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Post by mc140 on Feb 5, 2009 13:54:01 GMT -6
It feels like a case of these guys waitng for an offer they cant refuse but no one is ponying up.
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Post by mc140 on Feb 5, 2009 12:02:57 GMT -6
It seems as though the AAU type handlers are creeping their way into football and starting to cause problems around the country. The NYTimes had an article about Bryce Brown and his adivsor. This guy is a moron and it is scary how he has so much influence in Wichita. THis quote here sums up his intellignce. Butler said he would explore the possibility of Brown’s skipping college and going to the Canadian Football League next season if approached by a team. He mentioned the idea of a team paying Brown $5 million a year for three years. But the salary cap for entire C.F.L. teams is $4.2 million Canadian. Here is the link www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/sports/ncaafootball/04recruit.html?_r=2
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Post by mc140 on Jan 7, 2009 21:33:10 GMT -6
In Illinois we have 8 classes and take the top 256 teams regardless of size or area with the tie breaker near the bottom (5-4 teams) being the amount of wins of the teams you played. After the 256 are found, they are then placed in 32 team brackets by enrollement (Private schools are multiplied by 1.65). The only exception is all conference champs (minimum 6 team conference) make it, so occasionally you get a 4-5 team. They used to strictley seed by record 1 vs 32 etc.. but now each class is broken in half or into quads due to travel reasons . Overall its a pretty good system. Wish there were six classes like it was when I was in HS and straight 1-32 seeding, but it could be worse.
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Post by mc140 on Oct 27, 2008 22:53:59 GMT -6
Here is our Defensive numbering system C........G.......T.......TE 0 1o 1 2 3 4o 4 5 6o 6 7
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Post by mc140 on Oct 15, 2008 9:18:57 GMT -6
First thing you need to do is make hitting important to you and stress it at all times. If you dont hit in practice, they will not hit in games. Of course as the year goes on you lighten the load a little but you must stress being physical from day one.
We have done a few things with our freshmen (most of whom had never played organizedfootball before this year). Around the second week of practice we noticed most of our linemen would not hit. So we brought out Circle Drill (bull in the ring) we had a few bruises but nothing serious. It atleast got the majority of them to hit and realize there not going to get hurt.
Also, three days a week we do live tackling drills and the 4th day we do nut cracker. Everyone rotates in nutcracker, you get linemen running, backs blocking etc. THe losing group in nutcracker has to do ten pushups.
We have become a much more physical team as the year progressed. In fact we have a physically dominated the last two teams we played.
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Post by mc140 on Oct 6, 2008 19:39:58 GMT -6
Someone sounds angry.
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Post by mc140 on Oct 6, 2008 11:25:33 GMT -6
Freshmen Defensive coach perspective:
It is my belief that you get the reserves into the game the minute the game is no longer in doubt. In fact if we are in control of a game, but it is still in doubt, I will get some reserves in who had a great week of practice in for a few plays while the two way guys get a break. The only way these kids learn is by being in game situations and while a lot of them will not do a good job, some of them end up proving they can be relied upon. Plus at the lower levels it helps keep kids out. Undoubtedly a handful of the second and thrid teamers as Freshmen will grow and be able to contribute as varisty players. If I had wanted to, my defense could of had three shutouts this year, instead we only had one. All that really matters is the record.
Another plus is the chirping of "why aren't we playing?" has quieted substantially. One game we were up 30-0 in the 4th when I put the second team in, the other team left their first team in and ran right through them three times, only to have the clock run out on the third drive. We won the game 36-14 and the second team guys got to see what it was like to play against better players in game. THere was also film now of the things these kids were doing wrong.
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Post by mc140 on Sept 27, 2008 22:17:50 GMT -6
Coaches,
At our school the Freshmen staff is required to go out scouting on Friday nights since we play on THursday or Saturday. I do not mind going to the games, but was wondering what the point of doing this is if they are exchanging film with the teams we scout the night before? Also, I have noticed that they barely even look at the stuff we do write down.
Is this normal at most schools?
I talekd to one of my friends who coaches at another school and they also scout butthey do more advanced scouting. Games that they will not recieve in film exchange. (Conference rules require exchanging last two game films.)
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Post by mc140 on Dec 15, 2007 16:51:41 GMT -6
The head track coach is going to this type of stretching this year after talking to some of the more successful coachs in the area. Another varsity football coach and myself are also track coaches. If it works well for us, were going to try and convince our HFC to go with it. We only have a limited time to practice due to the bus schedule and if we could save 15 minutes at the beginning of practice it would be very beneficial.
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