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Post by coachphillip on Oct 23, 2013 11:49:58 GMT -6
All interviews conducted by HC and appropriate coordinator. Both coordinators get interviewed by HC.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 23, 2013 11:44:36 GMT -6
King of the Ring (Hoop Drill): two players try to knock each other out of a hoop from a stance.
Towel drill: two players hold a towel by each end. One has to take it from the other. Those are the only rules.
Tug of war: Classic.
Oklahoma: always good.
1v1: pass pro v rush, deep fade vs CB, etc.
Add a stopwatch to any drill to see who the fastest kid is.
A little negative reinforcement: a mistake is 5 push-ups.
A lot of positive reinforcement: tee shirt for player of the week, powerade for best practice player, chips for the best scout player, otter pops for the fastest defensive group in pursuit drill.
Stress winning but stay positive. At first, talk up every win you can find. Keep your competitive fire up sessions short and intense. Leave them wanting more. End sessions on a good note. Be enthusiastic and authentic about things you want them to be passionate about. Lastly, coffee's for closers.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 23, 2013 11:15:48 GMT -6
Player interviews work along the same lines:
1. Strengths / weaknesses as a program. 2. As an individual player. 3. What can we do to address these weaknesses? 4. What can take our program to the next level? 5. What role will you personally play in doing that?
Then we get to the deeper stuff that is done with their position coach:
1. What do you see your role as being on this team? 2. Are you comfortable with it? 3. What could your coaches do a better job of when teaching? 4. What could your coaches do a better job of when motivating? 5. Do you have any grievances? 6. What player do you think most highly of and why? 7. Set goals for the offseason.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 23, 2013 11:07:19 GMT -6
Seems like a big thing would be STAFF buy in too. Can't have the WR coach getting exasperated when the QB coach is trying to mentor/coach his kids. Right. I lose my stuff when a WR coach or a defensive coach comes after one of my OL for missing a block. I feel like that's a sign of disrespect towards myself. I can coach my own kids.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 23, 2013 10:52:48 GMT -6
Things we ask our assistants:
1. What were our strengths as a staff? 2. Weaknesses? 3. What could we do to improve these weaknesses as a staff? 4-6. Same questions but pertaining to the individual. 7-9. Same questions but pertaining to the leadership (header, coordinator). 10. What could take our program to the next level? 11. Do you have any grievances? 12. What are you going to do personally to better yourself as a coach for next season?
Pretty much takes about half an hour or so to talk things through. I usually take my defensive assistants out for dinner one at a time after the season to discuss these things.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 22, 2013 12:19:36 GMT -6
Hand down, man down?
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 22, 2013 12:18:58 GMT -6
Is this not the pot calling the kettle black. Oregon specializes in blowing out teams and then they get offended that a team with lesser talent refuses to lay down. See, it might hurt their BCS title game big those 14 points. Mike Leach has a unique philosophy. If you can hang 70 on me go right ahead but do not be {censored} when I hang 70 on you some time in the near future. Agreed. I love watching Oregon play, but who the heck do they think they are for calling out a team for tacking on points. Leach runs his offense, up by a lot or down by a lot. The same way Oregon runs their offense up by a lot or down by a lot. I recently watched a pump up video in which Mariotta throws a sprint out pass for a TD when up by 30+ with under 2:00 left in the game against Colorado. Get off your soap box, Aliotti.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 21, 2013 15:13:44 GMT -6
Pretty much agree with everyone here. You want a kid? Great! Take him! But, only if you will use him. I've seen way too many kids taken up as scout team depth. It is almost criminal to me to take away a kid's payday for all of his hard work (game day) because you need him on varsity to get a look at practice.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 21, 2013 15:07:50 GMT -6
California - North Coast Section
Any player can play Varsity ball. If the player in question isn't yet 15, he must get a waiver signed by his parent, a doctor, and the coach.
Once a kid plays one snap of Varsity ball, no more JV or Freshmen ball.
And I believe a kid can only play in one game a week. So, no playing JV and then suiting up for Var in case of emergency.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 20, 2013 14:57:00 GMT -6
You say you're upholding a standard but then also say that many kids who should be sitting are playing because your "freshmen can't compete physically". That means you're failing to uphold your standard. Why are kids getting away with stuff? Because they can.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 19, 2013 14:31:46 GMT -6
I understand but they were only up by 21. If they were up by 35-40 points in the first half then that's different. 21 points isn't that much. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using proboards Agreed. Especially by a coach who has just recently stopped getting blown out. He could possibly just have been insecure in the lead. 95% of the time, first half is fair game. I think 35 points is when you start "building depth". I've seen way too many 21 point leads come and go.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 18, 2013 12:24:00 GMT -6
take care of the thing you can control, keeping your kids elgible, efficient pracitices, showing your kids and your staff actually care about the kids (that isnt alway doing what makes them happy), executing and winning games. If you want to control the other stuff, stop waiting, banging on the county doors.....nevers happens and certainly not quickly enough. Agreed. Do what you can. Create a program that kids want to be a part of. Be highly involved and positive with your freshmen and JV kids. Make practices efficient. Show kids you care. WIN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. Everything will start lining up.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 16, 2013 8:57:48 GMT -6
Nobody runs the no huddle to keep the opposing team's offense off the field. They run the no huddle to keep the opposing team's defense on the field and playing at a frenetic pace.
I've been a part of teams that did just what you're saying against vastly superior opponents. It's an approach that has worked. Shorten the game, grind out long drives, win the turnover differential. I don't think its a loser mentality. Trying to go toe to toe in a fight dictates by the opposition with lesser talent, now that's a loser mentality.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 15, 2013 8:59:59 GMT -6
I don't see it as us "simplifying the offense and defense" run at the next level. I see it as us developing a solid base upon which you can add at the next level. Is an algebra teacher "simplifying the system" in contrast to his calculus counterpart? We teach kids how to block, tackle, identify fronts and coverages, adjust within the confines of a system, etc. Those are all universal things. I teach my kids as much as they can handle. I don't start with a full fledged pro offense and then whittle it down. I start with stance and step and then work my way up. If they're all blue chippers with 100+ IQ's then we'd be running the Bill Walsh West Coast. But, they're not, so we don't.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 12, 2013 22:23:20 GMT -6
I am a fan of the team approach. If someone wants to do something, the whole team has to do the same thing. I love the donation idea. Consider it stolen. Same here, Coach. If we're going to do it, let's do it right. We all wear pink socks, belts, and mouth pieces. We raise money for the cause. We do it one week. Then, back to business. Huge difference between "Look here" and "Look at me".
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 11, 2013 12:59:54 GMT -6
Does your need for him to play S overshadow your want for him to develop as a starting QB? That's what this boils down to. If you want him to be the QB next year and take all the snaps as a Freshman player then do that. If you think he can make up the experience lost quickly enough and the drop off from the current S to himself is that severe then do that. Not really something I think we can answer.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 9, 2013 12:00:03 GMT -6
Whatever you do, don't call it Memorial. John Smith Memorial Field may not go over well with John Smith. I do not understand what people say Memorial. Memorial is for dead people. Besides, when does die you can call him the late great john smith. Exactly. I wouldn't want to walk into my Memorial Stadium. It'd be like jumping in my own grave.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 9, 2013 8:11:27 GMT -6
Whatever you do, don't call it Memorial. John Smith Memorial Field may not go over well with John Smith.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 8, 2013 10:11:13 GMT -6
Never been a fan of it either. Might as well start a "2-4-6-8 who do we appreciate" chant.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 8, 2013 8:41:50 GMT -6
Starts with the week of practice. We have a poor opponent this week, and our coaches keep reminding the kids of that. I have no idea why. "This guy isn't good...this guy isn't good...their offense is slow, etc etc" I fully expect us to come out flat this week. Used to coach with a guy who wanted to show film of all of the worst plays and hide all the big plays our opponent ran. He said it gave our kids the mindset that the team we were facing were beatable. Went 3-7 that season. Our kids consistently told us after games that our opponent was playing way better than they looked on film.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 8, 2013 8:35:17 GMT -6
To the OP - unfortunately we as coaches cannot pick the leaders. We know the kids we want to be leaders, but the players pick who they will follow. I was just talking about this with our staff last weekend. They kept referring to our starting C as a leader. Being a good kid does not make you a leader. If you have followers, then you are a leader whether you like it or not. A kid with a bad attitude and a lot of talent can often times be a leader on freshman or JV teams because young kids admire ability. It is up to you to teach him how to be a good leader. If not, he will lead your team down a negative path towards a bad season. My starting C is a great kid. But, during this last week's game, I asked him where he was on a combo block. His guard said he was "too busy getting b slapped by the DT." That's not how kids talk about one of their "leaders".
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 7, 2013 7:17:48 GMT -6
I agree with what you guys are saying. Leaders are genuine. Nobody identifies and calls out BS like a teenage boy. Their BS radar is finely tuned.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 6, 2013 16:27:36 GMT -6
It's just annoying to me. It's all for attention. I went to scout an upcoming opponent at their homecoming game. The place was as packed as it could be for two small schools. There were five varsity guys walking around during the JV game shirtless. They would walk the entire length of the bleachers and flex and look for their "baby mommas" (their words, not mine). It was ridiculous.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 5, 2013 7:55:15 GMT -6
There are those who are vocal leaders and there are those who lead by example. Guys who put the team first and do their jobs is what we most look for. Once we identify guys that embody the values we want to permeate throughout our team, we put them in leadership roles (i.e. stretching lines, workout groups, calling up guys who miss, etc.). Talent isn't important when picking leaders, but respect amongst peers is. A good kid who doesn't have the respect of his peers because he is god awful is no good to you. The same way a talented player who whines and cries about his lack of blocking all day is no good to you. People who don't know about building a successful program just want Ray Lewis speeches and confrontational shouting. They want a show. You know what to look for.
I agree with silky. I hope things are going good for you over there, Coach. Seems like a circus from your posts.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 3, 2013 8:45:42 GMT -6
I've always been a firm believer in shirts on outside the locker room. If you want to show the girls your abs, get their numbers and show them on your own time.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 3, 2013 8:42:12 GMT -6
I agree with fantom on this one. Talk to them, replace them, bench them, cut them. I also agree with brophy on exposing them to other talent. I had a kid who was the biggest baddest meanest fish in his tiny puddle of a world. He was so big headed that I personally wanted to humble him in an attempt to show him how much better he could be. I took him to a De La Salle summer workout. He didn't realize that there were guys out there who wouldn't just beat him on a play, they would terrorize him. He came back to our school and was the most motivated guy there. He understood the standard we were trying to set and that excellence wasn't being the best at the school, it was being the best you possibly could. He just needed to see the standard.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 2, 2013 11:32:01 GMT -6
We have four Varsity captains elected by the team immediately following spring ball. These captains then draft the remaining players in the program. The freshmen get sorted out as they come. We then score them based on individual effort and as a team. It helps with accountability and ownership.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 2, 2013 11:28:37 GMT -6
Our head coach the other day: "The offensive line is a collective, a unit. Each of you is a finger. When you push someone with a finger, that's not much. But, when all of those fingers come together and form a hand. Then, we can really move people. Don't even get me started on if that hand gets mad and forms a fist. Now, we're fighting."
I think he's finally lost it lol.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 1, 2013 12:28:34 GMT -6
One thing I would say, your HC shouldn't be giving suggestions. He should be giving orders. It's his job to run the ship. If he thinks it's in the team's best interest to simplify the offense, then it is the OC's job to do just that. But, it's the HC's call, not yours. Bring up your concerns with the guy you're assisting and do your job to the best of your ability. Chain of command, my friend.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 1, 2013 12:23:06 GMT -6
Maybe that's just not your team. I had a blast playing high school football. We scored and won often. My team was particularly close. We didn't celebrate almost at all in games. The one time we went crazy was when we completed a 2 point conversion with no time left to beat a rival. I think that warranted something. But, maybe your team loves being business like and that's okay if that's the particular kind of swagger they identify with.
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