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Post by mrjvi on Nov 22, 2012 8:22:07 GMT -6
My kids practiced mostly the one position on one side of the ball. It might still have come down to the talent pool. My 3 250+ pound o-linemen , even tired were still better than my 185 -200 pound d-linemen. Once I switched them and others to both way players we held the next 4 teams to under 100 yards of offense. Don't get me wrong, I'd LOVE to 2 platoon. I admit I spooked early this year but the 2 years way back I stayed with it and was less than successful. I also don't usually get more than 25 kids on varsity in a school that is in the 2nd biggest classification.(too many "specialist" 1 sport athletes) I just had 35 this year. I'd agree on a multi year plan but my numbers may not support that. Thanks, though.
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Post by mrjvi on Nov 21, 2012 10:41:01 GMT -6
I tried agin to 2 platoon this season after 2 failed attempts @15 years ago. I thought sure we were able to this year. Started the season 1-3 and midway realized we just weren't that good all around so put the top athletes on both sides with only about 4 not going both ways. We went 4-1 after that. I would LOVE to 2 platoon but it just won't happen again after 3 tries in 32 years. The best I could shoot for is to have only 5 or 6 going both ways-at least at our school. I gave more prefernce to defense when we tried it.
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Post by mrjvi on Nov 21, 2012 10:33:06 GMT -6
FANTASTIC THREAD. I hope to hear mor thoughts. Coaches wanting it more than the kids figures in here somehow.
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Post by mrjvi on Nov 15, 2012 20:05:44 GMT -6
I wish we did. I need to have morning workouts to target the footballers. After school they can also lift but everyone is in there doing many sorry attempts at effective training. No PE strength training and no unified program, though I've tried to get one for 32 years. AD's haven't been much help. I still manage to have some success with footballers but their work during other sports is severely lacking.
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Post by mrjvi on Nov 12, 2012 17:06:27 GMT -6
You could sub our name on your post and it would be almost the same as what happened earlier in the season with us. I'll follow coach hueys post on guidelines earlier in this thread and like you, will know I was as fair as possible while looking out for safety with our kids.
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Post by mrjvi on Nov 12, 2012 6:24:40 GMT -6
I've been coaching 31 years 23 as a head hs coach. When we have a great off season strength committment we are very good. When it is poor, we vary depending on talent. This hasn't wavered. When our kids commit to strength we are very good even when we have low talent. DW? I also agree above with every time I try to get "fancy" with new stuff it always gets put second behind our tried and true basics. I am the opposite of a micromanager. I make my assistants accountable-I possibly need to shift a bit away from this because after 31 years there are some things that have to happen each year. I also coached line for the first time this season since a long time ago and I should have done that earlier.
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Post by mrjvi on Oct 30, 2012 9:43:11 GMT -6
We have about 1200 for 9-12. We had 37 on varsity and it was the biggest I've had for 31 years. @ 30 on JV and @ 25 on freshmen.
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Post by mrjvi on Oct 30, 2012 9:41:05 GMT -6
Ours is exactly like tiger and coachsmyly.
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Post by mrjvi on Oct 29, 2012 9:54:44 GMT -6
I'll be reading this at our banquet. Thanks, coach!!!
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Post by mrjvi on Oct 28, 2012 15:44:45 GMT -6
Wow!!! I guess I can't feel sorry for myself at all. I never knew any of this from other states. THANKS!!!
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Post by mrjvi on Oct 28, 2012 6:25:33 GMT -6
We just played and lost in our sectional semi-final. Any other states (NY other than Long Island and NYC) where your season can be over by October 26th? 9 games and done if you don't go to the sectional final. Downright depressing!!!!!!!!
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Post by mrjvi on Oct 23, 2012 12:34:24 GMT -6
VERY GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm stealing some of it.
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Post by mrjvi on Oct 13, 2012 19:14:16 GMT -6
Very ironic Delta. Last night we had the almost EXACT same thing. I had my 2nds and 3rds in for the whole 2nd half. I put 2 freshmen backs in during the 4th quarter. They kept their 1st team in the absolute whole game so when we were within our own 10, I put just my 1st o-line in with those 3rd string backs. They had been killing our 2nds with their first defense. I wanted the 3rd backs to get some time without getting hurt from their 1st D. Our second d had been in the whole 2nd half and the other team couldn't score. One of the 3rd string freshmen backs broke for a 72 yard TD. Oh well. Usually the losing team puts their 2nds in to call off the dogs but I did it and they didn't and had the balls to make a crazy scene after the game and said "We'll remember this". Bizarre and illogical.
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Post by mrjvi on Oct 4, 2012 9:45:59 GMT -6
IMO, I think fast pace offenses would be a stupid reason to change the rules of the game.
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Post by mrjvi on Sept 26, 2012 4:25:56 GMT -6
Coach, My starting center (had just earned it) for this year played in our scrimmage and then got an infection somehow . Showed up after going to the Dentist on Monday with an absessed tooth and died on Tuesday. The parents asked us to play our game on saturday. My thoughts go out to you. Community support was tremendous and all was done properly to honor him (also a great kid involved in all kinds of school activities). It still doesn't make sense. It never will. Puts different things in perspective for me.
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Post by mrjvi on Sept 23, 2012 20:05:56 GMT -6
Kyle, I encourage kids to make each other accountable (not to fight , though). Doing your job for the team. I talk about it all year. All the things people have mentioned are things that contribute to success and I think are things that make them accountable. The better they are at that the better our team seems to be. We don't have it like I think we should this year yet. Not enough bought into it. We are 1-3. I'm not sure we can salvage it this year, though I would never tell the players that. It was the worst year in 31 years in the weight room this off-season so that pre-requisite of decent strength levels isn't there. So we'll see if can get the most possible out of them in the other areas. Don't ever say you are "just a youth coach". That's where kids get excited about football and that to me is #1 regardless of how "effective" x's and o's are.
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Post by mrjvi on Sept 22, 2012 20:15:44 GMT -6
In upstate NY my assistants make about 3000 base and if they are there 10 years they get an extra @ 500 and half that at 15 years.
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Post by mrjvi on Sept 22, 2012 20:13:00 GMT -6
I'd also love to coach in one. Our High School cross country team has 40-60 kids every year and usually gets 2-3 Footballers leave to join them. Bizarre to me. Most of our consistently top sports are the individual ones. We have pretty good success also alot of the time but it is hard. Our TEAM sports are usually worse. And with them, a high percentage just play that sport.
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Post by mrjvi on Sept 22, 2012 20:08:01 GMT -6
I stress and preach strength training and always have. MOST of the time, my best teams have been the most committed in the weight room. (chicken or egg??) But I have had 1 of my best teams in my 31 years of coaching, 21 as the head, that never committed to the weight room but committed strongly during the pre-season. (Yes, Kyle, they had the most fights early season-break them apart one,s BUT some of my best other teams didn't have physical fights because the vision was clearly shared by most)
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Post by mrjvi on Sept 21, 2012 12:46:24 GMT -6
Accountability fight is when kids who are sick and tired of kids not pulling their weight and contributing to the TEAM finally let them know it. Very Cleansing sometimes.
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Post by mrjvi on Sept 21, 2012 9:59:23 GMT -6
Kids are far too forgiving of each other. Not that I want major fights in practice but when we have some that happen because someone tries to get another to stop complaining and do "their part" we have better teams, regardless of the talent. They might all be on the same page and not have fights some years but when things have been down, "accountability fights" seem to get our teams on track.
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Post by mrjvi on Sept 13, 2012 12:22:28 GMT -6
Our basketball kids are the biggest pu$$ies in the school.
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Post by mrjvi on Sept 10, 2012 17:53:32 GMT -6
I can't limit contact. We have a somewhat deserved reputation of being a "county club" school and hitting does make them tougher.
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Post by mrjvi on Sept 8, 2012 7:05:40 GMT -6
Wasn't the coach at Pacific Wesleyan (not sure where exactly) an even tempered VERY successful coach? Your head coach sounds like he needs to see the big picture of things.
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Post by mrjvi on Sept 6, 2012 12:14:23 GMT -6
We start our practice with individual "O". Line runs the circle drill and backsdo mirror play drills. No stretching.
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Post by mrjvi on Sept 1, 2012 19:17:27 GMT -6
I get DVD's ready that each coach gets and views individually. I then give time on Mondays for us to meet as a group(shorter practice) This allows coaches to have a bit of a life with their families on weekends and view them when they want. I do expect them to have done their homework for Monday's meeting, though. HUDL would help but I can't afford it and our school won't get it unless I cut equipment. It would really save time video-wise.
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Post by mrjvi on Aug 28, 2012 13:53:46 GMT -6
I think this site has rejuvenated my enthusiasm a bit by listening to new perspectives and revisiting old ones that I've gotten away from. After 30+ years of coaching I was almost ready to say I was done but after attending the USA youth football summit, being surrounded now with coaches all younger than me and perusing this site I feel "energized" a bit again. I try to be patient with new coaches on this site because I am surrounded by them in our program. Yes, I think critical thinking skills are lacking but maybe we can help that.
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Post by mrjvi on Aug 27, 2012 17:27:02 GMT -6
A kid can't miss a practice in the first 2 weeks and play in the scrimmage and can only miss 1 and play in the first game. I have 12 kids of my 38 on varsity that can't play in the first game. Work is one of the main reasons (they all work) as well as many scattered other reasons. 30 years ago I wasn't so tolerant. Now I have to bend some. Starting later and playing into November would help a lot.
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Post by mrjvi on Aug 23, 2012 12:07:19 GMT -6
If I can't try to simulate game intensity with best on best in practice, I'm in alot of trouble. What we gain by doing that out weighs possible injuries. in my opinion.
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Post by mrjvi on Aug 19, 2012 10:58:19 GMT -6
I guess I'm more on the other end of the spectrum. We have full pads even on the day before games and we will hit some on that day. No ball carrier is brought to the ground but our variable is time. Shortened practices as the season goes on and day before a game but our kids need to hit frequently. We have the reputation of "country club kids" and to a degree it's accurate.
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