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Post by hunhdisciple on Jan 30, 2020 15:07:17 GMT -6
There's a video from Simon Sinek about "Johnny Bravo." I think that's a really good story and he tells it really well.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Jan 25, 2020 19:18:24 GMT -6
I absolutely love having music.
Also, I hate having to yell constantly during drills.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Jan 3, 2020 20:53:27 GMT -6
I would add when to intercept and when to just knock it down.
And to always knock it straight down.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Jan 2, 2020 19:00:37 GMT -6
If you gave them a hard count or a freeze type thing, then you definitely count it.
But, if they just did so without you really trying to draw them, then no.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Jan 2, 2020 18:29:19 GMT -6
His podcast is easily my favorite football podcast. Especially his non-scheme stuff.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Dec 25, 2019 19:09:24 GMT -6
I'll download the updated rosters every year and still play it.
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Post by hunhdisciple on May 23, 2019 7:08:00 GMT -6
All of the Russell stuff is great, especially for the price. I have a drawer full of their short and long sleeve t-shirts.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Mar 25, 2019 11:38:47 GMT -6
When I got to go to a former players senior day presentation, after his mom and family couldn't make it.
It's my single favorite thing I've done. Not just with coaching.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Mar 13, 2019 20:08:20 GMT -6
I'm not afraid of someone's culture on game night. Because I don't think it has an "in the moment" impact.
I'm not afraid of someone's scheme, because I trust myself and those around me to be smarter.
I'm afraid of the freak athletes that trump scheme. I'm afraid of the guy who is getting ready to commit to an SEC school to play DL, and gets to play against a converted TE to guard, who is starting his first game after being moved on Monday because the healthy bodies are running low. That will always scare me.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Mar 7, 2019 10:51:08 GMT -6
I mean, if you pay me enough to relocate, I'll move myself and my family anywhere.
But at the core, it's a lot of work for not a lot of pay. And quite often, the end result isn't always worth it. Giving everything you have to stubborn turds who win 3 games is pretty trying.
Once a lot of guys realize it isn't like what you see in a movie, where you just get to yell and have a whistle, and on Friday night you get to draw something up in the dirt to win, and it all plays out in slo-mo, they're going to get out of the game.
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Hair cuts?
Feb 21, 2019 15:35:55 GMT -6
via mobile
Post by hunhdisciple on Feb 21, 2019 15:35:55 GMT -6
If anyone discovered if there is a specific length of hair that makes someone faster or tackle better, then I'll care about hair length.
I've coached with guys who had hair ranging from shaved head/ buzz cut/ and pretty thick and bushy hair and beard.
If I'm making a list of the top 50 things there is to worry about, hair is probably going to come in around 75 or 80.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Feb 11, 2019 13:31:20 GMT -6
I loved the lack of commercials. Like, loved it a lot.
And I really liked them having coaches and QB's mic'd up for the game. Plus being able to listen in to the replay official was a good touch. I liked hearing them go through the angles on the play and basically talk through what they were seeing.
Some of their tweaks are good, I think.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Feb 6, 2019 11:13:32 GMT -6
I would assume it's 100% body language. If he's still cool after mistakes will probably change his decision making as compared to if he's really heated. If he looks like he might be pressing, or confused. He's the best for a reason, and tiny details like that help create legends. and BB has probably watched all 20+ broadcast of the rams and on top of all 22 He has cut-ups of just McVay's eyes, dating back to college. And he knows when he eyes get a certain diameter without exceeding a certain diameter, exactly what play he called.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Feb 6, 2019 10:13:40 GMT -6
Good question. I think there's a pretty consistent mindset, especially in big games for teams to take a shot after a TO. Maybe he's looking to see if McVay is getting overly excited or something? I don't know. I sometimes look at the other coach just to see how they're reacting to stuff we're doing but that might just be more for my pleasure if I see them suffering I worked under an HC who would watch what happened to the coach after we kept running right as his CB. If we had success and the coach was really trying to coach him up, he knew it was time to call a HB pass. Watching how other people react to you is a big deal, at least in my opinion.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Feb 6, 2019 10:10:25 GMT -6
I would assume it's 100% body language. If he's still cool after mistakes will probably change his decision making as compared to if he's really heated. If he looks like he might be pressing, or confused.
He's the best for a reason, and tiny details like that help create legends.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Dec 13, 2018 11:15:01 GMT -6
A new fishing rod. And guns.
That's kind of my usual thing.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Dec 3, 2018 13:45:57 GMT -6
Like, if you appeared in half the game of the season. If you were on the field and it was a live play it counted as an appearance in a quarter. 40 quarters in a season so you have to appear in 20 quarters. It works out where all your starters and special teams kids letter. If you don’t start, play special teams or in a rotation then you don’t letter. That was our thinking, guys who might not have been starters but definitely contributed during the season get some love. Those "plug and play" kids get some, as well.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Dec 3, 2018 7:23:30 GMT -6
Officially, no. But if it's a big enough gap, frequently the officials will stand almost beside the QB and step in pretty quick.
I'd support a rule change with the play.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Dec 3, 2018 7:20:47 GMT -6
Like, if you appeared in half the game of the season.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Nov 28, 2018 10:05:14 GMT -6
If a guy isn't going to directly hurt the outcome, I'll gladly put him in for a series. Even if it's a close game, if I know I can hide a kid, I'm fine getting him in.
I like getting as many different players involved in special teams as possible.
But, I wouldn't lose sleep if a kid who is buried on the depth chart didn't get in every game.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Nov 28, 2018 9:59:26 GMT -6
In my 2nd year, we were absolutely destroyed by injury (started the year with 52, ended with 21) and had beaten enough of the right teams before we fell apart, to make the post season.
We knew we were gonna die. They knew we were gonna die. They had 9 or 10 guys on their roster who played on some level of college.
Their HC basically said "I know you guys have had it rough, and we would have loved to play you guys at full strength. You'll bounce back, but when I get to 21 I'm going to start pulling guys out." Said he liked us and how we were doing things, and he didn't want us to take heat for getting housed by 60, which could have easily happened.
Our kids didn't really know what was going on, but they got up by 21 about 7 minutes in. And started pulling guys. Our kids started to get down when it was 28-0 after 1. But, the fact that we held them to 10 for the rest of the game was a huge shot of confidence for our kids the next year.
I appreciated that, for what it meant that night and what it meant going forward.
And, I think the "good guys" far out number D-bag guys.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Nov 2, 2018 11:49:22 GMT -6
A few years ago, my state sent out a survey to any and all coaches on which ball they would prefer be the official ball. Wilson and Rawlings were the leaders, by a mile.
Less than 10% voted for Spalding.
A few months later, the state association announced a new corporate partner, Spalding.
And the new required ball was the $105 Spalding ball, that got about 7% of the vote.
Footballs are an absolute joke, as far as requirements and sponsorships.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Oct 25, 2018 12:18:39 GMT -6
I don't fully trust everybody else to completely know what I teach and what exactly I want.
So, please don't coach my guys. Chances are, I've told them to be polite to you, but not actually follow your coaching.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Oct 18, 2018 11:05:50 GMT -6
I use profanity pretty frequently. I think there's a huge difference in using it when talking to someone, and using it towards someone.
Asking the overly lazy kid who didn't block downfield and cost his team points "what the F" he was thinking, is different than just straight saying "F you."
Most of the profanity stuff depends on who hears it. In a post game thing a few years ago, one of the asst talked about how he was glad we "kicked their a$$" and it was in a team circle, and parents and families were involved. It was against his Alma mater where they had previously fired him under shady circumstances. I got it. And 90% of the people around knew that, understood that, and loved it. But, a few people got upset about the harsh language. He apologized for it the next time, but people still loved his speech for it.
You've gotta know your audience with players, parents, and admin. That's just the way it is.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Oct 12, 2018 21:11:30 GMT -6
I wonder if part of this isn't because of the "championships or bust" mindset that seems to have crept into the sports world over the last 30 years or so. The idea that since the game won't affect playoffs etc and therefore is not important just seems counter to all the things those in the sports world seem to praise as the benefits of sports and yet for the last few decades we have slowly seen the concept of competition dev alued and championships put on a pedestal. . The idea of playing a game just to play a game seems lost. I think that started to go out the window when public schools were hiring and firing like they were in the GD SEC. When a bad stretch happens at the wrong time, those games suddenly impact your job and family. I fully admit it's still a game, but, it's also a job.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Sept 13, 2018 8:31:18 GMT -6
Honestly this is kinda gross. If I’m walking off the field, I don’t want to inhale syrup that came from some sweaty ass bottle on a hot September day That's something I was thinking about when I first saw it. I've been involved in some stupid hot games, and the thought of syrup would make me gag.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Sept 12, 2018 20:49:05 GMT -6
There's a difference between passing out shots of syrup, and doing syrup body shots off someone under 18.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Sept 10, 2018 19:07:33 GMT -6
They don't have to play if they don't want to. Plain and simple.
I don't think you can give them that level of control.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Sept 10, 2018 6:07:35 GMT -6
Position coach controls the subs for his group.
Coordinator or HC can veto at any time
I've usually tried to have a working depth chart for different situations and go off of that. Like, if we are running well or throwing well, how good their defense is, what the lead is, and various other things. That has helped me a lot.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Sept 7, 2018 18:02:11 GMT -6
It's all about putting kids on the field and hiding them.
Maybe figure out certain packages where you know what's coming, and can probably scheme them away from the play.
And honestly, those kids are really hard for me. Because I fully can relate to your heart being fully into it, but you just aren't that athletic.
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