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Post by poundit52 on Apr 18, 2024 10:04:28 GMT -6
Hmm, the only Pixellot I've heard of are the automated cameras (motion sensored) that schools use to stream their games so that people can watch the game remotely (usually at a cost). From what I know, it's purely film. Unless there's a layer of Pixellot that I am unaware of, I hope they use another program (Hudl, Gamestrat, etc.) to break down film.
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Post by poundit52 on Apr 17, 2024 10:01:25 GMT -6
I know that a lot of coaching staffs have utilized online meetings since COVID to save time/travel and for overall convenience. Obviously, Zoom took off during the pandemic but there are other platforms to hold digital meetings. My district has gotten rid of the Zoom membership to cut costs and we are already a Google Suite school, so it makes sense to utilize Google Meet as we are already paying for it.
I'm wondering what the pros/cons are for each platform. Price? Features? Etc. The big question I am interested in is the quality of the game film. I know that when we were using Zoom for coach/player meetings that the video would be very choppy at times. Has anyone used Google Meet (or something else) to watch film with coaches/players and the film looked good?
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Post by poundit52 on Apr 9, 2024 7:48:45 GMT -6
I'm curious as to how other programs utilize their summer practice days. Obviously, different states have different sets of rules for how their summer days can look in the summertime. In Michigan, football programs are allowed "15 dates of non-mandatory activity with an unlimited number of players" that involve helmets, cleats, and footballs. These are not workouts and look for more like practices. Some of those dates are taken up with 7-on-7's (max of 7 in Michigan) but the rest can be used as the programs see fit.
Primarily, I've been apart of programs who organize these days in 1 of 2 ways. They either chunk these days into team camps that are about 3-4 consecutive days or they spread those days out for weekly camps throughout the summer. I think both methods have merit to them but I am a bigger fan of the 3-4 day team camps (usually done in July so they are closer to the start of practice in August).
What have you done before? What did you like or dislike, and why? Or, how does your state do it differently?
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Post by poundit52 on Dec 12, 2023 9:20:16 GMT -6
What do you do as a HC or coordinator when a lower level coaching staff (JV or Freshman) goes rogue on scheme? For example, you are a 20/11 Personnel Shotgun team and one of your lower levels comes out in under center I-Formation for about 1/3 of their plays. Or, you are an Odd defense that plays a lot of Cover 2 and one of your lower levels plays an extensive amount of Even front with Man coverage.
How do you handle this? This is not something I have had to deal with lately, but a buddy of mine ran into it this season and it was hard to navigate at times for him. For a staff I was on in the past, we had this happen at two different times and in different way/degrees.
In one instance, our Freshman staff was running the DBL Tight I-Form at times when we were exclusively a 10/11 personnel based program. Now, this was part of a package at first for short yardage and then it kept expanding until they were in it just under half the time. It was decently successful in the beginning and then kind of petered out as the season went on. It fit some of their personnel they had but the actual schemes (Gap Scheme and Toss) were not what the Varsity or JV were running. It was kind of awkward but eventually it just went away.
The other instance was much worse... We were primarily a Man team on defense that mixed in some Cover 3 for a changeup. Our JV staff majored in Cover 2 that year and they were bad at it. The kids did not understand it and it didn't fit our program at all. It fit a JV coach that wanted to run it. Eventually, the Varsity HC had a talk with him but when it was nut cutting time during games the Cover 2 look would pop up again. It was frustrating to watch.
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Post by poundit52 on Dec 5, 2023 11:32:29 GMT -6
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Post by poundit52 on May 18, 2023 12:17:54 GMT -6
We are very blessed to be in a new 7 million dollar "multi-purpose" facility. Our head coach has his own office with a desk, a mounted tv, a marker board, and a 4 seater table. It connects directly to the other office which has 8 desks, conjoined. We have a mounted TV in that office as well and 3 colored printers. More importantly, we have our own bathroom with a toilet, urinal, and 2 showers that the kids can't use! Our office connects by hallway to the locker room on one side and an 80 seater film room on the other side that has a retractable wall to divide into 2 different 40 seater film rooms. Can't overstate how blessed we are with this new facility. In the words of the late great Chris Farley: Holy Schnikes!
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Post by poundit52 on May 17, 2023 8:17:20 GMT -6
We have a fieldhouse that we fundraised for and built. The building has an office that is pretty much just ours. It's a conference table, couple couches, computer, pulldown projector and a fridge. I've seen better digs, but also way worse. We also have a home and visitors locker room in that building with projectors there so we can break the team up for film during the week. Your guys' setup is really great! Tough environment to play in as well. Your lockerroom setup is perfect and it sounds like the fieldhouse serves you guys well. Sounds like a sweet setup for the coaches.
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Post by poundit52 on May 17, 2023 8:09:17 GMT -6
I'm curious as to what other programs' coaching offices look like, how they are outfitted, is your coaches' office just for the football staff or is it shared with another program, etc.
Obviously, much of this depends on the size of the school you are at and maybe even regionally. I can imagine the offices for programs in Texas and some of the larger programs around the nation are awesome! I've been at a few different places in Michigan and some of the stops have had great setups, while others not so much.
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Post by poundit52 on May 16, 2023 9:46:21 GMT -6
I've heard of a few schools applying and getting this grant for chocolate milk. It seems very legit and attainable. www.milkmeansmore.org/chocolate-milk-grant/I also know of some programs that have done can drives (I'm in Michigan so it's 10 cents a can) and then they use that money for chocolate milk, bread, peanut butter, and jelly. Kids can grab a milk and a sandwich after a workout or in the AM.
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Post by poundit52 on Apr 5, 2023 10:32:04 GMT -6
We have moved from a lift-a-thon to a combine-type event that we hold in the dead time between winter and spring sports. I don't have any of the paperwork because I'm not the coach who actually runs it. We divide the team into 3 weight classes. We give awards to the player in each weight class who benches the most (5 reps) and to the player in each weight class who gets the most $$$ in donations. We also give awards to the overall best bench and most $$$ donated. The awards are gift certificates to local pizza shops, sporting goods stores, gym memberships, etc. Each player gets a t-shirt with some kind of team weight lifting logo on it. We started doing this in the school gym, but moved it to a local fieldhouse. Parents are invited, and many attend. This seems like an AWESOME idea! Kids, and people in general, love the combine, so this makes a lot of sense.
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Post by poundit52 on Apr 3, 2023 10:14:33 GMT -6
I think the newer Chromebooks would suffice what is needed for the OP's description. Definitely get a stand alone mouse (plugs into the USB - a lot very cheap yet reliable options on Amazon).
As one poster mentioned above, an iPad is a great option as well. They can be a little more pricey than a Chromebook depending on what you buy but there are easy to use, can be used to film, work with Google Docs, and have accessories (attachable keyboard, mouse, etc.) that can be paired with them. There are some off-brand or non-Apple accessories that work well with them, so that should take some bite out of the sticker value too.
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Post by poundit52 on Mar 27, 2023 11:33:37 GMT -6
Why not the best of both worlds? Coaches can link their blog to a Twitter account, then post a link to a new blog post, YouTube videos, etc. Twitter is the easiest way to connect to coaches of all levels through DM’s or weekly chats, like the Hog FB Chat on Monday nights.
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Post by poundit52 on Mar 24, 2023 9:21:05 GMT -6
This link is around the same topic and think does a nice job of explaining a system for a staff. Take Back Your Weekends
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Post by poundit52 on Mar 23, 2023 10:34:25 GMT -6
A Google Slides/PowerPoint format to gameplanning actually sounds pretty awesome. Once you have a template down that your staff is comfortable with I am sure it easy for the kids to digest as well. I'll be following this thread and I'll look through my folders too.
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Post by poundit52 on Jan 11, 2023 21:13:30 GMT -6
At my last school our students were required to complete 10 hours of community service a year, I had a couple of students that approached me about working for the football team. They ended up being our filmers, we taught them how to film during spring practice and they ended up doing a really good job for us, we ended up with 3 (endzone, wide and tight). As more kids heard about it we had more interest. We ended up with 2 stats girls, we used the stats sheet off of MaxPreps, and had them take stats on old game film to practice. We also had field managers that would help set up bags and cones and then stay with a position group with a 6-pack of water bottles so we actually ended up eliminating water breaks from our practices and saved about 30 -40 minutes on practice. The players just grabbed a drink in between reps whenever they wanted and we had a clock operator (just for practice, she did not do games. But she enjoyed sitting in the booth and doing her homework). In exchange they would get a t-shirt, a sweatshirt or jacket, and all of their hours completed during the football season. They were also responsible for training their replacements for when they graduated. Worked great for us. This sounds awesome! A win-win for everyone involved.
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Post by poundit52 on Jan 11, 2023 13:05:36 GMT -6
I think this can 100% be done, and as some have alluded to, get a student a high school credit and real-world experience. There would need to be some type of interview process to see who was qualified: responsible, accountable, punctual, can follow directions, etc. In my view, it is an upperclassmen's opportunity for an internship within the school they attend. Give them tasks they can handle and then slowly give them more duties when the time is right. Filming parts of practice, holding a bag during drills, spotting the ball during team period, etc. Set clear and realistic expectations for them, then add more to their plates when ready.
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Post by poundit52 on Oct 28, 2022 11:39:25 GMT -6
2 year starter at Center. I played at a small school (roughly 500 kids), so being 5'8" 190 lbs was fine, especially since I was pretty quick for a lineman (man, I miss that part of my youth). Plus, we ran a Wing-Tish style of offense (lots of Jet Sweeps, Rocket Tosses, and misdirection). Our team made the playoffs both my junior and senior seasons. Got knocked out the first round my junior season and then in the second round for my senior year. We did manage to set the school scoring record my senior year.
We had a great group of guys and solid coaches. What a fun time man.
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Post by poundit52 on Apr 19, 2022 11:05:48 GMT -6
I am hearing that more and more coaching staffs have switched to not conducting in-person meetings over the weekend, which is interesting to me. So I am wondering how staffs (whether you meet in-person over the weekend or not) communicate or get organized for the upcoming opponent? More specifically, what tools do you use? I know we will meet, then text each other, and do some Google Doc sharing. But I know there are other ways to skin a cat: Hudl, Slack, Zoom, etc.
I'm just seeing if there's another way to communicate/get organized that is more convenient, efficient, timely, and just as effective.
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Post by poundit52 on Feb 9, 2022 14:24:49 GMT -6
Thanks for all the responses so far coaches! I got the kind of answers I was expecting. We go Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 8-10AM. Team camp on Wednesday nights from 5-8PM.
The reason I’m asking is because last year it felt like the same 3-4 coaches came to workouts (myself included) while most came on team camp nights. The 3-4 consistent guys missed probably 2-3 workouts each throughout the summer, which is very understandable. This upcoming summer will be a little different for me personally. I have a newborn baby and I’ve already bargained with my wife that I’d try to be home a little more than last summer. My plan is to be at workouts 3 out of 4 days (team camp included) during the summer. I think that’s pretty fair.
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Post by poundit52 on Feb 7, 2022 21:14:21 GMT -6
I’m kind of curious how other football programs delegate coaching staff involvement during summer workouts. I’ve coached at a few different programs. While some had a minimum amount of activities a coach was expected to be at, others had a sign up system for coaches on the summer calendar, and another just rolled with whoever showed up. Based on your experiences, what are realistic staff expectations for the summer?
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Post by poundit52 on Jan 5, 2022 15:09:20 GMT -6
Try the Remind app (it might be called Remind 101). I believe that it’s free and you can easily add/communicate with both players and parents. Because it is an app, you don’t actually have anyone’s cell phone number (parents can be touchy about that) but all communication shows up as a regular text message.
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Post by poundit52 on Nov 16, 2021 12:20:47 GMT -6
This would be an awesome resource! There are so many quick clinics or Zooms that are free to coaches but I'll often not see the info that details (date, time, topic, coach, etc.) these things until it is too late and I'm not able to tune in.
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Post by poundit52 on Aug 5, 2021 7:46:05 GMT -6
Coaches, what do your film sessions look like when you sit down to look at the last game? Also, what do they look like when you are preparing for your next opponent? I’m hoping to get some new ideas to be more efficient during film sessions.
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Post by poundit52 on Jul 23, 2021 13:23:47 GMT -6
Just because I was looking at enrollment numbers for the largest divisions in a few different states, what division and/or enrollment do you consider to be “small school” ball in your state (with schools that play 11-man football)?
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Post by poundit52 on May 10, 2021 19:40:03 GMT -6
I’ve seen more and more virtual clinics popping up, but I was wondering what virtual clinics you guys have tuned into regularly or caught the recordings of. For instance, I know Wisconsin’s coaching association has Zoom clinics maybe once or twice a month that are hosted by a high school coach but they get all types of guests speakers/presenters. What are some others that you guys have caught?
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Post by poundit52 on May 7, 2021 7:27:58 GMT -6
Alex Gibbs, and its not oz necessarily, just a lot of things that i wont learn in a book. I can pick up oz blocking anywhere. Ex. Run weak. My Mentor. The power of a progression and relationships with your players. And life. When i read diffferent posters here and elsewhere, I am not sure they understand the progression and time it takes to build solid offensive linemen. My boss, not the same as my mentor.a lot of professional thing that i dont hear elsewhere. The path to being AD and HFC. My old boss was huge. He taught me the power of parents who $upport your program. The verbal support to your face means squat. Then you have the air raid, DTDW guy. The power of small and executing and off tackle I learned a little from a jack burns tape i have. The cool clinic And nick saban and his minions. I dont think saban invented it. But he has it communicated to those willing to spend the time. and Here. A lot of people say and post thing that do not get the attention they deserve. Oh yeah! How could I forget about this site?! There is such a wealth of information and experience here. I’ve learned a ton on this site!
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Post by poundit52 on May 7, 2021 3:46:24 GMT -6
Just because I’m curious, who are some coaches (from any level of football) that you have studied a lot or gotten some of your philosophy from? It could be who you have learned from in the past or who you are currently studying. For example, when I first got into coaching I loved option football so I was looked at a lot of Paul Johnson and Tom Osborne. Now as I’ve gotten a little older, I’ve really studied guys like Gus Malzahn, Phil Longo, and Brent Dearmon for the power spread game.
I just think it’s interesting to see who other coaches’ try to mimic or take things from philosophy wise. It could be offense, defense, special teams, leadership, program/team building, etc.
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Post by poundit52 on Nov 7, 2020 20:45:46 GMT -6
Coaches, we've all had to deal with..... stuff this year. We've all had to adjust our schema of what a football season looks like. I'm sure we all are quite ready for things to return to a sense of normalcy. I know we each have our own hurdles even in a regular year, and we each have our own situations because of circumstance, state/league rules, budget, etc... Here's my question: Based on what your particular situation has been and what your particular changes that were implemented; which ones would you like to see STAY in place when (if) football and the season returns to normal? Mine are these: 1- Change the end of seasonNormally we have 5 rounds of playoffs; 32 teams per classification (in SC we don't have enough teams for 5 but that's another thread). Most classifications have 7-8 regions that vary from 5-8 geographic teams. MOSTLY top 4 region finishers qualify for playoffs. There are a couple of at large for the 7 region classifications, but you get get the bracket: 32 teams and 5 rounds. We play 10 games in the regular season and the playoffs are 1/2 of that. THIS YEAR: same regions, same classifications (shortened season overall) but only the TOP 2 region finishers qualify for the playoffs and the playoffs are 4 rounds. BUT teams that don't make the playoffs can schedule a +1 game. Now you don't have the teams that only won 1 region game make the play offs in the tiny 5 team regions. We actually last year had a region where EVERYONE in the region made the playoffs b/c it only had 4 members that fielded football teams. If this years system was in place in a normal year: you have only really good teams in the playoff (your region is loaded... well go be top two and you don't have to make the 'what/if' argument) AND everyone else can still get the extra game and it can be whatever you want it to be.... reward the seniors who don't get to play much, be an extra early spring game/get ready for next year, etc.... 2- Just Play BallThere's no way to implement in 'normal' times but we had a cancelation a week before hand, tried to find a game but no luck... and keep looking, practiced all week for the team we were to play the following week, and on Thursday of the cancellation game at 3:30 we signed a contract to play another team to replace them. We basically had a walk through on Thursday to play a team the next day. NO film study. NO scout team. NO 'watch for #2", 'they like Stick on 3rd & 5".... NOTHING. We just got on the bus the next day and went to play football. We lost, but it was kind of refreshing to think in just pure football terms: we need to block, tackle, hustle, and hit. I totally agree about just playing. We played another pretty successful program this season where the game wasn’t set until 10 AM on the day of the game and it was kinda stressful to think out about it, but once we got to it it was just like every other game. It was actually refreshing and incredibly fun.
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Post by poundit52 on Nov 7, 2020 20:40:47 GMT -6
I plan on continuing to use zoom meetings with my staff once the pandemic ends. I never even heard of zoom before this, but I think staff members who live 45+ minutes away (we have a few) really appreciate saving the drive time for meetings that have no need for us to physically be on campus. Here’s a link to a great article that was posted on High School Football Scoop about Zooming and using time wisely that was posted awhile ago: footballscoop.com/news/a-system-for-you-and-your-staff-to-take-back-your-weekends/
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Post by poundit52 on Nov 4, 2020 6:50:34 GMT -6
A cheap trick I’ve learned that will work with any pair of gloves, and would be really ideal with some old football gloves, is to wear a pair of latex gloves under your winter gloves. They trap in all the heat, guard against wind, and are thin enough to fit under other gloves. I didn’t think it was legit but then I tried it a few years ago and it definitely made a difference.
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