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Post by resdeal on Aug 15, 2015 1:42:23 GMT -6
There are three than stand out for me. One year we had some first year players and freshmen walking to drills after a break and the HC yells "on the hop" one player actually hopped on two feet across the practice field. Last year during a jv game I was forced to call "mike" or "will" fire almost every play just to get my Ilb's moving forward at the snap. On one play my "mike" lb, who also called the Defense in the huddle shook off my fire call like he was a catcher. Sent the same sign in and he shook it off again. On year in varsity we called in "victory" formation and 10 of the 11 players took a knee at the snap. Only the center stayed upright.
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Post by resdeal on Dec 5, 2014 12:12:50 GMT -6
My question is how do you have time to game plan, prepare for, and practice for you playoff opponents in such a short turnaround. I thought it was bad this year when our game got postponed till Monday and we had to play again on Friday. Most of the time you know going into the last regular season game which team you will be playing, or at least 1 of 2 teams. With Hudl, it makes it very easy to get film on everyone. There really aren't any secrets in football. Usually the Head coach gets a sub for that Friday and starts breaking down film of our first round opponent to have it ready for practice. Friday practice is nothing more than jog/stretch and game film, possibly walkthroughs. . Practice on Saturday and Sunday, Monday practice is like a regular Thursday practice, with any needed game plan implementation. If you get a player hurt in the last game, it is very hard to get them back for round 1
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Post by resdeal on Dec 5, 2014 6:48:47 GMT -6
It is Kansas and it is only in one classification of 11-man. Our last regular season game is on a Thursday. Round one is on Tuesday. Round 2 is on Saturday. Round 3 is on Friday but could be moved to Saturday depending on travel distances. 4 games in 16 days.
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Post by resdeal on Nov 3, 2014 12:12:31 GMT -6
In college the only time we stretched as a team was at Friday's practice and pregame. It was up to each player to get stretched. The only players that really stretched were the punters and kickers and it was a mixture of static and dynamic stretching. I coach HS football and MS basketball. We never static stretch in basketball. Dynamic warmups only. We take about 10 minutes to go through them and we are off. I have never had a BB player get hurt because they did not static stretch.
Our HS football players like to static stretch because it is part of the routine. we do it at every practice and pregame.
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Post by resdeal on Oct 30, 2014 13:46:17 GMT -6
For a couple of years we had the Senior dads come into the locker room for our pregame talk prior to going out for warm-up. It only took a couple of minutes and really didn't interfere with anything we did. It was emotional for some and some were ready to run through a wall. Had no negative effects on our play.
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Post by resdeal on Oct 21, 2014 14:09:47 GMT -6
I think youth sports eliminates the average players by the time they reach high school. The great football players that love the game will play it for as long as there are teams to play on. Every team has those not as good football players that need football more than it needs them (i love having these kids by the way). What most teams are lacking is the average player. The one that makes your special teams a little better, act as a good scout team player, or possibly become a starter by the time they are a senior. If you don't love the game of football, how long are you going to play it? If you start in 3rd grade you will have played for 6 season before you reach HIGH SCHOOL. I am a firm believer that great teams are full of average players. Almost everyone has great players (some more than others). Everyone has bad players.
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Post by resdeal on Oct 17, 2014 21:40:47 GMT -6
How about this. We were up 49-0 at half vs an 0-6 team. We have 30 players and there is a big difference between our top 15 and our bottom 15. We come out after half and put in our JV on offense, defense, and special teams. They leave in the varsity, score 4 touchdowns and onside kick 5 times ( we got the ball to start the second half). We won 49-28. I personally wouldn't do that. If one team calls off the dogs, I really think both should. To each their own though.
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Post by resdeal on Jul 17, 2014 22:20:21 GMT -6
One of our best teams in school history went 10-2 with 17 players total. As an assistant coach, I was the scout team QB and DB. We had about 80 boys in the school.
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Post by resdeal on Nov 26, 2013 14:42:50 GMT -6
OHSAA Rules 1.5) QUARTERS AND GAME LIMITATIONS 1.51A) 9th-12th grade student is limited to playing: a) A maximum of four quarters in one day. b) A maximum of 50 quarters per season (excluding OHSAA tournaments). 1.51B) 7th & 8th grade student is limited to playing: a) A maximum of four quarters in one day. b) A maximum of 32 quarters per season (28 quarters if seven regular season games are scheduled). 1.52) Any player who participates in one or more consecutive downs in one quarter shall be charged with one quarter of play. A down in which the offensive team is in a scrimmage kick formation or a free kick occurs does not count in the quarter limitation. A down repeated due to penalty does not count. who is responsible for keeping track of playing time? Is there an official quarters keeper? is it left up to the school or coaching staff? do you have someone on staff that keeps track?
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Post by resdeal on Nov 25, 2013 8:41:29 GMT -6
I don't really think that choice was that unconventional due to the weather. The most unconventional thing I have done was putting pretty much 10 guys on the LOS and going direct snap. We have done this. direct snap to the back and had him pick his gap.
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Post by resdeal on Nov 24, 2013 17:40:52 GMT -6
Wo only have 30 players on our roster. That is all of our freshmen through seniors. Our varsity plays on Friday and our jv will play the same schools jv the following Monday. All two way varsity starters and most seniors will NOT play jv. If we have a senior who is inexperienced and clearly won't dominate, he will play jv. Most of our one way varsity starters will play jv and will play on the side of the ball they don't start on during a varsity game. For example, our varsity free safety was our one and only jv QB. He never played on the defensive side during jv. Out typical jv squad has around 18 players. Sometimes it depends on how good the other jv team will be. If they are bad, we will play less varsity players.
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Post by resdeal on Nov 17, 2013 15:42:50 GMT -6
In Kansas the two 8 man divisions play their State championship games the Saturday before Thanksgiving at the same location. One of the NAIA schools in the center of the state. The five 11 man divisions play their championship the Saturday after thanksgiving. They are all played at different sites. Non of which are the two largest stadiums in the state, K-state or KU. 3 of them are at D2 stadiums, one at a large HS stadium and one at a CC stadium.
I guess if they are going to play them at different sites, it doesn't make since to play in a 50K+ stadium.
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Post by resdeal on Nov 14, 2013 19:06:51 GMT -6
We currently spend 20+minutes stretching to begin practice. We do both dynamic and static. Never after practice. During track season we dynamic stretch before our workouts and do some athlete specific static stretches (javelin throwers stretch upper body). Starting to think it may be beneficial to dynamic stretch before practice and static stretch after.
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Post by resdeal on Nov 14, 2013 18:42:31 GMT -6
Looking for opinions on stretching. In college we never team stretched before practice Monday through Thursday. We would team stretch on Fridays and game day. Don't remember any major muscle injuries. How much time do you spend team stretching? Do you use static or dynamic stretching? Possibly a combination of the two? Do any of you do a post practice stretch?
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Post by resdeal on Nov 8, 2013 18:26:29 GMT -6
Only 4 of the 7 classes have to play it this way. Next year only 3 of the 8 classes will have to do it. I don't mind it. We are not a deep team by any stretch of the imagination. 28 total players (varsity + JV). You watch a lot of film and do a lot of walk and talks. we usually give them one day off. since everyone is in the same boat its not that bad. Are you allowed to practice on Sunday? Yep. Usually do it so it doesn't interfere with the Chiefs game.
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Post by resdeal on Nov 8, 2013 15:04:55 GMT -6
I have to ask Kansas coaches if they like this playoff format. To me ending the season Thursday night then playing a playoff game, one of the most important games of the year, on Tuesday is crazy. How do you even prepare for the game? Only 4 of the 7 classes have to play it this way. Next year only 3 of the 8 classes will have to do it. I don't mind it. We are not a deep team by any stretch of the imagination. 28 total players (varsity + JV). You watch a lot of film and do a lot of walk and talks. we usually give them one day off. since everyone is in the same boat its not that bad.
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Post by resdeal on Nov 8, 2013 11:53:31 GMT -6
Another thing to add about Kansas is how they schedule location. This was true when I played 3a ball growing up there. There is no "home field" advantage to a for during the season. During the playoffs, home field is already determined by West travels East or East travels West depending on the year. Is this still the case?? Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using proboards Yes it is, with one exception. If one team has hosted fewer home playoff games that season than their opponent, they get to host.
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Post by resdeal on Nov 6, 2013 10:24:18 GMT -6
I am curious how other states set up their playoffs. In kansas we currently have 5 classes of 11 man football and 2 classes of 8 man football. The 4 biggest classes play 9 regular season games with the last 3 games being district games. The top 2 teams from each district advance. District winners play runner ups in round one. Class 3A and 4A play their final regular season game on a Thursday, round one on the next Tuesday, and round two on Saturday. 3 games in 10 days. 6A, 5A, and 2A don't have the Tuesday game since there aren't as many teams. 2A plays in 5 or 6 team districts. Top two teams advance. The two classifications of 8 man play in 6 or 7 team districts with the top two teams advancing.
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Post by resdeal on Oct 28, 2013 14:13:03 GMT -6
really? you keep them all day for a 7pm football game? Heres how we handle it: Report 2 hours before kickoff for home games. Report 45 minutes before bus time for away games. We eat team dinners the night before the game. sorry, i should have said we eat breakfast and then they get a break. Then they come back for lunch and then a break. then we bring them back at for film at 2:00
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Post by resdeal on Oct 28, 2013 11:12:33 GMT -6
I am curious how everyone handles game day when you do not have school. We have two Fridays every fall that are not school days. Some groups handle it great while others don't. Our typical non school Friday looks like this:
7:15 team breakfast
11:30 team lunch
2:00 game film
3:30 pack/leave or 5:00 at the game field. 7:00 kick off
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Post by resdeal on Oct 14, 2013 18:18:04 GMT -6
I am an assistant high school coach in Kansas. Currently coaching wide receivers and linebackers. I am the special teams organizer(not coordinator), head trainer, equipment manager, get back coach, get 'em fired up coach, and rules book liaison. Played college football and officiated varsity jr varsity, and middle school football for 4 years after college. I have been coaching for 13 years.
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