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Post by jtimmerman53 on Jan 30, 2017 7:52:24 GMT -6
I'm hoping to be there but I'm not sure if anyone else from our staff is going and having to pay for the individual coach pass and my own hotel room is a little heavy on the wallet. If anyone might be wanting to split costs for a hotel room feel free to PM me.
I'd love to sit in on the Auburn run game sessions as well as Jeremy Darveu the OL coach from Valdosta State, Chennis Berry OL coach from Southern, and Darin Slack.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Jan 19, 2017 10:21:37 GMT -6
I can send you our practice plan that we use. Can someone tell me how to attach a file to a post? I must be missing something. I think the easiest way might be to just upload it to Google Docs (if you're familiar with that) and click "Share" and then select the "Get a shareable link" option. At least that's the way I do it.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Jan 18, 2017 11:18:49 GMT -6
We are a program with similar numbers. I'll share with you a template of a typical Wednesday practice. This is mostly for the offensive side of the ball. We rotate our team and walk thru sessions between O and D meaning that while O is doing walk thru, D is running team period and vice versa. Practice Plan Template
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Jan 6, 2017 9:39:39 GMT -6
When talking scheme, I want to know the specifics. For example if your clinic is on Air Raid concepts I don't want to just hear you say "We run Y-shallow". I want to know the specifics of receiver footwork off the line vs press man or route depth, how you coach your receivers on their break, QB progression, etc.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Dec 23, 2016 19:07:56 GMT -6
I've been loving this podcast! I do a little bit of traveling back and forth between my apartment and my parents' home (90 minutes or so) over the holidays and it's good listening on that drive. I also like to put the tv on mute while I'm playing XBOX and listen then as well. In fact I just listened to his episode with Nick Restifo on the ride today which might be my favorite one so far.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Dec 14, 2016 12:42:55 GMT -6
This is a standard day for us. We will incorporate a 2 minute drill at the end on Wednesday and focus on a different special team each day with more emphasis on Thursday walk through. We like to keep a consistent schedule and joke all the time about how our kids, and even our managers and film crew kids would be able to run the practice if the coaches never walked out on the field.
1:55 Weights 2:25 Walkthrough/video 2:55 Pre=practice 3:05 Stretch 3:10 Position Skill 3:20 Special Teams 3:30 Run group 3:45 Defensive Team Period #1 (run game); Offensive walkthrough 4:00 Offensive Team Period #1 (run game); Defensive walkthrough 4:15 Pass Group 4:30 Offensive 7on7 vs scouts; DL vs OL 1on1 pass rush 4:40 Defensive 7on7 vs scouts; OL blitz pickup vs scouts 4:50 Defensive Team Period #2 (pass game); Offensive walkthrough 5:05 Offensive Team Period #2 (pass game); Defensive walkthrough 5:20 Conditioning (cut out as season goes on and replaced with additional special teams period) 5:25 In
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Dec 14, 2016 11:57:12 GMT -6
As an OL coach I try to pick up on some of these when I can. For a couple of examples we played a team this season that liked to do a lot of twists and loops and every time the DL going over top was backed off the LOS and then we played another team that slanted their nose and we noticed that his slant-side foot was always kicked further back than his other foot. Now these may have been coached by them but nonetheless it allowed us to cue in on when it was coming.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Dec 12, 2016 7:47:58 GMT -6
Speaking in Atlanta, Nashville, North Jersey and Denver. We have some great new material to share on mechanics and R4. Hope to see you there. Make sure you introduce yourself from Huey to me Hoping to see you in Atlanta, coach!
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Dec 2, 2016 10:09:47 GMT -6
I would love to be able to go to the Glaizer clinic and/or the Nike Football clinic in Atlanta. I have not been able to go to one so far because of other obligations in the spring but this year I am going to plan around the clinic dates.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Dec 2, 2016 8:09:38 GMT -6
We watch almost all of our film in position groups. The only time we will watch film altogether is a special teams cut up that our ST coordinator puts together that we watch on Monday before practice. After that everything is left up to position groups. After practice on Monday is when we will watch the film from the previous game and maybe some film on the opponent afterwards.
For the rest of the week each position group will watch roughly 10-20 minutes of film each day before practice and this is a combination of reviewing practice film (we film every practice) and watching the opponent for that week. We will typically watch more opponent film if they are a better team but it they are a weaker team we usually watch more practice. This goes along with the position meetings every position coach has with his players before every practice.
Also on Thursday after walkthru practice we have a team meeting where there is a guest speaker who delivers a message to the team. We will meet as a team at various points in the season based on what the HC feels necessary.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Nov 28, 2016 8:35:50 GMT -6
We have four every week. One is voted on by the players after practice on Wednesday, another is voted on by the coaches after practice on Wednesday along with a scout team player of the week, and the fourth is the special teams player of the week from the previous game.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Nov 28, 2016 7:51:47 GMT -6
There are all kinds of powerpoints and blogs and coaching manuals out there for free. Just type in what you're looking for on Google and I'm sure you'll find some good stuff. This forum is a great place to start, Joe Daniel football has a ton of informative podcasts and articles, Coach BDud, Coach Vint, Brophy, Tom Macpherson, and others are all excellent sources with a variety of material. If you're looking for anything specific feel free to PM me here because I'm a relatively young coach who is in the process of gathering as much learning material as I can so maybe we can help each other out.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Nov 10, 2016 6:52:47 GMT -6
I'd like to learn more about gap and man running schemes out of shotgun, specifically the counter trey and dart with variations/tags off of them.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Nov 8, 2016 7:52:14 GMT -6
I've signed up for Zoom. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out!
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Nov 7, 2016 8:35:04 GMT -6
We have team specific goals on offense, defense, and special teams that all of our starters/major players get stars on their helmets for if we reach those goals each week. The rest of the team gets half. Our offensive goals include things like: Score 28 points, 250 rush yards, 100 pass yards, no turnovers, no penalties, etc. Also each position coach has certain things they give out eagle stickers for. As an OL coach we give out eagle stickers for grading out (70%) and also for pancake/knockdown blocks.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Nov 7, 2016 8:30:46 GMT -6
This sounds like a great idea! I don't know if I would be qualified to speak on any topics but I would certainly love to listen in on and learn from some of the more experienced coaches from this board. It could be an excellent way to keep ourselves sharp over the winter season and be exposed to some new ideas as well as build networking relationships.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Oct 27, 2016 6:15:02 GMT -6
We have cut down on contact in position group periods but our schedule and everything else has remained almost the exact same all season. This ensures that we still get the same amount of reps every day which is important for us since we film every practice.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Oct 17, 2016 10:35:20 GMT -6
Admittedly I am a young coach but I would think the best way to go about it would be to do the best with what you have and put the kids who are actually on the team in the best position to win football games. As has already been stated here before, winning takes care of everything else. There is nothing wrong with adjusting a couple of your schemes or adding in a different package or two to take advantage of your talent and keep the defense on its heels but going for a whole-sale change of philosophy just in the hopes of nabbing a few extra guys who MIGHT turn out to be good football players is not a wise decision in my humble opinion. Also keep in mind that just because you line up in the Wing-T doesn't mean you're not allowed to throw the ball as many times as it takes to win or vice versa lining up in a spread shotgun system doesn't mean you have to throw the ball 90% of the plays; do what is necessary to win. I've always liked the mantra "Players, formations, plays". It's okay to have a strong belief in whatever philosophy you prescribe to but good coaches should constantly be evaluating their personnel and figuring out the best formations and plays to let those players make plays.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Oct 5, 2016 6:26:59 GMT -6
We film all of our 9th grade and JV games. The JV kids don't always get to watch themselves because they also have to work with the varsity squad at practice but our 9th grade teams usually get to watch at least some of the film at some point during the week.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Sept 27, 2016 7:27:35 GMT -6
When we go to our team session our 1st group goes 8 plays down the script and then our 2nd group comes in for 4 plays to get their reps and give the starters a blow before the 1st group comes back in for the final 8. We do this both for our run team session and pass team session.
We also run two huddles of scout offense for our team defense sessions with one huddle made up of 2nd string guys and the other with everyone else left on offense so they get some reps there and while it may not always be running exactly our stuff they can always use those reps to work on their technique for doing the basic things.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Sept 26, 2016 6:34:39 GMT -6
On Mondays before practice we will do a brief walkthrough and then watch about 10 minutes of video on the opposing team which includes some special teams cut ups then after practice we will break up into our position groups and each position coach will run through the game with their players. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays we once again break up by position and spend some time watching the film from practice of the previous day as well as watching more more video on our opponent (about 15 minutes total each day). Thursdays we have another brief film session before walkthrough.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Sept 20, 2016 8:54:49 GMT -6
We haven't gotten any penalties from it but I think in every game so far during pre-game warmups the refs have mentioned something about pant lengths to a few of our coaches. But I'm with fballcoachg I wish they would focus on some other penalties like they seem to be with the pants issue.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Sept 15, 2016 7:44:53 GMT -6
I felt it was important to celebrate or commiserate together as a staff after games. Coaches and wives-significant others, sometimes administrators and support people would gather at our house. We would provide the food, everybody BYOB, to watch the scores-highlights. No film or scouting reports. Last dog didn't die often until early morning hours. At one stop where I was the oldest coach and only married one, when going to bed I'd tell the others to pick up the beer cans and turn out the lights when they left. This is how we do it. After every win our staff and families gather together back at the school to eat a post game meal and almost always our principal and other administrators are there along with other members of our large support staff haha. It's a great time to take a few moments to just breathe and relax and enjoy the win together as one big football family.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Sept 14, 2016 6:29:41 GMT -6
I know my perspective might be different from many of the coaches on here because I am pretty young at 26 but honestly the kids keep me energized; I love being around our players because they are just a fun group of kids. We talk about all kinds of things outside of football and school like video games and movies and music which I suppose is just easier for them to relate to with me than some of our older coaches. Also I'm lucky enough to work with some great guys, some who I would not only consider my colleagues but my close friends. We hang out together outside of work which I think makes going to work that much more enjoyable and not as stressful as it is for some people. Of course I also acknowledge there aren't quite the same expectations of me as just an assistant OL coach as there are for you coordinators and head coaches which might have something to do with it lol.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Sept 13, 2016 7:44:11 GMT -6
Our athletic trainer takes care of the injured players for us as far as handling their conditioning and she does a great job of getting them back on the practice field.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Aug 30, 2016 10:32:32 GMT -6
I have been an assistant coach for my first three years at my school and my role during games is to sit up in the box with our OC and chart plays as well as watching the defensive front seven and relay info to our primary OL coach down on the field. That being said I don't think I will ever want to go down to the field. I would like to be an OC one day myself and being up in the box to see the whole field and being away from all the craziness down on the field is the only way I could imagine doing it.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Aug 22, 2016 8:23:53 GMT -6
Due to being in different classifications this year we played our cross town rivals of 50 years for the opening week. They have the series lead on us by about 15 games but we have won something like 13 out of the last 16 meetings. Last year the stars aligned for us and we actually set a scoring record and tied a point differential record beating them 48-14. We did not have any visions of grandeur about replicating that performance this year and we preached to our kids that last year's game didn't matter at all anymore. Well our coaching staff put together a great gameplan and our kids executed well enough for us to actually break the scoring and point differential records we set last year as we beat their eyes out 55-3. They are not very good though obviously and we still have several little things to clean up at every position. Liking our chances this week too.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Aug 19, 2016 7:58:14 GMT -6
Great article! We kick off our season tonight against our cross town rival of the last 50 years so this will be a nice read to show our guys to give them some extra motivation for battling in the trenches tonight.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Aug 11, 2016 6:26:08 GMT -6
We are one day 9 and I think we have had some good practices. Currently dressing around 98 kids but we actually are thin at quite a few positions as far as true talent depth is concerned. Our starting RB was in limited contact this week after a shoulder injury but should be full speed next week. We have our annual senior meeting this evening with our annual scrimmage tomorrow night. I'm jacked up about this season. This year's seniors were sophomores a couple of years ago when we won the state championship but the thing about them is many of them played significant downs and some (QB, CB, MLB, RG, WR) even started for us that year so they are a very mature and experienced bunch. They know what the expectations are for their group but the big question is, with the toughest schedule we've had in years, will they be able to live up to those expectations. Last year's seniors were not a great group which led us to a 9-2 record which was the worst season here in 20 years. But this group is special, they just have that "it" feeling to them.
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Post by jtimmerman53 on Jul 13, 2016 21:21:11 GMT -6
We are lucky enough to have all of our varsity football players in weight training during the last period of the day so that plays into our schedule.
Weight training period starts at 2:00 and we lift for 20 minutes 2:20 - Position meetings and film 2:40 - Dress 2:55 - QBs and Centers on field working snaps 3:00 - Stretch for 5 minutes
We will practice for approximately 2 hours & off the field around 5 pm. On the offensive side of the ball our practice schedule typically follows a standard routine of Indy time for inside run, buddy drills with defense, indy time for perimeter runs, team run, indy time for pass, buddy drills with defense & 7on7, & finish with team pass.
That is Monday through Wednesday and as the season goes on we streamline the process to rest our players' legs a little. Thursday is walk through and team meeting with a guest speaker.
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