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Post by center on Mar 17, 2024 13:54:11 GMT -6
Illinois recently allowed 11 on 11 with contact with other teams in the summer. A lot of teams have gone to joint practices. So a lot of Illinois schools are getting a lot done in the summer.
This will be the first year that Illinois will allow scrimmages with other teams the week before the first game.
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Post by center on Feb 7, 2024 10:51:26 GMT -6
"You are going to be at the bottom sometime, might as well start there."
My Dad. Wasn't intended to be coaching advice, but it is.
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Post by center on Jan 31, 2024 10:12:30 GMT -6
I would not consider a rebrand to "get the skill kids out."
I would consider a rebrand to appear more modern to get a little more buy in. So that maybe your kids aren't inundated with parents and community members constantly talking about the dinosaur offense.
And the rebrand might be running the same offense out a different formation or direct snap. Because that offense is probably what you know best.
Also, the team that set the new single season scoring record in Illinois this year was a wing-t team from a local school that ran literally 99% of the time.
So now parents and admin in the area are asking "why don't you run the wing-T?"
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Post by center on Nov 27, 2023 9:30:02 GMT -6
Our head coach got us a membership to X&O labs website this offseason. I thought there were a lot of good items on there. Mostly from smaller colleges and high schools that you can relate to.
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Post by center on Jun 27, 2023 18:57:58 GMT -6
These! for truly big guys brooks beast
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Post by center on May 17, 2023 10:24:53 GMT -6
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Post by center on May 11, 2023 8:12:21 GMT -6
Women's Beach Volleyball.
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Post by center on Apr 18, 2023 13:52:37 GMT -6
CB, do most of your meets have three throws and then finals or three throws total for the event?
All of our children were throwers and they were blessed with an incredible coach. He did the same thing with all of them. They were power until they could progress.
In fact my youngest is currently at a really good D3 program and the coach had them throw power in the discus for the first meet.
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Post by center on Mar 23, 2023 13:48:05 GMT -6
If you search "IHSA football archives" in YouTube you will find them. You can add a certain year or school to refine the search.
The 2021 games are on. 2022 are not posted, they usually seem to put the newest games on around this time of year.
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Post by center on Feb 15, 2023 11:17:33 GMT -6
I've been saying it for years, we're getting to the point where stuff like that is going to be coming back en vogue because it will be "new" and no one will be prepared to stop it. We're about 10-15 years from fullbacks and the I formation being the Glazier topic of the year. Starting to see this more in major college football. Georgia and Michigan know how to load it up. At the D3 level North Central ran over everyone with a TE and H backs on the field a lot. Rushed for over 350 a game.
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Post by center on Nov 13, 2022 18:51:52 GMT -6
The last two years that were COVID impacted we had players and coaches only. Brought in wings and pizza from local restaurant.
Put awards on the table for players to pick up. It was awesome.
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Post by center on Nov 11, 2022 8:34:45 GMT -6
Family #1: Toss-Sweep, IZ, Zone Stretch, Move-out Pass Pro.
Family #2: Wedge, Iso, all pass protections except Move-Out, Double Options.
Family #3: Quick trap, Counter-trap, GEO (double) Trap.
Family #4: Misdirection Counter GT weak, Power weak.
Family #5: Power Strong, Counter GT strong.
Are they grouped this way because their teaching is similar? Or similar point of attack?
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Post by center on Nov 10, 2022 13:13:09 GMT -6
The fewer things you do, the more time you have to rep everything, and the more proficient you are at what you do. That's why Wing-T guys do Wing-T, although they are more of an "if-then" type of offense than are we. We are primarily a run team from the Pro-I formation. We attack outside, off tackle, and middle. We can hit those 3 areas in 5 different ways (straight thrusts and mis-direction/counter) including options. Each has a PAP from that action. We can execute each play into either an Odd or an Even defense. We use a count and track blocking system (SAB) so Even or Odd fronts have no surprises for us. We carry everything into each game because we can rep everything during the week. The only time we're ever surprised is if the defense mis-aligns itself. What plays do you run to attack these areas?
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Post by center on Sept 28, 2022 14:45:43 GMT -6
Irony is that at another coach took over a state championship team and they won 20 games in 15 years. Guy got 15 years and he retired. Not a parent complaint no special meetings. Seriously?
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Post by center on May 5, 2022 13:07:05 GMT -6
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Post by center on Apr 21, 2022 13:09:50 GMT -6
And believe it or not there are some good football players out there that are really smart and want to go to a really good school. Regardless of the schools cost.
A former head coach at University of Chicago (an extremely good academic school with unreal alumni connections) used to tell recruits "get a degree here and you will be on full scholarship for the rest of your life."
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Post by center on Apr 20, 2022 10:42:16 GMT -6
I think that public state schools have a big edge in D3 sports. Especially with in state athletes.
The schools are a lot cheaper, typically bigger, and often have better athletic facilities than the average D3 liberal arts schools. Also, their entrance requirements might be a shade lower at times.
I remember attending a small, private D3 in the 80's and seeing those Wisconsin public schools and wondering when they were going to start taking over D3 sports. Lo and behold...hello Whitewater of the 2000's.
That conference is extremely successful in all sports.
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Post by center on Apr 13, 2022 9:06:24 GMT -6
D3 school are typically very good academic schools and smaller in enrollment. Kids that are attracted and recruited to D3 schools want that education and want to keep playing a sport.
And honestly they are probably not quite good enough to get a scholarship right out of high school.
But D3 sports usually do not have the time commitment that scholarship schools do. It can be a nice blend.
Division 3 sports cannot provide any athletic scholarship. All aid must be based on financial need (FAFSA), academic merit, or merit in an area like music, theatre, writing etc.
You will hear all kinds of stories that certain athletes are getting more money to attend a school but there really is not a general truth to that. A kid might receive a better financial package from one school than another but there needs to be a reason for the difference other than athletic ability.
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Post by center on Apr 12, 2022 14:09:13 GMT -6
Private school versus public school.
A private D3 school has one tuition rate, regardless of residency. I live in Illinois. Augustana College is in Illinois and tuition rate is same for all.
Like this...
Tuition $46,039
If the D3 school is a public (or state school), like the Wisconsin league, they will have an out of state charge for tuition. Being on a sports team has no bearing on the tuition fee.
Like this...
In-state tuition 7,735 USD, Out-of-state tuition 16,607 USD
Room and board are the same for in state or out of state.
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Post by center on Dec 28, 2020 18:53:19 GMT -6
Illinois just finished a real good one in December. It was spread out over about 5 days.
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Post by center on Nov 30, 2020 13:44:33 GMT -6
Your salary was 45k after 20 years, or your take home pay was 45k at the end of the year? I am in my 5th year teaching and my salary is 49k and then I make around 8k more a year from bonuses such as tutoring and coaching. I know I am never going to be a millionaire, but I don't think the money I make right now only a few years into teaching is that bad. Salary. With coaching I might have approached 50. My principal where I spent 7 years never topped 75k. Larrymoe and Wolve55. Are those salaries with a masters degree?
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Post by center on Nov 10, 2020 16:18:15 GMT -6
There are other sports besides high school football? Do they have coaches and fans also? There is no way they can develop the whole child like football can. Arrogant much?
Kidding much!
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Post by center on Nov 10, 2020 9:46:00 GMT -6
Our league implemented a 7 on 7 two hand touch league for the fall. I wouldn't mind if we did this as a "spring ball" thing. Def a PIA for the coaches to prep for a game but it was fun for the kids to get up and moving/ have a game to look forward to. To hell with other sports!! There are other sports besides high school football? Do they have coaches and fans also? There is no way they can develop the whole child like football can.
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Post by center on Nov 7, 2020 16:03:36 GMT -6
We did not play this fall in Illinois, might not play at all.
But from the stories I have heard from other states and the scrambling for games, you wonder how much preparation and practice you REALLY need?
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Post by center on Oct 30, 2020 12:36:36 GMT -6
Whichever side needed a change.
I wouldn't recommend a coach changing a side of the ball until it became evident that something wasn't working and you could see what was lacking. It should hit you in the face.
Other than that you are changing for the sake of change and might be veering (sorry for the wordplay BLB) further off direction.
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Post by center on Sept 17, 2020 12:55:01 GMT -6
DC is getting hard to fill. A lot of scout work that needs to be done. Also keeping up with the diversity of offenses today, even in high school. Agreed... Being a DC can be tough. You need all of the positions firing on all cylinders in order to succeed. That takes a fair amount of coordination and communication at practice. IME, being an OC is easier; you'll be alright as long as the OL does their job and a couple of kids know how to run to daylight. Lol
And you can always punt on offense...can't do that when you have a bad series on defense.
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Post by center on Sept 16, 2020 7:57:11 GMT -6
DC is getting hard to fill. A lot of scout work that needs to be done. Also keeping up with the diversity of offenses today, even in high school.
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Post by center on Sept 11, 2020 15:52:28 GMT -6
Our best/happiest staffs had a lot of personal responsibility. For example:
Three levels of play. Eight coaches. Of the 8, six of them called either offense or defense at a level of play.
Varsity mainly practices together. FS mainly practiced together when they could.
We had enough to cover everything but no dead weight. Usually.
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Post by center on Aug 29, 2020 15:17:01 GMT -6
To the OP: what practice restrictions are there for the fall.
In Illinois. No body on body contact allowed. Shields, dummies, sleds only.
7 on 7 with you own team. Parent waiver required for that.
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Post by center on Aug 21, 2020 13:59:00 GMT -6
We always did the Subway thing. 6 inch, chips (no jalapeno), cookie.
There are still some kids that don't tolerate that well on a nervous stomach so we had bananas and Gatorade whey protein bars available.
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