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Post by mc140 on Mar 12, 2017 16:45:45 GMT -6
Here are Illinois' Top 10 track teams in 1A last year followed by their football records in 2015. 1 New Berlin 7-3 2 Peru (St. Bede) 4-5 3 Rock Island (Alleman) 6-4 4 Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley) 11-1 5 Bismarck (B.-Henning) 9-2 6 Arthur (A.-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond) 1-8 6 Vandalia 4-5 8 Rockford (R. Christian) 0-9 9 Rushville (R.-Industry) 7-3 10 Dwight [Coop] 5-4 East St. Louis won the large school track championship last spring and won state in football this fall in Illinois.
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Post by mc140 on Feb 6, 2017 0:20:53 GMT -6
It was flag football until 5th grade where I grew up. I don't see anything wrong or bad about that.
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Post by mc140 on Nov 19, 2016 23:22:57 GMT -6
Fenwick QB throws ball away as time expires on 4th down. Ruled intentional grounding and Plainfield North given one untimed down in which they kick game tying field goal. Very similar to OSU game earlier in season. I may have been arrested if I was the coach. The Fenwick coach new the rule, new the refs were wrong but nothing he could do about. Oh and these guys are scheduled to ref one of the state games next weekend.
November 18, 2016
IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson released the following statement on Saturday, November 19, 2016, on the conclusion of the IHSA Class 7A Football Semifinal game between Fenwick High School and Plainfield North High School:
“On the final play of the fourth quarter in today’s IHSA Class 7A Semifinal Football game between Fenwick High School and Plainfield North High School, an error was made by the officiating crew, which resulted in an untimed down being awarded to Plainfield North.
On the untimed down, Plainfield North tied the contest with a field goal and then went on to win the game in overtime. Per Rule 3-3-4 in the 2016 NFHS Football Rules Book, the game should have concluded on the final play of regulation and the untimed down should not have been awarded.
IHSA by-law 6.033 clearly states that “the decisions of game officials shall be final; protests against the decision of a game official shall not be reviewed by the Board of Directors.”
Given that rule, the contest result shall remain final with Plainfield North advancing to the Class 7A State Championship.
On behalf of the IHSA, I express my sincerest apologies to Coach Nudo and his players and coaching staff, as well as to the entire Fenwick administration and community. I understand that it will be difficult to find a silver lining in this particular situation, but I do hope that Fenwick takes pride in all they accomplished today and this season.
There is no doubt that the crew assigned to officiate this contest by the IHSA should have known this rule and they were forthcoming about the error in conversations after the game. The crew also understands that there will be an assessment of their performance and consequences from the IHSA as a result of this error.
We will continue to be proactive in our efforts to educate our officials, while also working with our membership and Board of Directors, of which Fenwick Principal Peter Groom is a valued member, to evaluate IHSA by-laws and policy related to officiating.”
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Post by mc140 on Nov 13, 2016 15:55:26 GMT -6
You haven't fully experienced coaching until you have to put a wr on your sideline because the kid can not remember to stay on the line of scrimmage. Even though every play in the playbook he is on the line of scrimmage.
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Post by mc140 on Oct 10, 2016 17:40:46 GMT -6
So I have a 3rd string CB. Shows up every day, plays on kickoff and while not particularly good, is not a complete liability on the field. This kid had perfect attendance all summer and never misses practices.
So last week our 2nd string CB was ineligible and then our first string stayed home from school and missed practice on Wednesday. I tell the kid to go in at Corner and that he is starting on Friday. The next day is walk through and the kid comes to school but misses practice. Tells us he had a surprise Dr. Appointment. It had no impact on our team as I then jut moved our best WR over to the defensive side for a quarter. I wanted to reward the kid for all the work he had put in. Oh well.
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Post by mc140 on Sept 4, 2016 16:22:36 GMT -6
My son is a long snapper he went to an FBU camp in new Jersey because chris Rubio runs the long snapping for FBU. Then he was invited to the Top Gun in Ohio which is a national event, he did very well and learned a lot. Matter of fact in 8th grade he didn't have one bad snap,so as far as the specialty part of FBU it was outstanding. If you look at the D1 long snappers 95% have trained with Chris Rubio. This year he attended Chris Rubio's personal camp in NJ and beat out some D1 prospect in one of the competition and he is just a freshman in high school. So in are dealing with FBU I would not call it a scam. Thanks Chris....
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Post by mc140 on Aug 4, 2016 22:48:52 GMT -6
Three things I have found that motivate most high school players:
Picture Day Homecoming Locker room selfies.
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Post by mc140 on Jul 5, 2016 14:41:18 GMT -6
I don't think I would coach football if I had to spend 24 hours a week in the summer on it.
Illinois has 25 contact days.
We go 3 weeks in June 8-11 M-Th then 3 weeks in July same thing. Mixture of lifting,agility and actual football stuff.
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Post by mc140 on Jun 24, 2016 23:27:05 GMT -6
One of our best players is going to miss workouts next week for travel baseball tournament out of state. Not a chance in hell we would sit him week one over that. Especially considering he is a baseball kid who plays football.
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Post by mc140 on Jun 17, 2016 20:04:55 GMT -6
We don't ever turn kids away. Scout team players are always needed. There have been a couple of occasions were kids were not around all summer and were significant contributors, but for most part they are just on the team. We use incentives such as decals, shirts, overnight team camp, etc to get kids there. Also post rankings on things such as 40s, Pro Agility to make it competitive and give kids reasons to want to be there.
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Post by mc140 on Jun 17, 2016 13:59:48 GMT -6
We actually held decals from kids who did not show up in summer. That worked pretty well. No one wants to be that varsity kid with the plain helmet on Friday nights.
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Post by mc140 on Oct 18, 2015 22:26:50 GMT -6
Of course I prefer to have good weeks over bad weeks but I have been surprised so many times at both ends I never really know what to expect on Friday night.
One of the best weeks of practice my team ever had we went out and got running clocked in the first half of our first game a few years back. Two years ago we were down to 13 healthy kids the last week of the season, had to bring up a half dozen freshman who had to prepare for their game also. The entire week lasted of one hour practices on air. We went out and won by 40 over a team with a similar record to us.
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Post by mc140 on Oct 5, 2015 22:38:44 GMT -6
In the Chicago area it is not hard to find somewhere to volunteer. It is more difficult to go through all of the hoops (ASEP, Background Check, Physical, etc) to actually volunteer.
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Post by mc140 on Aug 16, 2015 22:16:48 GMT -6
In 90 plus degree weather last week I had a stop a kid walking out to practice wearing a long sleeve shirt and garbage bag under his shoulder pads. Said he was trying to lose weight.I told him I was trying not to get fired and had him remove the long sleeve and garbage bag.
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Post by mc140 on Aug 9, 2015 23:30:43 GMT -6
Every game is exchanged. All done on HUDL.
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Post by mc140 on Aug 4, 2015 22:26:07 GMT -6
I was mentally fried when track ended Memorial Day weekend. Thankfully had 3 weeks off before football started. Was off the week of the 4th and went out of town. Off this week due it being the dead period and doing absolutely nothing outside of some Hudl playcard stuff for week one.
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Post by mc140 on Jul 25, 2015 22:07:39 GMT -6
Personally... I feel like kids these days never get a break... for some that is good (keeps them out of trouble) Last year you were telling us that as a staff you guys decided if a kid didn't attend football workouts during baseball season they weren't going to be allowed to play at your school. What changed?
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Post by mc140 on Jul 22, 2015 17:38:14 GMT -6
Kid who is a pretty good football player at a local school told his coach he would have to miss a week of summer workouts to attend on out of state AAU baseball tourney. Coach told him not to come back if he went to the baseball tourney. Of course he went to the baseball tourney. I don't get why coaches put themselves in that position. Its not like he is missing real practice time or sitting at home playing video games.
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Post by mc140 on Jul 12, 2015 14:33:19 GMT -6
The best are the one yard crossing route catches that would be thrown into a back of the lineman in an actual game.
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Post by mc140 on Jul 12, 2015 12:44:12 GMT -6
Around 65 hours per week teaching/coaching.
M-W 730-630 Th 730-530 Fri 730-Midnight Sat 2-3 hours breaking down previous nights game and doing stats Sun 4-6 hours breaking down next opponent and making scout cards. Using the playcard maker on hudl has saved tons of time. Some teams year to year barely need any changes in cards
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Post by mc140 on Jun 10, 2015 15:58:15 GMT -6
football is very much a "keeping up with the Jones's" type of sport- you have to go above and beyond to get ahead of competition. Talent and Health matter more than anything else we do as coaches. We can spend 18 hours a day on football related activities but if the opponent has clearly superior talent it wont matter. Unless the opposing coach is an idiot. Even in that scenario talent wins out more times than not.
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Post by mc140 on May 19, 2015 22:52:13 GMT -6
I'm really glad Illinois doesn't have spring ball. 25 contact days in the summer is more than enough.
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Post by mc140 on Apr 1, 2015 11:12:41 GMT -6
Showing up for other sporting events your players play goes a long way. Just talking about how their (insert sport) season is going is very helpful.
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Post by mc140 on Jan 28, 2015 14:54:29 GMT -6
It is the schedule I have run for the last 3 years for our HC. It might sound foolish, but it is dead on and my girl said I was being generous with time. She gave the old "don't include what you do in the off-season". Our HC is very resistant on giving out responsibilities and delegating. I take on more than I should, but I love it. I feel I have worked hard over the years and earned it and want him to know he has me if he needs anything. I have no kids and a great girl who gets frustrated, but was given the outline when she signed up. She knows where I want to go and who I am. She is 100% on board. I want to be the best assistant coach I can be. I want to be the coach that I would like to have on staff someday. I want to get to the top and become a HC and I ask for a lot so I am prepared when the day comes. The HC might abuse me a little, but it is what is best for the kids, the program, and the staff. I try to lead by example for our kids and guys on staff to show what it means to have a good work ethic, desire to better yourself and provide everything they need and then some. I don't have to do it, but I choose to. Everyone thinks I am crazy and tells me to cool down even guys I work with. I tell them "if you want me to take it easy, they help me out so I can get some free time." I don't get any takers. I have tried to delegate and get burned. I tell myself if you want it done, do it yourself. My father is a workaholic and never understood why he put in the hours he did and still does without compensation or appreciation at his employment where he has been for 40 years. I grew up asking why and why was he never around and like the Harry Chapin song Cats in the Cradle I grew up just like him. I know nothing else. Work is what I like. It keeps me busy and keeps my add and ocd in line. Our HC is there a lot too. Our high school is large and has great tradition. He has his hat in alot of things and try to support and make his job easier if I can do anything to help him out. He has recently started a family and I want him to have the all the time he can with them and if that means I have to stay a little longer and do a little more then so be it. I rather help others first than worry about myself. So what does the Head Coaches schedule look like?
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Post by mc140 on Jan 6, 2015 12:13:32 GMT -6
It is almost impossible to find a public school job in the Chicagoland area. There are over 400 applicants for every, math, English, PE opening. The actual jobs in Chicago are easier to get, but a lot of those teachers are fired within four years due to poor test scores and constantly bouncing around. .
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Post by mc140 on Oct 13, 2014 21:34:27 GMT -6
There is only one head coach in our conference who hasn't changed in Twelve years of coaching and that is including another sport.
I think a big part of it is in Illinois teacher salaries are so high it is easy to give up. Especially if you go into administration.
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Post by mc140 on Jul 14, 2014 1:45:58 GMT -6
Graduated 15 years ago.
We used all 25 contact days back then, but it was more lifting based. We definitely do more football based stuff in summer now.
During the season we spent a lot more time in practice back then. There are no doubles now as teachers go back to work before kids start practice and kids start up a couple days into the season. We had six days of triples and four days of doubles. Only our Senior class has even seen a double.
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Post by mc140 on Jul 7, 2014 22:35:56 GMT -6
Today was our first day back since this started and we have four kids observing. Three are allowed to drink water and one is not. It was hot and humid today too. I was shocked at how well the one who went without water kept up.
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Post by mc140 on Jul 7, 2014 22:33:29 GMT -6
The pay to play thread got me thinking about this. If you took all the cost of our program (stipends,equipment,refs,buses,reconditioning,etc) and compared to the money brought in through concessions and gate money, it is not even close to a profit. I don't even think the money made at games would cover all the stipends. Granted our crowds are usually not very big either.
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Post by mc140 on Jul 6, 2014 19:00:05 GMT -6
A lot of schools in our more well off areas charge anywhere from 120-200 per sport.
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