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Post by coachphillip on Jul 30, 2013 23:30:30 GMT -6
Also coached against a school in a rough city last year. We ended up winning 66-6. We ran back ups. We ran zone, power, and counter. We had a running clock. We did everything. After the game, a large group of men in the stands told us that if we stayed after the game they were going to get their guns. We got on the bus and left immediately.
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Post by coachphillip on Jul 30, 2013 23:27:15 GMT -6
Safety is huge. Played against a team that injured their starting QB because he was going to be pulled up to varsity the following week and they hadn't run the special trick play they put in for him. They called a timeout with 3:00 left and up by 24+. Ran a QB throwback. My OLB and ILB took great offense and absolutely crushed the kid as soon as he landed with the catch. Don't tick off the other team.
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Post by coachphillip on Jul 30, 2013 15:59:22 GMT -6
Guilty. My first year coaching, an opposing coach pulled his starters when we were up so I called off the dogs. They got to the red zone and then called a timeout. I saw him put his starters in. I got angry and thought he was trying to get one over on us. So I put mine in. We stopped his offense four times and they got shut out. After the game, he came up to me privately and wanted to know what "all that was about". I said I could've asked the same of him. To which he responded, "I was trying to keep a zero off the board for my kids. 42-0 wasn't a big enough of a deficit for you, coach?" Boy did I learn a huge lesson that day. It never hurts to walk a mile ...
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Post by coachphillip on Jul 30, 2013 15:40:23 GMT -6
As a DC, I typically pull my starters when up as well. I'm always looking for ways to get kids on the field. Whenever somebody on my team takes issue, I simply look at them and say "What's more important to you, yourself or your team? Why should you preserve a shutout at your brothers' expense?" That's usually the end of that conversation. Some say its promoting the wussifucation of American sports. I say it's trying to get reps for a kid who showed up, put in work, and isn't as athletically gifted.
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Post by coachphillip on Jul 30, 2013 13:26:14 GMT -6
Been on both sides. We have a "running clock" where it doesn't stop if one team is dominating another. Usually by five or more touchdowns early. I've always said that the first half is fair game. After that, if the score starts getting out of hand then it goes to back ups. Then to their back ups. Then to their back ups. There is absolutely no excuse for a kid to not see the field in a blowout. I think mercy rules are great to have. We are all in this for the kids. Sometimes a team is simply outmatched.
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Post by coachphillip on Jul 30, 2013 12:06:23 GMT -6
so i think i just have to focus on my role, keeping the kids safe, working with parents, and making sure coaches are teaching proper technique no matter what they think of me personally. its about the kids. Dead on! Been coaching for 7 seasons and I'm only 24. When coaches who haven't worked with me see who the DC is, they balk. Just knuckle down and get to work. It's not so much your age so much as it's experience. The same way there are old, grizzled, battle tested soldiers the same is true of coaches. Once they see you on top of your stuff, they'll back off. Then, in five to ten years, you can stand in a circle with your AC's and your arms crossed wondering who the punk is that mandates what drills you run and approves of your practice plan.
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Post by coachphillip on Jul 30, 2013 9:16:06 GMT -6
I took a year off three or four years ago. Things weren't meshing well with a new administration and staff. The first thing I did was go on a nice long vacation with my girlfriend. After that, I visited several schools I had grown to respect. I also went to Cal and Stanford to observe spring ball. Still went to two clinics. Lastly, I got to catch up with friends who moved and coached in other parts of the country. Football is so different from region to region. A buddy of mine from LA asked what offense another of my buddies up near SF ran. When I responded with Wing T, he started to laugh. He hasn't seen anything but Spread and Pro since he moved down there 5 years ago.
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Post by coachphillip on Jul 30, 2013 7:22:04 GMT -6
Our colors are royal blue and gold. We went from black baseball cap with blue and gold logo with blue polo and black slacks to blue track suit with gold stripes and a white trucker hat when he left and a new guy got the job. We all looked like a trailer park mafia.
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Post by coachphillip on Jul 29, 2013 9:04:15 GMT -6
So this last week I was visiting the practices at De La Salle. It surprised me how little football type activities they do leading into August. Their primary concern is conditioning and A LOT of it. So my question to you guys is this: "What does your typical summer week look and how much of your time is focused on S&C as opposed to field time? Also, do you manage to get in speed development and if so, then where do you get that time from?"
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Post by coachphillip on Jul 29, 2013 0:49:06 GMT -6
During first week of summer the four varsity captains are assigned a group of roughly ten freshmen. They are responsible for teaching these freshmen the proper stretching routine, the core lifts, and the run through of how we go about workouts in the summer. After that week, if a freshman is having a rough time with things we talk to their varsity brother. It's definitely strengthened the program. Kids aren't intimidated by their varsity counterparts and the older guys try to lift up their younger brothers.
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Post by coachphillip on Jul 27, 2013 21:44:10 GMT -6
Physicality is something that is not inherent in all individuals. Emphasize it in all you do. Sled work is great. It ain't called the man maker for no reason. It needs to trickle down from the top. Be upbeat and enthusiastic about physical play. Stop a drill and get excited about physicality. Highlight it. Lastly, don't expect a kid to be physical if you're also asking him to think too much. The number one reason I've experiences soft play was kids were unsure of what they were supposed to do. I coached the Veer and Wishbone and kids were marshmallows on the OL. One of our first tech days in summer I stopped a play a split second before the snap because what I saw on their faces across the board was absolute confusion. I asked our guard what he was thinking about and he said "what am I not thinking about." Apparently, the verbiage and rules I used were totally different from my lower level (Inside Zone background) coaches. We scrapped team session and went straight into a spring style boot camp. Went into the season with inside veer, outside veer, midline, trap, counter, 3 step pro, and very basic PA pro. We had an average season, but it is still one of the most physical teams I have ever coached. You can't be physical if you're overwhelmed a second before you have to get on your horse and go. Scale back the play book, focus on fundamentals, preach physicality wins championships.
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Post by coachphillip on Jul 27, 2013 16:55:17 GMT -6
Pink ribbons on the field for one home game with a portion of snack bar proceeds going to charity. It should be about coming together to help people, not highlighting your individual gear because Adrian Peterson wears it too. I know this isn't the case with every kid, but the kids who actually do it out of support or remembrance are the exception rather than the rule. If they really cared, they would prefer cancer research receiving a couple hundred bucks over wearing a purple towel for a month.
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Post by coachphillip on Jul 25, 2013 14:32:29 GMT -6
Get "the work" done in individuals and group work (inside run should be your best friend). Work Team versus cones or air. Amen. Tons of fundamental work in Indy. Break up into sections as much as possible to retain numbers. Inside Run vs the Box. Perimeter Run vs DT, DE, LB, S, CB. Passing Concepts done against CB, S, LB if you mirror your routes. Team on air at the end of practice as conditioning. Start 50 yards out and have them finish each play with a score. Perfect play moves forward 5. Blown assignment and no progress. I went through some REALLY lean years (16 kids two years in a row). Make sure the kids you have get all the coaching you can possibly give and ensure they have an amazing experience. Or you better get used to the lean years. Good luck Coach.
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Post by coachphillip on Jul 25, 2013 10:05:45 GMT -6
I coach DI high school ball in Northern California. I work OL on Offense and I coach the LB position in addition to my Defensive Coordinator responsibilities. I was brought up through the ranks in the Split Veer and Wishbone offenses. We ran a 4-3 Over with an Inverted Cover 2 behind it. Since my playing days, I've coached in a lot of different systems. 7 years on offense have led to: Wishbone, Flexbone, Ace Zone, Power I, and now Mazzone's Nzone. Defensively: 4-3, 50, & 4-4. I'm a typical OL guy. Goofy, self loathing, hard working, cynical, and I have an eternal love/hate relationship with skill players/coaches. I've always been a firm believer in surrounding yourself with people who help you be who you want to be (thank Trading Places for that one) and this board looks like a good place to start.
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