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Post by mrjvi on Jul 11, 2012 19:14:05 GMT -6
In NY we can't have full contact until the 6th day. I progressively add more contact for that following week with our scrimmage on day 12.
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Post by mrjvi on Jul 10, 2012 13:51:46 GMT -6
I didn't realize many other places had powder puff football. Thank god the school I'm at now doesn't.
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Post by mrjvi on Jul 10, 2012 6:32:25 GMT -6
I was very young and some people didn't think I could handle being a head coach. I've now coached 30 years. The message came through to everyone else but her. Pick your battles. I had to "sacrifice" for her to leave me alone the next 8 years she was there. Picked my battle and it ended up working out OK. I think my reputation now would prevent anyone considering even suggesting anything like that. When you become a head coach, you will probably have to "pick your battles" at times.
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Post by mrjvi on Jul 9, 2012 11:14:48 GMT -6
My 2nd year we are trying hard to get as ready as possible against a powerhouse team on our homecoming. We hadn't won any games the previous year. My AD said that I had to cut my practices all week short so our kids can coach the cheerleaders in powder puff football. I think she is joking but she wasn't. I told her I'm trying to make some positive headway in the program and we can't afford 1 hour practices all week. She says you guys are fine and it won't make a difference. We got KILLED 55-0. 2 weeks later she asks me why we don't seem to have a great rapport anymore..........
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Sophs
Jul 8, 2012 7:13:17 GMT -6
Post by mrjvi on Jul 8, 2012 7:13:17 GMT -6
My seniors who aren't the entitlement ones have worked so hard they don't really need to worry about getting beat out unless the younger kid is exceptional. In that case even they would understand and think we'd have a better chance to win with that particular kid starting.
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Post by mrjvi on Jul 8, 2012 6:41:02 GMT -6
We go from 8:30 -10:30 then an hour break and then 11:30-130
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Sophs
Jul 8, 2012 6:38:59 GMT -6
Post by mrjvi on Jul 8, 2012 6:38:59 GMT -6
One advantage I've had with playing sophs is that regardless of their playing time they not only all come back and play the following year, they are exceptional players by their senior years. I have real trouble "rewarding" seniors who decided it was a given that "they were the man" when they've done jack off season. If 2 kids are close to equal, the younger gets the bid. Many of the seniors work harder because they don't want any chance that this could happen. Over my 30 years I'm now more apt to bring sophs up if they can contribute at all. They always get used to the speed pretty quickly. The best teams here perennially are the ones that bring a higher %age of sophs up. Possibly the huge sized schools get that internal competition from their juniors but not us. We still get a smaller group of un-earned entitlement seniors.
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Post by mrjvi on Jun 24, 2012 6:22:18 GMT -6
There have been other posts on other threads about us to "stop whining and do something about it". Normally with most things I would absolutely agree. But this, for me, is very different. I'm not sure if there is anything I can do to get committment and numbers. I am VERY open to suggestions. I've been very accepting of whatever they do to the other extreme of being a real prick. (unfortunately for here, being a prick and more demanding works a little better) I may not get many but what I get at least works hard. My other coaches in the school who are friends say to just relax and accept it. Not going to happen if I can help it. Can this sign of the times be changed? ?
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Post by mrjvi on Jun 23, 2012 14:00:28 GMT -6
"But sometimes all of those years in feeder programs where everything was fun and everybody got a chance to play with little to no preparation to do so creates a disconnect at the high school level. Now they have to work and some kids don't like that. They just don't love football enough to make the commitment and put in the effort necessary to compete at a high level. So you end up having junior and seniors quitting because they don't "love it anymore" when really what they're saying is they just don't want to commit to compete at that level."
TREMENDOUS INSIGHT!!!!!!! This is where I'm losing players. THANKS!!!
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Post by mrjvi on Jun 18, 2012 11:00:46 GMT -6
Coach Hugh Wyatt's DVD "Surere and Safer Tackling" fits that bill for a great video.
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Post by mrjvi on Jun 16, 2012 17:30:07 GMT -6
It's been mentioned before but Coach Hugh Wyatt's DVD safer and surer tackling is one of the best ones to use. My staff looks at it before each season. I'd like to get my parents to watch it at our next parent meeting. Could help.
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Post by mrjvi on Jun 16, 2012 12:57:16 GMT -6
I've got a bunch of fall seniors that have made it clear that they feel they should and will start just because they are seniors. I also have some soon to be juniors that think because they were good on JV they will automatically start on varsity. Both those groups haven't committed to much of anything. I have 4 sophs who are busting a$$ and I am praying they beat out some of these guys. I'm not sure if they will but they are already stronger. The best will still play but I'm rooting for them. I make sure my staff knows that if 2 guys are close to equal (including field presence) the one who is younger, especially the one who busted his butt, gets the nod. In my experience, nothing motivates a kid more than competition within the team. It has been true in everything I have coached.
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Post by mrjvi on Jun 15, 2012 14:59:46 GMT -6
"Now, I generally agree with what you are saying, but I am pretty sure what the NFL guys are saying is that the NFL knew about the risks and didn't inform anyone, kind of like the tobacco companies and cancer." I have problems if this is what the NFL guys are saying. If they truly didn't know about the risks, their mental problems were apparent before any concussions. They ALL know there are risks!!!!! Physical, mental and emotional risks are part of the game. I absolutely agree with the soldiers reference as well. On a different note, When the impact testing came out for our high school our trainer held out 7 kids after the first day of contact. I never got them back for 3 weeks. I have 3 players coming up to varsity that have already had 2 concussions, none from football. These last 2 years I've had no concussions but wrestling has had some and soccer. and hockey. Am I just lucky? I teach chest to chest tackling and have for 15 years. Has anyone else who has the impact test at their school had any concerns with the program? Also I have 14 kids that have spent $350 for helmets which is fine by me but the parents think they won't get concussions now. Just venting I guess.
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Post by mrjvi on May 26, 2012 17:19:57 GMT -6
coachroe, Great stuff. I'm going to copy it and show all of the kids who think they are awesome.
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Post by mrjvi on May 26, 2012 7:44:28 GMT -6
NY-upstate (real upstate-not what some people think is upstate) HC-$4600 plus 2 $700 longevities (10 and 15 years) @1150 9-12 V-5-4, JV 7-2 9th's 2-7 8 coaches in the HS, 4 in the middle school for 2 programs
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Post by mrjvi on May 23, 2012 18:49:21 GMT -6
"When the time comes, he will step it up" "Don't worry, he's a gamer" I've got to see stuff in practice or he won't have the opportunity to be a "gamer". The other is a coach saying a kid will be alot better the next year through experience even though the kid did jack all off-season. Or this JV kid will excell at varsity( who did nothing off-season). I usually tell them that if he can excell at varsity being virtually the same kid as a JV, he would have been on varsity that year. Pet peeves.
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Post by mrjvi on May 23, 2012 12:06:54 GMT -6
I'll go out of my way to try to grab and change a freshman and soph, bring him into the fold. By junior year, I need SOMETHING back to the program and to me. If I haven't gotten through to them by junior year, I cut them loose and tell the leaders to do the same and concentrate on the ones we can get. As to kids missing weights and committing to the program, I've been coaching 30 years and I still don't have the answers. We are a fairly affluent district where the kids have anything they want-better cars than me. Committment is much harder here than when I coached at a much poorer district where I had 30 kids committing all year for 4 years who could identify positively with being a football player.
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Post by mrjvi on May 16, 2012 6:38:27 GMT -6
My 2 cents. The correlation of wins to adequate off season strength training is unmistakable in my 30 years. Other coaches always say that strength training isn't everything. The best teams around here are absolutely the strongest pound for pound. It is a "pre-requisite" that allows the other skills to flourish. Also, i cannot as an educator not push the kids to strength train and accept it if they don't. I expect 18 out of 25 workouts attended in the summer. If not, they have to make it up after doubles or score high enough on our pre-season test. This allows a week of vacation and a few days missed as well. Anyone who can't do that, at this point in my career, I don't want.
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Post by mrjvi on May 15, 2012 12:53:36 GMT -6
1st time, lose 25% of the season or some of the next one if it happened later. You have mandatory counseling. If it happens again you are done for the year.
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Post by mrjvi on May 15, 2012 6:43:02 GMT -6
I rarely ever get those kids with attitude to commit. A good thing I guess but many could physically help us alot. I'd rather play with who wants to be there and lose than deal with them, though.
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Post by mrjvi on May 13, 2012 15:24:52 GMT -6
In NY basketball should start after Thanksgiving. It starts 2 weeks earlier than that and is affected by playoffs. If it was after Thanksgiving , states would be over. But basketball dictates football.
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Post by mrjvi on May 13, 2012 15:19:25 GMT -6
Cambridge HS in NY has got to be on the list.
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Post by mrjvi on May 13, 2012 15:10:29 GMT -6
One thing I do now (last 1 1/2 years) that I should have done long ago (30 years coaching-21 as HC) is we go out much later before games. We arrive @ 45 minutes before kick-off and go out to the field @ 20 minutes before kick-off. We do our talk for @ 5 minutes before we go out and stay out. Not 100% why it is SO much better-just know for us that it is.
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Post by mrjvi on May 8, 2012 14:15:29 GMT -6
I fully expect the kids to lift off season, preferably in the other sports they may play. All of our other sports play their sport year round here in NY. Lifting year round is not practicing football year round even though other coaches in my school say it is. Ignorant and hypocritical. I expect summer strength and conditioning attended in the summer. (6-8pm M-Th) I allow 1 week of vacation and also count lifting meets during the school year toward the summer number. For 6 weeks I expect 18 sessions made. If they are short they have an extra amount of work to be done (@ a 1/2 hour) after doubles for each day under 18 until they will play in any game. My only philosophy hitch is encouraging kids to do other sports knowing they won't be lifting at all. Don't like it but have had to learn to live with it.
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Post by mrjvi on May 4, 2012 5:25:44 GMT -6
I will still keep teaching tackling technique mostly using chest to chest contact. The head will have incidental contact, it's unavoidable. I agree with Tog and others, if the game changes too much, I'm done. It will be sad, though. There really isn't anything like football. Over my 30 years of coaching, I have found the football players have more guts and intestinal fortitude than the average population. You have to put yourself out on the line and you can't hide. That takes guts. You can hide in most sports. You can't hide in football. This is much needed these days.
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Post by mrjvi on Apr 22, 2012 14:23:29 GMT -6
My kids like the riddell revos better than Schutt. We got a few schutt to try them and the kids all switched back to revo's and the schutt became our spares. Personally, I feel that I can fit more kids in revos (inflatable ear pads helps to fit and not have to have a bunch of them)so financially it is more cost effective. I seem in the last few years to have parents buying kids top line helmets, probably because of all the concussion stuff. I've got no problem with that.
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Post by mrjvi on Apr 21, 2012 15:58:12 GMT -6
guess I never intro'd myself. I am a 52 year old PE teacher, Head football coach for 21 of my 30 years coaching, a throwers coach for almost all 30 years and a CSCS in certification through the NSCA. I have run DW for the last 15 years and don't see any reason to change at this point. The system is clear and our players have bought into it for the most part.
Personally I played and lettered at Utah State University in 1978 and 1979 then transferred to SUNY @ Cortland where I continued playing until a neck injury finished my playing days. I come from a big family who are mostly educators so it seems logical that I went that direction. Though I can retire from teaching in 3 years I hope to continue coaching far longer.
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Post by mrjvi on Apr 18, 2012 15:08:14 GMT -6
I am the boys and girls throwing coach in spring and it helps a good amount especially with the younger boys. I usually have about 15-20 boys where probably 3/4 are footballers. Super weight room gains for those 3 months, usually @ 50-70 pounds on their squats. Wish I had them year round but no indoor track.
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Post by mrjvi on Apr 17, 2012 11:19:29 GMT -6
I honestly want to know how hard it really is to play baseball other than the obvious hand eye coordination. I have 2 players that are "too injured" to lift properly at our morning workouts but have their names in the paper all the time for baseball stats, batting, pitching. AMAZING!!!!! In this case they are great kids but ??
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Post by mrjvi on Mar 31, 2012 7:34:34 GMT -6
Thanks. I have been very pleased with the responses. Knowing that situations vary helps also as it gives me perspective. After 30 years of coaching and learning about other programs, this site has been more valuable than most clinics I've attended. Diseminating constructive advice from rediculous advise has gotten much easier as well.
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