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Post by aceback76 on Apr 9, 2018 8:25:21 GMT -6
As a coaching community, I believe something can be done. I don’t know what it’s like in your parts but here in Southern California there is an epidemic of con artists disguised as trainers, 7-7 coaches and position experts who claim to be responsible for their athletes receiving scholarships. They mislead parents about knowledge of the process, their kids’ abilities and how their high school coach should be doing his job and in turn finesse parents out of money. Parents buy these clowns’ acts hook, line and sinker. After all they’re paying them and they have a really cool instagram with pictures of NFL players they supposedly trained. Based off of conversations the staff has had with kid and parent, it seems like once again a returning starter is transferring because him and his parents think that he's not playing the right position and it's the reason he's not being offered a scholarship. He's been a great kid the last three years, a serviceable (but not great) 3 tech and occasional 5 tech vs power teams, and for the most part a pleasant kid to coach. However, he has about a 2.5 GPA, and ran a 5.2 in testing 2 weeks ago. Him and his dad insist that he's a linebacker and fullback (even though we run a spread) and that their trainer agrees and thinks in order to get a scholarship, he needs to play those positions. When asked who his trainer was, dad showed us a social media account of videos of kids doing cones and ladders with rap music playing and a list of clients that included Derek Carr, the St. Brown brothers, Jamaal Williams, etc. No testimonials or pictures with any of said guys of course. A lot of the younger kids that he can verify he did train have transferred schools, I'm assuming because of his influence. Guy also claims he played at USC, of course when we googled his name, nothing came up. This is not an isolated incident. Last year a 7-7 guru told a group of our parents and his customers that their kids need to go play at his fellow 7-7 guru's school in order to win a championship and the year prior another 7-7 guy told one of our all-league D lineman (who literally couldn't squat parallel or do drive-crossover-drive agilities) that he's a DB and as a staff we had him out of position. All kids transferred with predictable results. Guys like this are bad for business. They make coaches' jobs even harder, they fleece parents out of their hard-earned money, and worst of all, they lie to kids. What do you think a realistic sollution is? I do not believe it is crazy to assert that all coaches, trainers, etc need to obtain some type of a certification from USA Football. In turn as high school coaches, we can emphasize to our kids and parents that if they wish to seek outside training, it will be in their best interest to make sure they retain a trainer whom is certified by USA Football. What are your guys' thoughts on the potential of adopting such certifications? Use only CERTIFIED TRAINERS (& check out their certification). They must work WITH Sports Medicine Doctor Groups. Treatments are in the facilities of the Sports Medicine Doctors.l The ones we have used are: 1. VCU Health's Sports Medicine Clinic treats all patients with the same quality care we provide university and professional athletes. Our vast array of athletic injury care and specialties include: Sports medicine, hip and knee arthroscopy Anatomic single and double-bundle ACL reconstructions Meniscus repair and transplantation Complex knee and shoulder ligament reconstruction Ankle arthroscopy Rotator cuff repairs Cartilage restoration Compartment syndrome evaluations Arthroscopic shoulder stabilization We also offer on-site physical therapy. 2. HCA Virginia Sports Medicine 5.0 Rating Sports medicine clinic in Chesterfield County, Virginia
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Post by aceback76 on Apr 6, 2018 15:23:21 GMT -6
What do you all do to get your kids to join/buy-in/retain and maintain numbers in your community and school district? Camps/academies? Coaching clinics? Friday night recognition? Varsity coach and player attendance at youth games? We feel like the youth leagues and middle school team in our area has lacked a connection to our program which has created drop off in numbers due to them not feeling like they are part of what we do. Just want to generate some ideas moving forward. We do ALL of the things you mentioned. In the communities I have coached, I managed to be appointed Commissioner of the Youth Feeder Leagues. Also liked to fill the coaching openings with my former players!
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Post by aceback76 on Apr 6, 2018 11:20:18 GMT -6
What do you all do to get your kids to join/buy-in/retain and maintain numbers in your community and school district? Camps/academies? Coaching clinics? Friday night recognition? Varsity coach and player attendance at youth games? We feel like the youth leagues and middle school team in our area has lacked a connection to our program which has created drop off in numbers due to them not feeling like they are part of what we do. Just want to generate some ideas moving forward. We do ALL of the things you mentioned. In the communities I have coached, I managed to be appointed Commissioner of the Youth Feeder Leagues.
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Post by aceback76 on Mar 24, 2018 7:51:34 GMT -6
Which is your preference and how do you implement it? GAME CAPTAINS. We never wanted ONE group (be it a Leadership Council, or permanent Captains) to STAY in a position of authority for the duration (too many things can GO WRONG)!
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Post by aceback76 on Mar 22, 2018 20:05:54 GMT -6
I would consider myself a student of the game, and do countless hours of research and reading on the game, and other things. Would love to have some suggestions on websites, or books or forums or even any coaching toolboxes you have available that would allow me to gain more knowledge and become the best coach possible. Study MOTIVATION, MOTIVATION, and MORE MOTIVATION (any & all sources you can get on the subject!
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Post by aceback76 on Mar 20, 2018 10:01:57 GMT -6
I think ZONE BLOCKING, because the ASSIGNMENTS are SIMPLE (if you can count to 3), & once you teach the "technique", all O-Line positions are INTER-CHANGEABLE!!! 3 of our 4 basic Runs use the SAME RULES. Also = ALL our Play-Action passes use the same ASSIGNMENTS (rules), and HALF of the Drop-Back protection is the same. Care to share your count to 3 zone blocking rules? Be glad to! Nearest man to Center = 0. BASE RULES (counting from INSIDE-OUT) = C/0, G/1, T/2, TE/3. Alabama does this. Look on YOUTUBE for their video by Joe Pendry on NUMBERING DEFENSES, OR, phone me to discuss!
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Post by aceback76 on Mar 20, 2018 9:03:52 GMT -6
Just remember: The Head Coach isn't always right, but her is always the Head Coach!!! PS: Don't be the "cancer" on the staff! If there is any disagreement, it must be agreeably, & behind CLOSED DOORS! This is something that I have had to convey to p-ssed off assistants when I have been a coordinator in the past. They will be upset about how an HC wants something taught, said-HC won't give on it and I always end up telling them "He's the boss and it's name on the program. So, we do things his way." I will say this, in most of those situations, the HC has tried to throw the staff under the bus at some point and have gotten an earful behind closed doors over it. I was the OL coach in a multiple formation, UC IZ/OZ/Power/Counter team one year and the OL wasn't getting enough time to properly rep our zone blocking. The HC/OC expected us to rep all of the necessary skills (including pass pro) within our 10-15 minute block of Indy time. The OL looked like crap, we couldn't run the ball to save our lives, I asked the HC/OC for more Indy time with the OL repeatedly and he shot me down as he wanted to spend half of practice running "Team O". He made an off-hand comment in the office one day about how I "wasn't getting the job done" and I laid into him over it. I told him to take the OL if he thought he could do a better job with the time he was allotting us. Each "situation" will be somewhat different, but as a Head Coach, I was VERY CAREFUL as to whom I hired. When I was an assistant, I was very careful who I wished to work FOR. ALWAYS felt the following was the best advice (for Career "advancement): Loyalty If you work for a man, in heaven's name work for him. If he pays you wages which supply you bread and butter, work for him; speak well of him; stand by him, and stand by the institution he represents. If put to a pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. If you must vilify, condemn, and eternally disparage, resign your position, and when you are outside, damn to your heart's content, but as long as you are part of the institution do not condemn it. If you do that, you are loosening the tendrils that are holding you to the institution, and at the first high wind that comes along, you will be uprooted and blown away, and will probably never know the reason why.
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Post by aceback76 on Mar 20, 2018 8:38:10 GMT -6
Wondering if anyone has had experiences where they have major differences in philosophy and scheme among their staff/HC. If you were stuck in your spot, did you just bite the bullet and teach something you felt/knew was wrong? Not saying like wing-t vs spread, but things that you felt were fundamentally wrong. Just remember: The Head Coach isn't always right, but her is always the Head Coach!!! PS: Don't be the "cancer" on the staff! If there is any disagreement, it must be agreeably, & behind CLOSED DOORS!
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Post by aceback76 on Mar 17, 2018 9:19:07 GMT -6
I know it’s the craze and you can find a ton of cool videos on twitter but am I the only one who thinks 1 on 1s without pads isn’t worth the risk? In OTA Dropback Pass Pro only (they wear only those little rubber pads). Joe Bugel video on youtube SHOWS this. It helps teach the use of the HANDS, & teaches arching the back to keep the head out of the block.
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Post by aceback76 on Mar 17, 2018 8:41:18 GMT -6
So tonight at the end of a close win we go in our victory formation to take a knee. So we snap the ball and 3 OL take a knee, 1 never moves, and the other guy takes a pass set. Never seen anything like it in my life. Also all 5 were our starting OL. Remember what the Marines say ("The 6 P's"): "Prior Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance"!!!
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Post by aceback76 on Mar 11, 2018 8:44:44 GMT -6
I have a players who is always late by a minute or two no matter if it is practice, S&C class, team meetings, etc. We have tried it all. Punishment such as gassers, peer pressure where whole team has gassers if he is late, playing time cut, points off his grade in S&C class, getting written up for tardy in S&C class, etc. and absolutely nothing motivates him to be on time. If he didn't work hard it would be a lot easier to just boot him out of the program, but he works very hard. It is getting started that is the problem. I am at a loss short of kicking him out of the program. He is a decent player but not an All American......not that it would be any easier if he were. Any ideas? I have been a head coach for 32 years and never experienced this level of this tardy problem. I'm not going to suggest WHAT to do, nor HOW to do it (that depends on YOU), and ours would be considered too harsh by many ( I don't feel like a DAMNED DEBATE)! I will say that you MUST stop that behavior, because if you DON'T: 1. It will spread like a cancer & OTHERS will begin to to try to "get by" with it. 2. If you sell Football as something that teaches young me lessons that will someday be valuable in his life, what will happen in the business world if he is frequently late to work, or in the military if he is late to the battle? Put a stop to it by any means NECESSARY!
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Post by aceback76 on Mar 5, 2018 11:58:35 GMT -6
I think ZONE BLOCKING, because the ASSIGNMENTS are SIMPLE (if you can count to 3), & once you teach the "technique", all O-Line positions are INTER-CHANGEABLE!!! 3 of our 4 basic Runs use the SAME RULES.
Also = ALL our Play-Action passes use the same ASSIGNMENTS (rules), and HALF of the Drop-Back protection is the same.
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Post by aceback76 on Feb 22, 2018 18:14:48 GMT -6
Thoughts on this. From a non Head Coaches perspective. I have seen both sides here. During practice will you say something to the WR's if you are the RB coach? To me, if everyone is on the same page as they should be, theoretically you should be able to give a correction to anyone. I have worked with guys that take this personally. My only rule is dont say anything to the QB about reads. That should come from one constant voice. By all means if he doesnt carry out a fake, ball security or anything like that, get him. What do you guys think? I prefer they DON'T. Only ONE PERSON talks to my QB's (ME)!
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Post by aceback76 on Feb 21, 2018 8:15:31 GMT -6
I may get an opportunity to be an assistant at the HS level at a great program. Thanks to all the wonderful people here, I've learned a lot. My mentality is "Do whatever the head coach asks as if it is the most important thing in the world." I now understand the full plate a HS HC already has and will work my butt off to take as much off as possible while adding value where ever and however I can. With this said, my question for you guys is how do you do all this without becoming a "Yes, man" type of guy? Is this something to worry about or is it on a case by case basis depending on the HC philosophy and whether he wants input from his assistants? My plan is to keep my mouth shut, learn everything I can, and give input when asked but does this come off as "Yes, man"? My concern is not being a critical thinker/offering my thoughts (when asked) versus just blindly agreeing with everything because I am low man on the totem pole. Listed in order of importance: 1. Ever be LOYAL! 2. Work Ethic: Be the first one there, and the last one to leave. 3. Learn to disagree without being disagreeable. ******************************************************* Loyalty If you work for a man, in heaven's name work for him. If he pays you wages which supply you bread and butter, work for him; speak well of him; stand by him, and stand by the institution he represents. If put to a pinch, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. If you must vilify, condemn, and eternally disparage, resign your position, and when you are outside, damn to your heart's content, but as long as you are part of the institution do not condemn it. If you do that, you are loosening the tendrils that are holding you to the institution, and at the first high wind that comes along, you will be uprooted and blown away, and will probably never know the reason why.
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Post by aceback76 on Feb 21, 2018 7:28:26 GMT -6
I was searching for something that I actually forgot but ended up with this topic: how to use different drills to see the players' instincts and natural skills. So I ask for those who have more experience, have you ever used it? The most used drills I've found were: deer hunter, towel game, rabbit chases, dummy relay races, sumo, hawaiian rules football. If you use another drills, please, describe them, the reason and what to look for. I'm almost signing to be the new head coach of a team just lost the best three players, the whole idea was to see if I find, for example, a RB that could play DB due to the results of those drills mentioned above. Thanks in advance! We evaluate their "R-H" factor (RUN-HIT) thru normal blocking, tackling & pursuit drills, etc.
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Post by aceback76 on Feb 10, 2018 10:45:05 GMT -6
Play-sheets are SHOWN in a video playbook (preceding the cut-ups on each play)! Here is an EXAMPLE: So you are just describing a "video playbook" or more accurately, a traditional playbook with video weaved into the information. I would agree, that would be superior. Yes, we have (& NEED) BOTH!
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Post by aceback76 on Feb 10, 2018 10:41:54 GMT -6
We like video playbooks because X & O on paper does NOT MOVE!
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Post by aceback76 on Feb 10, 2018 10:31:03 GMT -6
Film cut-up library more important tan playbook (IMO)! I think that depends a bit on what we are talking about when we say "create a playbook" If you are talking about just the "playsheets", then I could see an argument being made (depending on the format of each) But if you are talking about a playbook as the entire system with which you will operate, including position manuals, communication, scope/sequence, installation, etc... I probably would disagree Play-sheets are SHOWN in a video playbook (preceding the cut-ups on each play)! Here is an EXAMPLE:
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Post by aceback76 on Feb 10, 2018 10:19:15 GMT -6
Film cut-up library more important tan playbook (IMO)!
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Post by aceback76 on Feb 10, 2018 8:18:33 GMT -6
This may seem silly, but I am very interested in creating my own system/playbook (despite not being a coach/coordinator) as a fun on-the-side project. How would I go about this? Where do I even start? When Joe Pendry coached Alabama's OL for Saban (2007-2010) he always said not to needlessly complicate teaching defenses to your players. There were only 4 looks a defense could give you (front), and that everything fit into those categories: 1. Cover Center & both Guards (with DLM) = to us this is a "Solid" look. 2. Cover Center but neither Guard = to us this is "Odd" 3. Cover both Guards but not the Center (with DLM) = to us this is "EVEN" 4. Cover the Center (HU or Shade) & cover 1 Guard (with DLM) = this would be an "OVER" or an "UNDER". BEHIND those, they can play 3 Zones coverages (or hybrids of those 3), and 2 Man coverages. ALL the things are currently being taught in the O-O-S Classroom program we have (1-2 days per week for 30-45 minutes each).
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Post by aceback76 on Feb 9, 2018 6:59:30 GMT -6
I have applied for several division 2 and 3 college OC jobs. Interviewed for one at the AFCA and have two interviews this weekend while at a glazier clinic. Should have another interview at a Wisconsin D3 school as I just applied and the head coach wanted to hire me two years ago but I didn't have my masters which I just got as of a week ago Tuesday. Just found out this afternoon that I didn't get the job which I interviewed for at the AFCA. While talking to the coach I asked him if their was anything different I could have done? He said no I did a great job was well organized and express my plan for the offense very very well. He did say that the guy who did get the job did one thing I didn't which was he showed him film of the offense that he would run from the school where he learned the offense from which is a big 12 school. Here is my question. I have film of the teams that offense I would simulate as I have gone to visit the head coach since 2009. Which is when I learned the offense. Do put the film together for my future interviews or do I go with the same plan that I did with the AFCA interview where I have a well laid out documented plan. I personally am against showing film that is not mine. However if it might give me an advantage over other candidates then I am all for doing whatever it takes to get the job. So what should I do show film or go with my original plan which I feel very comfortable with but obviously was not effective in the first interview. I appreciate everyone's input as I value everyone's thoughts on this topic. ASK those interviewing you if they woulod like to SEE what you plan to run.
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Post by aceback76 on Feb 4, 2018 10:19:22 GMT -6
Part 4 of 4:
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Post by aceback76 on Feb 4, 2018 9:59:03 GMT -6
Part of a Great motivational movie ("Legend In Granite"), starring Ernest Borgnine as Vince Lombardi (cut speakers on): Be sure to watch the last 5 minutes!!!
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Post by aceback76 on Jan 24, 2018 20:31:44 GMT -6
Any where it is built to be coaches sitting in a room and sharing ideas... I love the AFCA and the more local ones. Dudes sitting down at a restaurant and just talking football. Less about sitting in a chair and hearing a planned speech, and more of an exchange of ideas. AFCA is the BEST!
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Post by aceback76 on Jan 24, 2018 20:13:47 GMT -6
Which do you prefer? Nike COY, Glaizer, regional, colleges ( if so which one) or position central like the mushroom? Colleges, COOL, etc.
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Post by aceback76 on Jan 24, 2018 20:03:31 GMT -6
We feel there are 6 Groups we work to sell our program to:
1. Players 2. Parents 3. Press 4. Faculty (& Administration) 5. Students 6. Public
Note: In College, you can add Alumni to that!
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Post by aceback76 on Jan 23, 2018 15:40:16 GMT -6
Mark Richt at Miami does a great job also!
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Post by aceback76 on Jan 23, 2018 11:52:46 GMT -6
If we go to Glaziuer, it would be in Tidewater, Va. We much prefer COOL Clinics in Cincy!
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Post by aceback76 on Jan 16, 2018 20:32:39 GMT -6
For any that have come into a new team with no previous contact or interaction with that team. What are some of the things that have been done with a new to you team. The FIRST rule that is INSISTED upon at Alabama (from Bryant TO Saban) = "ALWAYS BE ON TIME"!!! If you get THAT point across, you are on your way.
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Post by aceback76 on Jan 15, 2018 8:06:40 GMT -6
Why is Coaches Choice continually offering clearance level prices? Are they going out of business or looking to change their services? I guess they are still profiting because they charge over $8.00 shipping!
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