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Post by throwthedeepball on Aug 24, 2018 12:29:52 GMT -6
I just use the direction keys on my keyboard. Down-(tap) play/pause (hold) slow motion forward, left-(tap) previous play (hold) rewind, right-(tap) next clip (hold) fast forward, up-(tap) start the clip over (hold) slow motion rewind.
This is by far the easiest way I have found to watch film.
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Post by throwthedeepball on Oct 19, 2017 12:16:06 GMT -6
This has been a really tough season. We are 0-fer and have a senior class that is full of cancers. Now some of the seniors have started screwing around all practice and causing drama off the field as well. My normal response would be that we need to get rid of the ones that have stopped caring (I am not the HC), but we have absolutely nothing behind them. We have gotten to the point where everything we try to do is met with negative attitudes and backlash from parents. We are doing our best to stay positive and let them know that we still believe they have a chance to make playoffs (somehow we do since our district is so bad), but now it seems like they are determined to burn the ship down. I don't think I have ever felt like this in almost 10 years of coaching, but I feel like I am just ready to get the season over with and move on from this senior class. You got cancers. They were allowed to stay because you "have absolutely nothing behind them". You are 0-fer. You couldn't have been worse than 0-fer without them and you wouldn't have the cancers to put up with daily, or their parents, or have them rubbing off on the other players. This is what happens when the decision is made to put up with cancers because you think you can win more games. You hit the nail on the head. I would prefer to just get rid of them, but I don't get to make that decision, and outside of having a negative attitude, they haven't done anything worthy of getting kicked off a team. They also were not really cancerous until the last couple of weeks.
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Post by throwthedeepball on Oct 18, 2017 14:28:00 GMT -6
1) should have spent last off-season season changing the culture in your program. 2) read Randy Jackson's book on changing the culture in your program. 3) if the task is too daunting, leave and find a new school like Randy Jackson does. (And beer prepared to do this every two our three years). 4) spend every waking moment between now and next season changing your program culture, which includes setting up teams, giving out prizes, learning key buzzwords, using Twitter non-stop, self-promotion, etc. 5) jump on board the next fad which is due to be the topic of many clinic speeches. 1) We are an entirely new staff that was not hired until May so we did not have an offseason 2) I have read the book and done that stuff before (and yes it needs to be done) 3) I am thinking very hard about doing this. The problem isn't so much the kids (I know kids will do what you demand of them) it is the fact that parents enable their behavior. You can't be successful if the community doesn't support you. 4) We are working on it, and have had a twitter since we got here. 5) Not really sure what you mean by this one I have been at all kinds of schools with all kinds of teams, ones who hope to win a single game, state powers, mediocre programs, and consistent playoff teams. But I have never felt like this, especially this early in the year. It is like everyone is against the coaches, and like I said, the kids have quit. Nonetheless I will keep doing what I know needs to be done to try and turn it around. I am just glad that the resume is up to date since we did just get here this year.
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Post by throwthedeepball on Oct 18, 2017 9:28:25 GMT -6
This has been a really tough season. We are 0-fer and have a senior class that is full of cancers. Now some of the seniors have started screwing around all practice and causing drama off the field as well. My normal response would be that we need to get rid of the ones that have stopped caring (I am not the HC), but we have absolutely nothing behind them. We have gotten to the point where everything we try to do is met with negative attitudes and backlash from parents. We are doing our best to stay positive and let them know that we still believe they have a chance to make playoffs (somehow we do since our district is so bad), but now it seems like they are determined to burn the ship down. I don't think I have ever felt like this in almost 10 years of coaching, but I feel like I am just ready to get the season over with and move on from this senior class.
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Post by throwthedeepball on May 8, 2017 12:26:11 GMT -6
I am sure he is talking about any coaching position regardless of HC or Asst. Here (also in TX) the entire staff, boys and girls sports, must be teachers at the school district where they work. Before I found this website, it never occurred to me that we were the exception and not the rule. I can't imagine having to work a "regular" job, and then come to coach afterward. Some of you guys have to deal with so much more than I think I could handle, and should be commended for it.
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Post by throwthedeepball on Mar 20, 2017 13:14:42 GMT -6
I so badly want to burn a bridge with where I'm at now: -Unsupportive admin -Bipolar head coach -Massively unhappy former pro player who takes his anger out on kids -Insanely inefficient hours -Causing us to extra duty with zero extra pay -Openly condescending to me because I'm young -Kids really don't work hard at all, only hear from parents when they're unhappy about playing time -Being lied to about what position I'd coach -Spending hours gameplanning but never teaching our kids how to block or tackle -Always blaming others for problems, never taking accountability for things ourselves. Holy {censored} I need to resign....even writing this makes me realize it. But I'm young and don't have a super experienced resume yet, so can't afford to burn a bridge anywhere. holy crap everything you said (except admin and the pro player part) is the same as my situation. it's always better to know others are in similar situations to you. good luck to you!
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Post by throwthedeepball on Mar 7, 2017 14:19:53 GMT -6
In HS football I believe about 1/5 of the game are decided before the season even starts, basically the talent discrepancy is soo big that there is no amount of practice the losing team could do to overcome that. They will lose 10 times out of 10 (and usually by a blowout). I have actually talked with coaches here who believe that number to be higher; but the point is there is a variable out there of natural talent that we rarely can control, and I think you are missing out on that in your argument. Think of it this way. You take that dominant team that sucked at practice but won all the time; and instead of having them practice technique, plays, reads, developing athleticism, etc. just have them show up for Thursday walk-thrus. You give me a team of equal talent, and let me work with them a couple hours a day M-W as well as Thursday walk-thrus. I won't go overkill, just teach and repeat quality technique, practice a simple but sound playbook, and develop athleticism. Now, what do you think the score is if we play in week 1? How about week 5? I bet the team that practices wins easily in week 1, but by even more in week 5. We are what we repeatedly do. Now, as was stated above, lots of teams do too much for too long and are counterproductive; so also take that into account.Point being, gotta find that happy medium . See I think that is really where I am coming from. Like I said in the original post, I am not in favor of never practicing (like in your scenario). I hate the feeling of practicing just for the sake of practicing, like saying that we are going to practice from 4:00-6:00 because that's the plan and there is no room for change. If you are having a good day, moving around quickly, and getting things done there is no reason that you cannot accomplish your goals and be done, regardless of what time it is. On the other hand, if you stay out just because you said you were staying until a certain time you lose the kids. I don't want to eliminate practice, I want to change how it is done altogether. I guess the only way to do that is become the head guy.
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Post by throwthedeepball on Mar 7, 2017 13:32:54 GMT -6
I know I may get crucified for suggesting this, but the longer that I coach, the more I honestly believe that practice has very little correlation to the outcome of games (in all sports). The best team that i have ever been a part of was probably the worst practice team ever. Every day felt like we were pulling teeth trying to get them to do anything that we told them to do. Yet every Friday night we went out and dominated.
Does anyone else feel like we practice because "that's the way it has always been done"? I am not advocating for never practicing at all, but think that as coaches we overvalue practice too much. Anyone else in the same boat?
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