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Post by bruinfb on Dec 10, 2020 16:27:01 GMT -6
Very impressed with the new Glazier Drive. We have access to the old Vault site, but Drive has a ton of new material. Coach, Did you buy the new one? Or were you able to do the free preview? I signed up for the preview, but haven't been able to access it yet today.
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Post by bruinfb on Jul 18, 2020 4:08:15 GMT -6
To answer the question, I would say that "YES", adults will actively prevent kids from playing on their own.
In my area, we actively stopped pick-up basketball by tying up the nets at all the outdoor courts during April/May. Police even checked on the courts to make sure no games were being played.
I do not think it is "Right", but I could definitely see adults working to discourage kids from playing on their own.
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Post by bruinfb on Jul 18, 2020 4:04:27 GMT -6
Sure, but look upthread. What if adult-organized sports (or at least team sports) were prevented from happening for a year...or two...or several? Could it be hard to get them up again if children are meanwhile allowed to conduct their own? But now what about the other possibility: Will adults actively prevent children from gathering to play, saying it's an illegal assembly during the emergency? (Unless you're protesting something, maybe.) I;m sorry. and seriously not trying to be difficult, I just don't understand what you are trying to ask here. I guess I don't understand the thread. Assume your state decides that playing high school and youth football is too dangerous during the pandemic and cancels the season. Then a few weeks later a bunch of kids go outside to a park and start playing pick-up football. Would adults (parents, teachers, police, health officials, selectmen, mayor etc.) go out and tell the boys they can't play pick-up football because it is a banned activity?
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Post by bruinfb on Mar 17, 2020 19:06:06 GMT -6
I thought the Glazier Online Super Clinic last weekend was great. I was able to watch several of the presentations, and I enjoyed them. I am looking forward to tomorrow and Thursday's as well
Does anyone know if or when they will be available to watch later?
I heard a couple of the moderators say that they would be available but I couldn't find them in the vault. I am admittedly weak with technology and I have had a lot of trouble with the glazier vault in the past, so it is probably my own mistakes that are keeping me from finding them.
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Post by bruinfb on Feb 15, 2018 13:52:15 GMT -6
When a kid's alarm clock goes off, does he get out of bed to get to an early morning football activity on time because he respects the coach? Or does he get up and get there on time because he fears the consequence he will incur if he is late?
I do believe fear of negative consequences is a legitimate motivating factor.
I also think most players will respect a coach that has fair and firm policies in which consequences are consistent. So the player fears the consequences and respects the coach. It is possible to have both.
I am interpreting the OP's point to mean that good coaches have got to get many players to do things that they may not want to do (at that precise moment) through some means of motivation. Whether that motivation is because the kid loves playing for the coach or because the kid fears negative consequences (loss of play-time, extra running, removal from team etc.) there has got to be some motivating factor. We all wish our kids were intrinsically motivated to do things how we want all the time, but that isn't always the case.
Now does fearing consequences mean that the player "Fears" the coach? I do not think so, but there is some level of fear to many motivational techniques.
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Post by bruinfb on Feb 1, 2018 17:54:47 GMT -6
I do not want to discuss semantics on this topic, but I do find that both words describe characteristics that we want in our players. As was stated earlier, what is enthusiasm to one person is toughness to another. Is it because a player is tough that he takes on a block with proper technique and proper force, or is it because that player is enthusiastic about winning and performing his given task? I think we can call it either, the key is for coaches to be able to explain the proper attitude that players must have to play successfully. There is a lot of good stuff on this board about coaching attitude and culture. If we can get all of our players to play in the manner we know is necessary (call it spirit, enthusiasm, toughness, or intensity), then we can reach our potential as a team
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Post by bruinfb on Feb 1, 2018 17:36:29 GMT -6
well said unfortunately, "find a way to do your f'n job" doesn't sell many ebooks I'd buy that book
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Post by bruinfb on Jan 19, 2018 17:57:23 GMT -6
No, it was to start overtime. They said, "We'll kick to the clock>" Meaning, kick off towards the scoreboard. They actually meant to choose which way they'd go. The referee asked for clarification, "You want to kick off?" Captain was confused, said yes. So they lost their choice of end to defend. Upon further review, you're right. Abner Hayes.... the best part was his quote after the game. His team won anyway. By kicking a field goal in the 2nd overtime (with the wind now at their back). When he was asked about it he said.... "Well I thought we would need the wind in that 6th quarter" As for the original point... I even tell my captains to listen to what the other player says... If the other team chooses to kick... we should speak up right away and say "we will receive at the north end zone and take the choice in the 2nd half". Refs in our are do not usually kids make that mistake though, they will explain it all out to them before accepting their decision.
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Post by bruinfb on Jan 4, 2018 11:16:15 GMT -6
I enjoyed when Applewhite called out Patterson for having their defenders always look at their wrist band when they were bringing pressure. It looked like Patterson was a little embarrassed but did not deny it. I do not know the story, but it sounds like when TCU first started using the wrist band system on defense, offensive teams caught on to this and knew when they were bringing pressure. That was a cool anecdote. I thought Patterson did the best job of pointing things out. Thought Bielma and Holgorsen were next best. It is an enjoyable way to watch the games. I'm glad ESPN does it.
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Post by bruinfb on Mar 23, 2017 12:40:38 GMT -6
Our school has about 1200 About 100 Frosh-Senior on the football team each year. We want our guys to play 3 sports, and over half do. A little over 80% play at least 2 sports.
We always tell our guys that if they don't love playing another sport, then they should run track. Most of them do that. Of the 15-20 each year that do not play another sport, only 3-5 of them are actually contributors on the football team.
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Post by bruinfb on Mar 19, 2017 8:22:39 GMT -6
Our players never take a knee during an injury. Nobody has ever expected us to take a knee. It has never been an issue.
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Post by bruinfb on Mar 6, 2017 18:45:56 GMT -6
I'll do my best to answer both questions, though I can answer your first better than your second. Also, a large chunk of this info. is found in "The Education of a Coach." Read that book if you haven't. It's worth your time. I agree with everything in this post. Others have made other great points about Belichick as a coach. The other thing that I got from reading this book is that Belichick is an economist. Everything in the organization is about what has the most value toward putting a winning product on the field. As a GM, Belichick has an ability to look at players, salaries, and alternatives and measure what situation will give the team maximum value. I think most try to do it, he is just able to gauge the value better than most. For example, I don't think most NFL GM's would have made the trade with Chandler Jones... most guys look at that and say, he's a great pass rusher (a premium position in the NFL today) and he's in his prime. Most would say Jones was worth more than a bust of a player and a 2nd round pick. But what separates Belichick is that he doesn't view it like everyone else. He sees that the players that are replacing Jones are only half the equation... the monetary savings allowed the team to pick up multiple other players (Chris Long and Martellus Bennett combined to make about as much as Jones) and the replacements at DE got close to the same production, even if they weren't as individually as talented as Jones. It is amazing to witness. I doubt we will ever see a situation where a coach/GM and Owner and Great QB come together as they have over the last 15 years, it is extraordinarily difficult to do in the NFL.
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Post by bruinfb on Aug 5, 2016 6:30:52 GMT -6
Taft HS with Reno Hightower as the QB?
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Quotes
Jun 5, 2016 6:58:20 GMT -6
Post by bruinfb on Jun 5, 2016 6:58:20 GMT -6
"It's not the will to win that matters—everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters." — Bear Bryant
I think this one is good for the weight room.
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Post by bruinfb on Apr 13, 2016 17:18:37 GMT -6
A lot of the time the guys that complain about running up the score are also the ones that will run up the score if they can. I agree with many of the above posts. I wouldn't worry too much about it, coach your guys how you think you should, don't purposely humiliate the other guys. I've been on teams that have won by 40 and on teams that have lost by 40.... we as a staff or to our players don't really talk about the score much. A win is a win and a loss is a loss. I'm not naive enough to think that our players or parents or fans don't talk this stuff, but we just don't allow it to be discussed as if it is important.
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Post by bruinfb on Mar 26, 2016 5:21:53 GMT -6
The Best of Times Reno Hightower was the best movie QB of all time.
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Post by bruinfb on Mar 25, 2016 17:57:32 GMT -6
I like Bruce Arians more now than I already did.
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Post by bruinfb on Mar 17, 2016 5:45:32 GMT -6
6 Total paid positions (HC and 5 paid assistants)
We have 100 kids in the program.
1400 School population
we have one volunteer
1 coach for the freshmen (and the volunteer)
5 coaches for the JV and Varsity which practice together.
We used to have only 5....finally successfully lobbied for a new one last year.
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Post by bruinfb on Feb 9, 2016 11:26:16 GMT -6
We got rid of our more complex pursuit drill. We used to have a complicated breakdown of who was supposed to fit on which yard line on the sideline. We don't do that any more because it almost never broke down that way during the game. We do one pursuit drill in camp, but is really more a conditioning drill and having kids learn to chase the ball. We all run to the same spot (where the ball goes), I know that this isn't exactly how it breaks down in games either, but we just think that as long as the kids hustle to the ball, that lends itself to good pursuit in the games.
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Post by bruinfb on Nov 23, 2015 11:41:50 GMT -6
I enjoyed reading the differing opinions in the thread on the kids getting arrested. I think the discussion on this type of thing is helpful to coaches.
Our team has only a few rules with defined consequences. However, we are purposely ambiguous with other guidelines, in order to give ourselves some wiggle room for varying circumstances. We generally do not allow kids to play in their game (varsity, JV, or Frosh) if they have missed a practice that week. At the sub-varsity level, this is meant to teach them to come to practice every day and we play everyone if they attend all practices, at the V level, we stress to the kids that coming to practice is how you prepare for the game, and if they miss a whole day, they are less prepared then their back-up. So we tell the kids if they miss practice, then they put it at the coaches discretion as to wether they play or not. It has not caused us any problems so far. However, I recognize that it could cause problems.
Example: if Johnny is a great player and is sick on a Monday and misses practice, that he may still be better and be the best prepared player at his position. If Joey is a lesser player, but a starter, and he misses practice on Monday, he may not be the best prepared player at his position. So should Johnny play and Joey doesn't? Is this fair or right? Is treating them differently the best thing?
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Post by bruinfb on Sept 5, 2015 19:25:07 GMT -6
What is the logic behind using the Oregon practice schedule? Traditional setup is based on giving your players recovery time and rest day before the game. So what makes the Oregon practice schedule useful? Why is practicing full pads the day before helping teams? I think it's a interesting thought and at the same time I'm not sure it would matter what Oregon's practice schedule looks like. They have top of the line athletes and majority of the time can just lineup and play.... I don't really remember where I read/heard this so I can't cite it, but I think the theory is that going full speed closer to game day does a better job of training the muscles to be more explosive than if you are slow/half speed just before the game. I believe Chip Kelly had some scientific research behind it.
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Post by bruinfb on Apr 23, 2015 13:43:17 GMT -6
We lost a game in which we had 6 fumbles lost this year, and after the game one of the reporters asked me if I thought that the turnovers hurt our chances - I felt like saying "nope...we did that on purpose, thought it would help us" - I didn't say that, but I thought it was a ridiculous question (and I was pretty upset to begin with - 6 fumbles)
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Post by bruinfb on Apr 15, 2015 9:32:20 GMT -6
I agree with the OP and I think it makes High School Coaches look bad. I would imagine some college coaches (not all or even most, but some) now have a view that the HS guys are just showing up to these clinics to "see" (and be seen with) big time coaches, therefore they probably don't feel the need to divulge any valuable info, just show up and smile.
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Post by bruinfb on Apr 14, 2015 17:37:43 GMT -6
If you get a glazier season pass, they give you an efootballflix.com subscription. They have full length clinic videos.
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Post by bruinfb on Apr 11, 2015 16:42:23 GMT -6
Seen a sports science not to long ago where they did a bunch of tests on a boxer before and after sex and it was pretty much debunked. To me of the field issues are delt with the same regardless of cause. Personally think a kid having a Date from time to time is a good confidence thing. Have done a thing for several years where we do extra unit conditioning untell every member of the oline has a date for homecoming. Good for confidence as long as she's good looking. I loved the scene in Moneyball when they discussed that having an ugly girl means poor judgement.
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Post by bruinfb on Mar 27, 2015 12:01:07 GMT -6
It happened to me this year as well. First time ever. It was a Junior College and I never spoke to any coach at the school, and they gave $5000 to our player specifically for football. I thought it was really odd too.
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Post by bruinfb on Feb 26, 2015 12:47:20 GMT -6
We do not cut players and have not for a long time.
There were a couple of years in which we did cut ( I was not the head coach), and that was because we were getting 130-140 coming out and only had 5 coaches. When we did it, we never cut freshmen, and only rarely did we cut sophomores.
Personally, I do not like cutting guys. I like to have as many around as possible. I think that the nature of football makes it so that numbers are an advantage. There are 22 "starting positions" and that's not counting special teams, guys get injured, there are a lot of specialized positions, its a physical game, you can sub in whenever you want. In the other sports numbers may not be as much of an advantage, and perhaps a hindrance.
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Post by bruinfb on Feb 20, 2015 20:22:53 GMT -6
Another positive to glazier is the season pass.You can go to as many clinics as you want for close to the same as one Nike clinic. To add to this, with the season pass at Glazier you get a ton of online content... Don't think Nike clinic has anything like that.
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Post by bruinfb on Jan 10, 2015 17:20:29 GMT -6
I agree with those that say to go to the booth. During my first year as a coach, the HC was in the booth, at the time I thought it odd, but it worked.
I guess you have to evaluate the assistants and decide what is greater, the value you bring by being in the booth compared to giving one of them sideline duties; or the value you bring on the sideline compared to what your top assistant can give you from the booth.
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Post by bruinfb on Dec 30, 2014 14:52:31 GMT -6
We still issue girdles and practice pants.
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