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Post by hunhdisciple on Sept 5, 2018 21:31:46 GMT -6
Unfortunately one year we played a team we shouldn't have scheduled and the HC comes up to The white hat and our HC and asks "is it ok if we start the running clock when it gets to 21?" They all agreed. My first year a guy asked if the clock could run at 28. He said "we won't be beatin y'all, but I had 2 kids quit yesterday. If it gets more out of hand, we won't be able to have a team." I felt bad for the guy, but he was right. It happened pretty quick, kind of felt like putting him out of his misery.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Sept 4, 2018 12:19:51 GMT -6
In Kentucky, if the lead is 36+, the clock runs. Doesn't matter when it happened, doesn't matter if you ask them to not. If the lead goes under 36, it still runs.
It runs until the end of the game.
And having been on both sides of it (more times for the bad, than good) I like it. It's decided, just get out and go home. I've never felt like we could come back or that the other team could, either. Make it an early night, either way.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Aug 31, 2018 7:09:52 GMT -6
I'll first advocate for paying someone to do it.
But, if that's not an option, then we wash them in warm with powder laundry soap for the first initial wash before wearing.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Aug 27, 2018 6:19:35 GMT -6
When I got married, my entire side of the wedding party were guys I've coached with.
Having a staff where everyone is close makes everyone invested. And that's always great.
Having a staff where nobody is that close is pretty awful.
I don't think it's required for a successful team, but it definitely helps.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Aug 27, 2018 6:15:10 GMT -6
We had white bands one year, and simply just soaked them in a bucket with a bleach/soap combination. And then rinsed and air dried them.
Those seemed to work pretty well.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Jul 26, 2018 15:23:23 GMT -6
It’s definitely assault. And that kid can’t do anything about it because if you press the issue you are losing major connections and maybe sabotaging your career. You don’t want to be the grad assistant that did or said something stupid and then gets whapped and then makes a big deal of it. Then again after getting smacked you probably aren’t getting fired so it may give you leverage in some weird way. What if the kid claims he has a concussion after that. Then the university has two major news stories. Beyond the faculty strikes student issue the story is magnified with the CTE component. Truly hypothetical but not out of the realm of possibility. Even so, if I were the kid I would not want to get Tubbs fired I would have wanted to kick his ass. Here's Tuberville's description of the events, according to Bleacher Report: bleacherreport.com/articles/1404049-texas-tech-tommy-tuberville-slaps-assistant-coach-over-miscommunication) "He (graduate assistant Kevin Oliver) was on the field, and I reached to grab him and pull him off. When I pulled, I missed his shirt and I grabbed his (headset) and his microphone ripped off his head. I was trying to get him off the field. "He's out on the field, and we're trying to get him off. I missed his shoulder, and grabbed his ... . It wasn't anything to it." I have watched multiple videos now. There is no way I am seeing Tuberville's perspective here. I don't remember any of this even occurring. Definitely puts perspective on the original topic on Jason Brown lighting his assistants up. Considering he was walking towards him, it doesn't stand up.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Jul 25, 2018 10:58:23 GMT -6
Nobody really likes being yelled at, but stuff happens when emotions run high.
It has to be consistent, though. If you're going to chew out for small things, or only certain people, that's a bad way to go.
And you better be right in what you're choosing to yell about. If you're going to call a guy out on the sidelines for something, you better make damn sure you know what you're talking about. But that's just my personal experience coming through.
If you're just yelling in an attempt to assert dominance, then that's stupid and you need to not be as insecure. I worked under 3 guys, 2 of whom chose not to yell at asst. 1 guy did. The 1 guy who did, was doing so purely because he was someone with eternal "short man" syndrome. Had to be the loudest guy around, make sure everyone knew who he was.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Jun 26, 2018 21:31:40 GMT -6
I've seed it take many forms and been on various sides of it (opponent, parents, within the team). But as noted above its a hard question to answer as ambiguous as it was written; you gave five possible sources without any context of to whom the action was taking aimed at and to what extent. In the end I think the specifics will better help other posters with giving answers. I wanted it to be somewhat ambiguous. Because there are so many potential scenarios with it. Parents accuse a coach of being racist by playing or not playing a specific player. Players show racist actions either on and/or off the field towards a team mate. Opposing fans are racist. Opposing players are racist. A coach on your staff, or your HC, is casually racist. It's not a fun topic, but after I was talking with a friend about some of this stuff, I wanted to know how other people handle these issues. A few years ago, we dominated a team, and one of our players ended up getting a penalty for saying something to their fans who were apparently saying some pretty aggressive stuff towards him. HC refused to punish him, told him he understood what happened, but to be aware of the situation if it came up again. Some parents didn't like that he didn't get any sort of punishment, accused HC of favoring black kids. How do you handle that situation? I didn't have 1 specific issue or situation in mind with the post, but in what seems to be an incredibly volatile social environment, I think these are important things to consider.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Jun 26, 2018 21:11:51 GMT -6
I'd like to answer but I don't really know what you're asking about. If you've encountered racism in some capacity while coaching, how have you handled it?
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Post by hunhdisciple on Jun 26, 2018 21:09:45 GMT -6
Way too many people simply waste time just to inflate their ego. They'll take 2 hours or actual work, stretch it into 6+ and then brag about it.
And it sounds good. Because it sounds like you're super committed. And you don't win rings unless you're committed. And everybody wants rings.
And it's all bull. 100% bull.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Jun 26, 2018 20:14:51 GMT -6
I think this is an important topic, and I'll save my scenario for later, if needed.
But, how have people handled racism while coaching? If it's from fans, parents, players, other coaches, or opponents, how did you deal with it with your team?
How is this handled?
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Post by hunhdisciple on May 22, 2018 18:05:44 GMT -6
2 years ago, we had a kid who was definitely moderately disabled, and spent about half of his day in a transition classroom for kids who weren't fully mentally handicapped, but needed that environment. Good kid, funny kid. Parents just needed him to be in something, so he was with us. Just about every kid knew not to go full contact with him, all of that stuff. We were going through some of our punt return stuff, and he was struggling to get it. It was me, the HC, and Dummy with returnees. The kid bounced the 5th ball off his chest, and Dummy decides that now is a good time to yell at him. "Good God, son! Are you retarded or something?" You could have heard a pin drop. Every kid within 30 yards heard it, froze in their tracks and just turned to him, in horror. The kid didn't say anything, but you could tell he was hurt. The HC about lost his mind. Made sure to send the kids to get water, and then lit into him. "You've got to be f--king kidding me, right? I didn't just hear you say that, right? Tell me I'm wrong. Tell me you aren't that clueless. Tell me. For the love of God, tell me." Dummy's response was simply "well, I figured if I said it to HIM then he'd know he was one of the group. (Extremely condescending) It's bonding, coach!" HC told him to go home, come back tomorrow, and never say that again, or he'd be fired. {censored} that guy. It still makes me mad. It made me mad just type that out. I've never wanted to physically harm another coach more than I did at that point in time.
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Post by hunhdisciple on May 22, 2018 14:09:36 GMT -6
2 years ago, we had a kid who was definitely moderately disabled, and spent about half of his day in a transition classroom for kids who weren't fully mentally handicapped, but needed that environment. Good kid, funny kid. Parents just needed him to be in something, so he was with us. Just about every kid knew not to go full contact with him, all of that stuff.
We were going through some of our punt return stuff, and he was struggling to get it. It was me, the HC, and Dummy with returnees.
The kid bounced the 5th ball off his chest, and Dummy decides that now is a good time to yell at him. "Good God, son! Are you retarded or something?"
You could have heard a pin drop. Every kid within 30 yards heard it, froze in their tracks and just turned to him, in horror. The kid didn't say anything, but you could tell he was hurt.
The HC about lost his mind. Made sure to send the kids to get water, and then lit into him. "You've got to be f--king kidding me, right? I didn't just hear you say that, right? Tell me I'm wrong. Tell me you aren't that clueless. Tell me. For the love of God, tell me."
Dummy's response was simply "well, I figured if I said it to HIM then he'd know he was one of the group. (Extremely condescending) It's bonding, coach!"
HC told him to go home, come back tomorrow, and never say that again, or he'd be fired.
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Post by hunhdisciple on May 18, 2018 4:14:29 GMT -6
He wore sneakers instead of dress shoes? I don't remember the last time I didn't wear some sort of athletic shoe.
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Post by hunhdisciple on May 11, 2018 12:28:06 GMT -6
If you're wanting a spreadsheet to print out, I believe I have my standard one if you want it.
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Post by hunhdisciple on May 10, 2018 18:51:04 GMT -6
I've been thinking about using syrup.
Not really sure what I'll use it for, but I don't think anything bad will happen.
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Post by hunhdisciple on May 8, 2018 6:21:09 GMT -6
I used to carry a towel, but I always got rid of it by mid 3rd quarter because every kid would want to use it and it would smell like death.
So I gave it to a random kid on the sideline to hold. Makes him feel good, and I don't have to deal with the smell.
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Post by hunhdisciple on May 3, 2018 8:01:52 GMT -6
Practice music is one of my least favorite things, mainly because I hate having to talk over it.
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Post by hunhdisciple on May 3, 2018 7:21:57 GMT -6
Q: Can you be here often enough?
Doesn't matter the answer.
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Post by hunhdisciple on May 2, 2018 6:22:46 GMT -6
I'm all about having kids realize what level they can play on. But, most of the time, I don't have to crush any dreams. When junior or senior year rolls around, and they don't have interest of the local NAIA team, they stop dreaming about UGA or FSU.
The only times I have a real issue with dream crushing, is when it's a kid who has so invested himself in being an elite player, but it's not for himself, it's more because he desperately wants to provide for his family. The kid who wants to make it big, to help his mom and 3 siblings who share a bedroom and bathroom, that sucks when he realizes he's not going to be in the NFL. And it can be hard to get them to look the small school route, with the understanding that their life is much better with a college degree and good job, than not.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Apr 13, 2018 21:21:15 GMT -6
There are numerous good alternatives to kickoffs.
What about Onside late in game?
i.e. How does trailing team that scores in last minute or less have a chance to get ball back and win or tie?
I believe the one I've seen is that if you opt for the onside, you get the ball at the 35 and it's 4th and 10. I might not have the details exactly right, but it's a 4th and long, deep withing your territory. I don't know if I like 10, or ever 15. I've seen way more 4th and really long plays work than I have onside kicks.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Feb 28, 2018 14:55:05 GMT -6
We have an 8 quarter rule, but I don't know of anyone who has ever been able have a kid who came close to breaking it.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Feb 12, 2018 20:32:23 GMT -6
I was reminded of this story after reading some of these responses.
This wasn't my high school, and I don't know any of the people involved. But, it's a good story about coaching your kid. And this is 100% true.
Dad was the HFC, son was the starting QB. Son was legitimately good. Local booster had a son who was shoved into a billion different QB camps, and thought that meant his son was a better QB by default. He wasn't. People started pressuring the HFC to start the other kid over his son, he didn't. Ended up in one of those "leave or be fired" situations, so he left. Took his son with him.
Was an asst. coach on a state finalist team. Boosters son ended up not doing anything after high school. HFC son did play in college. Started a few games, if I recall correctly.
At Auburn. That Auburn.
Don't let people deter you from coaching your kid if you want to, because most of the bystanders don't really know what's going on anyway.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Feb 12, 2018 4:29:33 GMT -6
I don't have kids, and have never been directly involved with coaches who have had their own on the team.
But, when I was in high school, the basketball coach had his son on the team. Kid was really really good. Parents still got angry about the coach playing his son over another kid.
Kid graduated, and ended up playing all 4 years somewhere, even got into the NCAA Tourney a year or two.
Even if they're clearly the best you have, some people will still talk.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Jan 3, 2018 20:16:49 GMT -6
I know there's usually something that floats around here when everybody gets restless in the off season. But, I had 2 moments today that made me want start it.
AM Alt. Class
Girl 1:Man, I love Christmas and Thanksgiving, but my favorite holiday is Halloween. I be dressing all sexy at all the parties
Girl2: What was your costume this year?
Girl 1: Paw Patrol, but not what you're thinking. Like, slutty paw patrol stuff. I was a bomb ass Dalmatian
Separate class
Girl: What does domineering mean? Hey Guy, look it up on your phone
Guy: It says domineering is a present participle.
Girl: What does that even mean?
Guy: I think it's a food. It kind of sounds like a Japanese pineapple.
Girl: Yeah, you're probably right. That makes sense.
And, surprisingly, our test scores are WAY up.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Nov 29, 2017 7:00:39 GMT -6
Eli should have a much better overall record than he does. And if the Giants were managed remotely close to decent, then it would be different.
And, at the end of the day, it doesn't matter how loyal you are to them. That doesn't impact their loyalty to you.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Nov 29, 2017 1:22:02 GMT -6
Had a kid tell us he was going to miss the rest of the week. He was running to the bathroom because he had to poop, and he tripped. The doctor said he broke his ACT. He should be good to go on Monday.
We still bring that story up, and none of us can choose what we love more. Breaking an ACT, or tripping while running to poop.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Nov 12, 2017 21:32:26 GMT -6
I hate to bump this thread back to the top, but, I feel it is a good items to share concerning robot karate.
It won't end well if, while your wife is doing yoga, you jab her in a buttcheek and shout "ROBOT KARATE."
I like you guys. Learn from my mistakes.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Nov 12, 2017 21:28:57 GMT -6
We do teacher appreciation night. Every senior gives a plaque to a teacher of their choice. Doesn't have to be high school level. One year we had a kid give it to his elementary school principal of a school that closed and she retired early. It was a cool moment.
We also do a local heroes night. They get in free, and get recognized on field at halftime.
We've also done decade teams on certain nights.
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Post by hunhdisciple on Nov 5, 2017 19:29:28 GMT -6
I always make a big feast of some sort. And my coach friends and I just booze it and play video games.
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