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Post by bluboy on Jan 13, 2007 12:18:42 GMT -6
From a defensive standpoint we feel that, for the most part, calling defenes by down/distance is a crapshoot. In our league we will see any formation and any run/pass on any down/distance. We believe that most high school offenses are formation-oriented. We want to know what plays the offense runs out of each formation/motion. We want to match-up our best front/stunt to take away the best play(s) the bad guys run out of each formation. Doing this prevents our watching the film the next day and whining, "We had a call to stop XXXX; why didn't we run it more often?" Calling defense by formation also takes all the "game-day" thnking out of game day. It's a whole lot easier thinking in the office (in front of a whiteboard) during the week than it is on the sidelines in the middle of an opposising teams' 12-play drive. We also feel that the only adjustments we have to make during the game are to things we didn't see on film or small tweaks to what we are doing. Last, but not least, having formation-based calls lets we coaches forcus more on what's going on in the game; we can see mistakes and correct them right away. By the way, we do have a method to tag calls so that the defense stays with any call that is sent in from the sideline. There are some down/distance situations that we will keep in mind, just as any defense does. The only field postion situation we lookat is goal line (+10 in).
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Post by bluboy on Feb 27, 2006 19:49:24 GMT -6
Have you ever tried this way? One team gets the ball for 10 plays from midlfield, then switches. Then the offense gets the ball from the 20 for 5 plays and the 10 for 5 plays, then switches again. A number of tournaments in this area are run this way, and most coaches seem to like it.
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Post by bluboy on Feb 14, 2006 16:34:21 GMT -6
I am one of the defensive staff, and I am in the box during games. The way our communication system is set up, I talk only to the DC; unless the head coach wants to talk with me. I have a copy of the defensive game plan. Once the ball is spotted, I give the DC the down, distance, yardline and hash. I also tell him what personnel is coming onto the field. I check our alignments vs the formation, as well as try to pick up any glaring weaknesses once the ball is snapped.
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Post by bluboy on Jun 29, 2006 6:17:59 GMT -6
Our head coach often plays scout team QB in team or half-line drills, and this has been ery good for us. He will leave ths script if he sees a weakness in the defense. He often tells us (defensive staff) the strenghts/weaknesses of what we're doing as he sees it from the other side. Having him do this has been a big help.
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Post by bluboy on Dec 25, 2006 8:47:27 GMT -6
I think there has been a problem, I didn't get one, and the ohter came much later than usual.
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Post by bluboy on Jul 19, 2005 9:06:17 GMT -6
How are these for starters?
COACHES EXPECTATIONS - WHAT I EXPECT IN A COACH: To be the best teacher/coach he can be. To be a positive role model. To treat each player on the squad with the respect that he deserves. To know the entire athlete, not just the football player. To sell, defend and be loyal to XXX High School and the Football Program To do everything possible to develop a winning attitude. To be seriously interested in the success of our players and members of our staff To know the entire offensive and defensive schemes. To have a thorough knowledge of all fundamental techniques employed. To be thoroughly prepared to carry out responsibilities on the practice field. Not to be a ‘Yes manâ€. To attend all staff meetings when called and attend all scouting or other off-field activities. To study and work hard to make himself a great coach. Professional growth is a must for any coach in order to maintain and develop new, innovative ways of coaching, new teaching techniques and stay abreast of any rule changes. To be willing to devote his time tirelessly to all phases of the program, practice, film review/breakdown, scouting, strength conditioning, supervision, etc. Above all, an outstanding coach is 100% loyal to the other coaches on the staff. There is no place on our staff for a disloyal member.
WHAT COACHES CAN EXPECT FROM ME: To run an organized program so that they will be able to function efficiently. To maintain an atmosphere that is conducive to teamwork. To sincerely listen to suggestions. To delegate responsibility and authority. To provide positive leadership. To treat them like men, with dignity and respect. To sell them to our players, the community and other coaches. To let them coach on the field within their personality. An open door policy To be the spokesman for the entire staff.
HEAD COACH RESPONSIBILITIES Oversee the entire program from 9th grade to varsity. Work with administration to improve the football program. Actively participate in the academic achievement of the student-athletes. Coordinate all practice plans from pre-season practice through the end of the season. This will be done with the help and input of all varsity assistants. Develop offensive and defensive game plans with assistant coaches each week. Break down game films each week. Relay to all assistant coaches what is expected of them during practice, games, coaches meetings, player supervision, and other responsibilities. Relay to assistant coaches when they have not fulfilled their coaching responsibilities to my expectations and offer them advice. Organize, schedule and oversee in-season and off-season strength and conditioning program. Organize and carry out fundraisers in order to supplement football budget. Develop and maintain good relationship between football program and all other athletic programs. Communicate with parents, boosters, and the community. Maintain membership in American Football Coaches Association, State Football Coaches Association and County Football Club. Maintain a complete and accurate record of all items of equipment in storage. Organize locker room responsibilities. Organize weight room responsibilities. Attend sub-varsity games Communicate with college coaches.
VARSITY ASSISTANTS RESPONSIBILITIES Oversee players in their charge (position) on the varsity level Evaluate players in a written manner after each game Help coordinate all practice plans with Head Coach. Help develop offensive and defensive game plans each week. Help break down film in order to find opponents strengths and weaknesses. Help scout upcoming opponents Help with equipment issue/check-in at beginning and end of season. Help in taking inventory of equipment and suggest equipment purchase. Evaluate players in their charge as to their strengths and weaknesses before, during and after the season. Be responsible for taking role and calling any absent players. Maintain individual or team statistics for the season. Have equipment-related responsibilities Have locker room responsibilities. Have weight room responsibilities. Attend all scheduled coaches meetings. Attend one in-season banquet Attend one post-season banquet Attend off-season clinics FRESHMAN COACHES RESPONSIBILITIES Coordinate all practice plans from pre-season through the end of the season. Teach the basic offense and defense. Develop offensive and defensive game plans for each week’s game. Attend all scheduled coaches meetings. Help with frosh equipment issue/check-in at beginning and end of season. Have locker room responsibilities. Scout varsity opponents. Attend varsity game when not scouting, fulfill game-day responsibilities. Attend one in-season banquet Attend one post-season banquet Attend off-season clinics
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Post by bluboy on Feb 15, 2006 17:11:54 GMT -6
You can use Microsoft Excel to do both scouting and play diagramming. I have used Excel for a number of years as a scouting program; recently I started using the darw feature to create all kinds of X and O stuff. Most computers have this program on them; free is pretty good to me.
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Post by bluboy on Mar 3, 2006 19:46:37 GMT -6
We have 6 paid varsity coaches and two paid frosh coaches. We also have about 5 volunteer coaches. We play Friday nights; the frosh coaches go out and video opponents. We bring the team in on Saturday around 8 a.m. While the offensive staff takes the team through a workout, the defensive staff is breaking down tape (as many as we have). If we don't have to scout on Saturday afternoon, the defensive staff will start discussing what we want to do. Rarely do we stay beyond 11 a.m. We meet as an entire staff Monday nights. We meet together to discuss "team business" (personnel changes, weekly awards, etc). we then break into offensvie and defensive staffs and work on our respective game plans. Rarely does this go later than 9:30 or so.
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Post by bluboy on Jan 18, 2006 16:49:49 GMT -6
Go to megaclinic.com - that is the main page.
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Post by bluboy on Jan 21, 2008 10:10:10 GMT -6
We send our frosh coaches out to scout (most of us play Friday nights). By doing this, we have a copy ready to go for our Saturday A.M meeting. We only exchange films if our opponent asks for an exchange (we have to-league rule). If we have to exchange, we usually have the film by Sunday, and the head coach and I break down this film Sunday afternoon.
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Post by bluboy on Jul 2, 2006 10:14:05 GMT -6
I have not seen these DVD's. What I have seen looks similar to the DVD that coaches get when they work in the NFL Junior Player Development Program.
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Post by bluboy on Jan 2, 2006 8:32:33 GMT -6
Varsity/JV - 6 paid coaches, 4 volunteers Frosh - 2 paid coaches, 2 volunteers
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Post by bluboy on Mar 24, 2008 14:14:36 GMT -6
Mentoring/teaching young, inexperienced coaches.
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Post by bluboy on Jan 7, 2006 15:38:15 GMT -6
Are you guys talking about scouting the opponent's offense or defense? I am a defensive coach, so I can only input from my perspective. I am definitley interested in hearing what other folks do.
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Post by bluboy on Dec 15, 2006 16:23:38 GMT -6
We have 1600 in our school (grades 9-12). This past season we had 95 on the varsity (this also includes JV and Soph team) and about 50 on the frosh team. The varsity has 5 paid assistants and three volunteers (no-paid postions). The frosh has two paid coaches and one volunteer.
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Post by bluboy on Jun 30, 2006 15:05:16 GMT -6
We don't give everybody a packet with everything in it; I guess we work on a "need to know" basis. We post on the team bulletinboard the opponent's personnel (where they play, as well as height and weight). The offensive line will get a handout with the defense(s) we expect to see and the blocking schemes for our base plays. The defense might get a handout with the base formations and the one or two key plays run from each formation. We do spend a lot of time with the defense wathing film and going over formation and play recognition.
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Post by bluboy on Mar 10, 2008 18:21:51 GMT -6
Varsity defensive coordinator. Teach 5 classes of college prep English in an 8-period day. Also have a duty and one prep period a day.
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Post by bluboy on Jan 14, 2006 8:08:47 GMT -6
We have PORTA PHONES- hands free headsets(4 guys in box with headsets and 4 guys on field with headsets); they usually work well. Our system is always open. The defensive and offensive coaches speak only to their respective counterparts, unless the head coach wants to flip so we can all talk to each other. When we have had problems, we call them and send the phones out on a Saturday or Monday morning, and get them back by Thursday (unless the problem is a really big one). One year we had a really big problem and they sent a PUSH-TO-TALK phones as loaners. BAD NEWS!!!! We had a tough time communicating because we were not used to push-to-talk.
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Post by bluboy on Jun 16, 2007 15:22:16 GMT -6
The programs I played for(both at the high school and college level) had nothing to do with my enthusiasm for football and my desire to coach. The men (both head coaches and other assistants) I worked with are the ones who taught me a great deal about working with young men, as well as the game of football.
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Post by bluboy on Dec 25, 2006 8:50:05 GMT -6
I agree with coachbw. Been there, done that.
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Post by bluboy on Feb 3, 2008 9:06:17 GMT -6
We are a formation-oriented defense; we use formation checks. During group run and team on Tuesday, we simply script the top 5 formations and top 5 plays from each formation. We don't try to "trick" the kids during these periods. We simply run one formation before we go to the next one. On Wednesdays and Thursday we mix thing up so the kids have to think.
While the d-line and 1/2 the LB/OLB's are working run, the other LB/OLB's and DB's are working pass. This is when we work our pass blitzes.
We will run a goal line period one day, but most of the teams we play run the same stuff that they run in midfield at the goal line.
It's not really innovative, but it works for us.
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Post by bluboy on Jan 16, 2007 19:16:08 GMT -6
Selling the varsity gold-type cards is one of the easiest fund raisers I've been involved with. The coaches set up the "teams" with each coach repsonsible for a team. The rep comes in and gives his "spiel" and gives every kid 20 cards to sell ($10.00 a card). A week later the kids go on a "blitz" where they go around town (but not house to house) trying to sell cards. The kids come back to school and we collect all the money or unsold cards. The rep buys pizza for the kids. He also holds some special drawings for those kids who sell 20 or more cards. At the end of the evening we have our share of the $$$ and the activity is over. We used to do Varsity Gold, but now we go with an outfit named Players Choice. Same idea, but we get a bigger peice of the $$$$.
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Post by bluboy on Jan 6, 2008 19:20:30 GMT -6
HC - on field, calling offense RB coach - on field, signaling formations and making offensive substitutions O-line coach-on field, talking with o-line and making line substitutions DC/LB coach- on field, signaling in defense DB/WR coach-on field, making defensive substitutions Volunteer coach #1-on field, responsible for special teams and substitutions D-line coach-in box, talking with DC when on defense; talking with O-line coach when on offense Volunteer coach #2-in box, talking directly to head coach
Freshman coaches - usually out scouting when we have game (this is most nights). If they are not scouting, they are on the sideline as "get back" coaches.
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Post by bluboy on Mar 5, 2007 19:31:22 GMT -6
I am a defensive coach in the box. When we have the ball, I watch the secondary. I look at the coverage vs the formation. I also look to see what the safety is doing. We have another coach look at what the front is doing.
When we are on defense, I will tell the DC (on the field) the down, distance, hash, yardline once the ball is spotted. I also tell him what personnel is coming into the game.
I also chart what the offense has run by down and distance. I do this to verify that the team we are playing is doing the same things we saw them do on film.
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Post by bluboy on May 4, 2007 19:13:32 GMT -6
Yea, we used them about three years ago. They are light, but what a pain in the butt. Every day something different was breaking. We got rid of them and bought Douglas.
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Post by bluboy on Dec 27, 2006 12:10:37 GMT -6
#1 is meeting with other staffs/coaches. Doing this allows me to get everything I need to know and not just enough to shoot myself in the foot. #2 is clinics. I can get ideas and in many cases find people to contact. #3 is this site and a few others. I have gained a great deal of knowledge through this site. #4 is Bill Williams and the FCPGA. The reason this is 4th is that I no longer am a member. One school t hat I coached at paid for a membership. I got a ton of apes and learned a bunch. I highly recommend this if the $$$ is not a problem.
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Post by bluboy on Feb 23, 2006 18:26:05 GMT -6
We play most of our games Friday nights. We eat at 3:30 when playing at home and 3:00 when away. We eat in the cafeteria; we served by players' mothers (from our booster club). Everyone gets a a small chicken breast and some pasta, in addition to salad and fruit. We drink gatorade.
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Post by bluboy on Jan 24, 2007 16:27:45 GMT -6
Shakespeare said it best when he said, A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
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Post by bluboy on Feb 4, 2008 15:47:31 GMT -6
After reading all these posts, I condsider myself VERY LUCKY. I am a DC who is on the field. The defensive line coach (a 20-year vet) is in the box; and he gives me all the info that thakatalyst mentions, as well as charts the offense.
As I said, I am lucky.
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Post by bluboy on Mar 25, 2006 19:26:09 GMT -6
Mine is in English.
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