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Post by jg78 on Dec 11, 2018 6:26:19 GMT -6
Does anyone know of a company that takes pictures you send them and enlarges them to several feet each way? We have all seen large pictures of championship teams in gyms before. I am looking to do that.
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Post by jg78 on Oct 6, 2018 18:13:32 GMT -6
Seems to be a rare thing. Any reasons you think that HC's usually coach O instead of D?
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Post by jg78 on Sept 8, 2018 14:32:19 GMT -6
How many of you are HC / OC / DC and how difficult do you think it is to do all three of those roles vs. HC / OC or HC / DC?
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Post by jg78 on Jul 29, 2018 9:18:45 GMT -6
We go right into the first drills on the schedule. Warm ups IMO are vastly over rated. What do you do before a game?
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Post by jg78 on Jul 29, 2018 5:23:33 GMT -6
Anyone still do jumping jacks and static stretching?
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Post by jg78 on Jul 28, 2018 19:57:19 GMT -6
How does your team warm up before practice?
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Post by jg78 on Jul 20, 2018 14:07:51 GMT -6
Yeah.
I know how parents are and one side of me thinks it might be best to just do the on field thing and start gradually pushing any lingerers toward the locker room. Some battles aren't worth fighting.
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Post by jg78 on Jul 20, 2018 10:46:34 GMT -6
How do you coaches handle the team in post game (particularly for road games) as far as talking to the players, getting them showered / changed, something to eat, on the bus and out of there?
I coach in a league (small schools) where it's common for the team, parents, cheerleaders, etc., to all huddle around the coach on the field after the game while he says a few words to everyone. Afterwards, players typically hang around on the field and start talking to relatives and slowly make their way to the locker room. Needless to say, this can take forever. My now former school did it this way.
I was a head coach before and am now a head coach again for this upcoming season. The way I would prefer to do it (and the way I did it before) was to take the players to the locker room immediately after shaking hands with the other team. Once in there I would say what I had to say in private and then let them get dressed. And then after that they can go out and give their grandparents hugs and talk for a little while and it's easier to get them on the bus when it's time to go because they're already dressed.
How do you do it?
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Post by jg78 on Jul 2, 2018 13:15:51 GMT -6
If you were considering taking a job in which you would be the HFC but not AD, what would be some dealbreakers for you that could exist if you're not in charge of the athletic program? For example, if you were offered a job as HFC but the AD (who is also, say, the b'ball coach) would run the weight room with your input being secondary? Would that be a dealbreaker? I know it would be for some. What about other plausible scenarios? Most basketball coaches are completely clueless when it comes to the weightroom. I don't care for my football players to spend a half hour on ab work and use calf raises as a max effort lift. That scenario would 100% be a dealbreaker for me. What about some guru from outside the program? As HFC, is it necessary for you to have the final say in the weight room?
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Post by jg78 on Jul 2, 2018 12:07:07 GMT -6
If you were considering taking a job in which you would be the HFC but not AD, what would be some dealbreakers for you that could exist if you're not in charge of the athletic program?
For example, if you were offered a job as HFC but the AD (who is also, say, the b'ball coach) would run the weight room with your input being secondary? Would that be a dealbreaker? I know it would be for some. What about other plausible scenarios?
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Post by jg78 on Dec 24, 2017 9:51:07 GMT -6
What kind of bonuses do y’all get for playoff games?
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Post by jg78 on Dec 2, 2017 4:25:56 GMT -6
I am 6-3 in rematches. I am 3-0 in rematches we won the first time. I am 3-3 in rematches we lost the first time with all six of those games coming against teams that were either undefeated state champions or would have been if we hadn't beaten them in the championship. That last point is kind of neat and I hadn't thought about it until this thread.
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Post by jg78 on Oct 7, 2017 12:34:21 GMT -6
Here's an excerpt from Bootlegger's Boy, Barry Switzer's autobiography. It was written shortly after he left Oklahoma in the late '80s.
"Recruiting is the worst part of college football. I no longer look forward to it. I can't wait until it's over. It makes me feel like a pimp... a player's word doesn't mean a damn thing any more... I'm sick of it."
That is not me talking. It's Bo Schembechler in his book that was published in the fall of 1989, a few months before he retired after a long and successful career at the University of Michigan.
But I pretty much agree with you, Bo. I believe recruiters run into a different type of kid today than they did a few years ago.
Blame it on TV, sports agents, a general air of corruption in our society, or whatever else you want to blame it on. Maybe you can blame it on Bo and me being middle-aged now. I think when Darrell Royal quit coaching in 1976, he said one reason was because kids weren't like they used to be. Hell, maybe kids never were like they used to be.
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Post by jg78 on Sept 24, 2017 14:55:18 GMT -6
We're free to do whatever we want within the rules. We're free to win 100-0 if we want to. But just as the team with the huge lead should show some class and mercy, the team on the receiving end shouldn't go crazy against the subs. They should sub themselves. And kicking an onside kick when it's 49-6 with 2:00 left in the game is just stupid.
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Post by jg78 on Sept 24, 2017 14:24:37 GMT -6
On the flip side of this, I get aggravated with teams that leave their starters in the game after we've pulled ours and start scoring garbage TD's on our worst eleven and then kicking onside kicks when the game is far out of reach.
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Post by jg78 on Sept 16, 2017 11:16:45 GMT -6
I'm a firm believer in looking the part of a disciplined football team. Going shirtless, to me, suggests a lack of discipline (even if that isn't the case). You can see that and say, "hey, all that matters is that I know they're disciplined, it doesn't matter what you think," and I'd agree with you. I just prefer that they look the part. Love this post. I am a firm believer that discipline off the field - and in things that may not seem like they matter that much - carries over to discipline on the field. Knowledge being equal, the coach who holds a 3:00 meeting, starts at 3:00, and has consequences for a player who walks in the room at 3:01 will have an easier time teaching a sharp, precise FB trap than a coach who starts that same meeting at 3:05 and doesn't care when a couple of players straggle in at 3:08. Discipline is hard to turn off and on, especially with a large group of kids. The coach who demands discipline in all things will have an easier time getting it in the things that really matter.
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Post by jg78 on Sept 11, 2017 18:57:27 GMT -6
I like your sig, fantom. Sometimes "long hours" are really just inefficient work.
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Post by jg78 on Sept 11, 2017 16:28:29 GMT -6
I will give any film to anyone, mainly so I can expect the same in return down the road. If my worst enemy called wanting film on my best friend's team, I would give it to him.
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Post by jg78 on Jul 25, 2017 22:31:42 GMT -6
Anyone have any success painting a field from scratch. We have no markers on practice field and not sure how to square it up. Any advice? Try to use any landmarks you can for reference. I paint our practice field from scratch and use the track around it to make sure my lines are straight.
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Post by jg78 on Jul 13, 2017 21:30:42 GMT -6
How do you folks prioritize your players as far as playing offense, defense, or both?
My approach is that unless you have an offensive player that you can't do without - such as a QB or a hoss RB who's going to get a ton of carries - that defense has priority over personnel. The player may play both ways, but if it's one or the other it's definitely defense. I say this because the offense chooses the point of attack and any talent deficiencies are more easily exploited on the defensive side of the ball for that reason.
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Post by jg78 on Jun 30, 2017 10:46:47 GMT -6
From a CYA (cover your ***) standpoint, I think you're better off wearing them. If I have to answer for a kid getting badly hurt I would rather he'd worn a helmet than not, especially if it's a head injury / concussion.
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Post by jg78 on Jun 21, 2017 11:34:22 GMT -6
I'm a DC and hate 7 on 7 with other schools, especially in tournaments. The temptation to focus on and do things you wouldn't do in a normal game is strong. We're all competitive and no one wants to go out and get torched and embarrassed and watch offense-oriented passing teams (which we are not) who take 7 on 7 seriously and adapt their style to the rules jump around celebrating touchdowns like it's the Super Bowl. (And afterwards giving the team the ole "Don't worry about it, this ain't real football and it'll be different when we put pads on" speech) We also are a 3-4 team and really need eight guys to run our scheme as we would do it in a game. We also like to blitz in passing situations and obviously that's not allowed. So to play 7 on 7 requires us to make changes I don't like to make.
Now, I do like 7 on 7 against ourselves. It allows us to tweak the rules so that we get more out of it. More like a conventional pass skeleton. I also don't mind playing against another team if - if - I know the opposing coach well and we are on the same page with what we're trying to accomplish. But a tournament with teams that take 7 on 7 as seriously as the actual season and it's 95 degrees with no shade on some college campus hours from home? Screw that.
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Post by jg78 on Apr 19, 2017 19:37:20 GMT -6
I don't think The Magic Bank Account is completely accurate because we spend a good portion of nearly every day investing in our future. So in a way you can transfer money into another account. You can make sacrifices today for something better in the future. As football coaches, we probably do that more than most people with all of our offseason work and game week prep.
Saban preaches this point a lot. He likes to say "Invest your time, don't spend it."
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Post by jg78 on Apr 11, 2017 14:40:24 GMT -6
I don't like family excuses. IMO, everyone's free time is equal no matter what they do with it.
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Post by jg78 on Apr 10, 2017 19:16:07 GMT -6
To me, whether you meet Saturday at 6:00 AM or Sunday at 6:00 PM or any time in between, the key is to streamline what you do and cut out all the time wasting BS that usually plagues these meetings. Have a firm start time, a worthwhile purpose to everything, and then get right to it. Don't talk too much about college games. Don't sit around telling war stories from 15 years ago. Get to work, do the work, stay on point, then cut out the lights, lock the door, and go home.
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Post by jg78 on Apr 9, 2017 20:49:19 GMT -6
... but an engaged couple can have a wedding whenever. It really isn't always that simple. All I'm saying is if you have close family and friends that you really, really want come to your wedding and would be crushed if they couldn't attend it would be a good idea to run a few dates by them first before breaking out the chisel. It still may not work out for everyone to attend, but you might can avoid a conflict somewhere by taking a few minutes to ask beforehand. Just my opinion.
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Post by jg78 on Apr 9, 2017 13:58:55 GMT -6
I can't change my football schedule, but an engaged couple can have a wedding whenever. Most people are engaged for many months, even a year or more. If my best friend were getting married and really wanted me there, I don't think it's asking too much to avoid Friday wedding dates in September-November. If they can't do that, I will understand. But I won't be there.
The key point here is that I have no flexibility with football. The games are played on certain dates and that's that. An engaged couple, however, can be more flexible to accomodate key people for the wedding. I have never had any involvement in wedding planning, but if I did I think it would be a good idea to reach out to likely bridesmaids and groomsmen and try to work around any obvious conflicts before setting a date. With texting, social media, etc., this would be easy to do.
I'm actually quite the opposite. I am highly considerate of other people's time and tend to expect the same from others. If it were my wedding, I would be willing to work around obvious conflicts with important family and friends. Setting a random date and then trying to fit everyone into it afterwards and being upset if someone can't make it because they made other plans beforehand... maybe that's "drama queenish"? I mean, if I were thinking about getting married in May but my three best friends had plans to go backpacking together in Europe that month, I think I would ask about April or June instead of keeping it May and thinking my friends were selfish for not cancelling their trip to attend my wedding that I could have any time I want.
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Post by jg78 on Apr 9, 2017 7:51:17 GMT -6
Lmao! Is this a phuckin joke? I was IN a wedding and skipped the bachelor party because I didn't feel like driving to it. Coach your team I think this thread kind is a bit more complicated in that the underlying question about missing practices/games for important personal events (or more accurately, events that are important to people in your life) doesn't necessary go with the example given which is a bachelor party. mdftfo I think the consensus on this board would be that a bachelor party doesn't warrant missing practices or games. However, I do disagree with some of the more hardline comments here though. jg78 just something to think about : while such events really aren't important to YOU, they may be very important to others, and the "f you, you should have been thinking about ME when you scheduled this" seems a bit drama queenish. I am betting over the course of your career, you will end up coaching in a few hundred of games, and won't remember all of the games nor the hundreds of players on those teams, but you will remember the person who asked you to be in a wedding. It's not "drama queenish," just a fact. I can't go to a wedding in the fall because of football. And I think anyone who plans a wedding should take a little time to at least consider the schedules of the key people they want to attend before setting a date. If it can't be worked out for everyone, that's fine. But the schedules of the key people should be given some consideration and anyone who knows me well enough to put me in their wedding is going to know that fall is a conflict right from the start without even asking. Besides, something like that is unlikely to happen. I live in Alabama. People here generally know better than to schedule weddings on fall weekends b/c of high school and college football. Schedule a wedding during the Iron Bowl and the attendance will be significantly less than it would be three weeks later. Everyone knows this. And that's just people who do nothing but show up on game day and cheer for players they don't even know. It's not their livelihood at stake like it is for me.
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Post by jg78 on Apr 8, 2017 17:09:39 GMT -6
Unless one of my parents (I'm personally single with no kids) is in the hospital in a life or death situation, I'm not missing a game - or a practice. I'm sure as hell not missing for anyone's wedding. And anyone I know who would schedule a wedding for a fall weekend when there are another nine months worth of weekends in a year to have a wedding obviously wasn't thinking about me when they scheduled it. So if it's really important to them for me to be there, they should think it through and find another time of year.
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Post by jg78 on Apr 2, 2017 16:40:56 GMT -6
Oh Lord. The one and only time I have been to Harding University was for something called the National Leadership Forum during the summer before my junior year of high school. I had to get on a charter bus at 3:00 AM in Mobile, Alabama, and ride to Searcy, Arkansas, for a few days of boring lectures. Oh well. At least it was co-ed, I had my own dorm room, and my family picked me up afterwards and we went down to Dallas for a couple of days. The highlight was touring old Texas Stadium back when the '90s Cowboys were in their prime. That was cool.
What did Dabo have to say?
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