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Post by canesfan on Jan 21, 2017 11:15:02 GMT -6
OL is the most important at the high school level IMO. If your OL isn't good you better have some dudes at the skill positions.
That may be true but OL may not be in the HC's wheelhouse as far as experience or expertise.
So just because OL may be most important does not necessarily follow that that's where the HC goes.
Without question. I'd be a terrible OL coach and a decent QB coach. I agree 100%. Just thought he had the ability to do both.
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Post by canesfan on Jan 21, 2017 8:36:00 GMT -6
OL is the most important at the high school level IMO. If your OL isn't good you better have some dudes at the skill positions.
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Post by canesfan on Jan 19, 2017 16:01:03 GMT -6
We go. Outside of a fun little activities (movie, etc.), we do a morning run the first day at 5:00 AM. We end up on a huge hill and have a little ceremony.
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Post by canesfan on Jul 17, 2016 18:32:46 GMT -6
Having coach nearly every position I'll agree that OL and DB are among the toughest along with QB. A good OL and QB coach is invaluable. DB is tough to do right but you could get by with having an average coach there depending on scheme. If you want a complex defense or play a lot of different coverages your DB coach had better be good.
If I'm hiring a staff I find coaches in the following order: OL, QB, DB, DL, LB, WR, RB.
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Post by canesfan on Jun 1, 2016 18:49:29 GMT -6
Basketball coaches, especially in Kentucky, suck. They don't realize that football can actually help their kids. We had a basketball coach whine that because we were deeper in the playoffs than normal they wouldn't have their full roster for the preseason scrimmages. He actually told one of our coaches that. Nevermind that we had a school best year in football, girls volleyball, soccer, track and baseball (virtually every sport besides basketball). Makes me sick.
Long term treat the kids right and they'll come. Won't get all but you'll get enough.
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Post by canesfan on Jun 1, 2016 18:42:28 GMT -6
In my teacher prep program, they told us to try and AVOID wearing all name brand stuff, etc...as it may alienate certain student populations that can't afford those brands, styles, etc...some of those classroom debates got pretty heated amongst future teachers & professors. Don't believe any of the crap they told you in the teacher's ed program.
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Post by canesfan on May 31, 2016 14:10:02 GMT -6
Can you go with a combined Frosh/Sophomore team? Maybe the JV teams you schedule will can/do similar. Even if they don't you can still do it. We called ours the "futures" team.
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Post by canesfan on May 22, 2016 18:42:25 GMT -6
5K rubs are good in our area. I know this is a typo but I still am laughing. A rub-and-a-tug would be a GREAT fundraiser, no doubt! Â That's great! Tons of $$$. In all seriousness I hate autocorrect.
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Post by canesfan on May 22, 2016 12:56:26 GMT -6
5K rubs are good in our area.
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Post by canesfan on Apr 4, 2016 15:21:57 GMT -6
Love music at practice. Energy is better. Focus is better because of the energy. Practice is fun for the players. Sure it's hard, but listening to your favorite jams makes it more enjoyable. Music makes me a better coach because it shuts me up and let's the kids get more reps.
Coaches that hate it often fall into two groups: a) they are older coaches, b)they talk a lot at practice. Nothing wrong with either though. Music is not for every team and staff.
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Post by canesfan on Feb 4, 2016 20:39:15 GMT -6
Here's my advice and what worked for us.
2 Platoon if possible. Everyone plays, and even if you lose out on talent you'll make up for it with kids knowing what to do. We put our best skill on offense, unless we had a definite LB or CB.
Play zone if you can. You can teach it in five days and it protects the big plays. Hard for an all star team to have a long drive.
Add to your coaching staff. We had coaches from other schools. Allows you to two platoon. Also helps with getting to know the team better.
Offensively, run what you can teach. Can't have many plays. Have a screen or two. A few drop backs and quicks. Maybe a playaction. Few run plays. Trick play or two for fun.
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Post by canesfan on Dec 22, 2015 13:05:48 GMT -6
As a DC I want the following out of scout: -Run the play as it's drawn up. Block who you're supposed to block, run the route you're supposed to run, etc -Make the defense work. No buddy system -STICK TO THE SCRIPT!!! -Get in and out of the huddle fast -If there are snap issues, just have the QB hold the ball to start the play. One wasted play because of a bad snap and I'm gonna come unglued. -Skill guys assigned a number or letter and don't switch. Get your assignment and line up.
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Post by canesfan on Dec 18, 2015 19:15:53 GMT -6
Get turf, and indoor facility and new weight room. Spend the remaining money on technology and food. Hire some coaches. $7 million is a lot of money but turf should be the first thing you do where you share a stadium.
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Post by canesfan on Dec 16, 2015 19:49:49 GMT -6
Very easy fundraiser: Get a local grocery store to allow your players to Carryout groceries. Tips go towards the team. A team in our area (in a relatively decent sized city/great program raised something like $8-10k in one day like this. Were in a small city (2,000), with a low SES (one of the poorest communities in the state) and little program history and raised $1,500 in a day. Local grocery store matched $1K too. Easy to do. Lots of fun. If your city is bigger, you could easily make $5k or so. Tips for carrying groceries? Is that really something that happens? Never heard of you seen this in Canada Happens here. But that Kentucky. Southerners are a kinder folk.
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Post by canesfan on Dec 16, 2015 19:27:48 GMT -6
Very easy fundraiser:
Get a local grocery store to allow your players to Carryout groceries.
Tips go towards the team.
A team in our area (in a relatively decent sized city/great program raised something like $8-10k in one day like this.
Were in a small city (2,000), with a low SES (one of the poorest communities in the state) and little program history and raised $1,500 in a day. Local grocery store matched $1K too.
Easy to do. Lots of fun. If your city is bigger, you could easily make $5k or so.
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Post by canesfan on Dec 6, 2015 21:27:30 GMT -6
Set your drills up pre-practice as muc as possible, or at least have as much of the stuff close to the area you're going to use as possible.
Make sure all coaches and managers are on the same page with the practice schedule.
Use a segment timer or some other timer system. If all coaches know they get 10 minutes for a specific drill period they'll move faster.
Name each drill so all involved will remember how it's set up and can help.
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Post by canesfan on Dec 4, 2015 19:43:16 GMT -6
Kentucky. 2A school playing in 3A (6 classes with 6A being for the largest schools). 40-45 players HC and four paid assistants 3 volunteers
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Post by canesfan on Dec 4, 2015 19:40:52 GMT -6
KY Urban 1200 students 11 coaches 8 paid 9 work in the school district Where you at joelee?
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Post by canesfan on Nov 23, 2015 16:17:19 GMT -6
I have a son on the way. If he's able and willing he's going to play whenever he can. Can't imagine him starting as late as some are suggesting.
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Post by canesfan on Nov 21, 2015 11:43:59 GMT -6
We let the kids pick and we also have coaches picks for variety. Listening to the same stuff is supposed to be unbeneficial.
Make it loud. It helps practice a ton. Tempo is muc better. Coaches coach faster and don't waste time talking. Kids learn by doing, and this helps us get out if the way and let them do.
We don't care about the language (within reason) at practice. Games are a different story obviously.
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Post by canesfan on Aug 24, 2015 19:44:31 GMT -6
We're 0-1. Played the #2 team in class A in the state at their place and lost by 11. Could have won, just didn't make plays.
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Post by canesfan on Aug 9, 2015 18:24:32 GMT -6
Our state requires the two most recent tapes. Coaches can agree to do it differently, but as a base line you have to provide your last two. Also has regulations on what needs to be shown on film and how much, such as the whole formation, all-22 (as much as possible), how much time before the snap, etc.
Not saying that everyone follows it, but it is a requirement of KHSAA schools in Kentucky.
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Post by canesfan on Jul 29, 2015 20:07:45 GMT -6
We split it up evenly currently.
If/when I have my own program, in season I'll go with installs on Monday, Tuesday Run emphasis (O & D), Wednesday Pass emphasis (O & D), Thursday walk-thru.
If you have enough coaches you can split your team between JV and varsity and get more reps and practice (JV practices defense while varsity practices offense , etc,)
Very torn on either alternating days offense and defense or keeping it split each practice. Pros and cons if both I think.
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Post by canesfan on Jul 27, 2015 6:38:01 GMT -6
You mean your PA guy doesn't play Katy Perry's song Roar? Our music sucks.
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Post by canesfan on Jul 24, 2015 20:49:53 GMT -6
"block somebody" in my opinion, nothing makes a coach sound more dumb than that phrase it just tells the whole stadium that you have no idea what is going on schematically, or how to fix his technique. us coaches do not spend time working on schemes for a kid to just "block somebody" they have a specific assignment and it doesn't help the kid in any way Love to hear that one. The last staff I was on always laughed when we heard that.
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Trainers?
Jul 23, 2015 19:27:15 GMT -6
via mobile
Post by canesfan on Jul 23, 2015 19:27:15 GMT -6
We have one. The last two we've had came from Marshall University. Contact a major college and find a graduate who has worked with the football team. Worked for us.
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Post by canesfan on Jul 23, 2015 14:51:03 GMT -6
Lack of program history is ours. Kids expect mediocrity. Winning seasons are rare, and if we win 6 games, kids feel like its the state championship. Hard to get out of that immediately, I guess it has to be done incrementally.
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Post by canesfan on Jul 3, 2015 15:33:05 GMT -6
Can you do a quick fundraiser?
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Post by canesfan on Jun 28, 2015 17:35:08 GMT -6
What's included in your dynamic warm up? Traditional Stuff: High Knees In & Out/Out & In (Hip flexes) Butt Kicks Karaoke Lunges We line up on the numbers, lines spread every five yards We jog to the hash, and then do the exercise through the hash, and finish by jogging to the numbers
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Post by canesfan on Jun 27, 2015 23:30:55 GMT -6
Practice Specialist stretch prepractice 10 minutes- specialist- snapper/holder switch to punt snaps at 5, returners catching punts, Linemen stretching 10- dynamic warm up
Game 5-Specialists stretch 10-specialist 10-dynamic warmup 5-quick traditional stretch 5-Indy Defense 10-team o 5-pat/FG End on a punt and break it down
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