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Post by clowndude on Mar 25, 2019 12:20:56 GMT -6
Life is getting good at my place. We have a 7th hr athletics period that all athletes attend. This year they placed about 25 of my football players and 10 baseball guys in 1st hours weights. That class is in addition to the 7th hr class.
Next year, they are setting up a weightlifting class throughout the day. Classes are JH boys, JH girls, HS boys, HS girls, and an open Weightlifting class. This is not common throughout the state, but there are high schools here and there that are adopting this approach to athletics, and those schools typically improve in all sports.
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Post by clowndude on Jan 12, 2019 13:14:52 GMT -6
Anybody have a link to the right type of trash cans to buy? I have about 5 already, but for the life of me, I cannot find any online that resemble them. They only ones online I can find are the Brutes. The cheapest I have found is the 10 Gallon Brutes for $17, but I am thinking that is too small.
I have look Walmart's website, but they don't seem to have what I want.
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Post by clowndude on Jan 8, 2019 23:45:54 GMT -6
Anybody have a quote on what they paid per unit? I am looking to get quality for the right price, lol aren't we all.
So far I have a prison that has stated about $430 per locker. Nice lockers. Look like Wildcats. Anybody around the Texas/OK/Arkansas area know a company that can beat that price? We are a poor community, so price does matter a ton.
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Post by clowndude on Oct 9, 2018 9:05:15 GMT -6
Not over quitting, but the knife and jail thing brought this up. Just this past week in a junior high game, a stud D-lineman was wearing us out. Coach tells the Center to cut him. Center looks at coach serious as a heart attack and says, "But Coach, I don't have a knife." Might be a clue we should work on cutting a bit more. The thing I love most about this exchange is that the kid didn't express any moral objection to cutting the other player with a knife, but instead just stated that he didn't have the necessary tool lol. I know! Half of me thinks there is some promise I am going to have a mean lineman. The other half of me is a bit concerned, lol.
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Post by clowndude on Oct 4, 2018 11:10:24 GMT -6
Not over quitting, but the knife and jail thing brought this up.
Just this past week in a junior high game, a stud D-lineman was wearing us out. Coach tells the Center to cut him. Center looks at coach serious as a heart attack and says, "But Coach, I don't have a knife."
Might be a clue we should work on cutting a bit more.
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Post by clowndude on Feb 19, 2018 9:13:54 GMT -6
I cannot find the article that was once posted on here, but it hit the nail on the head about being the type of assistant that HCs love to have.
Does anybody know the location of the article that talked about the 2 key words to being a better assistant, "Add Value"?
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Post by clowndude on Dec 5, 2017 8:58:02 GMT -6
There is only one toughness: mental toughness. Physical toughness is an offshoot of mental toughness. I tell kids the way I define toughness is doing things that you don’t want to do but you do them anyway because it’s for the greater good. Going to work every day, being on time, not making excuses and saying it was fault and I’ll be better next time. Once these things are understood then it becomes taking on a double team, cracking down in a linebacker, spilling a pulling guard. I definitely agree with weight room comments about increasing confidence which leads to kids being better. However, if you weren’t “tough” when you were weaker you aren’t going to be tougher now that your stronger. You are only going to be stronger. We did a bunch of rope drills in off season, where we ask kids to “fight” for six seconds. I think we got it from the old Missouri stuff. Could you give a little bit more detail on the rope drills or variations.
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Post by clowndude on Dec 3, 2017 0:42:04 GMT -6
I think to get the right deal, you have to buy at minimum 18 or 24.
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Post by clowndude on Dec 3, 2017 0:40:26 GMT -6
Anyone have some places they go to get good inexpensive Blem balls (Wilson GST) trying to find a better deal than what my current supplier is giving me. You could try Big Game Ball. Place out of DFW. They make their brand, Nike, and another I cannot remember. A coach I know bought all blem balls for $40 something per. Almost same quality as normal. I personally love their brand. Good stuff. And a lot cheaper than almost $80 per ball.
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Post by clowndude on Dec 2, 2017 22:15:32 GMT -6
You guys recondition every helmet every year? Our Riddell guy takes 30-40 of our 125ish helmets to be reconditioned, but not all. We send any helmet Or shoulder pad that was used during the season back in. And any that needs the recommended 2 year even if it wasn't used. Gotta be proactive , and the kids play with more confidence believe it or not with new or near new looking equipment is what we have found too. The reconditioning of shoulder pads is new to me. What is a part of that process that makes it worth the $?
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Post by clowndude on Dec 2, 2017 21:22:26 GMT -6
Until you have a blow-up tunnel, you are not truly committed to winning.
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Post by clowndude on Dec 2, 2017 18:42:34 GMT -6
Got a quote for the reconditioning and facemask re-dip. How does this quote from Schutt compare to Riddell reconditioning? I have asked the Riddell guy, just haven't hear back as of yet. Helmets reconditioned $45 add $14.95 for color change to standard pro-gloss paint. Freight is $4/helmet. Facemasks re-dipped for $19.95. How much is a brand-new facemask? At minimum, $35. It is a lot more for speedflex facemasks. For 40 helmets, that is a lot of cheddar if it is an additional $15 per helmet. I would love to have 2 different colored facemasks, but redoing our look is a lot of $. We ordered 37 Nike, home Jerseys and pants for just under $7,500. We are raising the $, close, to ordering the away jerseys and pants, another $7,500 (took a chance with this approach, it seems to be working). Repainting the helmets and redoing the facemasks is the last step of the image improvement.
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Post by clowndude on Dec 1, 2017 7:55:22 GMT -6
Our reconditioning includes a repainting of the helmet and face mask I believe. I plan on changing both the color of the helmet and facemask. What I do not understand is why I have a charge of $15 for changing colors when my shell is white. If they repaint the helmet anyways, why does it cost extra if the base is white? I can see why the facemask would cost extra. They have to strip it and re-dip it, if I am correct.
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Post by clowndude on Nov 30, 2017 20:50:43 GMT -6
Got a quote for the reconditioning and facemask re-dip. How does this quote from Schutt compare to Riddell reconditioning? I have asked the Riddell guy, just haven't hear back as of yet.
Helmets reconditioned $45 add $14.95 for color change to standard pro-gloss paint. Freight is $4/helmet.
Facemasks re-dipped for $19.95.
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Post by clowndude on Nov 9, 2017 21:39:17 GMT -6
I don't think the example holds water of teams who are always tough and physical. Toughness is clearly a part of their culture. Just like there are always tough people, towns, cultures, etc. For example, I have a middle school group that is pretty tough. They are head hunting on the field. They squab at practice. They literally call each other out for competitions. My high school, mehhh. They have trouble even pretending to be that way. How do I get the H.S. group, who have some potential as athletes, to play and practice with that type of edge and violence?
I am using the weights.We were a lot stronger this year compared to years past. It did not have near the effect on toughness that I thought it would, but it was also just year 2.
Has anybody tried wresting, king of the ring, or sumo type competitions in the off-season? I know it comes with inherent risk of injury, but shoot, so does being soft.
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Post by clowndude on Aug 15, 2017 19:43:15 GMT -6
It would be too easy to ask for a gun slinger at QB who was super mobile... as much as a nasty ILB sounds nice, I will go with a quality corner. I have 1, so making both sides tough to throw would make life less stressful. Makes O coordinators a little leery of leaving the ball in the air a bit too long, etc. Might limit the playbook or make me feel better about dialing up that blitz that puts him on an island.
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Post by clowndude on Jul 16, 2017 20:36:33 GMT -6
Best I have been apart of is a golf ball drop. You must have the right paperwork filled out. We charged $50 a golf ball,and dropped them on our practice field during halftime of one of our games. Winner gets $10,000. We presented the check during the game. We cleared $50,000 even after the payout. How do you win and what are the rules?
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Post by clowndude on Jun 29, 2017 9:46:14 GMT -6
Green Gridiron gave me a quote of something like $17 per facemask with our quantity of 85 or so. I think it was a bit more than that with Schutt but I didn't have to pay for it. Schutt tells us that painting helmets, flat, normal color, is about $15 1st time and then $10 per helmet after that. If I can get the school to cover the expenses, that will be my first option. I know they will cover reconditioning, but I am not sure they will cover extra expenses. That is why I am wondering if changing colors cost an additional charge. (Trying to figure out my fundraising goal). I would prefer to just have the reconditioning company to redip the facemasks, but if it's out of my football budget pocket, I will go the more economic route.
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Post by clowndude on Jun 28, 2017 18:50:45 GMT -6
Next year I want to change my helmet color from white to orange. I plan on shipping 30-35 helmets to be reconditioned and change the color. I also want to change the chin strap to black, and send off the facemasks to be changed from white to black (greengridiron is what I ran across).
What is the cost I am looking at per helmet? Is Schutt or riddell any better for pricing (both can reconditioned each style, correct?)?
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Post by clowndude on May 14, 2017 12:38:21 GMT -6
Middle school teacher here (6th/7th). I have kids who have them. As long as they are doing their work, I don't mind if kids use them. The biggest problem, IMO, is that the kids who are most easily distracted are the ones that have them. I teach 6th math. Not only have I never seen one positive example of the spinners helping, but I have literally---literally seen kids stare at then for several minutes at a time instead of doing their work. I take them up now if I see them and parents have to get them.
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Post by clowndude on Feb 16, 2017 12:04:03 GMT -6
I feel like playing devil's advocate for a second (not saying I agree with the position, just throwing it out there for thought).
The video is of Mike Leach pretty much lambasting his players in a presser this past season. I know it is college. However, his team's success did get a lot better after the presser... And I am sure he caught a lot of heat for it, too.
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Post by clowndude on Aug 13, 2016 21:44:15 GMT -6
I am feeling blessed. Got my 1st HC job on a team that is 0-22 at the moment. Got 19 guys to show up 23 days for summer weights (small class). 25 guys out to play, so the rest will make-up their missing days by this week. Biggest problem on tape from last year was an overwhelming lack of agggression. So, to help expedite the issue, we do OK drills for an 8 min set on Friday, and about 10 of them have turned into animals. That is a complete 180 from our camp to start the summer. They are starting to execute blocking schemes they struggled with in camp (they were spread-only inside zone- last year and we are smash mouth-gap scheme- this year). Who knows if we will keep progressing, but I am overjoyed with their attitude and progress to date.
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Post by clowndude on Jul 6, 2016 21:02:14 GMT -6
If you paint it, the warranty is done. Someone NOCSAE certified has to do it... I wanted to paint a broad stripe on my team's facemasks this year, was told if something goes wrong, the liability is off the helmet company. So guess who it then falls on...
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Post by clowndude on Apr 28, 2016 11:36:49 GMT -6
I am a fan of having a projector hanging from the ceiling, preferably towards a white wall. Have it connected to a computer in the coaches office, or have a lock box section in the locker room... If you do have your lockers aligned across the outside, the team/groups can watch certain cut ups before practice as a team, or have a short 2 min clip about some type of motivation or movie clip. It's just an easy way to be organized when you have to improvise.
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Post by clowndude on Apr 19, 2016 8:07:22 GMT -6
These are very contrasted schedules..I really like that. Ive never herd of monday jv games though. Where does this happen? Texas? Oklahoma , Sometimes Thursday, This fall our jv will play 2 class A varsity teams on a Thursday. One is really bad, and the other has been 3rd round last 5 years. What class are you in Oklahoma? I might have to schedule a JV b/c of scheduling mix up with a team. So I would like to know how the mindset is for a bigger school to schedule a game like that.
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Post by clowndude on Apr 14, 2016 7:53:34 GMT -6
I read in another thread a while back how a coach had tremendous success taking over multiple down programs. His philosophy was always getting them to compete during practice, etc. I want to apply this approach to my new team during the summer. We can't practice football, but we can do a variety of things.
So... What are some competitive things you do with your players during the summer? It doesn't have to be grandiose. Something simple for 10 - 20 minutes. For example: Teams for lifting, Tug-of-war, Sumo-push outside a ring, obstacle course, ultimate football, etc. I know some will say just lift and run them. I plan on doing that, but in year 1 I need to teach these guys how to compete and make it fun.
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Post by clowndude on Mar 27, 2016 22:48:09 GMT -6
The last game about CB West is my favorite. You can watch it on Youtube Just watched the longer version on YouTube that wasn't done by ESPN, good stuff... It's nice to know the good teams got their drama too, it's not just the lousy ones.
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Post by clowndude on Feb 27, 2016 12:20:40 GMT -6
It sounds like you are referring to auctioning at an event, or do you mean do this at a football game? Do you mean do the silent auction at the game? If you do, would you do that over multiple games, or just once?
I have some other fundraisers planned, and I was thinking this might be an added way to get money, but not seem like a burden of asking people to donate. So I thought by doing the signed football, or helmet/framed pictures (I like those ideas) it would be a simple concept.
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Post by clowndude on Feb 26, 2016 23:14:30 GMT -6
Does anybody do this for a fundraising idea? I remember they used to do it for every home game at a school I was at around 1998. It always seemed like a big thing too. Each player and coach signed it.
I was thinking about doing the same thing with some GST balls that were a little older. Maybe charge $1 or $2 per ticket.
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Post by clowndude on Dec 17, 2015 10:43:15 GMT -6
Ice Bucket or full body Ice bath, every single day. Those debilitating bruises suddenly become bearable in practice.
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