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Post by wingtol on Mar 20, 2024 5:03:22 GMT -6
Because he still has to be a student at the university ?? Right now, take away football, and this is no different than many students who start school one place, transfer to another, and then transfer back (for whatever reason). What I would want to know is if the player in question is attending classes at Iowa, and maintaining eligibility. When a player "enters the transfer portal" or announces a transfer, that doesn't mean he is packing up the apartment or dorm room and leaving that day. I would assume he is enrolled in a sense. Probably online classes to keep eligibility. He found a loop hole for sure, free transfer because of new coach, get paid at new school, then get paid to come back and only count as first transfer. That system is totally broken....
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Post by wingtol on Mar 4, 2024 6:35:08 GMT -6
Most places here are gonna use their helmets until they get rejected or their lifetime runs out. Not sure what the liability issues would be as well sending old helmets out to be used again, but I am willing to bet it's not something guys want to risk. Good idea in theory just not sure it's very practice.
And what would the shipping rates to Australia be??
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Post by wingtol on Feb 18, 2024 7:44:49 GMT -6
Always a great idea to make a new version of something that works well and people like....
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Post by wingtol on Feb 11, 2024 9:30:06 GMT -6
Have never been to Jackson Hole and Wyoming in general, being an east coast guy. But I have often wondered the same thing in "vacation destinations". Where do the teachers live? We love Hilton Head Island, not a cheap place to live at all. Every time I go, I wonder where I would live if I worked there. I believe here in NC on the Outer Banks those districts offer some housing options. The schools on the Outer Banks are generally smaller, the housing options are few, and expensive. Been going to the OBX since I was 5 in the late 70s. First still pissed my parents had a chance to buy land there about that time and never did, but I digress... Every now and then I think about applying there for a job or coach when I retire. Then I look at the housing prices. And laugh.
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Post by wingtol on Feb 10, 2024 8:21:24 GMT -6
Both everyday. Calisthenics/Stretching for 10 min.s, Individual/Group 10 min's, Special Teams for ~50 min.s, Defense for ~50 min.s, and Offense for ~50 min.s, Post-Practice Conditioning. I like the daily reinforcement of what we do for Mon/Tue/Wed. 3 hour practice with 50 mins of specials?
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Post by wingtol on Jan 28, 2024 19:13:07 GMT -6
Years ago we had like 10 or 12 all with in 3 classes. Was fun to be part of. Also made me think I knew it all as a young coach. Now I realize we had almost nothing to do with the success of those teams. Couldn't imagine coaching that talent now with all the experience over the years.
After that run not sure I have coached a D 1 player. Those classes were 2000-2003.
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Post by wingtol on Jan 6, 2024 15:14:14 GMT -6
I remember seeing that. Though it was crazy an all conference player would be cut their senior year. I mean 9/10 times it is parents being off their rocker. But sometimes there are chity coaches involved. A situation is going on locally where a guy was allowed to resign instead of being fired and has divided their town. Of course when you read between the lines it appears the district could have fired him but let him quit. And of course he has side splashed all over social and the district just has to sit back and not comment
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Post by wingtol on Jan 6, 2024 8:37:53 GMT -6
It is out of control for sure. But to play devils advocate....there are some chitty coaches out there too. I've seen it.
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Post by wingtol on Nov 7, 2023 16:12:48 GMT -6
We played in a league in eraly 2000s where games away games were 3-4 hours one way. Was brutal.
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Post by wingtol on Nov 3, 2023 5:24:39 GMT -6
Sounds just like the last school we were at and also the district I work in as well. First off just cause a kid has an IEP doesnt mean they are unable to get it. I am sure we all know the range an IEP covers so just like in the classroom you have to find those adaptations that fit the kid. We always would draw plays up, use video, wlak it, and run it as ways to teach a play so you are teaching it across many differnet mediums. Find a kid that gets it and make sure they are helping a kid who might need it on the field with assignment or alligment or whatever.
Sometimes you have to slow it down some or just make it easier, athletic IQ and intelligence IQ can be vastly differnet for sure. Sometimes they get the football part alot more than any classroom stuff. And as always play to their strengths!!
It can be tough when the numbers are that high and you have to remind yourself of that. When the chit show would be begin at times we would just say to each other "27%....27%...." and keep grinding lol
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Post by wingtol on Oct 19, 2023 6:36:52 GMT -6
"I’m going to take some time to decide whether or not to ride off in to the sunset or use poor judgment and keep doing this." When its at that point, go. Don't stay a year too long. I made that mistake. I loved the kids and being around them and coaching, but that last season every day driving there I was thinking about what else I could be doing and regretting hanging in for one more. You can always go back to the game, you can't get that time back if you're miserable and frustrated A bad season is only an experience that gives us wisdom. It gave you misery, yes...but it also gave you some ideas on how to fix things. When we were children all we needed was a ball and six more guys. We'd make up a game and set the rules for ourselves. One piece of wisdom we learned during those pick-up games was that there's always a "do-over". That's what next season is. It's a do-over! I have been through bad seasons and still wanted to come back the next year and keep at it. But when you start asking yourself "Is it worth it?" or "How do I know when it's time to go".....it's not and it is
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Post by wingtol on Oct 17, 2023 14:53:10 GMT -6
"I’m going to take some time to decide whether or not to ride off in to the sunset or use poor judgment and keep doing this."
When its at that point, go. Don't stay a year too long. I made that mistake. I loved the kids and being around them and coaching, but that last season every day driving there I was thinking about what else I could be doing and regretting hanging in for one more. You can always go back to the game, you can't get that time back if you're miserable and frustrated
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Post by wingtol on Aug 27, 2023 7:02:23 GMT -6
In the same situation as I have been coaching my sons 7/8 grade team this season and last....can't wait to get back to high school ball!!! LOL
We tried a walk through in just helmets and not to much hitting etc...that's gotta change for next week!! Way to much phuckery going on for my liking. Gotta keep em moving and involved and all that or it descends into chaos quick.
We are a mix of like 6 schools so not run by a district so we get mostly dads coaching. Which is a WHOLE different thread. Example the "OC" and his Xbox offense called a play that just was formation and all the routes with just play action at the end. I said what are we play actioning off of? Well its just play action he said. So whats the action for the backs and linemen for the play action? What do you mean....
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Post by wingtol on Jul 27, 2023 11:57:04 GMT -6
It may at some places but for the vast majority of HS football teams RB is still a position of glory. Especially when you think that 94ish percent of kids will never play in college. Most levels of HS running the ball is king. Kids still want that glory. Now maybe if you're dealing with tons of college caliber players a year then maybe it will come in to play
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Post by wingtol on Jul 24, 2023 14:41:14 GMT -6
We use to tell our guys the mouth piece had to be attached to the facemask with a strap. Said it was a state rule in case you got ko'ed and they needed to clear your airway they could just yank it out. Kind of discouraged all those swaggy mouth pieces since the strap doesn't look cool...
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Post by wingtol on Jul 10, 2023 12:33:26 GMT -6
Team room was in the stadium. Coaches would go into the snack bar after to debrief and wait until the kids cleared out. Then we had an incident. After that we would go into the team room to debrief and whiteboard some things. Not only did it stop incidents from happening again but the kids cleared out much faster! Win, win! Bonus of having the coaches office in the locker room, we could yell LETS GO!! EVERYONE OUT!!! and get them the he!! out faster. Can't do anything stupid in the locker room if they aren't in the locker room!
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Post by wingtol on Jul 10, 2023 5:59:16 GMT -6
Last school we were at the coaches office was in the locker room with a big window and we 99% of the time kept the door open when we were in there. Place before that office was right next to locker room and we were constantly in and out.
Always remember, as I have learned from a long career in education and coaching, when it comes to stuff with kids and allegations you are treated GUILTY till proven innocent by just about everyone in those types of situations.
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Post by wingtol on Jul 6, 2023 17:03:53 GMT -6
Heard a Dr talking about things like those. Basically said you can wrap an egg shell in kevlar and drop it from a window. The shell will be in great shape but the yolk will be totally scrambled. Unless you can fill the inside of the head with a cushioning agent it doesn't matter. It doesn't stop the brain from hitting the skull. Also should throw in that KT tape or what ever that crap is as another snake oil that is being pushed on athletes. Geez, I guess I won't start a thread asking about the new age jock strap that can also serve as a chin strap that I found on Amazon EBay Plus Only if it passes the sniff test first
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Post by wingtol on Jul 1, 2023 13:00:24 GMT -6
Just like these Guardian caps that are all the rage, do they even do anything to protect the people wearing them? I've read articles that have said they actually make the matter worse by preventing glancing blows from just "sliding" off. But, they look cool and they prove to their snowplow parents that their coaches care. Plus, they give coaches another reason to fundraise amd spend money. Heard a Dr talking about things like those. Basically said you can wrap an egg shell in kevlar and drop it from a window. The shell will be in great shape but the yolk will be totally scrambled. Unless you can fill the inside of the head with a cushioning agent it doesn't matter. It doesn't stop the brain from hitting the skull. Also should throw in that KT tape or what ever that crap is as another snake oil that is being pushed on athletes.
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Post by wingtol on Jul 1, 2023 8:51:13 GMT -6
Never had a kid wear a knee brace that wasn't from a previous injury in 28 years of coaching. Not sure most HS OL even need them. Just like these Guardian caps that are all the rage, do they even do anything to protect the people wearing them?
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Post by wingtol on Jun 18, 2023 10:25:13 GMT -6
Or you get these new age Bro Coaches who are like "We let the guys figure out what's best for them and let them do it that way so they can self monitor and self correct and problem solve and create a way of doing their own thing blah blah blah" aka "I can't be bothered to learn what needs to be taught to them" Or " People can't see how smart and cutting edge I am with fundamentals but they can with my 9 read RPO triple option run and shoot"
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Post by wingtol on Jun 18, 2023 10:23:29 GMT -6
Well- tackling is different now as well. Let’s be honest, football is played in more open space then before, with far better athletes than before, on faster surfaces (more teams with turf) than before while trying to eliminate hard collisions and head contact. Those factors are going to impact tackling. Something else to add in, especially at the pro level, is the emphasis on takeaways. Hard to execute a good form tackle when you're trying to rip the ball out of the runner's hands. And there is a stigma on going full contact in practice now where tackles aren't always finished or guys are tackling wheels. I'm not saying everything should be live all the time but at some point guys need to feel how to finish a tackle
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Post by wingtol on Jun 18, 2023 7:54:30 GMT -6
The ironic thing, IMO, is that despite hours and hours more of football specific activities in the summer, fundamentals are far worse than ever before. I feel like it’s the era of scheme over substance. I know scheme over fundamentals have always been a problem but with social media there are so many scheme whores out there with a ton of people peddling the next big thing for money. Also you have people posting a ton of obscure drills they do with no context. A lot of guys can’t put a coherent scheme together with drills to actually get the kids better at the tasks they will have to do within the scheme So they throw all these “cool” drills together that have no substance and no real application within the scheme that is being ran. Said about the same thing in another scheme. Or you get these new age Bro Coaches who are like "We let the guys figure out what's best for them and let them do it that way so they can self monitor and self correct and problem solve and create a way of doing their own thing blah blah blah"
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Post by wingtol on Jun 18, 2023 7:51:25 GMT -6
For defense I would do a 1-2 page max sheet with top formations and top plays with a few tips. I would also draw stuff up on the board in the locker room. A lot of on field walk and talk as well. Kids now aren't programed for pen and paper like we were. There should be more pen and paper stuff in school and life in general but that's a different discussion. They can also watch film on HUDL now so that helps.
To be honest players would probably respond more to digital presentations now but I didn't have the time or the want to in order to put them together.
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Post by wingtol on Jun 18, 2023 7:46:33 GMT -6
I feel like a lot of new coaches are in love with scheme and plays over teaching the game due to a bunch of factors. I've seen a lot of guys who can draw up fancy plays and explain all the reads etc but when asked "How do you block that" or "How do you teach them to ____" there aren't many answers. Of course it's not true everywhere or for every team. And I am sure it's been going on for years. Just feel like it's become more scheme over fundamentals/teaching. Which is great when you have the talent but will kill you when you don't.
I couldn't even imagine the tackling discussion on this as others have said...
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Post by wingtol on Jun 12, 2023 5:33:30 GMT -6
About what we did for on the field stuff. 3x's a week for 2 hours or less. Weight room was open an hour before if they wanted to lift. Did that for July and usually first week in Aug. Week off before official start date which has now become "heat acclimization" week where the state mandates you do a week in helmets before going full pads the next week. Those are the only two weeks you get now for pre-season in PA with one scrimmage. I am all for less is more but the one scrimmage makes it hard to get ready for a season if you ask me. 6 hours a week- 5 weeks before the official start of practice? Coach you essentially had 15 practices...before the start of practices. Or am I misreading it? I absolutely understand the S&C aspect of summer. Particularly the Strength part. All for it. And I can absolutely see why some S&C hours might be long- small weight room, having to limit numbers at a time etc. But it really just surprises me the amount of people who essentially start practices around Independence day if not before. Maybe I am interpreting what they are typing incorrectly Pretty much. It was basically practice but when you're not hitting and going full out it's a bit different. We didn't hold anything against kids if they weren't there. We basically start over from ground zero first official day any ways. All with in our state association guidelines. Guess since we don't have an official spring ball time here this is what we get in exchange.
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Post by wingtol on Jun 12, 2023 5:28:13 GMT -6
I don't think these are terribly similar. Marionvich was trying to create a "test tube" football player for future riches and glory. Baby Gronks dad is exploiting his child for social media wealth in the present. And they will both end up disasters because of overbearing dads.
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Post by wingtol on Jun 11, 2023 17:38:27 GMT -6
Seems like everyone is wearing the integrated girdles now. Think game pants like that would be a waste since almost all the players are wearing the integrated girdles.
Not sure we handed out a girdle, thigh or knee pad the last 2 years or so we were at our last school.
Now my sons 7/8 team just handed out the integrated pants for the players and they were fine at the age since they were both practice and game pants
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Post by wingtol on Jun 11, 2023 17:35:03 GMT -6
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Post by wingtol on Jun 11, 2023 17:17:16 GMT -6
I can't believe some of the stuff that I'm reading. IT'S PHUKIN' HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. Sure, it's good to teach a work ethic but they're kids. Football shouldn't take their and their family's lives over. Coaches have families and lives. No wonder I retired. Agreed wholeheartedly. I did 6-7 hours a week as a HC and I felt like that was too much. About what we did for on the field stuff. 3x's a week for 2 hours or less. Weight room was open an hour before if they wanted to lift. Did that for July and usually first week in Aug. Week off before official start date which has now become "heat acclimization" week where the state mandates you do a week in helmets before going full pads the next week. Those are the only two weeks you get now for pre-season in PA with one scrimmage. I am all for less is more but the one scrimmage makes it hard to get ready for a season if you ask me.
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