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Post by canesfan on Sept 20, 2018 21:08:22 GMT -6
Back in 1990, we played a much inferior team that was our so-called "rival". We actually played them twice that year. The first game was 54-0 with a running clock. The second game we're up 38 in the second quarter and are playing everybody we have (we're a small school). They score a couple of times before the half to make it 38-14. No big deal. As we leave the field, they are dog cussing us (along with their coaches). Got my blood up a little, but that was the way they were. They kick off to us to start the second half, our returner breaks down the sideline. They dump the gatorade cooler on him as he runs by--he's so good he still scores. That sent me threw the roof. Starters back in, beat the dog snot out of them. Pulled the starters in the 4th at 75-14. Seemed reasonable to me, they deserved it. Not just the coaches--the kids did. But here's my advice: don't do it. The opposing coached moaned to everyone who would listen, a newspaper picked it up, then the AP got in on it. AP calls the school on Monday, I'm out of town at an AD meeting. They talk to an assistant with no tact whatsoever. He says "their job to stop us". Of course, that's what got spread over the AP wire nationally. Next thing I know I'm getting hate mail from all over the country. So again, my advice, don't do it. Dumped a Gatorade cooler on him? Yikes!
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Post by canesfan on Sept 17, 2018 10:49:01 GMT -6
Had a guy tell our HC this week he didn’t appreciate us passing the ball while up 2-3 scores. We were down to our 3rd RB who was cramping up. 2-3 scores? People are idiots. It’s true. Last score we had was with 9 minutes to go. It put us up by 4 scores. We then started clearing the bench. The TDs that put us up 3 scores and 4 scores were by our backup QB we subbed into the game BTW. Same opposing coach left his starters in to score 50 on two overmatched teams the weeks before. We scored 35 points in the game in question.
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Post by canesfan on Sept 10, 2018 8:14:32 GMT -6
Position coaches sub for us. OC subs personnel. At any time I may say get someone out, especially on defense. 3 tech runs up field and doesn’t play technique? He’s out, get someone else in. DB blows a coverage, out.
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Post by canesfan on Aug 25, 2018 21:05:00 GMT -6
I’d also like a copy!
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Post by canesfan on Jul 30, 2018 11:58:19 GMT -6
That’s insane. Can’t have a separate booster club? where I am at, that is not an option. Most of our parents are not working, and in most cases parents is only meant as the mother. I coach at one of the poorest, smallest schools in Eastern Kentucky. We have similar obstacles, and the little $ people want to give in our town goes to basketball because we live in the Bluegrass State. It’s an option but you’ve got to really hustle for that $$$!
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Uniforms
Jul 30, 2018 9:47:17 GMT -6
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Post by canesfan on Jul 30, 2018 9:47:17 GMT -6
Nike was buy one get one from BSN this year. We got 60 home and 60 away for $10k. thats a great deal. Someone else mentioned Adidas did something similar. The problem we are having is how the shcool does the budget. HC has to put the budget in for the following year by sept 15th. Has to be exact and then it goes out to bid and they cant substitute. TO me ... does not seem to make sense. You cant take advantage of special deals this way. Prices and style are from the previous year. Just doesnt make sense to me. That’s insane. Can’t have a separate booster club?
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Uniforms
Jul 28, 2018 16:43:17 GMT -6
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Post by canesfan on Jul 28, 2018 16:43:17 GMT -6
Nike was buy one get one from BSN this year. We got 60 home and 60 away for $10k.
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Post by canesfan on Jul 22, 2018 12:07:51 GMT -6
Umm...we haven’t had the best experience the last few years going directly through Riddell and Schutt. Maybe a legitimate reconditioning company will open up in our area and will get all the business. I wouldn’t got back with Riddell or Schutt for free.
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Post by canesfan on Jul 19, 2018 21:02:57 GMT -6
Why would you have freshmen practicing with varsity?
When you have 30 total 9-12 you have no choice. Could be like us and our freshmen are our varsity. Only half kidding.
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Post by canesfan on Jul 15, 2018 11:52:34 GMT -6
We try to make our program as enjoyable as possible. If our kids like our program and what we do, they trust us. We encourage them to play multiple sports. In our program the expectation is that you will also run track if you don’t play baseball because we value speed and the toughness that track brings.
Any coach that encourages specialization at the high school level should be immediately fired. That coach doesn’t care about what’s best for kids and is too dumb to realize that other sports will help that kid in whatever sport they coach. Our track kids can run, our baseball kids have good hand eye coordination and usually catch and track the ball well, our basketball kids learn to attack the ball in the air (rebounds) and to anticipate passes. If we had wrestling those kids would learn to control and use their bodies and to be tough. Heck our kickers are soccer kids.
Incentivize multi sports participants by encouraging kids to do so. If you’re QB has 3 hits in a baseball game, give him a shoutout on Twitter. Build as many relationships with your other sports coaches as you can. Eventually it’s evident who is on board and who isn’t and kids will also take note.
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Post by canesfan on Jul 8, 2018 8:09:32 GMT -6
Sideline warnings are the bane of my existence. Refs with attitudes are new. We have a hotshot in our area that is pretty disrespectful to coaches. Our staff is always going to be respectful of you, why not return the same? You won’t be getting cussed or yelled at or even griped at often. Our old HC was probably the most respectful coach in America. I’m not sure if this guy is reffing anymore around here but there was a crew that had a guy on it who was a big time a$$hole. I mean from the moment you meet the guy you get the feeling it’s us vs them. He’s on our sideline and of course acting like billy bada$$ with the sideline stuff. We aren’t giving him any problems with it but as coaches you get involved and god forbid move into the white area on the field. So anyway a player breaks one down the opposite sideline. I’m walking toward the end zone inside the dreaded white area and he body checks the $hit out of me from behind, turns around and as he’s backpedaling hits me with the flag. It was straight out of the matrix. Anyway my HC had finally had enough and went crazy about it. Cutting the story down I haven’t seen that guy again I’m in a poorer area of my state so I have a bunch of bad ref stories Our guy is a white hat. I don’t think I could stand him on the sidelines.
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Post by canesfan on Jul 7, 2018 22:32:32 GMT -6
Sideline warnings are the bane of my existence.
Refs with attitudes are new. We have a hotshot in our area that is pretty disrespectful to coaches. Our staff is always going to be respectful of you, why not return the same? You won’t be getting cussed or yelled at or even griped at often. Our old HC was probably the most respectful coach in America.
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Props
May 13, 2018 6:18:12 GMT -6
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Post by canesfan on May 13, 2018 6:18:12 GMT -6
We have a hit stick which is a large axe handle for our big hitter from the week before. We have one side we carve a notch in. For each win, and every big hit gets their own notch as well.
Adding the Lunch Pail this year which will go to our best practice player of the week.
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Post by canesfan on May 6, 2018 19:18:03 GMT -6
We just tell kids what we’re raising money for. That helps. I tag our parents in Facebook posts. Sometimes kids won’t take stuff home so if their parents do know about a fundraiser then they obviously can’t help.
Also started something new with our last fundraiser, I didn’t give the fundraiser to everyone. Didn’t make a big deal about it but gave it to the kids that normally fundraise well and nothing to the kids that don’t. Wouldn’t you know it, some of the kids that didn’t get fundraiser info started asking for the info and started selling. I didn’t make a big deal about it, when I was passing it out.
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Post by canesfan on Apr 29, 2018 20:53:42 GMT -6
No.
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Post by canesfan on Mar 1, 2018 7:51:01 GMT -6
We don’t do it. But one idea I like is to do and 8 grade signing day. Like a senior signing his NLI. Have all the 8 graders come up. Sign a paper you type up committing to your program. Take pictures of them in a hat or jersey. Invite their parents. Have some snacks or food. Generally make a fuss over them. Our signing day is today.
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Post by canesfan on Feb 24, 2018 21:29:33 GMT -6
As a DC I coached everyone defensively. Especially, if a mistake wasn’t corrected.
As a HC, I’ll coach everyone, but mostly stick to defensive instruction. Ultimately, I think it is best if the position coach does it. But I think as the coordinator or head coach you should be able to correct guys as needed.
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Post by canesfan on Jan 13, 2018 17:42:09 GMT -6
What if a team consistently puts 8 men in coverage? I hate the 7 on 7 argument that teams with 3 DL need to sit a man down. Just play. You might see a 3-4 team good enough to put 8 men in coverage so you better practice it.
Never effects us defensively because of our scheme but offensive guys who complain about it kinda get on my nerves.
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Post by canesfan on Dec 29, 2017 21:17:50 GMT -6
1 period per day. Only football players (usually). We rarely have non-football players sign up....basketball state.
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Post by canesfan on Nov 18, 2017 8:07:21 GMT -6
The Championship Systems NZone is the "old" system (2011-2015). It retains all the old tutorials, videos, playbook, webinars, and video from ASU & UCLA. Think of it as Nzone 1. There will not be any "new" content on Championship System's original "NZone 1" as Noel Mazzone and company have moved the brand to Hudl. The "new" site is NZone 2.0, but I cannot even find advertising for it anymore. For those that subscribed to NZone 2.0 Hudl, did you have to get a separate Hudl account? As I understand it, the subscriptions would be more expensive, but offer new content (Texas A&M) as well as easier user interface (Hudl). We got a free trial. It was sent to our Hudl account. Love the offense but didn’t think it was enough to fully implement it if you hadn’t been a client before and knew more of the ins and outs.
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Post by canesfan on Aug 2, 2017 5:51:29 GMT -6
Our numbers are down. Which is mostly due to our senior class having 3 players.
But we've had our most successful three year run in school history, done major improvements to the program, got the school and community liking football, and numbers haven't increased the way I'd like.
We did have a great number for youth camp, so maybe the numbers will pick back up.
I'll say this. Our off-season target will be creating a video like the seahawk video to post online for our community. Our coaches teaching safe tackling to maybe soften the blowback the liberal media is giving this sport. Our parents will buy the kid a four wheeler or dirt bike but think football is too dangerous.
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Post by canesfan on Jul 27, 2017 8:40:06 GMT -6
7 on 7 is great work if you make it that way. We focus on what we do in our passing game and coverage wise.
If you're someone who is drawing stuff up to win, I'm not going to get bent out of shape. Also not going to get bent out of shape over refereeing calls or players being physical.
It's competition among other schools. Even if you get nothing from a strategy stand point, you're teaching your players to compete. Also it's a fun environment for your kids.
People that get bent out of shape one way or another annoy me much more than actual 7 on 7.
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Post by canesfan on Jun 28, 2017 13:26:58 GMT -6
You can rip kids. I do, just how I'm wired. But I don't think it can be all you do. I'm gonna go nuts on a busted Coverage or poorly executed tackle, but I might meet you at the numbers after a pick six with a chest bump.
Our kids know that I'm a hard egg. Probably rubs some the wrong way but there is no one who will do more for them on or off the field. I want our kids to have the best of everything, gear, equipment, coaching, but in return I expect kids to do what they're taught. No excuses. I don't care if it's 7on7, spring ball, playoff game etc. I expect kids to do what they're taught and when they don't they're going to hear about it.
Every staff needs a guy that kids think might be a little nuts. Can't have a staff full though imo.
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Post by canesfan on Jun 3, 2017 20:12:14 GMT -6
August 7th in Iowa, which I think means Thursday 8/24 or Friday 8/25 is when most teams will play their first game. Teams are allowed to scrimmage the weekend before that.ay The Kentucky date is the one that always blows me away in terms of how early it is. football has to end before basketball gets going..... GET IT OUT OF THE WAY AND OVER WITH in Kentucky
100% factual even though football is more competitive nationally from KY than our BBall is. We never have basketball teams as competitive with other states as Trinity, Bolwing Green, Highlands, etc are in football. We've lost June 7 on 7s, and heaven forbid we start the season later and football players miss the preseason basketball scrimmages.
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Post by canesfan on May 29, 2017 20:12:51 GMT -6
how big is the perimeter? Do you give the defender a certain amount of time? We go 7 yards by 7 yards. 10-15 seconds.
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Post by canesfan on May 22, 2017 9:06:27 GMT -6
Escape from Saigon/Baghdad is my personal favorite. Please explain this. Basically, you have a perimeter set up with cones. There are two blockers, one rabbit (ball carrier) and one defender that is trying to shed blocks and touch the ball carrier. Rules: 1. No Holding 2. No double teams 3. When defender is knocked down, the blocker must let him up and the other blocker has to be the next to block him. Usually the drill is a lot more physical than what is shown on this drill tape. Our kids love it.
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Post by canesfan on May 21, 2017 19:32:08 GMT -6
Escape from Saigon/Baghdad is my personal favorite.
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Post by canesfan on Mar 21, 2017 18:56:07 GMT -6
Then there is the very old story about the grizzled old coach down South who wants his show his kids how tough he was, so he arranges for a demonstration. He brings an alligator into the locker room, unzips his pants, and puts his tallywacker in between the alligators jaws. The alligator commences a chomping, and a chewing and he just grunts. He finally grabs a helmet off of a nearby bench and smacks the alligator upside the head hard enough to knock it out cold. "Do any of you think that you're tough enough to do that?" he roars. Finally a kid in the back timidly raises his hand and says: "I'll do it, but just don't hit me in the head with a helmet when I'm done!" Actually a terrible idea, just another case of severe testosterone poisoning. That story is funny.
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Post by canesfan on Feb 20, 2017 20:52:49 GMT -6
Bobby Acosta was good. Phil Longo is good. Taylor Mazzone didn't a decent job but without the flare of his pops. Pat Fox is interesting. He spent 20 minutes talking about how he wasn't going to short change us with his talk because no one short changed him and people are driving all over the country to get to a Glazier clinic. He's also one of those guys who walks around throughout his talk and will look each coach in the eye for at least 10-20 seconds while he's talking. I love listening to Pat Fox. Guy is hilarious. Heard Pat Fox this weekend. Could hear him all the way down the hallway so I thought I'd check him out. He was good. Interesting and passionate. Maybe a little nuts, which I don't have a problem with.
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Post by canesfan on Feb 5, 2017 7:39:02 GMT -6
Scout team coach had to coach the heck out of those kids. Make them do their jobs. They'll do what you allow them to do. In a week they're not going to be proficient in the other teams offense but they can give you a look.
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