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Post by hunhdisciple on Aug 20, 2015 8:43:16 GMT -6
In youth league, this is pointless. I think too many of the people who are guilty of using this frequently, are the old guys who think football has gone soft and if it's not double tight bone, it's a fad. Even looking at Facebook comments, people are very quick to defend it. CUZ HIDDIN MAKES EM UH MAN! I have no idea what happens at youth league and I'm an old guy. For some reason this post annoys me. Maybe I read it wrong. I meant old less as a statement of age, and more of a mindset. But not old school, because nothing is wrong with being old school for the most part. I meant more of the type of guy who thinks if you aren't hitting somebody square in the mouth on every play, you don't gain very much from it. Forget technique, forget game skills, just line up and run into each other, let our a primal yell and do it all again. I spend a pretty decent amount of time around our local youth league, and there are a few guys like that who have just been passionate about how effective it is at "making a man" out of an 8 year old by simply lining up and searching for contact.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Aug 20, 2015 8:11:22 GMT -6
In youth league, this is pointless.
I think too many of the people who are guilty of using this frequently, are the old guys who think football has gone soft and if it's not double tight bone, it's a fad. Even looking at Facebook comments, people are very quick to defend it. CUZ HIDDIN MAKES EM UH MAN!
I've seen kids get absolutely get rocked, get a concussion and miss some major time. I don't think there is a lot to be gained from the drill, other than seeing who wants to hit. But as I've seen plenty of blog posts about before, sane people don't really love contact. I mean, the kids I know who love to just go out and bang heads for 2 hours are the kids I feel guilty about releasing on society once they graduate, because they're basically cavemen.
If you're going to use it, I like to have RB, OL and DL. Adding in a LB to the mix tends to get way more free hits, and that's just not an accurate representation of the game.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Aug 20, 2015 7:48:56 GMT -6
Does he/did he show up all summer? Is he a good kid in the classroom? As a senior if the answer is yes, we find a spot somewhere for that kid. That spot may be on KR or Punt team, but we get the kid on the field. I fully believe the best 11 play 95% of the time, but "program kids" (kids who buy in, do everything thats asked) find their way on the field some how. He showed up when it was convenient during the summer and is a average to poor student. I don't really get into playing kids who are better in the classroom, because we don't have very many smart kids. I know he is the holder for PAT and FG, but I think that's just about the only place where he is #1. He's made it an easy choice, because he hasn't outworked anyone at all. I should have included that in my original post, and that's my bad for not. But yeah, if he didn't have to be there, he didn't put in a huge effort to make it there.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Aug 20, 2015 7:42:23 GMT -6
Why can't you get him reps on offense? Put him on one side and throw to the other. If he asks why he's not getting passes then you can simply fall on the QB saying it's his call (read as to where the ball goes). Can someone spend some time with him to making him into a great blocking receiver (despite being undersized)? If so, that could end up being far more valuable than someone who can catch depending on type of offense you run. Can you put him at TE and run away from him? There are always LOTS of ways to get weaker offensive players reps compared to defensive players. My feeling is if this kid has helped you get by in the lean times even just as a body then you owe it to him a bit to give him some reps every game. Last year, for example, 2 of the guys were ahead of him but got hurt, so he moved up quickly. The catch is that he's always been buried on the depth chart, we've just had major stamina and health problems. Last year, when those 2 people were healthy, they replaced him, he didn't really notice because he was used to playing in the 5 previous games before they came back. If he was TE, I'd feel guilty putting him out there because his size would pose a health risk. I wouldn't be putting him in a position to be successful, I'd be putting him out there to be slaughtered. Once we start pulling away in a game, I'll gladly put him in, but I need him to know that it won't be before that.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Aug 19, 2015 23:37:12 GMT -6
Park a bus in an area, and climb on top. I've seen a staff with very few resources do this in a pinch.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Aug 19, 2015 23:26:28 GMT -6
Relax? I'm never relaxed. I'm tighter than a bungee cord holding a fat guy. When I sleep, I look angry. Kids have told me that I always look mad. I have ridges and grooves in my mouth from where I keep my teeth gritted all the time. When I went on vacation this year to the beach, I brought clinic notes to read, and downloaded game film to watch. It's not healthy, but it's the way I am. I was that way before coaching, and barring a heart attack at a young age, I'll be that way after coaching.
After a game until I watch film the next morning is the closest thing I get to relaxed. I have a good, close friend and I always hang out with him after a game, win or lose. Yeah, Mr. Beam is always there for me.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Aug 19, 2015 23:01:10 GMT -6
In most years previous, our team has not had a wealth of talent at many spots, so we relied on a rotation to keep kids fresher and therefore get a little bit of an advantage on a team, we hoped. Some guys who wouldn't normally be looked to for minutes, would see time and attempt to contribute. This year, we have talent. And enough talent that just about every starter only plays 1 way, which is huge for a very small school who gets lost with the other city schools.
Because of this, there really is no need for a rotation. A kid (WR) who last year and a little bit the year before, saw time in spots to give people a break or when people got hurt, is now buried on the depth chart. And when I say buried, I mean to the Earth's core. There are two outstanding starters who are very well conditioned, who don't usually need a shot. We have a TE who will sub in for either one as we need it. Then there are probably 2 or 3 other people who would be ahead of him. He's started asking about rotations and when he'll get in. Luckily, we've only had a scrimmage, so I could just sort of delay the discussion because of that. You know, I wanted to get a good look at things, I wanted to see people that I hadn't seen before. Things like that.
But, the real season starts next week and he's going to ask me again. And I don't know how to put it clearly yet while not being King Jerk.
Here's the catch, or catches I guess: He's a senior, the only senior in the WR/TE group. He has seniority over everyone, technically. BUT! He's awful. He's undersized, slow and is a very average blocker and has below average hands. He's never had a varsity stat (No catches, scores, runs, anything) , despite seeing quite a few minutes in previous years due to injuries. He doesn't out work anybody, and can be a bit of a pain to deal with.
However, he isn't a bad kid. He doesn't really have anything else going for him, and doesn't really have an ounce of athletic ability. A friend of mine and I have always joked that he probably would have been better off joining the band, because he would have been able to contribute more that way. But, he's stuck it out and thinks of himself as a football player, and not just someone who is on the football team.
You all are much wiser and smarter than I am. What do I say to this kid? Do I just put it out there? Do I email him the depth chart and let him see for himself? Or do I just keep deferring it and hope he gets it eventually? Or do I just ignore him? Or do I tell him that all playing time decisions are to be discussed with the head coach not during a game? Or do I ask him who he honestly thinks he is better than, and wait for him to realize?
Like I said, I don't want to hurt his feelings. But I also don't want to have a little lost puppy following me around on the sidelines, hoping for someone to get tired, and then their backup to get tired, and then that backup to get tired, so he can go in.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Jul 16, 2015 10:34:16 GMT -6
Clarification: It's not negative trash talking or anything derogatory. He lines up, points at his corner and tell him "Don't let me beat you deep. Don't let me burn you. I've got a hitch and go, don't bite on it. I know you can't cover me, so I'm trying to help you out." And then he beats his man on what he just told him. Then he smiles, gives him a pat on the back and says something friendly or positive. He's never said anything that I would feel is hurtful, and he doesn't pick on kids.
And, I guess I'm not really trying to get them to like him more than I'm just trying to get them to BE like him. Our kids have a tendency to emulate the people they like on the team more than those they dislike.
Maybe I'm making too big a deal out of this, but I've always had kids who get along and don't openly hate somebody. But I've also never had talented kids like this.
And I appreciate the feed back from everybody.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Jul 16, 2015 9:18:15 GMT -6
I'm a position coach at a rural high school, and we have never really had much history. I mean, in around 50 years of playing there has been 1 good season and 1 great season. That's it.
However, our great season was last year. We've built up a program that was actually being talked about just doing away with it as few as 6 years ago.
I say that to say this, a kid moved in town over the winter from a fairly large major city in the state. His team wasn't bad, and he's extremely talented. He started immediately. Actually, as soon as I saw his Hudl film, I went ahead and thought of him as a starter at something.
He's the fastest kid on the team, has some of the best hands on the team and oozes swagger and confidence. He is a very type A person. I love kids with confidence and who are vocal about things.
He talks trash and gets in the defenders head. He lines up, tells him he's going to beat him deep and then burns him. Bad. In our level of competition that we will face, he's almost uncoverable by any corner we will see all season. But, no one likes him.
As I said, we don't have a history of winning, so we don't have kids with a ton of confidence (our current seniors didn't have a winning record at any level until they were sophomores). His confidence comes from the success he has known on teams and individually.
But, none of his teammates like him. They block for him, he'll get the ball, but they hate him. I hear this at least twice every day "Coach, he's just toooooo arrugunt! Thurs a line tween coffidense nn airguns. I ont like em. N I ont like his mouth he got on em."
How do I handle this problem? I'm on the loud kids side. He out works everyone every day and is one of our best players. He makes us worlds better and stretches the field beyond belief. I try and let the other players know that there isn't anything wrong with confidence bordering on arrogance when you can back it up, and that every great player has that confidence. They love Richard Sherman, but not my guy. How do I fix this?
How do I keep this from getting to be a bigger problem? I don't want to temper his attitude, I want it to rub off on everyone else. After 3 months, I'm seeking help from somebody. Thanks.
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