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Post by bluboy on Jun 12, 2011 13:53:19 GMT -6
3:30 (3:00 if away game) - team dinner in cafe (small plate of pasta with small chicken breast, fruit, Gatorade) - senior moms organize and do this 4:00-4:30- meetings in cafe (special teams/offense/defense)- only those who are on 1st or teams stay-all others have pre-game and game assignments and supervised other coaches 4:30-5:30 taping and dress 5:30 - all players assemble in back gym 5:45 -specialist out to field 6:00-rest of team to field 6:30 back in back gym for final thoughts 6:55 back on field
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Post by bluboy on Jun 9, 2011 18:25:46 GMT -6
blb:
That's the very reason I have polarized, had two cataract surgeries within two years. Early in my career we were not allowed(by the HC) to wear sunglasses. He told us we were not in Hollywood. Now all of us wear them all the time.
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Post by bluboy on Jun 9, 2011 6:24:54 GMT -6
Being chronologically challenged, I need bifocals. I have a pair of prescription sunglasses that are polarized. It was the best thing I did. I will never wear any thing else.
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Post by bluboy on May 27, 2011 12:02:05 GMT -6
We encourage our kids to play other sports. Since we do this, players get weight room credit for attending a sport camp. Most of our skill players also play basketball and lacrosse.
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Post by bluboy on May 11, 2011 9:24:24 GMT -6
7 miles, about 10 minutes. All I have to look out for is the deer.
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Post by bluboy on Apr 9, 2011 16:11:22 GMT -6
We tell our kids this every day: play hard, play fast, play smart.
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Post by bluboy on Mar 18, 2011 16:22:37 GMT -6
This year we started a freshman (on defense) for the first time in the school's 40+ year history. He was better than anyone on our team at that position. He made some mistakes early, (none of which cost us a game)but got better as the year went on. Can't wait to see how he does next year.
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Post by bluboy on Mar 16, 2011 9:41:06 GMT -6
The last week of the season we start to collect anything the kids will not need for the last game. If we play at home, we will collect away jerseys. After the last practice, we collect practice jerseys. After the last game, we collect the day's game gear and all hardware. If a kid does not turn in something, we send a charge slip to our guidance office. The kid is not allowed to start another sport until the obligation is paid. If the kid doesnot complete the obligation, he will not get his report card or will not have any transcripts sent out to colleges. When we fill in the charge slip, we make the total $$$ due about $400 and write a note that the equipment must be reuturned to us, and not the guidance office. We make the kid returned the stuff to us so that we know the equipment signed out, and not some junk, is returned. It works for us.
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Post by bluboy on Mar 2, 2011 17:20:00 GMT -6
I have been a member for over 25 years, but have never made it to the convention (an assistant can't get the days out of school). As a young coach, I was taught that if one wants to be viewed as a professional, he should belong to professional organizations. I encourage every young coach I encounter to become a member. The manuals are not as good as they were back in the late 70's and early 80's. They're okay.
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Post by bluboy on Jan 15, 2011 9:32:45 GMT -6
We have about 140 kids grades 9-12. There are 2 paid frosh coaches and one frosh volunteer; as well as 5 paid varsity coaches. Everyone warmed-up together. During kick periods, the frosh worked at one of the field while the varsity worked at the other end(JV's service the varsity).During individual the frosh coaches take the frosh through the same drills as the varsity counterparts, but the frosh work amongst themselves (frosh not going against big dogs). During combo run/pass the frosh go with their coaches; the JV's go with one coach who is the JV coach; all while the varsity guys are with the varsity coaches. During team periods the varsity coaches are with the varsity, but the JV coach will take JV's (any soph or junior not on at least 2nd team) and go against the frosh. This has really helped us in that we now have 4 coaches with the JV's/frosh. We have seen a marked improvement in our younger kids in both skills and football smarts.
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Post by bluboy on Dec 31, 2010 9:02:48 GMT -6
raivik: That's exactly what I do.
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Post by bluboy on Nov 26, 2010 16:13:18 GMT -6
I make the student give me the following: GPA, a list of all activities he/she has been part of here at school, anything he/she has been involved in outside of school (dance group, youth group, volunteer rec council coach, volunteer at soup kitchen, part time job, etc).
My letters usually play up the student's strengths, especially if the student is not great academically.
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Post by bluboy on Nov 21, 2010 8:00:27 GMT -6
Our Frosh coaches scout opponents; it's easy since all they have to do is video the game. We teach them how to video during the pre-season. When we need additional scouts (during play-off's when there are a number of potential opponents that we have to scout), we have some former players video games. As far as breaking down film, the varsity staff does this. The head coach and I (DC) often watch one or two films without the rest of the staff(goes a lot easier and quicker). I do all the computer input stuff.
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Post by bluboy on Aug 2, 2010 13:04:45 GMT -6
We practice both every day; however, on an offensive emphasis day I will get about 40-50 minutes of defense. I usually have a 10 minute fundamental period, as well as a short group and team period. It works for us.
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Post by bluboy on Jul 29, 2010 16:52:14 GMT -6
You can also have the kids break into 5 or 6-man teams and play games; young kids love this.
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Post by bluboy on Jul 27, 2010 15:18:36 GMT -6
We do pursuit drills and kick-off/punt coverage. The only time the kids run sidelines or 40's is when someone is being punished.
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Post by bluboy on Jul 22, 2010 11:59:04 GMT -6
We watch the film of our game for about an hour after our workout on Saturday(with players). During the week have kids watch opponent's film for about 20 minutes after practice on Tuesday and Wednesday. Kids can come to coaches office and watch opponent during their lunch or study hall. It seems to work for us.
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Post by bluboy on Jul 15, 2010 12:38:17 GMT -6
We do the the discount cards. On the second day of pre-season, each kid gets 20 cards to sell ($10 each). They have a week to sell these cards or get more and sell them. On the last day of the sale, we give the kids off in the P.M. and they go on a "selling blitz". At 6 PM, they report back to school where they return unsold cards, as well as all $$$. The discount card guy buys pizza and soda for the kids. The guy running the show then has a bucket in which he puts $$$ (2-100's, 4-50's, 5-20's and some 10's and 5's). Any kid who sold his 20 cards gets to draw from the bucket. Kids who sold 30+ cards get to draw from the bucket, receive a t-shirt, AND receive 10 more cards to do as they please. Our kids love the whole thing. I think we keep 60% of all $$$ taken in. IMHO it's the easiest fund raiser I've ever been involved with. By the way, our share of the $$$ is some big bucks.
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Post by bluboy on Jul 15, 2010 12:27:12 GMT -6
This is my 39th year. I guess you could say I'm addicted. I plan on coaching as long as the good Lord lets me do so. I don't know what else I'd do. I don't put ships in bottles, fish, build furniture, or play golf. As someone else on this board once said, "Coaching is not what I do; it's who I am."
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Post by bluboy on Jul 11, 2010 8:31:00 GMT -6
The only technology we use is a computer. After we record all the info onto a yellow legal pad, we enter it into a computer(using EXCEL) to get tendencies. We do not overload our kids. All they have to know is the top 5 formations and the the top 5 runs/passes. The enitre defense watches film Tues. and Wed. night after practice(together with the defensive coaches). Kids can come to the coaches' office and watch film during their study hall. We do not give kids DVD's or put video online. Not using all the "bells and whistles" has not prevented us from winning.
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Post by bluboy on Jun 20, 2010 13:45:31 GMT -6
What I'd like to know, is how do you schedule practice? We practice both offense and defense each day; however, one day is offensive emphasis while the next day is defensive emphasis.
How long are your practices? about 2.5 hours
How do you involve your 9th graders?In the past the frosh have practiced separately with the 3 frosh coaches. This year we are going to have the frosh work with us (in order to better utilize coaches and to improve the frosh learning curve). Not quite sure how we are going to do this.
How many coaches do you have in your program. Paid and volunteer. 8 paid(including HC) - 3 volunteers
How many players do you have in your program? grades 10-12(100) - grade 9 (45-60)
Do you have a tackling circuit or do have position specific tackling? During pre-season we will have a 15 minte tackling period - some days it might be a tackling circuit. In-season it is position specific.
How much contact do you have during your practice? We always run "thud", which is live in the line and wrapping the backs; no one goes to the ground. During the season will we have a 10-15 minute full speed live period for offense and defense.
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Post by bluboy on Jun 18, 2010 15:34:08 GMT -6
During the summer we work out for 2 hours. One hour has the skill players working on skills or agility while the linemen lift, then we switch. We have 7on7 one night a week during the month of July. That's it. Doing it this way has not prevented us from winning. There are some teams in the area that have padded practices two nights a week, lift three nights a week, and do 7on7. The coaches of these teams often comment on how their team is dragging in week three. Geee, I don't understand why. I really believe that we have to give our players space and time to be kids.
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Post by bluboy on May 23, 2010 17:42:33 GMT -6
I'm the DC, and I am in the box while the D-line coach is on the field. I tell him where the ball is (yardline and hash mark) and the situation (down an distance). I also tell him what personnel group is going on the field. Since we are a formation check defense, I don't have to talk about calls unless the kids are not running the checks or there are problems. As the game goes on, I will tell him what tendencies I have found or what adjustments we have to make.
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Post by bluboy on May 20, 2010 19:14:49 GMT -6
I am here right now instead of typing a test on English Romantic poetry.
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Post by bluboy on Apr 26, 2010 17:07:48 GMT -6
The first year I coached (a long, long time ago)we put on a clinic for mothers and girlfriends. We divided the clinic into 4 quarters(offense, defense, kicking, and format of the game). We held the clinic in the school cafe and had the ladies sit on the same wood benches we use during a game. At halftime, we went through a typical halftime as far as how we organize halftime and what what we did. At the end of the clinic, we had all kinds of equipment there for the ladies to try on. We also had some stand up bags and push bags that the ladies could hit (with equipment on). This clinic was well received and we made some $$$ from it. I think we put it on some time during pre-season camp. We coaches had a lot of fun doing it, but for some reason we never did it again.
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Post by bluboy on Mar 24, 2010 17:51:29 GMT -6
We have a 10 minute pre-practice period where we work on individual kicking game skills(long snap, punt, catching punts, etc). Players not involved in those skills are doing some kind of position specific work (o-line walk through schemes, QB and WR's on routes, etc). We then spend 5-7 minutes kicking FG and PAT's (team). Next we do a 10 dynamic warm-up. Following the warm-up is a 20 minute kicking period where we work on two phases of the kicking game each day. Then we get into our individual periods.
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Post by bluboy on Mar 12, 2010 19:06:42 GMT -6
A big, big help is doing all the scouting grunt work. What I mean by that is all the compiling of scouting info, as well as being willing to do whatever scouting the program does.
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Post by bluboy on Feb 28, 2010 17:33:56 GMT -6
I am the DC at my school. I coach LB's and RB's, as well as help coach special teams.
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Post by bluboy on Feb 26, 2010 10:27:41 GMT -6
PM me and I can send you some info that might help.
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Post by bluboy on Feb 22, 2010 7:04:54 GMT -6
Any tough game prepares you for later. This past season we took a 2-hour bus trip to scrimmage the best team in our state. It was worth the trip. Over the years we have beaten some good teams (in the play-off's) simply because our schedule is so tough. We feel that we all things being equal, our schedule helps us win some play-off games.
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