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Post by jsk002 on Oct 24, 2013 11:17:16 GMT -6
I was just trying to shed some light on the subject
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Post by jsk002 on Oct 24, 2013 10:25:02 GMT -6
I stopped calling lightbulbs lightbulbs years ago. There's only direct light sources and indirect light sources. In theory couldn't a lightbulb be a direct and indirect light source? Couldn't the same lightbulb be both direct and indirect depending on where the person perceiving the light is?
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Post by jsk002 on Oct 24, 2013 9:18:25 GMT -6
7-2 --- We meet as a staff on most Sundays for about 2 hours. There are weekends where our family life comes before Football. Hudl has made it easier for us to prepare outside of a staff meeting. I spend about 6 -8 hours watching film, preparing a game plan and prepping for practice outside of this meeting. 33-17 the last 5 years making the playoffs each year. The thing about it though, is I don't really prepare any differently than when we lost 17 games in a row. So I don't think its about the amount of time you put in. I think the goal of your "homework" should be to make sure you are as efficient as possible in practice and to make sure everyone on your staff is one the same page.
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Post by jsk002 on Oct 8, 2013 19:11:34 GMT -6
I simply reinforce to my kids that we win with pride and we lose with pride. I think acknowledging the opponent in a respectable way is a good thing.
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Post by jsk002 on Oct 2, 2013 20:29:15 GMT -6
Film practice and point out good and bad. Praise the hell out of things when they do it right. Keep being a good teacher. Be patient and trust your process. These kind of things take time. Very good advice.
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Post by jsk002 on Sept 20, 2013 11:15:03 GMT -6
We play about half of our games on Saturday night. On those instances, we will lift and film on Monday. We start at 3:30 and get done by 6 PM.
Then: Tuesday is all individual - both sides of the ball - my guys play both ways Wednesday is D - Indy / Group / Team Thursday is O - Indy / Group / Team Friday - O and D - run through about a script of 15 plays each.
We sprinkle in about 20 to 30 minutes of special teams each Tues - Thursday. On Friday they can take as long as they need. Typically about 20 minutes.
If we play on Friday night, I adjust by doing less film on Monday and getting to the field to do about 30 to 40 minutes of Indy. Then Tuesday would be a D Day, Wednesday an O day, and Thursday would be our script day.
If we need extra time to prepare, then we can always film them up on Saturday, but I am trying to give the kids as much time off as possible this year. Trying the less is more approach.
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Post by jsk002 on Sept 10, 2013 9:13:39 GMT -6
I think you got it right coach.
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Post by jsk002 on Sept 6, 2013 10:11:33 GMT -6
I am not speaking from experience as my sons are 4 and 2 respectively. I would say that you need to be as objective as possible when evaluating your son. I would ask how much pressure you put on the HC for playing time. Do you feel like your son should be playing more? If so, have a conversation with the HC and ask him what your son needs to get better at to earn the playing time. Find out, work on it and leave it at that. As far as your wife is concerned, just be honest with her. So and So is better than our son right now.
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Post by jsk002 on Sept 4, 2013 10:16:10 GMT -6
I think that it makes more sense to punish players for penalties that they commit during practice. I agree with this.
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Post by jsk002 on Sept 4, 2013 9:44:35 GMT -6
Ours is nothing special, but I will share what we do. 7:00 PM Kick-off
Specials out at 6:05 Team Warm-up at 6:15 QB - Backs - WRs passing lines, OL indy at 6:25 Individual Defense at 6:30 Team O at 6:35 Into the locker room at 6:40 back out at 6:55 for Pre-game nonsense.
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Post by jsk002 on Aug 22, 2013 7:44:52 GMT -6
gdn - our numbers are similar to yours. We will alternate what we start with practice each day - offense or defense). It essentially comes to 50 to 60 minutes of work for each side of the ball on a given day. On defense we do 5 Mins pursuit, 10 minutes tackle, 10-15 minutes indy. My remaining time I will work in a combination of inside run, 7-on-7 and team.
What I have done to try to get more competition and our goods on goods (huge dropoff in talent from 1 to 2 for us this year especially) is the following:
1/2 Line Inside Run. - I separate Varsity and JV for this. So at varsity we have about 20 kids. We work strong side and weakside separately in the same period. I bring the DBs over as well. We cross train our CBs and Safeties so I will play with my two safeties so they can see their run fits. Need about 16 to 17 kids for this.
7 on 7 - I keep JV and Varsity together and have a split squad. The strong side of the Varsity D will be out there with the weak side and vice versa. The scout players on the strong side are varsity guys and the scout on the weak side are JV guys. So I get better looks.
Team - We separate for this, but this is basically a glorified walk through for us or a pressure segment. I put down agiles for the OL and use scouts for the backs and receivers. We cover my calls and A & A.
I get nothing out of 11 on 11 for a defensive segment. Offensively, we go about 1/2 and 1/2 between Indy and Team. My OC really likes team periods. We push the sled, and do chutes two to three times a week and that is outside the offensive segment. We use this instead of an Oklahoma type drill because we are paper thin in terms of depth.
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Post by jsk002 on Jul 9, 2013 17:23:13 GMT -6
I started my first team all conference corner at QB. We ran power read.
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Post by jsk002 on Jul 4, 2013 14:57:48 GMT -6
Our program has done really well with the revolution speeds.
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Post by jsk002 on Jul 1, 2013 14:30:28 GMT -6
We have had two volunteer coaches start with us this winter/spring and they are big on technology. They have started a facebook page for all the team to become friends with so they can see information about practice, among other stuff. I don't have a good feeling about this, but wanted to know other thoughts on this subject. Would you/do have a facebook or twitter acct for your team. For me...all the guys are facebook friends on the team any way. I just tell my captains to post a message when I want to send an update. I've been thinking about a team twitter account though....need to do some more research
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Post by jsk002 on Jun 28, 2013 9:16:54 GMT -6
Tire tug o war, call out 40 yd. races, relays, tire relays, 2 on 1 wrestling off the top of my head. Speaking of tires.....any idea how to get one for cheap? Try Contacting a local construction or excavating company.
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Post by jsk002 on Jun 19, 2013 6:17:02 GMT -6
Funny cause I did. And he responded "I don't know" says a lot right? That is an answer my 4 year old give after he screws up
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Post by jsk002 on Jun 9, 2013 6:10:19 GMT -6
I still feel that there is value in a dynamic warm-up. In addition to warm-up / loosening all the muscles it works on an athletes flexibility as well as coordination. I don't have my dynamic warm-up committed to memory and everyone's terminology is different but we do:
A Skips, B Skips, A - Skip and Out, carioca, High Knees, Butt Kicks, High Kicks, some variation of walking lunges, Knee hugs - RDLs, and pick-ups. Again, it isn't exactly this and we vary it a little, but I think you get the picture.
Trods14 - if you want to static stretch, I would suggest doing that as the last part of the warm-up. Do the dynamic part first to loosen up the muscles.
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Post by jsk002 on Jun 7, 2013 15:00:07 GMT -6
realdawg hit the nail on the head
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Post by jsk002 on Jun 7, 2013 14:57:26 GMT -6
coachd5085...I think that is completely different. Teams also begin to lighten the load before the game or as the season progresses, practices are nearly as physical. Plus - 1 person managing an athlete's workload is different then 3.
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Post by jsk002 on Jun 7, 2013 13:17:58 GMT -6
Have him talk to the track coach...
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Post by jsk002 on Jun 7, 2013 12:54:33 GMT -6
Well - from a sports performance stand-point alone, you can't go to a week of camps and the be optimal for combine testing. Sprinters don't train hard the entire week before a big meet.
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Post by jsk002 on Apr 14, 2013 10:33:00 GMT -6
Also keep in mind (and this is covered by the fair is never equal and equal is never fair comment) that Troy Aikman (and Emmit Smith, who is was mentioned the time I heard this same story... so it might be an NFL myth type of a story that just circulates regarding JJ) were Hall of Fame professional football players. There have been people with as much, if not more talent than either of those two that truly lacked the PROFESSIONAL qualities needed to succeed in the NFL. So, seeing Aikmen or Smith ..true quality professionals sleeping is going to elicit a different response than someone who has not shown themselves to be a professional yet. Guy I used to coach with is the head of college scouting with the Pats. He said that it isn't talent nor is it injury that keeps the career expectancy of NFL players short. He says it is a constant recycling of players who can't manage the professional demands of the career. What Johnson didn't say but probably thought was, "Aikman WOULDN'T have fallen asleep". That was my first thought
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Post by jsk002 on Mar 5, 2013 13:30:15 GMT -6
I disagree, I do think that concussions are diagnosed, handled and treated better than ever before. I also think that this is a good thing and not a bad thing. I believe that this is probably as big factor of a factor as any into increased concussions in the game of football. It isn't the only one - but I wouldn't dismiss it off hand. I also think that football players are getting bigger, faster and stronger and as such impacts are growing. This more so probably in the college and NFL ranks than high school. Maybe, time in front of the screen might be a factor might not be - I don't know. But I don't that would be a primary factor.
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Post by jsk002 on Mar 3, 2013 10:13:17 GMT -6
I had really let myself go but over the last couple of years I've dropped 111 pounds. I haven't been lifting for awhile but I plan on getting back to that soon now that I've had my shoulder surgically repaired and have completed my physio. The kids get a kick out of seeing the old coach get back into shape and man do I feel better. Nice job coach!
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Post by jsk002 on Mar 2, 2013 22:23:48 GMT -6
I have always made it a priority to stay in shape. Now a days in-season, I work out maybe once a week. Either a run or some type of circuit training. I don't lift weights heavy anymore, but do kettle bells, physioball & boso ball type stuff. Off-season I run. 25-40 miles per week, plus 1 xtrain day every other week. Comes to about 5 days a week. I run road races to keep me motivated and to develop a plan. I don't run a marathon every year but have run 7 of them. I at least do a couple 1/2 marathons each year. I gain the most weight right after the season when I take about two weeks off to re-charge. A big part of controlling weight is what you eat.
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Post by jsk002 on Feb 26, 2013 22:16:36 GMT -6
We don't do pregame introductions for either team.
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Post by jsk002 on Feb 26, 2013 22:11:43 GMT -6
I am not a big rah-rah guy, so we don't make a big deal about that type of stuff. I want my guys to exclude confidence, I want the other team to know that we expect to win. I don't think there is a right way or a wrong way though. As a coach you have to be comfortable in your skin, and the team will reflect that.
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Post by jsk002 on Feb 11, 2013 13:26:33 GMT -6
We are in a similar position as Casey. However most of out JV guys (Freshmen and Sophmores for us) are not number 2's for varsity, but we still need them for scout. They go through all Indy time with the varsity, sometimes together sometimes side to side depending on the drill and coaches available. For team time we just plan about 20 minutes into the weekly schedule and this varies from week to week. Of course this sacrifices some of the time varsity could spend, but it is necessary in my opinion. To build a team and continuity those guys just can't be blocking dummies. They will also do walk troughs on Sat am. Obviously the scheme is simple at that level.
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Post by jsk002 on Feb 6, 2013 18:57:25 GMT -6
We haven't bought new pants since 2003. However, we haven't needed to. We buy new jerseys every 5 to 6 years. I've been coaching at the school since 2000 and we have had two new sets. We will be buying new away jersey's & pants for 2014 and new home for 2015. Money always seems to go to new helmets. I won't complain about that. I wanted new jersey's for 2013 and this was the first time I have really been denied anything, so I will just be patient. We have a school booster that provides money for all sports. I don't need to fund raise specifically for football, which I think is a unique situation.
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Post by jsk002 on Jan 3, 2013 19:57:49 GMT -6
I have been in this situation 4 times during my short career (8 years so far). Will all of this help you win a state title with lesser talent? Probaly not but these are some things we have done to "make the journey easier". X & O's -Have a systematic offense in place (i.e. Wing-T) **we usually run LESS plays but just as much or more formations **along these lines, RUN THE FOOTBALL ! teach your QB to watch for the backjudge's hand to go up at 5 seconds left on the playclock to run as much time as possible -Keep it simple on defense (focus on being great at tackling and practice creating turnovers every day) **We have 1 zone coverage (Cover 3) and man coverage. Thats it and we play in the highest level of HS football in Ohio. The less your kids think the better. Especially with lack of talent - Be aggressive on special teams (alot of squib kicks, suprise onsides etc. play like nothing to lose) Agree 100% - I went through a 17 game losing streak (5 forfiets) mostly because the cupboard was bare. You can't make chicken salad out of chicken sh**. Defensively we were simple, but offensively we throw the ball too much. If I had to do it again we would run the ball and milk the clock.
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