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Post by breakerdog on Feb 1, 2018 13:57:28 GMT -6
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Post by breakerdog on Jan 15, 2018 15:26:38 GMT -6
Options to win the game.
1- Break up the pass 2- Make a tackle on the receiver after he catches the ball. 3- Stand there and let the receiver catch the ball. Wrap your arms around him until your team mates get there. 4- Stand there and let the receiver catch the ball. Slow him down by standing in front of him and crowd him out of bounds or wait for your teammates to get there.
If this was a high school or even NCAA player we were talking about, I would make excuses for him. Marcus Williams gets 1.5 million dollars a year to make tackles and break up passes. He should be a subject matter expert on making tackles and/or situational defensive football strategies. No excuses, he fkd up bad. Cost his team a playoff game. Again, would never say this about a non-professional athlete.
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Post by breakerdog on Sept 29, 2017 14:06:45 GMT -6
In my other job I am a manager of a large group of people for a large company. I work with all kinds of personalities and have won some hard learned lessons as well as getting some very good training about leadership. There has been lots of really good information coming out over the last few years about this. If you really want a great book to read on this subject check out www.amazon.com/Borderline-Narcissistic-Schizoid-Adaptations-Admiration/dp/1537334220I just recently read this, so my insights on this are heavily influenced by her and I don't claim to have thought of any of this myself, I am paraphrasing. Narcissism is a learned behavior, they are not sick. They are not victims of a mental illness. Generally speaking, they are covering for some kind of anxiety or lack of self confidence. It's not your job to try and "fix" this person. It's your job to keep them focused, on task and prevent them from disrupting the team. Here are some actual takeaways you can use when dealing with these situations. Number one most important thing is to keep your own sh*t wired tight. Don't lose your temper and keep your emotional level down. Don't let them get away with generalizations. Don't accept words like "always" and "never". If your RB says that the OL never blocks for him, ask specifics. Which play, which game etc. Your QB says that Jimmy always drops the ball. Ask him specifics, make them commit to their statements. What they want is smear everyone and everything with blame and doubt. Be Columbo, ask dumb questions, ask them to explain it to you. Write it down for future reference. Don't try to counter them and be the smart guy, just keep making them get into logic and specifics mode rather than grandiose words and hosing down everything with their crap. Coach them constantly on their ability to help the team with good behavior and good performance. Talk to them privately about how you see great things in them and how positively they can affect the team. Essentially appeal to their vanity and use it for good. Create self talk for them about being a team leader and never quitting, rather than their current self talk about hiding behind blame. Encourage them to share the credit when things go well. It's the polar opposite of blaming when things go bad. Praise them for doing non flashy team supportive things in film sessions. "Look at Johnny on this ball fake, see how he kept the LB pinned and out of the play" Give them specific goals. Narcissists are very ambitious and driven. If you can help them harness that work ethic for good, you can really make a difference on your team and in the kids life. After all this, it needs to be said that the best cure for some of your problem kids is graduation.
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Post by breakerdog on Sept 11, 2017 13:14:51 GMT -6
I have always like the kneeling, quiet, hands on shoulder, reciting words together moment of peace that the Lords prayer gets you, before the pregame speech and the run out. I get the politics behind it and that it's probably not real inclusive of other folks with differing beliefs.
I would be totally open to some kind of shared common ritual that gives us the same effect, but without the baggage.
I don't have any good ideas.
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Post by breakerdog on Jul 19, 2017 13:41:43 GMT -6
What character/ leadership development tools or programs do you use for your players? Does anyone do focused classes for athletes on character/ leadership? Just have a desperate need to do more for the athletes. They need to know what it means to be a "real man". www.focus3.com/These are the guys from Urban Meyer / Ohio State - Above the Line book. I have used the tools they talk about in football, business and family. Really works for me.
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Post by breakerdog on Mar 6, 2017 18:21:06 GMT -6
It doesn't get talked about much, but he got a bachelors degree in Economics at Wesleyen when he was going to school.
Economics definition.
The theories, principles, and models that deal with how the market process works. It attempts to explain how wealth is created and distributed in communities, how people allocate resources that are scarce and have many alternative uses, and other such matters that arise in dealing with human wants and their satisfaction.
Is there any other education that fits an NFL coach / GM so well.
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Post by breakerdog on Dec 22, 2016 17:18:57 GMT -6
A Wing T team from a previous coaching stint used this drill. Nothing like a cinder block wall to give immediate feedback on bouncing the ball outside. Coach, thank you very much. I'll be stealing and using that one this year. I bet I've got one knucklehead that still tries to run into the wall haha That last guy hit me pretty hard coach!
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Post by breakerdog on Dec 22, 2016 9:17:28 GMT -6
It should be pointed out that both these guys are underclassmen. There are typically about 75-100 underclassmen declaring each year. (Last year there were 98 and only 62 got chosen, but that is a subject for another thread).
In theory, these underclassmen are people who are so elite at their jobs that they are able to outperform all others.
We aren't talking about a large selection of the population. If the 3rd string Jr defensive tackle from Tuskegee sits out a bowl game, it would be thought of as ridiculous. The only reason these two guys are on the radar is because they are the best human beings alive at running the football that are not currently employed by an NFL team.
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Post by breakerdog on Dec 20, 2016 16:14:39 GMT -6
Without getting too far down the black hole of politics, I am a big fan of protecting a persons civil liberties. I fully support anyone making decisions based on their own best interest. As someone else pointed out earlier, the market will correct this if it's a problem for NFL teams. I don't know for sure, but I don't think that any NFL team is going to downgrade a player for sitting out a bowl game.
What I really don't like to see is any hint of the NCAA attempting to get on their high horse and create legislation against anyone making their own choices. I think it's already a bad deal that guys like Leonard Fournette have to stay in school an extra year due to the draft agreement. He likely would have been a first rounder last year and has lost millions because of collusion between the NCAA and the NFL. The NCAA is big business and any attempt to whitewash this with talk of tradition and "doing whats best for the game" is laughable. The people that run the NCAA do whats best for the bottom line. Period. Any player doing the same thing shouldn't be villified.
I love college football, but anyone who thinks it's the same business model as high school needs to visit a power 5 programs facilities and then remember that the NCAA says it can't afford to pay the players.
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Post by breakerdog on Dec 20, 2016 15:42:37 GMT -6
On offense it's zone blocking with the oline and trying to get RBs to not bounce everything immediately. Our RBs, no matter what grade, want to take trap (an a gap play) immediately outside the tackle box and usually run head first into the guy we're trying to kick out. On defense, communication out of the LBs and DBs. Not knowing the coverage, not following your guy in man if he motions, etc. You go over the basics of what areas of the field you have, the land marks you use, etc. Counter for us is the same way. We had the hardest time getting our guys to make one cut and get North and South. They wanted to run outside and then would get mad at the OL for "not blocking." We watched a ton of film to show the RBs who was in the wrong. A Wing T team from a previous coaching stint used this drill. Nothing like a cinder block wall to give immediate feedback on bouncing the ball outside.
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Post by breakerdog on Nov 16, 2016 12:37:47 GMT -6
MBTI is meaningless
I work for a large corporation and have been through many different personality and brain typing courses or work shops. I don't necessarily agree with the testing being worthless, as I think that anything that promotes introspection and self reflection is a good excersize. I do think that these tests give you a snap shot of either A- Your brain type at the moment or in the environment you take it in. B- Your brain type you wish you were These tests largely operate by asking you how you would react to a situation or your preferences. It's been my experience that a lot of folks don't do what they say they will do. Or they say what they want to do, but act differently in a given situation. For what it's worth, I am an INTJ. I think the description fits pretty well for me, but if I read the other descriptions, there are similarities there as well. I do beleive in diffent learning types. Learning Styles
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Post by breakerdog on Nov 14, 2016 10:55:01 GMT -6
A quick youtube search
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Post by breakerdog on Nov 12, 2016 8:33:26 GMT -6
My favorite motivational talks from the HBC.
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Post by breakerdog on Jul 23, 2016 5:43:30 GMT -6
There is most likely a marketing angle here too. The people on this board are generally all pretty well versed in how a coaching staff works and the differences between a position coach, coaching intern or GA. We don't represent the "majority" and from a $$ angle we aren't the target audience. You cannot be really profitable marketing to a small niche group.
The writer / blogger in question is most likely doing his best to look authoritative on football to the average consumer.
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Post by breakerdog on Mar 28, 2016 9:53:07 GMT -6
I love the 30 for 30 Specials: Four Falls of Buffalo The U Parts 1 & 2 The Best That Never Was Pony Excess Adding to this You don't know Bo Run Ricky Run Trojan War The Marinovich Project '85 Bears Also the ESPN special "The Boys of Fall"
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Post by breakerdog on Mar 28, 2016 9:42:07 GMT -6
Just for variety we would occasionally do them by position AND I was also known to mix them up once in awhile, i.e. OL did warm-up with WRs coach, RBs with OL coach, WRs with RBs coach. Really like this idea. One of the things that I find difficult as a position coach is forming relationships with the other position groups. Even just knowing names/faces.
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Post by breakerdog on Jan 21, 2016 11:51:07 GMT -6
I would agree with Brophy. Find a system that you can buy into as a philosophy. Wing-T is a great place to start.
I would recommend getting the Creehan series of Wing-T books (Wing T from A to Z). They have drills and install plans that you will need to organize your practices. Treat them as your bible and then work your way out from there.
Other than that, read, watch film and interact with other coaches as much as possible.
Good luck!
MN
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Post by breakerdog on Nov 26, 2015 16:38:38 GMT -6
LinkLink
It's called Red Shirting, when talking about kindergarten age kids. I have a 7 and 6 year old, just went through this thought process with my wife and family. The answer, as always, is it depends. The big question that we had with our kids, is what are we going to do with them while we hold them back? Both our kids were done with pre-school / kindergarten and were in the upper percentiles of development (both socially and academically) in comparison to their same age class mates. We didn't think it was healthy to make them repeat a step that they had already kicked butt on. Most of my Googling came up with no real benefits to this, other than for kids who are behind in development at the younger age groups. Any benefits from Red Shirting tended to dissappear as years went on and were all but gone by year 5-6. I am not an educator and don't pretend that a few hours on Google replaces actual research, but I made the best decision I could for my family. I also felt that if later on in years there were some developmental issues with my kids, whether it be social, athletic or academic, we would look for solutions down the road. Raising kids isn't a one decision and done kind of thing. Going to have to coach em up for a few years yet. Our decision is what was best for our family and doesn't mean that will be the best for yours. Good luck.
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Post by breakerdog on Nov 6, 2015 16:34:26 GMT -6
How in the hell has this thread gone this far without the dreaded RPO tag! The RPO reads defenders post snap. In the Dark Lighting offence you read them while they are still in warm ups. They don't even know! The defence is beaten even before the game starts.
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Post by breakerdog on Oct 8, 2015 14:39:18 GMT -6
You're welcome. Can't edit now. That is really going to bug me.
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Post by breakerdog on Oct 8, 2015 8:04:31 GMT -6
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Post by breakerdog on Oct 7, 2015 13:13:12 GMT -6
I recommend a journal or note book, if you don't do that already.
Chalk this one up to a learning opportunity. So make it the best learning opportunity possible. Write down or record all your thoughts on what is going on, scheme, personnel, staff, parents, everything. When the season is done and you can make a cold eyes review, these notes will give you a great insight into where your head was at.
I take lots of game planning notes as well as all the other things I mentioned. Its really crazy how your brain is affected by the stress and situation of the season. You can look back on these notes and try to learn something valuable to take away.
I had a tough year once as an OC. My reaction was to continually try and scheme my way out of things. New installs, new tags, new additions to try and kick start the offence. Once I gained some distance from the season I realized that we had an execution problem, not a scheme problem and I was making it worse by adding new stuff. A really great lesson resulted from that crappy season and I might not have gotten it hammered home without my notes.
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Post by breakerdog on Sept 30, 2015 14:54:19 GMT -6
Malcolm Gladwell on Korean Airline accidents Korean Air had more plane crashes than almost any other airline in the world for a period at the end of the 1990s. When we think of airline crashes, we think, Oh, they must have had old planes. They must have had badly trained pilots. No. What they were struggling with was a cultural legacy, that Korean culture is hierarchical. You are obliged to be deferential toward your elders and superiors in a way that would be unimaginable in the U.S. But Boeing (BA, Fortune 500) and Airbus design modern, complex airplanes to be flown by two equals. That works beautifully in low-power-distance cultures [like the U.S., where hierarchies aren't as relevant]. But in cultures that have high power distance, it’s very difficult. I use the case study of a very famous plane crash in Guam of Korean Air. They’re flying along, and they run into a little bit of trouble, the weather’s bad. The pilot makes an error, and the co-pilot doesn’t correct him. But once Korean Air figured out that their problem was cultural, they fixed it. link
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Post by breakerdog on Sept 30, 2015 10:15:19 GMT -6
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Post by breakerdog on Sept 28, 2015 13:27:52 GMT -6
A guy I coach with uses the Newhall shootout as a tool to emphasize that how you practice will determine how you perform under pressure. Newhall Shootout
I realize that this story isn't technically true, but the "don't pick up the shell casings" is a memorable line and sticks with the kids. I am a big fan of talking about how your brain works and how people learn, but I am a big nerd. Myelination of nerve impulses
Its just a different way of saying "Practice makes permanent. Perfect practice makes perfect"
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Post by breakerdog on Sept 10, 2015 9:39:04 GMT -6
I think Chip Kelly, who got a plodder like Nick Foles to throw 27-2 is a big threat to the establishment of NFL football coaches and GMs. Thats why you see so much negativity and attention directed towards him. The HC and GM communities of the league have convinced the owners of the league that they can't win unless they have a Luck, Rogers or Brady type of QB. There are only about 5-8 of those on any given year and this means that 25 teams know going in that they won't win the Superbowl and the owners are fine with that.
If Kelly continues having success with QBs not considered "elite" then pretty soon owners are going to start wondering why they are paying re-treads lots of money to not win and turn it over to guys like Briles, Malzahn and Sumlin. This obviously scares the crap out of the collective establishment group and thats why you see so many "college guy" references getting leaked in the media. Thats why you see so much attention to Kelly and his tactics and personal life. The establishment is desperately hoping he will fail because they really like paychecks.
BTW, the same exact thing is being said about college offensive lineman not having the pro skill set because they play in simplified systems in college.
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Post by breakerdog on May 11, 2015 12:09:44 GMT -6
Got to be honest fellas...I may not come back... Got to be Foot Hockey teams in Brazil that need coaches, too. Help needed. You will fit in great DC.
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Post by breakerdog on Apr 20, 2015 12:05:59 GMT -6
We practice on our home field and program the stadium clock/horn for the appropriate periods and have the horn go off. Not helpful unless you have a programmable scoreboard at your home field.
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Post by breakerdog on Apr 17, 2015 8:34:18 GMT -6
Maybe you didn't get the memo because you are a defensive guy. Flip flops are out this year. We are going with bright pastel colored light shoes and no socks. Also, the new line of visors comes with the Oakleys already attached so you don't have to buy a pair to keep up there at all times. Get with the program coach. I guess I know what I'm wearing to the Pride Parade this year. Pride Parade. Nice. I was just sitting here trying to figure out what I was going to call my new, whiz bang, RPO, package play that is un-defendable. The hand signal for this might be a little awkward.
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Post by breakerdog on Apr 16, 2015 10:01:36 GMT -6
Doesn't scare me off. Rooster A wink's as good as a nod to a blind mule. First of all the Copenhagen fine cut scares most of these young pup Grizzley dippers off anyway, but it is entertaining to watch them try it. 2nd - Nope, it sure doesn't scare off defensive guys, not a single one has ever given a chit and neither has any oline coaches. But those QB/WR coaches...they want nothing to do with it and I'm pretty sure I've heard the word "icky" a few times from them. That's really my target group. I don't want those QB/WR coaches to infect my tin with their flip flop and visor gayness...that chit might be contagious...and how the phuk am I suppose to coach defense or linebackers in a flip flops and a visor? It just can't be done. Besides, if I ever saw my self in flip flops and a visor I'd have to beat my own a$$ and all though I could really use a good whoopin, I don't think I should be the one to do it. So it's best for everyone involved if DC's Cope, is DC's cope. Maybe you didn't get the memo because you are a defensive guy. Flip flops are out this year. We are going with bright pastel colored light shoes and no socks. Also, the new line of visors comes with the Oakleys already attached so you don't have to buy a pair to keep up there at all times. Get with the program coach. Attachment Deleted
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