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Post by natenator on Sept 4, 2015 11:10:24 GMT -6
In every other sport there is boys sport and girls sport, why doesn't it just say boys football. www.ohsaa.org/sports/default.aspGirls are allowed to Wrestle too? Makes no sense that in the two contact sports gender doesn't matter but in non contact, even golf it does. Makes no sense to me! It took time for many sports to have their own team/league for females.
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Post by natenator on Sept 4, 2015 7:45:11 GMT -6
I tell my players to see the trainer first. It is free so you cannot beat the cost. Then if the trainer thinks it is bad enough they can recommend the doctor. Sure we do too. We have trainers at our games. We have trainers who misdiagnose all the time. I just know that if we coached players on when to see (or not see) a doctor then we'd have some issues. We get around it to an extent by forcing a doctor's note that holds them out of practice. This forces the parents hand to spend the time to take off work so they can take their kid to the Doctors (not a huge deterrent in Canada given medical care is covered).
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Post by natenator on Sept 4, 2015 7:23:42 GMT -6
A couple of things that we've done in addition to the ideas already mentioned" 1. On the first day I give them the talk about not getting "Wally Pipped" (Sitting out and getting replaced by a Hall of Famer). Now, we talk about missing practice but they get the picture. 2. We also tell them not to go to the doctor, unless it's a real emergency, until they see the trainer. Dubber's right, family doctors will sit them out immediately. Military doctors may be worse. For that reason, we also tell them that, if you're not in serious pain or something obviously isn't working right, Mom doesn't need to know about every bump and bruise. in the long run, though, the best answer is what DCOhio said in the "Winner" thread. When they're playing for each other peer pressure is the thing that makes kids tough. How do you get away with counseling kids to not see a doctor? I'd be in unbelievable trouble if I told kids not to see a doctor unless it met some arbitrary criteria I set.
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Post by natenator on Sept 4, 2015 6:52:33 GMT -6
We do not, but I have expressed that opinion more than once and not so eloquently. In this environment should be forced to sign a waiver. And for the sake of everybody every practice, contact session should be filmed. And not because of the coaches or the coaching, but because there are way to many people who feed off making good people i.e coaches, look like A-holes. If you don't subject similar males to what you are proposing with the females then you are asking for a world of trouble. And, it's wrong to do so.
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Post by natenator on Sept 4, 2015 6:32:00 GMT -6
you need to get her parents to sign a waiver. She and her parents, like every other should be responsible, and intelligent enough to know the risk inherent in playing tackle football. The minute we start making exceptions for anybody, football is finished, at least tackle, and the money making that it is right now. Do you do that for the boys?
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Post by natenator on Aug 25, 2015 10:57:58 GMT -6
I get that but how many of us does that apply to? Thank God that now applies to me! I have always done it, even when I coached MS or Pop Warner. You never know where your career will take you, so why not prepare/plan at the highest level? I also think you're looking at it wrong w/your "I guess having a call sheet..." comment. It's not whether you have one, or what it even looks like, it's the fact you took time to PREPARE and put those thoughts down on paper to help commit them to memory. I don't know any OC/DC worth their salt that doesn't have some sort of little "cheat sheet" they utilize. I know there are exceptions to everything, but generally speaking most guys have something at least written down. Duece I agree with this and do utilize a cheat sheet. I may have one with me but I rarely use it as my game plan through the week will have tried to already take into account a lot of what a team does. Now maybe this is a slight nuance of the Canadian game vs the American game? As a coach in Canada, I have to download a whole lot to my players in terms of calls and auto-adjustments based on formations, tendencies, etc simply because of all the annoying motion an offense can do.
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Post by natenator on Aug 25, 2015 10:38:53 GMT -6
I get that but how many of us does that apply to? If you're not a high quality high school program aren't you aspiring to be one? I didn't realize having a call sheet was the determining factor that separates high quality football programs and those that are not. I guess having a whistle is the difference between being a great coach and just a slappy as well.
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Post by natenator on Aug 25, 2015 10:08:30 GMT -6
Seriously? Have you seen a high quality high school football game? They look just like an BCS conference game except the average player is just a little smaller and slower. I get that but how many of us does that apply to?
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Post by natenator on Aug 24, 2015 21:51:55 GMT -6
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Post by natenator on Aug 23, 2015 20:20:14 GMT -6
At the HS level I just don't see the need. College/pro level spend most of their practice time on situation specific elements to attack/defend so I can see it there. Plus they have playbooks that rival war and peace lol I think this is one of HS biggest errors. Practicing situations is so critical & can give a team the edge. The great teams we see have things they do very well situationally. The average teams we see don't have much variation between what they are doing on 1-10 VS red zone run or pass. When some (maybe a lot?) coaches are spending more of the time just trying to get their dipsh!t Johnny's to align correctly then it might be overkill to think situational football would provide them an edge. That said I coach D and see absolutely no need for a call sheet at the HS levels. Maybe the visor guys are different
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Post by natenator on Aug 22, 2015 16:56:15 GMT -6
At the HS level I just don't see the need.
College/pro level spend most of their practice time on situation specific elements to attack/defend so I can see it there. Plus they have playbooks that rival war and peace lol
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Post by natenator on Aug 22, 2015 16:53:15 GMT -6
Has anyone ever considered tackling drills without helmets? Eve just using bags?
I contemplate doing it but always fearful of the liability issue
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Post by natenator on Aug 20, 2015 4:42:57 GMT -6
Why can't you get him reps on offense?
Put him on one side and throw to the other. If he asks why he's not getting passes then you can simply fall on the QB saying it's his call (read as to where the ball goes).
Can someone spend some time with him to making him into a great blocking receiver (despite being undersized)? If so, that could end up being far more valuable than someone who can catch depending on type of offense you run.
Can you put him at TE and run away from him?
There are always LOTS of ways to get weaker offensive players reps compared to defensive players.
My feeling is if this kid has helped you get by in the lean times even just as a body then you owe it to him a bit to give him some reps every game.
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Post by natenator on Aug 19, 2015 3:04:26 GMT -6
You just gave us a lot more of the back story than in your two earlier posts.
I agree. Responses would have been quite different knowing this information. While I am not one to assume what the OP described was pretty well implied that the kid HAS to work to support himself and keep himself from getting involved in shady things... Parents in jail Living with grand mother Street issues Poor economic outlook in area
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Post by natenator on Aug 18, 2015 12:21:40 GMT -6
The only wrong move, imo, is to kick him off the team. Or to make him feel unwanted because he HAS to work such that he quits.
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Post by natenator on Aug 17, 2015 18:56:46 GMT -6
Unfortunate but if you make certain reasonable exceptions, it will lead to pressure to make unreasonable ones. Tough call, though, given your urban situation and it's implications. We had a school near where I used to coach that wanted the basketball players to play football and promised they could miss Mondays and Wednesday's to go play basketball as long as they were with FB the rest of the time. A deal. It was abused by those kids and resented by the rest of the team. That coach pronounced it a HUGE failure after the season. Big difference in wanting to play another sport and having to work to support oneself. If this kid can prove he is actually working then I think you need to find a way to have him involved and contributing. He's in a difficult situation and trying to find a positive way to handle his business. He could very easily take the path of least resistance here. Kids like him should be rewarded and celebrated. This game and the life skills it teaches is bigger than winning and losing.
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Post by natenator on Aug 14, 2015 7:24:42 GMT -6
Jack Lengyel believed in the redbook...
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Post by natenator on Aug 13, 2015 21:40:15 GMT -6
Repeating names and remembering them are two different things. I was walking through the mall today and saw three former students (maybe 2-3 years removed). I couldn't remember their names to save my life. Though I did remember one...when I got to my car. That's when you pull out the old 'hey guys' or 'hey buds' salutation lol
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Post by natenator on Aug 13, 2015 21:38:54 GMT -6
Tape on their helmet with their name helps. Like it or not, the reality is I remember the names of players a lot faster if they play well. They're giving me a reason to remember them. Sometimes they're so bad that you can't help but remember them whether you want to or not. Haha that's a fair point too! Players if you're reading this then the lesson is mediocrity is not going to get you noticed. You can be good or horrible, but not average!
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Post by natenator on Aug 13, 2015 20:36:12 GMT -6
Tape on their helmet with their name helps.
Like it or not, the reality is I remember the names of players a lot faster if they play well. They're giving me a reason to remember them.
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Post by natenator on Aug 13, 2015 15:29:01 GMT -6
Love it, but the school I coach at that line isn't as applicable. Part of our challenge and success is instilling a sense of discipline and hard work where kids have had no good examples growing up. None of your kids' parents have jobs working in manufacturing, mining, farming, construction, restaurant kitchens, or as a nurse, firefighter, military personnel, mechanic, etc?
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Post by natenator on Aug 13, 2015 7:59:41 GMT -6
Helped coach freshmen yesterday because my buddy was sick and the varsity didn't practice until later on in the day. Freshman DE lines up, OT tries to reach him, he fights to stay outside and maintains perfect leverage and then proceeds to watch the RB run right by him for a TD. I lay into him about making sure he gets the job done and that he can't just sit there. I tell the coach to run it back. Next play, OT tries to hook him and the DE just lays him out and lays on top of him. The RB trots by again for a TD. I yell at the kid again. The kid turns around ticked off and yells "I don't know why you're so mad at me! I just flat backed this guy twice and we scored two touchdowns!" "KId, you're a D End!" "Yeah, the tight end is on THE END." ... -_- This is awesome in so many ways.
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Post by natenator on Aug 7, 2015 16:51:38 GMT -6
Would the NCAA staff have to learn to manage a full teaching timetable on top of the coaching? Or would they get to be full time football coaches throughout the preparation time? That's probably the biggest difference/challenge of coaching at the lower levels...coaching isn't your full-time job. I imagine every one of us would be better football coaches if that was our full-time job. True. If I had 40 hours a week to focus on football, and not on software development... Id probably be ALOT better. But our players would still be our players lol
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Post by natenator on Aug 7, 2015 6:49:56 GMT -6
Scissor lift
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Post by natenator on Aug 6, 2015 7:22:23 GMT -6
Well first...get out of the 33... Hahaha who didn't know this was coming? Lol
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Post by natenator on Aug 5, 2015 12:10:27 GMT -6
I coach in the Bay Area, CA and I wouldn't be able to get the kids to shower together in the lockers if I had them at gunpoint. It's just not something we do culturally here. Hell, I'm a grown man and get weirded out by dudes walking around naked in the locker rooms at the gym. Agreed Only old dudes go naked in locker rooms I go to several gyms and all locker rooms are the same Old dudes naked, everyone else uncomfortably walking by
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Post by natenator on Aug 5, 2015 11:11:49 GMT -6
Is that a thing? Kids don't use the school showers? We have the opposite problem. sometimes its hard to get the kids out of the showers and go home. You coach in California? Lol
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Post by natenator on Jul 31, 2015 5:10:52 GMT -6
I say stoopid stuff all the time...pick one. My personal favorite is "You guys look like two bugs humping." ONE ON ONE drill with less than thrilling effort or technique. My version is monkeys humping a football
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Post by natenator on Jul 30, 2015 10:44:16 GMT -6
Why do some think offense needs more time than defense?
I can see a new offense every week whereas the offense will not. The offense will face some nuances which need to be accounted for buy the prep is no where close to the same as what a defense has to prepare for.
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Post by natenator on Jul 30, 2015 10:38:00 GMT -6
How do you guys deal with scout team stuff when those players can barely stand up?
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