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Post by coachkeating33 on Jan 16, 2022 1:00:30 GMT -6
every day I walk into school i thank God I am needed....
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Post by coachkeating33 on Jan 5, 2022 10:12:21 GMT -6
It may sound stupid to many, but the 'test" I used to determine if a kid could play for me was squat. Not how much they could squat, or form, but their willingness to do it. Give me a kid who starts his workout in the squat rack and that's a kid who can play for me. That's a kid who won't shrink on 4th and goal in the 4th quarter. I'll find a place for that kid to play. Get kids fighting over squat racks at the start of a workout? You're going to be pretty damn salty. Conversely, I never had a kid who avoided squats like they were the plague who didn't flake out in key situations. The worst teams I ever coached were filled with beach workout guys. excellent
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Post by coachkeating33 on Jan 5, 2022 10:06:59 GMT -6
fshamrock Maybe you should go back and look at what is being done in drill work. I heard from U Meyer, but the premise was that if you can't find a drill you do on game film then you shouldn't be doing that drill. I used to put DBs through ladder drills and do cone work, and it just ended up being busy work. Now almost everything we do with the DBs is some broken down, reactionary drill that mimics 1 smaller/focusable aspect of the game. Now, I'm not discounting strength training, speed development, agility development at all. There are going to be many different opinions here, but in the offseason 'points workouts' you probably should look at explosive movements: broad jump, vertical jumps, cleans, etc... Also if you look at speed, look at a cross section of say 40 time compared to pro agility/3 come 20 yard, and then throw in a 3 cone L drills for nonmaterial change of direction. And then there's the name taker and are kicker ratio... some dudes just play. Call it the milk drinker vs the whiskey drinker, or The ones who has to know whose got the biggest dyck in the room... these personalities tend to play up regardless of what the numbers say, at least in HS. A type personalities push the issue to the front. Ultimately I related it to who we have to play. The dudes we had at the school I coached at with 200 kids, were not the same type of dudes at the larger school I work now where every Friday night there are multiple D1 players on the grass. We won a bunch of games at both places, but it the same time is was relative. love this post
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Post by coachkeating33 on Jan 2, 2022 21:29:21 GMT -6
anyone have any thoughts on that incident? will another team pick him up?
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Post by coachkeating33 on Dec 13, 2021 8:53:50 GMT -6
In Maryland, the Public Schools and Private Schools compete in their own leagues and do not play one another for the "State Championship.' That being said, they occasionally play one another during the regular season. We've got the same recruiting issues between the Public Schools and Privates Schools that seem to be occurring nationwide. same with nj-- they play during the regular season and can be in the same division even
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Post by coachkeating33 on Dec 13, 2021 8:52:15 GMT -6
This has been discussed a few times on this board but haven't seen anything for a couple years (please post the link if it has been discussed for 2021). I have seen the 2014 article that lists each state, but cannot find a more recent one for states beyond what are listed below. Please list what your state does to handle the public vs. private issue. If there is a competitive balance/success factor/championship factor please explain if it is for all schools or just privates and how many years each state goes back. Alabama- 1.35 Multiplier, plus success factor every two years. How does this work? Arkansas- up 1 class, 4 year cycle Florida- publics 600 or less in one class, no modifications in rest of classes Georgia- separate for 550 or less, out of district multipliers for rest, could bump you 1 or 2 classes Indiana- competitive balance for all schools, move up or down every 2 years, Kentucky- no modifications Louisiana- split, 5 public classes, 4 non public classes Mississippi- no modifications Missouri- competitive balance, private schools only, go back 6 years to determine how many points you have, can only bump up two classes North Carolina- class determined 50% enrollment, 25% record in all sports previous cycle (how long is a cycle?), 25% percentage of kids on government assistance, Tennessee- split, 6 public school classes, 3 private school classes Virginia- split, unless private school agrees to boundary, only 1 private has joined we are in south jersey...non public has there own playoff groupings...grouped by school size
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Post by coachkeating33 on Nov 29, 2021 7:16:20 GMT -6
plan b means you have to practice plan b...which means you arent as good at plan A.....so no plan b!!!! just do plan A....if you lose you lose How diverse do you think the coaches here are insinuating plan b is going to be??? I agree with plan b if plan b is already something you do
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Post by coachkeating33 on Nov 28, 2021 19:32:06 GMT -6
plan b means you have to practice plan b...which means you arent as good at plan A.....so no plan b!!!! just do plan A....if you lose you lose
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Post by coachkeating33 on Nov 28, 2021 18:53:14 GMT -6
This may be more of a vent then a question. I want to emphasize that this isn't sour grapes because "my" TEAM (One that I used to coach) won. I just watched a HS playoff game, the regional finals (State quarter-finals). The final was 27-3 and watching the losing team drove me crazy. They were a run-heavy single-wing team and they never showed any urgency. I starting watching in the 3rd quarter with the score 20-3. It wasn't that they continued to run the ball, but that they played at a very slow pace. They huddled every play, walking slowly to the huddle. Each play took about 30 seconds off of the clock, which almost never stopped since they never passed. After the final TD they continued to play at the same pace. After getting the ball with about 10 minutes left they went on a methodical drive that ate up the remaining time. I know the coach. He does a great job. I love power football and the running game. I understand playing within your philosophy BUT It's the playoffs. To me, you have to have a Plan B, a way to win, if you want to win championships. they wouldnt have won anyway most likely so why have a plan b? get good at plan A and maximize your wins--overall it will work out with more wins
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Post by coachkeating33 on Nov 24, 2021 10:07:39 GMT -6
He was pretty vocal about hating individual time when he coached here in high school. Some of it makes total sense to me though. Tackling and blocking are total “want to” things and if you don't want to then you will never be good at it no matter how many drills you run. And to his point about tackling Barry Sanders he's 100% right and it has been stated on here many times. If the opposing teams running back is physically superior to your guys how do you practice that? I agree with this 10000%.....you do your tackling drills and then you run into a team that just is better at the point of attack and more physical....and then everyone wants to add more tackling drills---when the reality is it doesnt matter how many more times you hit that bag/person. sled etc--it wouldnt matter---
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Post by coachkeating33 on Nov 13, 2021 9:41:24 GMT -6
No longer view them as worthwhile given the wholesale commitment to them that I think is necessary. I'm USAW L1 certified and I think I teach them very well, but I just don't think that you need them and if you don't NEED them, then why do them? Also, I think doing them well necessitates a degree of mobility that many kids will struggle with and there's just not enough time to get there. Kind of like dabbling in the Wing-T. Marry it or stay the f*** away. In this case, I choose the latter. I agree with ousting the cleans. It takes time to get them good enough to get the benefits and if you don’t get your kids most of the year they just aren’t worth it thoughts on how important dead lifts are?
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Post by coachkeating33 on Nov 12, 2021 21:17:20 GMT -6
No longer view them as worthwhile given the wholesale commitment to them that I think is necessary. I'm USAW L1 certified and I think I teach them very well, but I just don't think that you need them and if you don't NEED them, then why do them? Also, I think doing them well necessitates a degree of mobility that many kids will struggle with and there's just not enough time to get there. Kind of like dabbling in the Wing-T. Marry it or stay the f*** away. In this case, I choose the latter. what lifts do you feel you "need?'
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Post by coachkeating33 on Nov 12, 2021 15:34:41 GMT -6
I'll weigh in on a few of these: Classroom Management - When making seating charts, I color code students as red, yellow, or green by behavior so that I have a visual of how spread out my behavioral issues are. Being a great assistant - This one's easy: generate value wherever you can and don't get miffed when the HC doesn't jump on those ideas/actions. Being a great head coach - You better have a good plan for inventory. Motivating players/students - Kids love free T-shirts. Work that into your plan somehow. Strength and conditioning - I've ditched cleans/snatches and I think you should, too. Buy some Hex Bars for HB Deadlift. The most important thing is having a consistent program over the course of a kid's 4 year development. 5 lbs a month on squats over 48 months is 240lbs of improvement and most kids will do that much by just walking into the weight room and warming up. Appeasing the wife - I mean, that's your job but I can always make a go at it... J/k, buy her flowers whenever you can, prioritize date night once a week, keep a calendar so you don't miss upcoming important stuff like anniversaries. Pull her hair sometimes. Being a good father - TBD. This is where me running my mouth about other people's kids is going to come back on me, HARD. Offense/defense/special teams - Zig where everyone else zags, don't be the same as the rest of your league/conference/whatever. Mix your cadence and your tempo. Stem your front. Personal Fitness - Unless you're really dialed in to your sleep, diet, and overall wellness, the stress of the season is going to make it tough to do much but maintain whatever fitness level you're at prior to the start. Doesn't mean you try to maintain, you should be working hard, but just know that you're not likely to be going anywhere until your life gets a bit more normal. Also, if you're not meal prepping, you're wasting money and likely costing yourself in the general health/wellness dept. Protein + Veggie + Simple Carb, just mix up the variables. why no more cleans?
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Post by coachkeating33 on Nov 11, 2021 11:56:00 GMT -6
only a few coaches I have ever met or coached with were obsessed with football the way i am....only a few-most were very ineffective as coaches
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Post by coachkeating33 on Jul 17, 2021 20:50:48 GMT -6
on his retirement I never heard a bad word about the guy and my few interactions with him were class all the way congrats on retirement coach since i started coaching literally everything i have ever taught the rbs were from this guy
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Post by coachkeating33 on Jul 17, 2021 20:49:01 GMT -6
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Post by coachkeating33 on Jul 17, 2021 20:47:08 GMT -6
love frank solich!!! all the rb things I teach are from him!!
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Post by coachkeating33 on Apr 22, 2021 3:35:09 GMT -6
We have a Latin teacher opening at our school. GREAT SCHOOL!!! and great football. Montgomery Academy in Alabama. Message me if interested or know of anyone. I didnt know they knew what latin was in Alabama
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Post by coachkeating33 on Mar 14, 2021 22:10:39 GMT -6
Day 1. I make a suggestion about teaching terms, labeling techniques. I get ripped a new, told we ain’t changing, this how we do it, this is is the system, get usual name calls, cussed out, about die in the process. Day 2. I suggest rip Liz. I am not a defensive guy. Cussed out again, dirty, told to keep my f-in mouth shut, ripped his resume up and down a-hole. He, we ain’t changing. Get on board or get out. Day three. Hc use to work for saban, marveling at how does this does that, how he has adapted.... how he continue to evolve... “hmmm” slips from my mouth... dead silence in the room.... “imagine that...” HC and o-line leave the room. when I saw the headline I thought you were referring to me
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Post by coachkeating33 on Mar 6, 2021 21:04:13 GMT -6
During this offseason, I have been doing some self scout for our defense (I'm a varsity DC). I am a huge believer in goal setting. I want our goals to be specific and measurable. Also, I don't want to just spit out some things that might "sound good". I've looked at 3rd down efficiency, turnovers, penalties, etc. So my question is this: In your experience, What are some of the stats, numbers, metrics, etc. that have largely impacted the outcome of your games? It could be defense, offense, or things that apply to the whole team. tds
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RIP
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Post by coachkeating33 on Jan 22, 2021 17:38:40 GMT -6
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Post by coachkeating33 on Jan 18, 2021 21:14:09 GMT -6
All unethical imo. Not things I'd teach agree---teaching the kids to cheat basically---just play football
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Post by coachkeating33 on Sept 15, 2020 10:55:41 GMT -6
What is the worst pre-game or post-practice speech you have ever heard a coach give? Here's one from a few years ago... We are getting ready for a quarterfinal playoff game...game is on Saturday and this happened at the end of practice on Friday night... HC is giving the standard "you gotta want it-you gotta believe-you gotta play 48 minutes" coaching cliche-ridden speech when, from out of nowhere, he says, "Guys...you know which team is going to win tomorrow? It is going to be the team with the biggest d i c k." Not the biggest "balls"...not the biggest "heart"...no...none of those body parts... he said biggest "d i c k"... Momentary silence...then a few kids start teetering slightly, then, one of the seniors (smart-a s s kid who didn't play much) speaks up...he says, "Coach...if that is what it is going to take to win tomorrow, we are in big trouble because I have seen the rest of these guys in the shower!" That did it...myself and the other asistant coaches lost it...busted out laughing and then the kids started laughing...it was incredible... Worst thing? One of our assistant coaches had his daughter (a sixth grader at the time) right there when the head coach said this. hahahahahahahahaha i spit up my coffee
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Post by coachkeating33 on Jul 27, 2020 9:26:22 GMT -6
Genuine questions here Where are you from? Do you think you'll play football in the fall? How confident are you? Please keep arguments of whether or not we should somewhere else. I'll start: From New Hampshire. I believe we will play in the fall. I'm 60% confident. Just interested in hearing how we are all thinking. nj so far sp good....workouts started the 13th of july
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Really?
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Post by coachkeating33 on Jun 23, 2020 13:45:36 GMT -6
I think the idea is to social distance when you can....in the school its easier and possible and I guees it will at least help with the spread of the virus(it cant hurt )...but some events like football practice is not possible to all out socil distance so we have to do the best we can there
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Post by coachkeating33 on May 8, 2020 19:57:36 GMT -6
I played high school ball from 1966-1968. I have been coaching since 1974, so figure 45 years on the sideline. I attended a Glazier Clinic recently and listened to a coach speak with great enthusiasm about his offense. His stats were impressive, nearly 2,000 yards rushing and over 3,500 yards passing. I found that his terminology and method of play calling very difficult to follow. No numbers for holes or backs, everything had a code name, in some cases several code names ,because they were high speed- no huddle and wanted to keep the defense off balance and be able to call the same thing several ways to keep the defense from locking in. To me this required a lot of rote memorization by the kids. A clap for the cadence. O.K. I got that, a lot of colleges are doing this. His series and system was not real apparent to me. More like a situational sequence based on down and distance, along with some defensive reaction conflicts. He was running plays so fast that the new play was being called before the ball was set. How did he know what to call? He ran a combination of Jet Sweep and complimentary plays, plus a playaction , and bootleg passing game. His goal was to score 70 points per game. Every one of his plays had a read and an RPO built in. It seemed extraordinarily QB centric. (The QB was his son has signed with a major university). I was sitting thinking to myself: "I can't teach this." This seemed to be way too much for a kid to handle and this old dog can't learn these new tricks.
Now I ran triple option for a lot of years, but moved away from offenses like this, to match the talent that I had available. I found out the hard way that you can't make chicken salad out of chicken feathers, and wishful thinking doesn't help you achieve success on the field. My young HC wants to install a system like this. He is 3-27 over the past 3 years, running a vanilla Spread. I am trying to keep him from repeating the hard lessons I learned many moons ago. I am being very resistant, because our talent is mediocre, at best. We would be much better off IMO slowing the game down instead of speeding it up, and exposing our defense due to the 3 and outs. So I am left wondering: "Am I a dinosaur, or am I a fossil?" A dinosaur is still alive, but a fossil......... hahaha I've been learning from you for 13 years now and I appreciate all your help....no I can assure the game has not passed you by....are you a little more grumpy over the last 5 years? Well I won't go there.....
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Post by coachkeating33 on Apr 3, 2020 20:39:47 GMT -6
When coach Schembechler was an assistant for coach Woody Hayes what did he coach? Does anyone know? He was the punch ducking coordinator. stop it
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Post by coachkeating33 on Apr 3, 2020 20:36:57 GMT -6
Thanks bill
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Post by coachkeating33 on Apr 3, 2020 19:42:27 GMT -6
When coach Schembechler was an assistant for coach Woody Hayes what did he coach? Does anyone know?
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Post by coachkeating33 on Dec 30, 2019 22:55:04 GMT -6
Just win baby!!!
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