kids that are still struggling and have them do indies adjacent to you [that is, if you have the coaches for it]), and if you have JV games on weekdays it requires mental toughness from the players because all of a sudden it feels like no one is at practice [those days can either be your best or worst practices].
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Post by macdiiddy on Apr 16, 2014 20:50:44 GMT -6
We dont do it, but I hear really great things from people that invest in a 200-300 dollar stereo and blast music during practice. People were talking about it in the "Best Practice Ideas" thread.
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Post by macdiiddy on Apr 15, 2014 20:21:21 GMT -6
We are a school of 670 students We have about 60-70 Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors With 25-35 Frosh, depending on the year
We will practice everyone with the varsity.
In the pre-season, sophomores will be assigned their position and work with the varsity. After the first scrimmage a JV roster is made. If there is a Junior or sophomore that will not contribute to the varsity they are labeled as a JV player.
We are a two platoon team. However we will continue to teach JV and Freshman on both sides of the ball. The JV and Frosh will rotate each day. One day on Defense, one day on offense. This allows them to be a potential back up at multiple positions (or perhaps work their way on to varsity if they improve over the season).
When its time for team, freshman and JV will go off to another field and work against each other. When we do special teams, they will work against each other as well.
I like coaching this way. It makes sure they are learning the skills exactly how each position coach teaches them. It allows the coaches to build a rapport with the underclassmen and to evaluate talent for the upcoming season when they are drafted either to offense or defense.
The only pitfall is, sometimes the freshman will slow you up. Sophomores are normally pretty good because they have a year under their belt and know the drills. Its just one of those things where you have to coach on the fly and go at a fast tempo.
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Post by macdiiddy on Apr 13, 2014 13:20:50 GMT -6
No Fines If you are ejected you miss that game and the next.
There was actually a local Head Coach on the sidelines of a JV game. He was harassing the ref's, told them to remember who signs their pay checks. Was ejected from the JV game and wasn't allowed to coach his team the next Friday.
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Post by macdiiddy on Apr 13, 2014 13:17:31 GMT -6
I cant give you a number, but I know that we rotate the game balls out each year into practice balls.
First to QB, then WR, then RB, then DB, then LB, then DL, then special teams.
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Post by macdiiddy on Apr 7, 2014 21:20:48 GMT -6
We meet in the offseason. I will fill out an evaluation of everything from physical strength/speed/mental toughness/etc. Then they will fill out the same evaluation.
We compare and talk about how I see them and how they see themselves.
Then they set goals. It can be spiritual, academic, or related to sports. I make sure they are concrete and obtainable. If a kid says he wants to be bench 350 lbs by fall and he is only benching 150 lbs now. That isnt obtainable so we will adjust that.
They then have to sign that forum.
Lastly I have them fill out about 10 questions. Worst moment in your life/best moment in your life/favorite music group/most admired person/etc. Just questions that help you learn more about the kid. It also helps create more of a one on one connection with the kids.
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Post by macdiiddy on Apr 7, 2014 20:49:37 GMT -6
It seems like one year of that money could buy you some pretty nice cameras to do it yourself.
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Post by macdiiddy on Apr 3, 2014 19:50:46 GMT -6
In Indiana, the National Guard has been going around "sponsoring" schools for a week. They basically just get to give out a bunch of promotional materials and set up a booth at the football or basketball game. Then they give the home team, generic Camouflage jerseys to wear for the night. Our basketball team did it this year and I have seen some of the local football teams do it as well. I'm in Indiana, and now I'm intrigued!! Do you know exactly how the process works, who a guy needs to contact, etc?? Awesome news. I would assume your local recruiter would know something about it. But, sorry I dont know the exact details. Here is a link though with some schools wearing the jerseys www.dvidshub.net/image/783276/jersey-wars#.Uz4PXvldVvE
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Post by macdiiddy on Mar 29, 2014 3:31:11 GMT -6
Are you guys actually hitting in pregame? Never seen anyone go beyond thud or stuff on air . One of the last things we do before we take the sidelines is 4 live plays in the endzone. Number 1 defense vs. Number 1 offense.
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