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Post by Down 'n Out on Oct 6, 2017 12:53:13 GMT -6
I wouldn't say a word to him about it, doing so justifies his/his mothers complaint. Maybe make an open statement to the team or linemen in the near future about how being hands on is the only way to learn, but nothing directly to the player
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Post by Down 'n Out on Oct 6, 2017 5:24:02 GMT -6
You've got to be careful of what you do in practice anymore either... I just got an email from the administration about an "incident" at practice yesterday. I was going through WR blocking drills with the kids and was emphasizing getting hands inside, grabbing the breast plate and jacking the defender up. Apparently, one of the kids had a "red mark" on their neck from when I demonstrated the technique and his mom is b-tching. I'm going to start coaching cross country, I swear to God. I would be in so much trouble
From demonstrating that technique to showing linemen why having a good balanced stance is important(so you don't get knocked down) to showing DL how to defeat OL who have their heads down.
The only way to learn is from experience, and in anything that involves contact it takes contact to teach.
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Post by Down 'n Out on Oct 4, 2017 12:33:46 GMT -6
That's one of the things I dislike the most about all this. For a lot of players physicality is all they've got, take that away and the biggest/fastest/strongest win every time.
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Post by Down 'n Out on Oct 4, 2017 12:04:49 GMT -6
Coach weve had refs tell our 8th grade kids to ease up on several occasions. Its easy to get physical mismatches between teams and players at that level so I understand the protective nature of refs but when my pulling guard is hitting a DE that's larger than him and the ref is telling him "theres no need for all that" because he knocked him down weve got a problem. Tell the DE to man up or get off the field
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Post by Down 'n Out on Oct 4, 2017 10:54:11 GMT -6
A ref in one of our early season games told my TE "ease up, you dont have to hit him so hard" after 3 straight plays. The TE was down blocking to the MLB. No malicious intent, just a good hard block on a LB that was preoccupied with trying to find the football and not playing aggressively. led with his shoulder into the MLBs shoulder/chest and finished with his hands, knocked the kid down 3 times.
It seems as though a lot of people are trying to take the physicality out of the game. I can agree with taking out the more dangerous practices such as leading with the facemask on tackles(as mentioned above), etc but the physicality is what makes the game special and beautiful.
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Post by Down 'n Out on Sept 29, 2017 11:22:16 GMT -6
Are there any team building exercises that could overcome this "condition." try the exercise "cut the cancer" You mean Oklahoma Drill?
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Post by Down 'n Out on Sept 28, 2017 7:50:24 GMT -6
Last week one of our reserve WR/DBs gave incredible effort in practice and I think he is starting to "get it" so I decide since were playing a pass happy team and 2 of my 3 rotating DEs start on the OL that I would work with him as a pass rusher, with the intention of putting him in for a handful of plays. Kids working hard, throw him a bone. Well he misses Monday and Tuesday this week, I ask him yesterday why hadn't he been at practice, his answer "My grandma is in the hospital and I had to stay with her and my little brother while Mom was working Monday, and Tuesday I had to stay home and babysit my little brother while Mom stayed at the hospital with Grandma". My response, "im proud of you for being a good man".
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Post by Down 'n Out on Sept 19, 2017 7:18:38 GMT -6
Culture, culture, culture. Blue collar, rough and tumble, etc. I throw off on the backs all the time "theyre over there playing catch while were over here working", not in a mean way but just picking on the backs a little and reinforcing that culture and attitude with the OL. We use Wing-T blocking, down block and pull/trap a lot. My boys get to tee off on DL that don't know where the hit is coming from. Makes blocking fun instead of just trying to get on a DLs left or right and cut him off. Best linemen on the team is my LG, he also plays DT. He gets more big hits at G than he does at DT, kids want to hit. He was begging to start on the DL all off season, now hes glad when I rotate him out on Defense because it keeps him "fresh for Offense".
Backs get rewarded by touching the ball, being a star. Linemen get rewarded by the experience, by brotherhood. Love em; high 5s, fist bumps, hugs, pick on them, joke around, commend great blocks and toughness more than big plays. When the Offense comes off the field after a scoring drive every OL gets congratulated by me and I talk to them as a group(or at least the available linemen).
opportunity to get on the field is a big one. "Son, do you want to be the 3rd string H-Back or a starting Guard?"
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Post by Down 'n Out on Aug 19, 2017 13:00:41 GMT -6
I wear Carhartt khakis. They're breathable, comfortable and stain / water resistant. I wear them at work and they are great on the sidelines too. Their sizes run long
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Post by Down 'n Out on Aug 18, 2017 11:43:09 GMT -6
The dreaded and highly intimidating "fang" mouthpiece
Its not really a huge deal but its bothersome and I don't get it. The ones I used were the simple ones that you boiled and they were REALLY comfortable. I just don't get it. Its been an issue though. As a staff we have talked about ways to address the issue now and before next season.
I like the $1 idea, that will go into effect next season.
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Post by Down 'n Out on Aug 16, 2017 7:48:25 GMT -6
It seems like every kid ive got insist on either buying fancy mouth pieces that don't have the strap that connects to the facemask or cutting the strap off of their cheap mouthpiece.
What is going on??? Is it just another way to accessorize? its certainly not more convenient. I must hear "I lost my mouthpiece" a dozen times a practice
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Post by Down 'n Out on Jul 11, 2017 10:49:02 GMT -6
I really appreciate this thread and all the responses. Looks like im going to be doing some shopping.
Any recommended model/style(?) of Boombah?
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Post by Down 'n Out on Oct 28, 2013 14:55:01 GMT -6
I always tried to emphasize that everyone else(more or less) on offense tries to run away from/avoid defenders while the Oline tried to hit them. That's always a solid selling point to get kids excited about playing OL. If you play football because you like contact then OL is the position for you. As far as shirts, im not creative enough to come up with anything great.
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Post by Down 'n Out on Sept 22, 2013 19:02:43 GMT -6
I think rsmith627 is right.
Run them, HARD work their butts off. Run a lot before practice, wind sprints at the end of practice, do updowns, whatever. You may lose a few players who don't want to put in the work but for most of them there will come a point where they have too much invested and getting beat isint fun, funny or unimportant.
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Post by Down 'n Out on Sept 7, 2012 20:41:19 GMT -6
When I was coaching 8-9th grade I was the OL/DL coach, helped develop our offensive scheme and ran our warmups/exercises in practice(I enjoyed it and the kids enjoyed it, I bet they have never been worked so hard in their whole lives but we won alot of games based on endurance) anyway, we had a kid join the team during our 3rd week of practice, he was without a doubt the most unathletic kid ive ever seen but he wanted to be a part of the team. He came down for his first practice and had alot of trouble doing warmups/stretches properly so I was giving him pointers and encouragement. His mom, who is watching practice pulls comes over to the sideline and pulls the HC to the side and tells him "I was pushing him way too hard" and "was he supposed to be able to execute all of this on his first day". We did pretty basic warmups/stretches, before we even got to any of the serious stuff(sprints, etc) he stopped and told the HC that he "couldnt do this stuff and would rather just quit the team". His mom still wont speak to me when she sees me.
Not exactly being charged by a parent but definately her overstepping her bounds and really just hurting her son
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Quotes
Aug 26, 2012 21:16:56 GMT -6
Post by Down 'n Out on Aug 26, 2012 21:16:56 GMT -6
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are" -Theodore Roosevelt- my favorite, a good one for coaches and a good one for life
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail" -Benjamin Franklin- staying on track during the offseason and practice
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." -Vince Lombardi-
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Post by Down 'n Out on Aug 20, 2012 23:46:06 GMT -6
Harlan County High(KY) plays this before the game. Not exactly entrance music but pretty awesome
You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive - Darrell Scott
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Post by Down 'n Out on Aug 13, 2012 18:43:27 GMT -6
I have never really been a part of trying to intimidate the opponent in pregame, I did see something as a player that was intimidating tho.
It was a scrimmage my soph year 3 teams and everyone played everyone. My team and the host team had just finished a regulation quarter and a 15/15 series and we were up to play the other team next and they were running late. When they finially showed up they got off the bus fully dressed(helmets and all), walked out to the numbers on their sideline and got into a huge moshpit! they were just leveling each other! After 30 seconds of that they calmly walked over to their sideline. Craziest thing I ever saw as a player.
didnt really help them that much, we tied them in the scrimmage(they won the 2A state championship in their state that season). They werent just showing off though, they were a Double Tights Power I team and that was their mindset and thats how they played. Most agressive team I ever played against, a bunch of 180lb linemen and they just came after you every play.
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