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Post by natenator on Sept 12, 2017 13:09:47 GMT -6
They live in the greatest country in the world! By what metric do you use to quantify such rhetoric?
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Post by natenator on Sept 12, 2017 13:05:21 GMT -6
I would bench the kid and tell him exactly why. They are entitled to their beliefs but they are not entitled to use the team or a school function as a soap box for those beliefs. If they fire me, they fire me. The team doesn't need that kind of distraction and I wouldn't tolerate it. This has nothing to do with my own personal beliefs. It has everything to do with being a part of a TEAM and not abusing that privilege. Rookie initiations used to be part of being part of a TEAM as well. Would you have benched a kid who chose not to participate in an initiation?
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Post by natenator on Sept 12, 2017 10:14:47 GMT -6
I get a kick out of Americans who scream about the land of the free and home of the brave but then will ostracize a person who exercises their first amendment right because it doesn't align with their own beliefs or values.
How do you, in good faith, stand for the Anthem when you try to subvert constitutional rights and discriminate against another for doing what is afforded to them by people who fought and died for those rights?
ACLU lawyer: Did Johnny typically play on game day? Keep in mind there is video evidence available. Coach: Yes ACLU lawyer: Did Johnny do something during practice that would have caused him to not play on the date in question? Coach: Yes, he did X (insert some made up BS) ACLU lawyer: So if we call all players to the stand to ask if they have ever done X during practice they will all say they were also benched for a game? Coach: No. ACLU lawyer: So other players were not benched for doing similar in practice but Johnny was? Coach: uhh yes. ACLU lawyer: Then why did you bench Johnny and not allow him to play in the game on the date in question? Coach: Uhhhhh ummmm
Yeah, good luck with that one.
Better hope the kid isn't a player either because it can be argued in a civil action later on that you jeopardized his chances playing at the next level by sitting him out for no other reason that you didn't agree with his first amendment choices.
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Post by natenator on Aug 31, 2017 17:37:21 GMT -6
We have our kids take two salt tablets before and two salt tablets after each practice. So, during two-a-days they're getting a total of eight. Then, they took two before going to bed for a daily total of ten. This allows us to limit their water intake at practice so that we're not wasting a lot of time with water breaks and stuff like that. This must be a joke?
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Post by natenator on Aug 25, 2017 9:51:09 GMT -6
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Post by natenator on Aug 10, 2017 9:22:54 GMT -6
IDK..... maybe use some research skills and google.... "boston.cbslocal.com/2017/08/08/concussion-expert-football-child-abuse-cte-nfl" I bet you get there. What are you talking about?
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Post by natenator on Aug 9, 2017 12:26:00 GMT -6
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Post by natenator on Aug 9, 2017 7:15:41 GMT -6
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Post by natenator on Aug 2, 2017 8:55:27 GMT -6
So, season three of Last Chance U is going to be filmed at Independence Community College in Kansas. I'm already excited to see the next season, as I have a player that will be a DT there this fall. Fortunately he's not likely to be a dramatic enough story to be featured on the show, but still... Maybe he'll turn it on for the cameras. Snort some coke off of the athletic trainer or something. Gotta make good TV. Maybe some syrup?
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Post by natenator on Aug 1, 2017 6:51:45 GMT -6
More importantly, how many brains that were donated were from individuals who were experiencing CTE symptoms. NC1974 a truly objective article would have framed it that way. Rather than using percentages (where 99% is a VERY sexy number) they article could have framed the story as : Out of 20,000+ ex professional football players 112 donated their brains to this study. The majority if not all of those 112 complained of having symptoms related to CTE. Brain exams confirmed the plaque associated with CTE in 111 of those brains. That said, the NFL is not doing itself (and therefore the sport) any favors by reportedly pulling out of its agreement to help fund research. Lets face it, the NFL is going to go the route of the tobacco companies when it comes to head trauma. This is a good point. The sport would not cease to exist if the obvious was stated by the highest level of the game, just like millions of people still smoke after those facts were revealed. The NFL could save time by admitting that at the very least "running into hard things with your body increases the likelihood of head trauma." At the same time why would the NFL spend money for research? What exactly is being researched? I'm a slow blinker but even I could almost undoubtedly predict what the research findings would be, and that is, if you run into hard things with your body you increase the likelihood of brain trauma. Free of charge. There's nothing to hide. The cure, from a football standpoint, is unlikely because people will still choose to play football. I don't understand the point to all this. It's the same reason car companies study cars running into walls head on. Yes, we know it's not good for the car but they do it anyway because it helps them design cars that are safer. Thanks to all this CTE business we have better diagnosis, actual concussion protocols, and guidelines for returning to play. We realize that repeated subconcussive head hits are more of a problem than the big blow which has ushered in new blocking and tackling methods as well as tools and awareness about limiting contact in practice. I'm sure people had no idea that inhaling coal dust was unhealthy until people started to get sick. It's easy to say in the face of current knowledge that X wouldn't be good for us but did you really think it or give it any thought 15-20 years ago?
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Post by natenator on Jul 30, 2017 7:01:51 GMT -6
One thing I started doing this season was having the defense sprint to the sideline and back while the scout offense got their play together and into their spots.
This alleviated my annoyance with seeing players standing around, improved our conditioning, and improved their recognition of the offense because I'd be giving them the call on their way back. They'd have to quickly recognize the offensive formation and get to their spots ready to go because the scout offense was snapping the ball as soon as the far side corner was back in position.
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Post by natenator on Jul 27, 2017 6:39:20 GMT -6
bruh, finna, mines, mans, lit, yo. If I have one more kid refer to me as 'Coach Yo', imma lose my foot up their behind fuk me. Whatever happened to neat, cool, and awesome? My team's finna play hella crisp this year. Season's gonna be lit a f bruh. I have uttered this on occasion...
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Post by natenator on Jul 27, 2017 6:36:09 GMT -6
Bruh, you finna talk like an idiot? I'll throw them in occasionally, usually ironically. The kids laugh at it and it breaks up some tension. Especially when I'm getting to know players. Gotta build those relationships. Finna and bruh don't bother me but when kids say "mines" I want to punch people! Character flaw on my part because it has no lasting effect on the world but if my son said it he would have to take a timeout. bruh, finna, mines, mans, lit, yo. If I have one more kid refer to me as 'Coach Yo', imma lose my foot up their behind fuk me. Whatever happened to neat, cool, and awesome?
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Post by natenator on Jul 27, 2017 6:02:59 GMT -6
Coach, I think you make some good points. I do think that the media seems to focus on football because it probably draws more viewers than if it focused on soccer. I would point out though that the research team that did this study has studied other sports and wants to study the general population. So while the media and Hollywood might be trying to make $$ by demonizing the NFL, or sensationalizing this issue, the researchers are trying to understand CTE. It just so happens, due to the popularity of the NFL, the most accessible brains they have to study are from former football players. But they want to expand that to the general population. That's why they publish studies like this to make an argument for why they need more funding/participants. These very researchers that some people seem to be attacking, might end up being our greatest allies 10 yrs from now. They may someday find that the incidence of CTE among football players is not all that different than that of the general pop. And of course they might find that there is a big difference. But I think we need to objectively accept the new findings and not blow them off as stupid. Agreed. But if that's the case AND IF THEY WANT MORE COOPERATION FROM THE LIKES OF US, then I think they need to do at least as good a job of mentioning that more research needs to be done as they do demonizing FB. Other studies have published simultaneous results of other sports in concurrence with FB studies, I think more Dr.'s should take care to do the same. IF that happens, I will be more open, and I suspect others will as well, to listening to what they have to say. If you want to "feed the birds" you don't run around waving your arms trying to scare them off. You stay low key & develop a rapport with them. Build trust. This has not been done very well by the scientific and medical community IMO. Why on earth does the scientific community need more, or any, cooperation with you?
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Post by natenator on Jul 26, 2017 14:19:05 GMT -6
One thing I'd like to see as a coach is linemen being penalized for leading with their head. Start calling 15 yard penalties and force coaches to teach better or to remove players from the field if they are ignoring their teaching.
Whatever they want to do at the college and pro levels is on them but we can surely go further in attempting to make the game safer below those levels even if it means paying for an additional official on the field to only watch such things.
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Post by natenator on Jul 26, 2017 13:55:32 GMT -6
Players who watch more film in the week after football is done than they did during the season. Screw getting better... all about them highlight tapes I guess.
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Post by natenator on Jul 15, 2017 14:53:59 GMT -6
I've read lots of differing opinions and ideas about giving players playbooks, etc. But to what extent do you expect that your players will study all, or any of the resources available to them? To what extent does this knowledge of your players "attitude" have a role in in your gameplan and preparation for them? Do you punish players if they don't look at what you give them? We do a ton of stuff to try and give our kids a chance. We have supplied them with computers to access videos and information on hudl. We give it to them on paper in the event they don't have internet. We get permanent library passes approved by admin. We post daily information around the locker room. We even carry white boards/press boards on the practice field so they can get visual mental reps if they're not in. They do not study! I don't expect them to do it all at once but I do ask them to put in 5-10 mins a day. I tell them if they sleep, eat, and ch!t then they have 5-10 mins a day to show they care about what we're trying to do. This has really got to me this summer. Stuff like watching an average of 20% of a 7 minute video has been the standard so far. I put installs on Hudl and a handful of 37 players will even open it. Positive is I haven't had to spend money on the rewards offered I think I'm going to put a playbook up at the school locker room .5 mile away and every time there's a busted assignment I'm gonna make them jog up to the school and then come back and recite the rule before they can go back in. I wish we had less talented players that studied their butts off to use as example and threaten the better players playing time but those kids are just as bad or worse. FWIW, we are not a next man in type of place. We go from using 7-8 two way players to be competitive down to being obliterated with subs in. IDK, rant over... Over the years I've tried all of this (except the jog to the playbook rules) and I don't even attempt it any anymore. Well, sometimes I drag a white board onto the practice field, but only the first week. What I do is a painstakingly thorough explanation of each install while on the field. We only have 5...so it takes just a few days to put in our entire run system. Now...if a kid comes to me and asks for something to read, I'll give it to him. Remember, these guys are young teenagers who simply want to run around and have some fun. The vast majority of them have no interest in learning the game up to a coaches level, and after high school the majority of them will never put on another jock strap. If you give them a list of study material (and some coaches I know give written tests) they're going to think they are taking ANOTHER CLASS...with tests and homework. Try to remember how you thought about things when you were 16. Teenagers don't want to invest as much work and emotions into the game as the coaches do. Learn that early in your career...it saves you from the ulcers! Make your game simple, easy to explain, and playable for kids their age...use the time you save from classroom stuff to make practice fun. They co-operate with that. This is true right here and I also used to be one of those coaches. We really don't get film time as a group so the most I will do is give them 5-8 plays to view which they have to draw out along with a defensive call to bring to me before a game. If they don't do it? No biggie. I'm simply trying to use it as an exercise to improve their play recognition and understanding of our defense as a team concept. Long gone are the days where I obsess over these things. Instead, I lose my mind over practice attendance lol
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Post by natenator on Jun 20, 2017 21:06:27 GMT -6
"Don't be sorry. Be better".
Oh and "I want to stab myself"
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Post by natenator on Jun 16, 2017 7:08:51 GMT -6
When I hear about HS teachers who continuously just show movies in class to get out of actually having to teach
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Post by natenator on Jun 14, 2017 5:54:10 GMT -6
Ah, the you don't know me defense. So, it's 4th and 1 and the game's on the line. Kid says he wants out because he's anxious. You gotta let him out because that's you. Anxiety is a part of life. How you deal with it defines you. Nervousness is part of life. Anxiety is a different animal altogether. I don't know if @defcord actually suffers from anxiety but to infer, like you have, that it is common and just part of life is not accurate. You know, I see you you talk big with your rude and condescending dribble on a forum behind a keyboard but I bet you're a little b!tch in person.
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Post by natenator on Jun 6, 2017 14:02:38 GMT -6
I understand the baseball deal pretty well. I'm in it right now with my youngest son who is in 8th grade and playing select travel ball. Most teams only carry 10-11 players because no parent wants to pay that kind of money and travel to watch their kid ride the bench. It puts coaches at a big disadvantage at times because one of their best tools (the bench) gets left in the shop. There are a host of other drawbacks to the model but it's the most popular model for kids who are really serious about baseball. I'm not certain I would let my kid do it again knowing what I know now. I love that phrase he used, "work while you wait". He's just telling kids that they have to work harder if they aren't getting what they want at the moment. As many of you have already stated, kids want it now. There are very few who really embrace or appreciate the value in the struggle. The whiteboard in my home gym says, "be so f****** good they can't tell you NO!" That's just my way of reminding my 2 boys, if you don't like being a #2, fix it. Don't blame a coach for your shortfalls. You have two boys and you have written on the whiteboard in your home gym, "Be so f'ing good....?" Now I'm not a prude -and don't mean to be judgmental - but don't you think that might be a bit inappropriate? You sound like my {censored} parents who get upset when their little snowflake hears the word f#$! Out of a coach meanwhile their spawn is talking about snuff films in the lockerroom
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Post by natenator on May 19, 2017 20:15:21 GMT -6
I hate pretty much everything about gameday before kickoff. Late games are the worst. Way to much waiting around.
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Post by natenator on Apr 28, 2017 13:53:11 GMT -6
Can some of your with chrome decals please post a pic of your helmets?
Thanks!
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Post by natenator on Apr 27, 2017 5:02:45 GMT -6
I know this belongs in the equipment section but I'm hoping it can be left here for a bit so it can get more views and discussion.
Do matte helmets require a different type of decal material? We changed our helmets colours to a gunmetal grey look and are sourcing new helmet decals. The samples we got from our supplier are too reflective where you can see the excess material through the blanks areas in the design.
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Apr 16, 2017 20:26:44 GMT -6
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Post by natenator on Apr 16, 2017 20:26:44 GMT -6
Something that hasn't been touched on in this thread, (but a very real issue if someone wanted to make it one) is the actual ownership of the material. I don't have it with me right now, but I know there is language in my districts collective bargaining contract over the ownership of things "created" while employed by the district. I also know that in the private sector, in many cases things you create while working for a company belong to the company. Speaking on the private sector side that is true. Most places I have worked have included language to that effect. I always negotiate my contracts to remove that language as I develop a lot of IP in my own time with my consulting that I want to ensure remains with me.
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Post by natenator on Apr 16, 2017 19:08:09 GMT -6
I love most stuff Bear Bryant. Do very many kids even know who he is though? I bet not many kids know who Andrew Luck is
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Post by natenator on Apr 15, 2017 7:47:53 GMT -6
The paucity of stickies goes way back to about ten years ago when there were tons of stickies, and then somebody realized that this isn't the nineties anymore, we look ridiculous. What would be cool is a page that links to the 100 or so most active threads all-time. If I had database access I could whip that up
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Post by natenator on Apr 14, 2017 9:53:32 GMT -6
you can't become a winner, in a real sense, without losing. Losing and failure is where we learn.
If we didn't lose or fail then we'd have no way to know what winning or success is.
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Post by natenator on Apr 11, 2017 6:44:40 GMT -6
I find most of the time kids that could play in college (any sport) don't want to bc of burnout and their desire really isn't what mom and dad think it is. Kids are not committed like they were back in the 80's,90's and maybe the early 2000's. Kids don't really want to work hard anymore. Now you do have the exceptions i know. Jmo I strongly disagree. Kids want to work just as hard now as they did 20 years ago. Burnout is caused mainly by specialization and unwanted pressure from outside sources (i.e. parents) to perform to a high standard. And dipsh!t coaches always believing that more is better
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Post by natenator on Mar 29, 2017 11:28:17 GMT -6
Are people including their JOBS into these figures? Unless your JOB is as a football coach then why would it be included in their hour totals? You have to look at Texas as being different from most coaching situations. In Texas coaches are required to be school district employees and their teaching and coaching jobs are tied together. In addition, Texas football coaches are contractually obligated to coach a second sport. If I was still coaching track here in Virginia I wouldn't consider my time in track as part of my off-season football commitment. It was my decision to coach track. In Texas they don't have that choice. I understand that and makes sense. I think, though, for others to gain a sense of comparison that football-related activities should only be considered otherwise it is difficult to compare apples to apples. Unless, of course, that wasn't the intent behind the thread and we're simply looking to see whose dick is bigger lol
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