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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 20, 2016 22:32:20 GMT -6
Not necessarily saying Kiffin isn't among the best minds, but I believe Saban assistants get a lot of love mainly because they are always coaching the best players. Just look at Kirby Smart. Saban himself is the best defensive coach in football, IMO. No matter who Saban names his DC, Saban runs that defense and runs it well year after year. Yes, he has athletes and always gets the top recruiting classes, but they are also extremely fundamentally sound and well-coached, do things schematically that are a step ahead of others, and have just been shutting down top teams this year. Yep what happened at georgia this year? Aren't those the same guys mark richt (spelling?) had?
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 20, 2016 22:30:32 GMT -6
Tom Herman Bobby Petrino Lincoln Riley Kliff Kingsbury Lane Kiffin Dave Aranda And of course: Saban and Meyer I like this list, I would add Hal Mumme, he's influenced just about every dude u listed. The guy at western Michigan Chad Morris -smu Navy and air forces headers Bob stoops Who ever is at Houston for defense and came up with the pressures and game plan to stop Louisville the other night! Man that was impressive And when Todd graham was a dc at Tulsa and West Virginia, I really like the stuff he did
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 20, 2016 22:26:19 GMT -6
I live in the South Plains of West Texas, and the cost of living is very low. Teacher pay goes from $43k to about $67k. I pay $308 for health insurance. We have an HSA and our district matches up to $500 a year. Our play is a high deductible plan with no benefits until you reach your deductible. They have a negotiated deal with a several clinic and a medical group for free visits for wellness checks and if you are sick. Our pay is not great, but you can buy a 4 bedroom 2.5 or 3 bath ranch style house for $60 to $80 a square foot. We paid less than $65 a square foot for a 2 story brick colonial with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths, on a 1/2 acre lot. Retirement is a defined benefit plan. I pay something like 6.8% of my check. If you teach a certain number of years and reach X age you get the average of your 3 best years. I spent 8 years in NYC where the play was higher, but so were the taxes and cost of living. It is all relative. I love living in a city of 250,000 with good schools, no traffic, friendly neighbors, and they love their football! We are a school of 720 that plays in a stadium that holds 8,000 and has a press box that rivals FCS schools and a video board that is bigger than many D1's. Arkansas is pretty much the same and our retirement here is great. I got private insurance because it's cheaper than what I could get from the school Well, where I'm at in Arkansas, the district pays half my insurance for the top notch and to but my family on would be less than 400 a month. If I wanted basic it would be free. And they match my retirement contribution if I pay 4 percent. So that's pretty good. Now where I left in Oklahoma , and my wife still teaches at, you have state paid insurance to add someone is like 230 a month for one child. This district paid All your teacher retirement , so that money never leaves your check. So depending on how many years you have in that's anywhere from 2200-3000 not getting taken out. Vested in 5 years. Oh and they paid 800 over base. But each district is different on that .
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 14, 2016 21:15:54 GMT -6
I have a weird hip/ low back pain, not sciatic, its weird because it will hurt like crazy but when I foam roll it won't, or sometimes the pain feels like a bruise right above the hip. I've done some of the excersies in the "becoming a supple leopard" book and they helped. But like i said it's weird, it will hurt like crazy and then I'll wake up the next day and it's gone.
I actually think it is something in the hip, a few years ago it popped funny, and felt like bones grinding.
And I have done Chiro, really like it for the neck and upper back.
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 14, 2016 18:58:22 GMT -6
Lifting in the BFS program takes a toll on the teenage body. Some people call Greg Shepard "The Butcher" because of how his program tears down the body. Any evidence of this? I'm asking because we used BFS for many years and never experienced any undue injury problems. I don't care one way or the other but I do find that the S&C community to be amusing in their clannishness. Man, I'm not so sure on this, we were the bfs school of the year in 2012, And in fact went above and beyond what it did. We went 6 days a week and never had any knee injury. Since all of us left after the spring 13, they have had tons of knee injuries. Changed the lifting program. Where I was at the last 3 years we changed to tripahsic training 2015-16. Super tremendous gains! Like one injury, ankle sprain . Went 12-1, and then state runner-up in powerlifting.
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 14, 2016 18:40:55 GMT -6
We're scratching our heads as a coaching staff because none of us have had as many ACL injuries (all are requiring surgery) as we've had this year. We had new turf installed in our stadium where 3 of them happened. The other 3 happened on away games where the teams had relatively new turf. Has anyone else had a problem with this? Does it have something to do with our cleats or is it the newer turf (I don't want to drop the brand name on here in the case it's not that)? Or, is it strength and conditioning related (the previous 2 years we had 1 ACL and last year we changed it up a little bit in the off-season)? I don't have the answer as it could just be an anomaly, but 6 is an awful lot. Statistically, 6 has got to be a ton for an individual team, but it probably isn't that uncommon for one team across the nation to get 6. Maybe y'all were just that unfortunate team. New cleats, all occurred on new turf and on a new/tweaked weight program? Again, don't know if that is the case, but I would go back to old weight program and cleat brand just to be safe. Don't think you can just change turf or opponents turf easily. About 8 years ago we had 3 Acl tears, one at a camp with the kid just working on drive blocking stepped in a slight hole The other just running down the field covering lanes on air working kickoff, no contact , foot slipped, tore it from the bone, not the actual ligament, The other I can't remember , we had lots of knee problems that year. Only common thing was every kid that got hurt either neglected his summer running, or was a multi sport kid and those sports never made them train .
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 14, 2016 18:36:24 GMT -6
Anybody ever used these for back pain? Pros Cons?
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 2, 2016 18:04:54 GMT -6
It's not how quick he moves, it's that he can't possibly react to the snap faster, it's the limits of the brain taking in stimulus and responding. I think the argument is about him moving faster, you are assuming he is reacting to the snap, he is simply guessing (thats why they were offsides multiple times). So the defensive team could argue they just guessed right, did not react to stimulus rather guessed at the right time. They are allowed to guess. But I think it would be physically impossible, even if a player guessed at the precise moment, for a defensive player to swipe their arm into the neutral zone and hit the ball before it got to the QB (unless he was offsides). Regardless, I do not believe that a defensive player can touch the snap before it touches an offensive player or the ground. I believe the illegal snap rule is defined as the following: Snap fails to immediately leave the hand(s) of the snapper and touch a back or touch the ground. In other words the defensive team cannot tough the ball, following the snap, unless it hits the ground or an offensive player first. You are right the defense clearly guessed, it's just like professional goalies in soccer in penalty kicks or a shoot out, they guess based of the approach. Because it happens to fast to react. ( I do believe mythbusters or sports science, covered this)
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 1, 2016 12:23:05 GMT -6
I would imagine that someone could pretty easily figure out mathematically that it would be physically impossible for that to legally happen. As you can see in the link where it was slowed down and blown up, it wasn't even close to being legal, the defender's hand was across the ball before the ball moved. There doesn't need to be a new rule, just a decision issued that there cannot be a legal swipe without going offsides. This would be similar to the NBA rule where you have to tap in a shot with 0.3 seconds or less remaining in the period, because it is physically impossible to do a regular shot in that amount of time. It would also be similar to being disqualified in a track because you put pressure on the starting blocks quicker than 0.1 (or whatever) seconds after the gun. Didn't see this when i did my last post
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 1, 2016 12:20:31 GMT -6
Basically, to be legal a snap has to have some "snap" to it. So between the snap needing to be quick, and the minimum time of about 0.15 seconds the argument is that nobody could possibly be quick enough to react to the snap and swipe at the ball successfully unless the snap was extremely slow, to the point of being a penalty (a rule which exists because it limits ambiguity on what constitutes the start of the play, so there's no confusion about whether it's game on or the center just adjusting the ball. Can't a basketball player get off a shot in .08, why can't a snap be swooped in .15? Not saying it's right But I think it could be done
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 1, 2016 12:15:11 GMT -6
So what is the rule interpretation on swiping at the ball before it's snapped. Did the refs feel that the snap had started before the DL swiped it on the one they ruled a turnover? It looked to me like nose of the ball was moving
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 1, 2016 12:04:42 GMT -6
So a lot really depends on how the ref enforces the rule Doesn't it always? Yes Yes it does
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 1, 2016 11:42:18 GMT -6
So a lot really depends on how the ref enforces the rule
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 1, 2016 10:24:51 GMT -6
I guess really it could possibly be an illegal block in the back is all if the de is getting a good push
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 1, 2016 9:57:32 GMT -6
NFHS rules... Free blocking zone is relative to where the ball is. You can not block anybody in the back either way no matter where you are on the field. Only thing he could do off the crack block is cut them in the free blocking zone. Head has to be in front. Obviously can't be a chop block either. If it's just a regular block then it is no different then a TE blocking down. Couldn't cut cause the wr is not in the free blocking zone perimeter at the snap, plus if the Qb is in shotgun the ball leaves the 3 yard area, so cuts would have to be immediate wouldn't they?
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 1, 2016 9:55:59 GMT -6
What does a crack block have to do with the free blocking zone? Because we are talking about a defensive lineman that is in the free blocking zone And a wr that is split wide coming flat down the line, it's in page 30 nfhs rulebook The reason I'm asking is that is what are opponents are starting to do to any olb walked up in the line or our de that are in 3 point stances. From motion and no motion. White hat told me no they could last nite as long as it's not below the waist 2 other officials I know , with both 20 Plus years experience and one is in the states officials hall of fame, told me no you can't. So I'm asking which is it?
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Nov 1, 2016 9:15:15 GMT -6
Can a wr crack a def lineman that is in a 3 point stance on los?
I say no, because the wr is not in the free blocking zone.
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Oct 28, 2016 19:03:34 GMT -6
Another school in my area had this as their policy
All athletes tested in August, if u failed u were suspended for the first 3 games and counseling and stuff like that you had to do . Second fail done for that season 3rd done for the year
OR You could sign a paper that said yes I am refusing to take the test because I know I will fail. In this case said athlete was suspended for 2 weeks BUT If you tested positive at all during the year , you were finished for the year in everything.
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Oct 28, 2016 18:58:07 GMT -6
Does anyone know if your admins do anything with the data from the tests? How many positives this time vs. how many fornthe same time the last 3 years kind of thing. I don't have a problem with testing if it is part of a program or something. I talked with an assistant principal who is on the football staff and he knows nothing about any program the uses the tests. That tells me that they are testing kids to be testing, not as part of a program/process to change any behavior. The first school i talked about did keep data, and in the 3 years we were there, the climate of the school changed. It went to almost a 3rd that were tested, testing positive, to almost zilch. And really all it was, is the kids liked us at coaches and we made it fun but worked their tails off. So they made the right choices. Since we left 4 years ago, it's almost as bad as it was before.
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Oct 28, 2016 18:55:00 GMT -6
How does that stand up in court to test ALL students? They didn't choose to go to school there, their parents just live in the attendance zone and have to. Students and parents have to sign a consent form. They can choose not to sign the form but they lose the ability to attend social events and school along with parking in the school parking lot. So basically anything extra with school they can't do
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Oct 28, 2016 18:52:55 GMT -6
I would sue for discrimination if they tested my child because he/she was an athlete, but didn't test the other kids. This is ridiculous in every way imaginable. How is it ridiculous? People are drug tested in pre-job screenings all the time. School bus drivers and others with CDLs can be drug tested quarterly and every one is perfectly fine with that. Your child is choosing to participate in a sport; they're not required to do so. I'm amazed that more parents aren't on board with this. Would you rather your son/daughter was playing sports and socializing with kids that are doing drugs or drinking or more responsible kids that are invested in something other than watching "Dazed and Confused"? Many parents have stated that it's a "violation of the Fourth Amendment" but it's not. They are choosing to allow their children to play sports and, as such, they are making a choice to participate. A part of that choice is the stipulation that they are drug testing. Plus it gives students another easy reason to say no to drugs.
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Oct 28, 2016 18:45:37 GMT -6
That sounds like the ones I have had experience with 1st school was, 10 days first offense 2nd offense rest of that season 3rd non for the year We tested 9-12, and Every athlete was tested beginning of August, so if u flunked that one u are freaking stupid. My last year there they changed it to include junior high , but it was just to start throwing their names into the random, and all of us with cdls were in that random pool too. And they changed it to 3rd offense done with sports and extracurricular sale together for rest of school career. We also test at the beginning of August. It's a baseline test. Takes hours to test everyone. The best thing about the random testing is that they will call them out of class all at one time. So for 1/2 the morning my classes are only half full. My first year at said school, we had a leak in the system , somehow certain kids found out right when their names were drawn and quickly checked out of school sick?
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Oct 28, 2016 18:26:59 GMT -6
Is a play sheet on a lanyard around your neck acceptable? Asking for a friend. Tried that one year, kept getting in the way
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Oct 28, 2016 18:21:02 GMT -6
I've been dying to find some Bike coaching shorts! We do a throwback Thursday occasionally and all the coaches dress up old school. That's the one thing I don't have in my ensemble. I was even able to find a pair of old Pony shoes with the flip over tongue that's gigantic. (I think they're old softball shoes or something but they still work). I found a polo in our equipment room from at least '83. Some reallllll bad horizontal striping but the kids think it's funny and we always enjoy it. Its a nice change of pace during the week from my normal visor, long sleeve dri-fit, unfolded gigantic map of the U.S you'd buy at a truck stop - wallet chained to my belt loop. I've searched and searched for some Spot Bilt coaches shoes, but the only surplus ones I've ever found are sized 7.5-8.5 Yes , spot bilt!! Rocked
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Oct 28, 2016 18:17:26 GMT -6
The first OC I once said that all coaches that wear shorts to a game can get schemed up. He won like 3 or 4 state championships in FL and was finishing up his career with us. Around 35 years coaching all together. I saw a team we were playing wearing shorts. Of course I was in the middle of my powerlifting career at about 285. I was hot all year. I said man we need to wear shorts. He said, "No, you can't wear shorts to a game. Any coach that wears shorts can get schemed up." Now just about any coach that I have coached with will say that or text that to me before a game if the other team is wearing shorts. He was full of stuff like that. Things like "Ned and the first reader." "Katy bar the door." "88 and out the gate." Learned a lot from him. haha. We wear shorts when it's hot and I've never been impressed by guys who think that can beat you by out-scheming you. So all wins are jimmys and joes? No specific scheme needed?
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Oct 28, 2016 17:16:00 GMT -6
I'm big on dress for success. I'm not talking a suit, but looking sharp means something to me. It's kind of a new thing tho, I didn't care the first 31 years of life.
It's important to dress professionally to be sure.
As the voice of experience - don't sweat your balls off or freeze your azz off for any reason.
You can't coach your best if you're worried about your personal comfort.
Coach I worked for said wear the coaching gear I've given u, but if it's cold or wet, wear whatever u need to stay warm and dry. Just don't be ridiculous with the colors.
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Oct 27, 2016 13:03:00 GMT -6
Actually, we test for all illegal drugs, including steroids. We have a zero tolerance for alcohol also. Our first year here we had to suspend a couple of kids for 2 games for being at a party where alcohol was present. When confronted they confessed to drinking. We haven't had any problems since then. Not saying everyone is squeaky clean but no one has been caught. U guys test for steroids? I'm going to say that's what the school told u, u can test epizone to test ratio ( I think those are the terms) But u would have to test for each individual steroid to actually catch on specifics. This is way way expensive
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Oct 27, 2016 12:59:17 GMT -6
Dont know why that posted twice
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Oct 27, 2016 12:40:29 GMT -6
So the school board can look smart, proactive, and like they have any idea of what they are doing. I actually think it would have the opposite effect. The administration and school board would be bombarded from all sides by parents. Where's the money coming from and where are they taking it away from to conduct these tests, are the faculty and administrators getting tested also, are all after school groups including robotics, drama, cheerleaders, etc getting tested. Seems like a nightmare for the superintendent. Both schools i was at, the students paid for the initial 15 dollars
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Post by runitupthemiddle on Oct 27, 2016 12:24:00 GMT -6
Our school does random drug testing for every student in the school. Every month 10 students are randomly selected by a nurse at a nearby hospital. If a student fails they receive Social Probation (no dances, athletic events, etc.) and they lose their parking privilege at the school along with entering a diversion program. It's a good process since it doesn't discriminate against just student athletes. With the every increasing drug issue in all high schools I think this is a good preventive measure for students becoming long-time drug users. Almost all parents are very supportive of the program. I have seen several students fail the test as Freshman then by the time they are Junior they are a completely different person but sadly I've also seen it go the other way as well. How does that stand up in court to test ALL students? They didn't choose to go to school there, their parents just live in the attendance zone and have to.
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