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Post by coachphillip on Oct 1, 2013 10:02:29 GMT -6
Closest I got to a season like this was when our starting QB went down the day before our very first game of the season. Tore his ACL and done for the year. Ended up going 3-7. Thankfully no other studs got hurt that year.
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Post by coachphillip on Oct 1, 2013 8:21:37 GMT -6
Typical BS parent behavior. The kid is a quitter. His parents get mad at you for calling it for what it is instead of getting mad at their kid for being a loser in the first place. You should probably have a follow up conversation with the kid if he and his parents want to talk. It's an opportunity for him to learn what it's like to be labeled a quitter. I would definitely tell the high school program. I like to know if I'm getting a diva from a youth league.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 28, 2013 18:31:02 GMT -6
Focus on yourself. What can you do to better yourself? What is the standard for excellence as defined by you and your team? Usually teams like this worry about their opponents before they worry about themselves. Whenever you're lost, look inward.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 26, 2013 11:30:48 GMT -6
Some of you guys have your priorities way out of wack. Football is a game, a recreational activity for kids. It is not their life like we have made it ours. Coach up the back up and go play the game. It could be a great opportunity for the back up and a way to solidify depth for later in the season. The majority of the guys on the post have stated that the kid already loses a game because of the wedding so the punishment has already occurred. Therefore, the solution is to coach the back up's back up and go play the game. That part I agree with. But, for you to say our values are out of whack because we value playing high school football over watching your aunt get married, that's your opinion. Some guys want to play the game. Some want to watch a wedding. We get it.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 26, 2013 7:04:35 GMT -6
We had a catholic school try to recruit a couple of our guys. Did I say recruit? I meant "strike up a conversation about the benefits of attending a better funded school based on prior experience".
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 25, 2013 14:00:02 GMT -6
Somebody's loading the balls with lead. What a horrible run of luck.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 25, 2013 10:50:19 GMT -6
The best Staffs I have worked on...the Header is a floater and maybe a positions Coach. He can now oversee every aspect of every practice session coaching up both the players and his Coaches and then manages the game on game day. This works beyond well. The Header is still the Dictator of all systems, personnel, philosophy, etc.... but now can assure that it all happens to his own specifications. What is really amazing is how fast and efficient all of the teaching now becomes. The only issue....when Header has no clue. He must know everything about everything for this to work....or if he is short on something like LB'r play....he delegates a coach to teach these positions that has more experience in this area....or will at least get on Hueys and learn how to teach LB'r play. This place is the Football Britannica of Coaching. That is a youth staff rolling as one. What is odd about these Forums is this very Thread....an AC complaining about something....where are the Headers? this is 100% truth. a HC needs to be a CEO type. someone who knows what his business needs to do to succeed on the most detailed level. now, he may not know the specific role that each employee (player) plays, but that's why you have managers (coaches) to train and manage the players. but if your header is not in control of your team...your in for a long season (unless you have a full team of gifted athletes, NFL prospects at 5 years old, who just blow everyone away without the need for scheme...) This is most of what I see with the youth guys in my area. Offense: block somebody! Defense: hit somebody! I wish we had guys who taught fundamentals and fostered a love for the game like you guys. I actually had a youth coach tell me he was gonna weed out the trash for me. What the eff?! As for the OP, teams take on the personality of their coach. I'm about to sound like a Bay Area tree hugger, but I'll say it: "Be the change you wish to see in the world." It sounds like hippie nonsense but it holds true, especially in the coaching world. You're the OC. Is your offense organized? Is your offense staying focused throughout games and practices? Is your offense disciplined? If the answer is no, then fix it. It's YOUR OFFENSE. If the defense is jacked, then that's not your problem. Help his defense by running the best scout O he's ever seen. Empowerment is infectious. Unfortunately, so is frustration and powerlessness. Best of luck.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 25, 2013 7:14:41 GMT -6
Wedding trivial? You must not be married? To most people,getting married is nothing but trivial. One football game weighed against a ceremony that will change the lives of two or more people for ever. The poor player has NO choice in the matter. I would say that he should be excused. People who miss games for billsheit reasons should suffer consequences. The gratitude from a player who has a supportive coach can also have him fight even harder for you, the next week. I can see what you guys are saying. But, if you think my opinion that the wedding is trivial is off based on your own personal experiences then I could argue the same thing. Unless he's the one getting married, get out of here. Like I said in the post. He's already missed the game. What other punishment can you give him?
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 24, 2013 23:14:06 GMT -6
I've dealt with this before. My aunt had me as a ring bearer my freshman year. She didn't tell me her wedding was a Friday evening. I told her she'd either have to find a new ring bearer or carry the ring in her dress because I was not going to miss a game.
Any kid that's missing a game because of something that trivial is not a kid you want anyway. If his family's making him go (an excuse I never really bought), then he's already been sat out. Give the back up more reps the next week and tell him it's because you can rely on him.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 23, 2013 15:21:44 GMT -6
My previous school the band was brainwashed to think they worked harder than the football team.. I had a band member as a student who said in front the class, "hey coach, Being in the band is harder than play football ". "Really", I say, "when was the last time you saw defense at band competition?" I went on..."band", I say, "is like golf, you all play the same music and whichever one screws up less, wins". Yeah, that shut the little triangle player up. Too good, Coach. Too good. Bands can be a major positive for programs that work together. Our band director is awesome. He's supportive and shows up to every game. Our school is stupid and makes band class an elective immediately following school. We don't have lights, so football practice is also immediately following school. He lets our wing back play football and get an A in band if he practices in the morning before school and has 100% attendance at our football practices. That's a band director that gets it. It's not about you, it's about the kid!
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 22, 2013 9:53:29 GMT -6
We don't have Hudl. We meet every weekend for an hour or two. The OC and DC watch film ahead of time and come up with the game plan and then relay the information to the staff during the meeting showing a playlist of clips. Most of the "meeting" is the OC and I briefing our assistants of the plan and then delegating responsibilities for the week. Even when we had Hudl, we would meet up for an hour on the weekends to go over the game plan in person.
I love technology. It definitely helps speed things up. But, nothing can replace looking your assistants in the eyes and saying "Here's what I need out of your position group this week."
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 19, 2013 10:03:08 GMT -6
If my guys are sluggish, we do a fire up competitive drill like Coach said. The key is to only do a few and they should be upset when it ends. That way, they're itching for contact going into practice. I would also second being enthusiastic. Spotlight positive play. Also, make sure every kid plays. My OC doesn't utilize everybody on offensive days, so the kids check out if they're not starters. Let the kids know that they're gonna get some PT during team sessions and they'll bust their butts to stay. Like coach was saying, this isn't a youth problem or even a football problem. It's a people problem. Give them respect, motivation, and a purpose.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 15, 2013 10:15:20 GMT -6
Defensively, watch the plays that go away from the player. If he's fighting tooth and nail to get there as much as he is when it's coming towards him, he's a keeper.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 11, 2013 11:01:31 GMT -6
Teenage boys love to look at pictures of themselves.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 11, 2013 9:20:02 GMT -6
That is hilarious. Did he hit them with the "this is why you lift all them weights"? I love theatrical OC's. HAHAHAHAHA no, but I was expecting him to. He was just so jacked cause we finally got a first down. He's also the guy that tried to do circuit training at practice when we can only go twice a week for 2 hours. Up downs, sit ups, push ups, the whole nine.....We aint got time for that!!!!! One guy I worked for made our JV guys do P90X for their full body workout day. It was definitely a low point in my career.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 10, 2013 12:28:55 GMT -6
That is hilarious. Did he hit them with the "this is why you lift all them weights"? I love theatrical OC's.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 10, 2013 12:22:03 GMT -6
We yell poison.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 9, 2013 15:59:46 GMT -6
We had a Right Backer Blitz named Rock. If we wanted to show the blitz we'd call it Hard. So I had to change that terminology after screaming "Mike! You gotta be Rock Hard when you see that Tight End!" Did not go over well.
Kinda similar and kinda different. I had to tell my D Tackle that he was on defense and not offense. He thought he was the O Tackle for three plays. He kept driving the OL about five yards into the backfield.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 9, 2013 13:06:38 GMT -6
That's crazy. Scouting is not only accepted but widely accepted in my part of California. Where do you coach, newpride?
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 9, 2013 9:47:07 GMT -6
We changed our practice schedules the same way coaches did. Every day after stretching, we go into a fire up session. On helmet days, it's some kind of competition circuit. On offense days, it's 1 on 1's. On defense days, it's Oklahoma. On team day, it's goaline challenge.
Another thing we did was have our "go to war" type of guys in a room pregame with music. Lets the smiles and laughs guys get ready their way and the tears and pain guys get ready their way.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 5, 2013 11:58:48 GMT -6
Oh ya. Using stupid slang or repeating terrible grammar in "old man talk" is a personal favorite activity of mine. But im also young enough that I use a decent amount. And having moved from an Inner-City Fresno school to a country WV school I find myself having to explain some terms I use... I have a very distinct dialect I'm lucky I still coach where I grew up in the bay. Don't even know how I'd try to explain myself the first time I said "hella" during a practice.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 5, 2013 11:29:32 GMT -6
Are you new to the area? Never lived there? Make sure you know the area. Drive through your neighborhoods. Drive kids home (if allowed). Like the other fellas said, just talk with em. Listen to their music occasionally. Doesnt have to be on your ipod, but occasionally flip to their favorite radio stations. Understand whats popular with them. You dont have to like what they like and you can talk trash about the garbage they watch/listen to (I do all the time) but at least youre talking about something they understand and sre interested. So no, regardless of how funny you think they are, your M*A*S*H* references won't go far... haha Always fun teasing them by using their slang. We had one practice where our CB coach kept screaming things were "out of pocket" or "ratchet". Kids loved it.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 4, 2013 23:18:42 GMT -6
Him being a stud isn't an issue. Thinking that disciplining him would be an issue because of his talent, now that's the issue. Rules are rules. Bench your stud the same way you would a dud.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 4, 2013 13:18:52 GMT -6
Size and speed. Exactly why we live scout whenever capable. Our JV plays home games on Thursday afternoon and our Varsity plays Friday afternoon. So, we always have someone check them out. I've also had issues with coaches and film exchanges. "Why did the tape skip from 3rd and 15 to black and then come back in on 1st down?"
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 4, 2013 11:03:41 GMT -6
Never heard of it. We can barely afford to have our JV wearing matching game uniforms.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 4, 2013 8:58:32 GMT -6
Whenever I have parents who are concerned about this kind of thing, it typically boils down to one thing: not enough coaches with not enough time. If there are two coaches on staff then one coaches line and the other coaches skills. That's 5 kids each, minimum. If there are three coaches then one has line (the most of one position), one has backfield (QB and RB are very different and require specialized attention), and one has wide receivers (the furthest two guys apart).
It seems like you're at a lot of the practices with other concerned parents. Why don't you just go to the coach and say that you'd like to assist him by "organizing the scout team." You and another father could assist him by coaching the B team defense (using his terminology and his philosophy!) and this would allow him to focus on the A team offense.
Come to the guy with a solution, not a complaint.
The only thing I'd say, in warning, is that to remember you'd be an assistant.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 3, 2013 9:16:07 GMT -6
I've coached high school ball with guys who coached at D1 programs. They were LOST at times. Younger level football requires different styles of coaching because the kids are veritable blank slates. Forget blitzes and fronts. Teach them how to put on shoulder pads and properly tie their shoes. It just depends on the coach. All that being said, good coaches show you how good they are. They don't have to tell you how good they are.
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Post by coachphillip on Aug 31, 2013 8:00:45 GMT -6
I disagree on holding. Usually guys hold because they got their butts beat and don't want to look stupid. With that said, I always make sure to watch the film first. We have had a few phantom holding calls on kids. I am not saying all holding penalties stem from a player trying to make a super heroic effort against a superior foe. I am just saying that there is a difference between lack of focus penalties, lack of self control penalties, and poor technique penalties. Yup. I had a penalty last night called on our running back for "leading with his head when he had the ball." If I make a broad sweeping penalty rule then we'd get 15 gassers for him trying to get extra yards. I tell my defense that we will have penalties for lazy play. Then, when we watch film, I point out the lazy plays. I also take penalties off for perfect effort plays. Can't be entirely negative.
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Post by coachphillip on Aug 30, 2013 13:39:49 GMT -6
That is ridiculous. What time did the second game start? And if the game went to 11:30, how much time left could there possibly have been?
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Post by coachphillip on Aug 30, 2013 9:38:32 GMT -6
That blog is pretty interesting.
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