|
Post by CoachDaniel on Jan 9, 2008 23:05:28 GMT -6
We did not have a magnetic white board up. I used magnetic sticky tape on the white board but it wouldn't stay, so I put double sided tape on the back of that. Then I cut up some foam white board to 3x1 blocks and attached those sticky metal folder tabs on the back of the foam white board. I cut the folding metal sides off the tabs. The names can be easily changed (just dry erase marker) and moved around. Not as much work as it may sound and its a nice, big, adjustable depth chart for less than $50 (not counting the cheap whiteboard that was already up and the 12-pack of creativity it took to come up with it).
|
|
|
Post by CoachDaniel on Jul 26, 2007 20:54:44 GMT -6
"The wrestling coach wants me to cut weight". As the assistant wrestling coach, I usually remind the head coach, "I can send half your team to the football weight session right now and they'd do it." One of my favorites: "Whatever." A favorite coaches went on a tirade in practice once, screaming "WHATEVER WILL BE THE DOWNFALL OF AMERICAN SOCIETY!"
|
|
|
Post by CoachDaniel on Sept 13, 2007 20:19:51 GMT -6
You've also got to have the staff to do this, correct? How is the practice organized? Some of you mentioned that your back-up offensive linemen are your starting defensive linemen. So do they get the same amount of practice on both sides?
If you only go one way with your players, is that for the entire program? I can't see value in having a 9th grader play one way. My center on JV two years ago never took a snap on defense because he was awful at it, but he practiced every day. Now he's a two-way starter as a senior. I wouldn't want to have sold that kid out of defense as a sophomore.
|
|
|
Post by CoachDaniel on Sept 1, 2007 13:01:42 GMT -6
Powerpoint or Excel, learn to use one and you can make a better playbook than any program I've seen. If you go to the direct downloads section and find some playbooks in both formats they can help you get some ideas.
|
|
|
Post by CoachDaniel on Aug 28, 2007 20:12:35 GMT -6
I can't even imagine how you could charge for offseason workouts. What happens when the season starts and Timmy paid for us to make him a better football player but, oops, we must suck because Bobby never sniffed the weight room and is starting over him.
|
|
|
Post by CoachDaniel on Jul 7, 2007 20:19:59 GMT -6
We keep the kids there. They get out of school at 2:30 and we play at 7:30. We have a team meal first. Then there will be offensive and defensive meetings (most play both), special teams roll call, etc. Usually a speaker from the FCA in there (optional). All of that takes us up to 5:30, time to get dressed, get taped, and then specialists are out.
I'd love to think our kids were responsible and would go home, get off their feet and take a nap, eat something good, etc. Some will, most won't. I've never been in a program (player or coach) that let them go home, so I have a definite bias.
|
|
|
Post by CoachDaniel on Jun 16, 2007 11:48:11 GMT -6
Our basic expectation is if you're in town, you should be there 6-8am. We set that time because nothing else shoud be going on 6-8am in the summer, kids or coaches. BUT, if a coach plans a vacation, or as mentoned earlier has some special occaision, its not a problem and the rest of the staff can cover it.
Are we talking about a coach who lives 10 minutes down the road but consistently just doesn't feel like getting out of bed that early? That would be a problem.
|
|
|
Post by CoachDaniel on Jun 14, 2007 20:29:52 GMT -6
We go 3 days a week 6-8am in the summer for lifting and conditioning. No practices and 7 on 7 ended in the spring, other than a camp or two (I hope). We're generally expected to attend morning sessions as much as possible, but we take vacations as necessary.
I like spending all of my time on football, but I'm single. I understand why other coaches on staff aren't as involved in the off-season. As long as they get it done come August!
|
|
|
Post by CoachDaniel on Sept 30, 2007 18:52:49 GMT -6
Agreed that we started working on getting low in January. Squats, DL, cleans, etc., plus lots of flexibility exercises. Aiming points for DL, we aim for the knee, which puts them on the hip or numbers. Exaggerate everything! They'll get sloppy in the course of a game.
|
|
|
Post by CoachDaniel on Jun 22, 2007 13:51:43 GMT -6
How about the teacher who has to fail one of these kids and make them ineligible? Sorry kid, I know USC has had you locked up for 5 years....but...
|
|
|
Post by CoachDaniel on Oct 13, 2007 21:57:42 GMT -6
Why should a kid only be allowed to play one game a week? This week I started a free safety who has been on JV all year. If that were the rule, this would have been his first time stepping on a varsity field. Instead, he's at least gotten garbage time on varsity (we only play 9 games on JV, so they have 4 quarters off the bat). Kids should have the opportunity to play on JV, but also experience Friday night to prepare for the future, whenever it comes.
Phantom, thanks for the clarification.
|
|
|
Post by CoachDaniel on Oct 13, 2007 11:06:22 GMT -6
To be honest, I'm not sure how VA breaks it down. I grew up in Georgia and we had 5 quarters a week, so you could play a full quarter at your position on thursday, and then play 4 quarters of special teams/position back-up on friday. BUT, in VA we have 10 games. Which gets treated as 40 quarters by most schools (including us), but I know of one team in the district that'll count 480 minutes if need be. Never heard anyone complain about that.
|
|
|
Post by CoachDaniel on Jul 6, 2007 23:25:18 GMT -6
I learn so much more than I can actually offer. But I agree most with coachcb's #3 - if you can motion and do several things effectively, you put a great deal of the decision making in the hands of the teenagers on the field, not the old men who think about it all the time.
Saintrad great point, I just looked at our defensive playbook. 58 pages (incredible expanding coaches version, not what the kids see) that are drawn up almost exclusively against the I. Our kids have never played in the I, and see 4 I teams a season. Those games come down to horses.
|
|
|
Post by CoachDaniel on Jul 4, 2007 20:37:16 GMT -6
In my mind I'm seeing a big wooden door with a frame out on the field, with guys running around and a linebacker seeing "open door" only to have a coach slam it shut and make the player look like a cartoon character. If this is accurate, I want one.
|
|
|
Post by CoachDaniel on Sept 2, 2007 16:57:51 GMT -6
I can understand the reaction completely, and I have gotten real angry in the past about it. When I was on the JV staff I tried to convince the head coach to punt it back to them on 1st down, if they want to keep scoring so bad. BUT, when I get away from it, and think about it... the kids don't know any different. I've never heard kids complain about another team "running it up." I would hope that most of the people on this board are intelligent and raesonable and would follow Coach Huey's post, but we know that there are plenty of coaches who don't fall anywhere near the jurisdiction of reasonable and think throwing the ball deep with the 1st team at the end of the game is a great idea. I really think the best thing to do is to shake hands, say good game, and file it away for the day when you get up big on him and do the right thing.
But, when it actually happens I don't know if I could help but throw some off handed comment at the coach on the way out. Possibly mumble some slang for male parts under my breath too.
|
|
|
Post by CoachDaniel on Mar 25, 2008 22:32:17 GMT -6
VA has no spring practice. We're not supposed to sniff a football except a few passing leagues between now and August. I grew up in GA, and like coachdawhip said it was in May, prom was on the first Saturday of spring practice and the spring game was the following Friday. Two weeks. Our baseball team won or played for a state championship a couple of times, the baseball players never participated in spring practice.
We hit, from day one to day 10, all the time. Killed each other, never taken so many Aleve in my life. This was about 10 years ago.
I remember a few kids who were always eligible for spring practice, never eligible for the season.
Would love 10 days of organized, no pads, spring practice now. The pads are pointless, 4 months out from the season.
|
|
|
Post by CoachDaniel on Oct 15, 2007 21:51:40 GMT -6
We had a "fan" removed friday night who was harrassing the coaching staff during pregame.
His parting shot as they took him out: "THIS ALL COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WITH AN APOLOGY!" ....what....?
|
|