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Post by 33coach on Mar 13, 2024 16:15:21 GMT -6
for the moms
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Post by 33coach on Feb 13, 2024 18:43:22 GMT -6
Which one were you at? We decided to go next year. How was it? LA was fun. went to a few talks, but as always the most important talks were around the bar.
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Post by 33coach on Feb 9, 2024 17:49:13 GMT -6
DCOhio used to give great advice Yes but it usually boiled down to: "Women - can't live with them, can't live with them." Or how to do laundry.
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Post by 33coach on Feb 9, 2024 17:48:38 GMT -6
When I was young...maybe my 1st or 2nd year coaching I had a head coach who would always ask me during practice "are you watching or coaching?" Essentially telling me to give feedback on every rep.
I still take that to heart.
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Post by 33coach on Feb 9, 2024 17:36:32 GMT -6
There's nothing like the joy you see on a players face when they realize it's defense day....
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Post by 33coach on Feb 9, 2024 17:35:00 GMT -6
Until I get bored. Which could be tomorrow...but imma keep coaching till then.
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Post by 33coach on Feb 9, 2024 17:33:38 GMT -6
Do not refer to your position group (or if coordinator side of the ball) as "MY guys.' They are "ours." Football is a TEAM sport. I don't know man. When I was a special teams coach...those were definitely MY GUYS. Especially the ones who were 3rd and 4th on the regular depth chart. Otherwise....I agree.
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Post by 33coach on Feb 9, 2024 17:24:20 GMT -6
Who's here? Who's coming tomorrow? Y'all will probably find me at a booth in the bar. 😆
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Post by 33coach on Feb 9, 2024 17:23:30 GMT -6
8th grade off-season should be: ... Other sports
Don't burn kids out.
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Post by 33coach on Jan 29, 2023 19:09:44 GMT -6
ignore the opponent, quit thinking about what you dont have or do have, line up your shot and take it...
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Post by 33coach on Dec 3, 2022 18:23:24 GMT -6
i know that, but the vertical integration guys ive talked to always talk about scheme and terminology first.. which is why im so against it. I wonder to what extent college coaches would be more apt to recruit a high school player, because said player played at a HS that used the college's scheme and terminology? Or is it just important for the MS to HS step? thats the funny thing. ive only ever heard this argument from HS coaches. youth to MS... no one cares HS to college... no one cares College to Pro...no one cares it apparently only matters if your going from MS to HS.
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Post by 33coach on Dec 3, 2022 16:20:56 GMT -6
then if thats the case....the guys who are like "the MS team MUST run my stuff." are full of it. its one or the other... either its critical that everyone runs the same systems because it creates familiarity.... OR... it doesnt. There are things more important. Scheme does not make a kid READY for varsity football. i know that, but the vertical integration guys ive talked to always talk about scheme and terminology first.. which is why im so against it.
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Post by 33coach on Dec 2, 2022 23:48:42 GMT -6
Parents asking why their kid isn’t playing more. Kid’s not showing up to practice without communicating. The kid that asks for a mouthpiece every Monday. The kid that asks for knee pads every Friday. Coaches who complain and have no solutions. oddly enough its always the parent of the kid who commits 2,3, and 4 that asks about playing time.
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Post by 33coach on Dec 2, 2022 23:46:59 GMT -6
the other side of it is, i dont believe a feeder program really works. i want to challenge someone to prove me wrong on this...its the offseason now... the first day that your allowed to work with incoming freshman.... line up the starting offense and start calling your base plays... if they can execute them....then you have proven me wrong and vertical integration is critical... i bet you they cant. Knowing the plays does not mean the kid or kids are ready to play varsity football in 9,10, 11th or 12 grade grade. If vertical integration is about learning plays, its missing the mark. then if thats the case....the guys who are like "the MS team MUST run my stuff." are full of it. its one or the other... either its critical that everyone runs the same systems because it creates familiarity.... OR... it doesnt.
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Post by 33coach on Dec 2, 2022 14:44:31 GMT -6
An interesting case study, IMO, is Carthage HS, now Illini West in Illinois. For years and years they had no JFL/feeder. Their longtime HC retired in 2011 and they founded a JFL. Under the previous HC they won 6 state championships and got 2nd 4 times. In the past 10 seasons, they've only made the playoffs 5 times and only advanced past the 1st round twice. Just an interesting case study. No need for a feeder program if you can win in other ways. the other side of it is, i dont believe a feeder program really works. i want to challenge someone to prove me wrong on this...its the offseason now... the first day that your allowed to work with incoming freshman.... line up the starting offense and start calling your base plays... if they can execute them....then you have proven me wrong and vertical integration is critical... i bet you they cant.
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Post by 33coach on Nov 29, 2022 10:58:53 GMT -6
heres my thoughts after being at all 3 levels. Youth (MS)/JV/Varsity.
i dont give a F&ck about "vertical alignment", i dont care what scheme a youth team runs, i dont care what verbiage they use. i care about 3 things:
1) retention, if your MS/Youth program isnt getting 8th grade returners...theres a problem that cant be solved with scheme 2) Love of the game, if they dont love it now, they wont love it when we start really getting after it. 3) competitive drive, if i get a bunch of freshman who love to compete and grind... the rest is easy.
if i get freshman who are bought in, love the game, and love to win at everything... ive got a good 4 years ahead of me.
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Post by 33coach on Nov 19, 2022 14:19:46 GMT -6
lost in the Semis tonight....f#cking depressing... Fortunately I've been to the quarter finals, counting this year, 16 times. The playoffs are such a cruel mistress. Losing in the semis sucks, b/c you're so close. BUT, like I tell the young coaches on staff, be sure to enjoy it regardless of the outcome. There are so many good coaches out there that don't get to even sniff that level of success. When you get to the semis, you competed against a team at the top of the rung. not only that, but you are almost competing against yourself.. this time of year nagging injuries crop up, kids conditioning starts to falter, exhaustion/burn out....
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Post by 33coach on Nov 19, 2022 2:54:48 GMT -6
lost in the Semis tonight....f#cking depressing...
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Post by 33coach on Nov 18, 2022 10:37:10 GMT -6
similar. everyone has a Base division (ex. we are base division 4) then based on power ranking (Cal Preps) you can move up or down 1 division (we moved up to Div 3 based on record and Strength of Schedule), then top 16 teams in each division based on Cal Preps ranking who won at least 3 season games, go to the playoffs. CCS has combined power points and Max Preps ranking, top 40 teams get divided into 8 team brackets 1-40. Last year we pulled St Francis of Mountain View, almost had the upset as an 8 seed in the top bracket. This year we're the 3 seed in D2, traveling to #2 St Ignatius tonight. good luck tonight!
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Post by 33coach on Nov 16, 2022 11:05:23 GMT -6
only california would punish you for doing well. its very much on brand. Are ya'll doing the same thing in the central section? Or something similar? similar. everyone has a Base division (ex. we are base division 4) then based on power ranking (Cal Preps) you can move up or down 1 division (we moved up to Div 3 based on record and Strength of Schedule), then top 16 teams in each division based on Cal Preps ranking who won at least 3 season games, go to the playoffs.
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Post by 33coach on Nov 15, 2022 13:40:59 GMT -6
Nope, southern california playoffs are now in semi finals which we did not make. They take all the playoff qualifiers here, line them up by power rankings, then divide up the brackets as such (competitive equity). Guess we won our last regular season game by too much, because we went from being a top seed in the division we thought we’d end up in, to the bottom seed in the next division up. Lesson learned fir next year. Dont perform at your best in the season, get an easier path to a ring California has the worst playoff system in the country. only california would punish you for doing well. its very much on brand.
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Post by 33coach on Nov 13, 2022 17:26:54 GMT -6
Semis California Central Section Div III
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Post by 33coach on Nov 13, 2022 15:04:25 GMT -6
Teams that bring heat off both edges against a fg/pat. Ive seen it multiple times with teams that do this where you have two kids running full speed in opposite directions and diving head first, where they crash into each other.... Yall are gonna put a kid in a wheelchair with that nonsense this is a serious pet peeve of mine as well... too many "Madden" Special team coaches out there...
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Post by 33coach on Nov 5, 2022 20:40:26 GMT -6
I knew I was way too short to play D1. I know at 6'1ish it wasn't like I was a midget, but I wasn't amazingly talented to overcome that issue. I wasn't terribly slow (5.2ish- I ran a 5.5 at 40), was pretty strong, was a good blocker, very coachable, knew the game, I just didn't have the pop to get over my stature. Put me in a 6'4 frame and I think I'd have had the talent to play some OL at an FCS school. 2 things that kill a career. genetics and...the other thing
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Post by 33coach on Nov 5, 2022 19:15:43 GMT -6
I'll add this one: coaches who try too hard to act cool with kids regarding the kids weekend activities, specifically drinking, partying, recreational drug use, and sex. I get it, we are supposed to build relationships with the kids; and we were all kids once too who were out partying and living it up. But it just comes off as overly desperate to gain approval from teenagers when coaches do this. This whole "don't have too many 'sodas'" (wink wink) stuff is annoying, and wreaks of forced attempts at coolness. Might as well turn a chair backwards and straddle while saying "hey kids, lets rap". That way the kids will know you really are cool- maybe they will like you more. I know that happens but I just don't get it. I had friends my own age, I didn't need teenagers. As much as I liked (most of) my players, I wasn't going to be their buddies. Not what I got hired for, and nothing good can come from that. Now after they graduate, sure we could have a relationship. Still do with some former players. one of the best things about being an off campus coach: players dont know what i do, they only know me in the realm of football. keeps all of that buddy buddy {censored} at a distance.
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Post by 33coach on Nov 2, 2022 23:06:48 GMT -6
career 2nd string guy, but a pretty good wrestler.
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Post by 33coach on Nov 1, 2022 9:20:56 GMT -6
pep rallies, homecoming, senior night, picture day.... all of it can go away. Hell, why even play the stupid game....It's just a dumb game that won't mean anything to anyone in the long run i mean you have a point. we spend an awful lot of time on a children's game
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Post by 33coach on Oct 31, 2022 19:34:59 GMT -6
dont piss off every referee in the section...
thats all i learned.
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Post by 33coach on Oct 31, 2022 19:31:37 GMT -6
Coaching a guy up and he says "I know". No don't f'kn know or you would have done it right. actually this one ive relaxed on abit. you can absolutely know something and still F0ck it up
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Post by 33coach on Oct 31, 2022 12:34:29 GMT -6
Coaches that hate anything that is fun for the players (pep rallies, etc) There is absolutely no need, or point to pep rallies. pep rallies, homecoming, senior night, picture day.... all of it can go away.
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