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Post by tiger46 on Jan 15, 2009 1:01:16 GMT -6
Thanks, Coach! Ya'll always come through here on this site.
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Post by tiger46 on Jan 14, 2009 16:47:00 GMT -6
Coaches, Yes, I know this is a football site. But, I was wondering if anyone is familiar with coaching girls HS track or, has any information that could be of help? My daughter is running track this season. So far, from what she has described to me, her track practices aren't very well organized or supervised. The coaches seem to be more involved with boy's track- according to my daughter. i.e... The boys receive instructions on techniques, etc... whereas the girls are just sort of left to 'run a couple of laps' or, 'do a couple of sprints'. She is interested in long jump and sprinting. She would like to work out on the weekends for improvement. Are there any good training materials (books, DVD's) that she could check out? Or, do any of you coaches have experience with girls' track? Any help would be appreciated.
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Post by tiger46 on Jan 8, 2009 12:31:50 GMT -6
Not really a single moment but... 8th grade. I was always the smallest kid on the team. But, I was a good CB. Whenever our coach felt an opponent's WR needed to be locked down, I was the one that got the assignment. I could sometimes hear the opposing team's coaches and players laughing when they saw the smallest kid on the field locked up man-to-man on their best receiver. By the end of any of those games, no one would be laughing about it. And, a couple of times, I got compliments from opposing coaches. But, the best feeling of all was knowing that my coach had that much confidence in me.
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Post by tiger46 on Dec 14, 2008 8:19:46 GMT -6
My dad, older brothers, cousins and, community(small West Texas town) gave me the passion to play. The best coach that I ever had was my very first one- 7th grade DB coach. I was the smallest kid on the team and was basically relegated to 'live tackle dummy' by all the other coaches. But, he saw how aggressive and quick I was and talked to me after practice about becoming a cornerback. My favorite player on the Dallas Cowboys was Aaron Kyle(CB). So, I was ecstatic about playing CB. At the next practice he flat out told the rb/lb coach that I was now a CB and was his. He trained me to be a CB. He had a real passion for the position and defense in general. Some of the stuff he let me do to WR's on the field, coaches here probably wouldn't appreciate. But, I wasn't supposed to be a nice guy. I was a DB.
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Post by tiger46 on Nov 21, 2008 14:25:01 GMT -6
Don't want to rain on the good sportsmanship parade. Although the score doesn't matter to some kids; I know darn well that it does to others. It's not really the score that matters to kids like that; the effort matters even more. Competitive kids shouldn't be the ones that get their wings clipped, imo. A star 8-year old player will have plenty of other chances to win games. But, average-to-dud players will have plenty of other opportunities to practice and get better at the game. This sort of reminds me of that thread about the 9-yr old kid was not allowed to pitch because he was too good for the competition. I seriously doubt that the situation is going to impact the kid's adult life. But, no one can say, one way or the other, that the kid won't remember the feelings- whatever they may be- he had when he found out that he was not allowed to do what he does best- and, that's pitch baseballs. I am 39yrs. old. I can honestly say that I can still remember what it felt like to win our baseball's league championship at age 8. I can also honestly say that I still remember what it felt like to lose in the same championship by one point a year later at age 9. No regrets by any players on either side. It was the best effort that either team could've put forth. Coach, I've been in your son's exact situation with the exception that my dad was not my coach. Obviously, you're going to set parental and coaching guidelines. But, my advice would be to let your son lead the team. If he's not a ball-hog and knows when to pass and when to keep the ball, like you say, then he knows enough to be the court general. Let him do what he thinks best. Let him play the best that he can. Let him lead his team the best that he can. Don't stand in his way. And, yeah....you're probably going to take heat from the other players' parents from both sides. It sucks.
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Post by tiger46 on Nov 11, 2008 0:52:08 GMT -6
U.S. Army. '86-'89. Never had to serve in an armed conflict. Thanks, to all that serve(d) in any branch at any time. Tough job; especially these days. I'd be just as proud to stand with these soldiers of today as I was with the ones I served with twenty years ago. Of course, as old and as fat as I've gotten; they wouldn't want me.
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Post by tiger46 on Oct 24, 2008 9:17:07 GMT -6
If you guys don't mind a youth coach stepping in here... I coach 9>10yr olds. We didn't have a lot of players on the team. So, sometimes coaches had to step in to 'give 'em a look'. We were running sweeps to keep the LB's sharp on attack angles. 1st AC played QB. 2nd AC played TE to make sure we got a hook on the DE. I'm not the biggest guy. I'm only 5'7", chubby and out of shape. But, these were just 9>10yr olds, right?! I played RB. I took the pitch from the other coach and shot outside. As I ran sweep right, I checked my LB's saw that their pursuit was excellent. I put on the brakes and was going to compliment them. Those four little demons never slowed down and just plowed me! They were jumping up and down and slapping each others' shoulderpads, high-fiving and screaming, 'YEAH! WHOO!', etc... I had no choice but to get up, dust myself off, pretend it didn't hurt( my wife was watching) and still compliment them. I ended up with sore ribs, shoulder, a bruised elbow. During water break, I got another lecture from my wife about my age and general lack of physical conditioning. We call big hits 'lollipops' because I hand out lollipops to anybody with a big hit or pancake block. The icing on the cake is one of the excited little #@$! asked me, "Hey, coach! Do we get a lollipop?!" And, the cherry on top of the icing was that one of the little #!$@&! who did me in is my son! Coaches, you haven't climbed to the mountain top of humiliation until you have to stand around sore and hand out lollipops to four 9>10 yr olds- one of which is your own son- because they kicked your a$$. One of the skills that I perfected last season was running scout offense with a damned whistle locked damned firmly between my damned teeth. And, I was damned quick with it, too.
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Post by tiger46 on Sept 25, 2008 8:19:38 GMT -6
Well, I'm patting you on the back. Great job, coach!
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Post by tiger46 on Aug 10, 2008 21:36:31 GMT -6
Same boat. I coach youth in East Austin. That would be the equivalent of inner-city if Austin truly had an inner-city. It's just downright painful trying to get kids to practice and develop a good work ethic. Since I coach youth, most of the problems lie with the parents- single-mothers (most of my players are from that type of household) are especially worrisome to me. But, it's not limited to single-mothers. The worse thing is, if a player is having problems at home or, at school, the first thing the parents want to do to punish him is to pull him out of football. It's never take his playstation or, xbox, away. It's always pull him out of football because that'll hurt him more. Yeah, that's a good solution- take him away from the only activity that provides him with structure and discipline and demands hard work. Our teams have a no-pass/no-play rule. But, I've made the mistake of leaving it to the parents to inform us of when their son is having problems. I think I'll correct that this year by making it mandatory that their schoolwork form is signed by their teachers that they are clear to play that week. I've had parents lie to my face about their kid's grades when I ask. I guess some are too embarrassed to tell us that their son isn't performing well in that area. And, I found out that some didn't actually know how their kids were doing in school until the 'Your Child is Failing' letters were sent out.
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Post by tiger46 on Aug 10, 2008 21:16:06 GMT -6
Airraider, I'm only a youth coach. And, I've never had to play against one of my AC's son. I won't weigh in on this. You guys have forgotten more about coaching football than I'll ever know. But, here's a statement that you made:
"This certain team has some weaknesses in their O-line and they throw the ball quite a bit. From previous games we have seen that he does not do as well when he is being pressured. So, the idea is to apply extreme pressure and tight man coverage.
The kid has a cannon and will pick us apart if we sit back and let him, so this game, maybe more so than others.. we will bring the heat on him."
So, I pose a question: Why should you not allow your team to execute your best gameplan to win?
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Post by tiger46 on Jul 30, 2008 6:48:57 GMT -6
Where was all this concern for skin cancer when my arse was spending 8-10 hours a day without a shirt on a hay wagon. Just one more "you're going to die" tactic to sell more sun screen. Best sun screen = a tree yea, yea, yea, I know skin cancer is real...I'm just not changing my life to avoid it, somehow I think it's the least of my problems. - funny story, a friend of mine, he's dark skinneded...we played softball one weekend and it was brutally hot outside. On monday he complained that his skin itched and hurt and I told him that he had a sun burn and he just laughed me off. On friday a car comes screaming down the road, he runs in the house worried, he's obviously in a panic, he's scared to death, he thinks he's dying. Got him settled down and he was concern was because his skin started falling off. He had started peeling. ;D LMAO!! He said he didn't know black folk could get a sunburn. That's what I'm workin with...LOL. Lol. He's not the only black person I've heard of that didn't know we can be sunburned. But, it is very uncommon for us. My dad was sunburned once. His friends made fun of him for a few days after that. And, I'm sure he got sick of hearing this question, "How in the world did you get a sunburn?!" Heck, I coach youth football. We've started practice. It's been 100+ degrees everyday. I, and my assistant coach(he's white) are the only coaches that wear hats! ;D I used to wear a tweed hat like Greg Norman. I couldn't find it. So, for now, I just wear a ball cap.
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Post by tiger46 on Jul 29, 2008 19:06:54 GMT -6
I rely on melanin.
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Post by tiger46 on Jul 29, 2008 12:47:59 GMT -6
Herky, I'm not a HS coach. I'm not an expert on the subject, by any means. I don't know about including men in stuff like that. I can think of a few reasons not to include men in an event like that. And, none of the reasons are favorable towards men. I couldn't imagine trying to usher Capt. Know-it-All and Mr. Back in My Day... through even one drill; let alone a mini-practice.
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Post by tiger46 on Jul 29, 2008 11:07:04 GMT -6
While I think there is something to "boys being boys" I think people tend to take it to far. A fist fight in the hallway is not "boys being boys." A kid who tells the teacher "no" is not "boys being boys." You think a fistfight in the hallways is something more problematic than two boys that just couldn't come to an agreement about something?
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Post by tiger46 on Jul 19, 2008 8:46:30 GMT -6
Yep. This is a small league. This is only my 3rd year. The league was dying. It had 4 organizations in it with two age groups: 8>9, 10>11. The organization I joined didn't even have an 8>9yr old team. I had to create it. They were happy to have any kids that I could recruit. I wish that I were as good at it as some of you other coaches. Another organization didn't have a 10>11 yr. old team. As of this year, due to the hard work of some dedicated coaches, the league is adding two more organizations. And, now there are three age groups: 7>8, 9>10, 11>12, with the possibility of adding 5>6yr old flag teams if we can get enough kids for it. Things are improving. But, it takes a lot of work.
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Post by tiger46 on Jul 18, 2008 17:33:29 GMT -6
I had to make that decision for myself when I was in jr. high. I was good enough to sit the bench on the 7th grade 'A' team or, play on the 7th grade 'B' team. I sat the bench for one 'A' team game. After that I asked to be placed on the 'B' team. Luckily, playing down was the best decision I could've made. I played CB. The 'B' team DB coach wasn't really part of the coaches' clique. So, he never got to move up or coach anyone except the castoff DB's. Turns out, he was the best DB coach in the entire coaching program, imo- and, that included the HS varsity staff.
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Post by tiger46 on Jul 18, 2008 17:22:25 GMT -6
Ideally, I'd like to have 20>25 players. I have yet to achieve that number. My first season in this league, we had 11. Last season we had 16 for awhile. But, that dropped to 15.
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Post by tiger46 on Jul 18, 2008 15:18:48 GMT -6
eickst, LOL. I may just try that drill. My center was a bit slow.
coachtabales, I put a kid in front of my center and had him give the center a two-handed shove when he hiked. It wasn't a real hard shove. But, the center had to make the snap faster in order to be braced for the shove. Maybe you could try swatting at the ball. But, I think just putting a NG in front of the center to shove, go around, or attack the center will probably help.
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Post by tiger46 on Jul 18, 2008 14:55:13 GMT -6
Old stuff. But, teen-agers may still like it. Some may not be appropriate as entrance songs. But, could be good for the locker room just before the game. New Noise- Refused Drowning Pool- Let the Bodies Hit the Floor POD- Set it Off Last of the Mohicans Theme Saliva- Ladies & Gentlemen
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Post by tiger46 on Jul 8, 2008 10:45:20 GMT -6
Okay, I've changed my mind. I now believe that PJ has never actually played football except on a gaming console or in his backyard.
The throwing ones are the best. I really got a good laugh out of those.
'tight sparrow' '....is many trickery plays.'
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Post by tiger46 on Jul 8, 2008 8:10:42 GMT -6
I don't know who PJ's coaches are/were. But, if any of them have seen those videos, somewhere in America, there is a group of guys sweating about being arrested.
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Post by tiger46 on Jul 3, 2008 13:28:07 GMT -6
Senator, Do you post on the delphi SW site? I am a youth SW coach. But, there are HS coaches that post on that site, also.
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Post by tiger46 on Jun 30, 2008 22:19:16 GMT -6
It don't cost nuthin... JK. The whole list would be very long. But, here's one thing, of many, that I like: I like that I'm not dismissed as 'just a youth coach'.
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Post by tiger46 on May 27, 2008 19:15:26 GMT -6
Run Dave's Cisar's UBSW. Don't look back. You won't regret it. You can also run Steve Calande's DW. Again, you won't regret it. If you really want to stick with the Wing T, I'd suggest Dum Coach's Wing-T for Youth.
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Post by tiger46 on May 27, 2008 19:07:21 GMT -6
We also ran Coach Cisar's UBSW. We also installed the Jet series. I am not the coach that Dave is. Our Jets didn't look nearly as good as his. But, I can say that the Jet is awesome. We scored big with it quite often. If I were as good of a coach as Dave I think we'd have scored or, went for major yardage, every time that we ran them. Motion seems to kill at youth football. Whenever a Jet didn't go for big yards it was because of a missed block or a back running at the wrong hole; which translates to coaching errors on my part. I'll be especially diligent on those fronts this next season. We are definitely keeping the Jet Series.
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Post by tiger46 on May 13, 2008 15:45:03 GMT -6
Variations on some of the things my my 7th grade DB coach said.
"Son, #88 had better not catch a pass. Don't let him touch it. Heck, you'd better not even let him smell the football." I remember that one because once, after an incomplete pass, the receiver that I was guarding jogged over to pick up the football and hand it to the ref. I darted past him and snatched the ball up before the other team's receiver could. I handed the ball to the ref while giving that player the dirtiest look I could conjure. My coach had said not to let him touch a football. And, I'd have been d@mned if he was going to, if I could help it.
"Son, you better be on a receiver's butt the moment one steps on the football field. If he goes to the bathroom and takes a dump, you'd better be there to intercept the toilet paper."
After I'd gotten a personal foul called on me and cost us a 4th down stop. I got pulled to the sideline to get a loud earful of the DB coach's disappointment in my playing. Coach: "How could you do something dumb like getting a personal foul?!" Me: "I did what you told me to do." Coach: "Hell, son. If you'd done what I'd told you to do, you wouldn't have gotten caught."
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Post by tiger46 on May 12, 2008 18:11:16 GMT -6
"That dog'll hunt.", in West Texas, applies to about anything that works well or, to signify that you're agreeable to an idea. "That dog won't hunt.", has the opposite meaning, of course. Then there's "bassackards". "@$$ backwards", anywhere else. Another one is phonetically pronounced, "cheeng- ah - lay". Basically, a b@stardization of the 'F' word in Spanish. And, its use is just as versatile as the English 'F' word. In the valley of South Texas, it's often used to refer to any object and, is pronounced "cheen- gah- letta". When I joined the Army, I discovered that people from other states didn't necessarily say, "Yep" or "Nope". Had never eaten burritos, tamales or, other Mexican food. And, more than one Northerner pronounced jalapeno(pronounced 'hal-a-PEEN-yo') as , " ja- LAP- e- no" when they read it on a menu.
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Post by tiger46 on Apr 28, 2008 22:48:12 GMT -6
Nothing as tough as that girl or any of the other stories. But, my 9yr old son got speared in the back and then had his ankle trampled by a fat kid. His ankle was badly twisted. He jumped up and hobbled after the RB that he was chasing. The runner was long gone and had already made the TD. But, my son refused to quit and hobbled all the way to the endzone in pursuit. Everybody looking at him like he was nuts. The play was over. By the time that I (HC) got to him, the ankle was already swollen. I tried to take him out of the game. He absolutely refused. Later, after the game, I asked him why did he keep trying to chase the runner and he said, "You told us to never quit or give up- so, I didn't." He played the rest of that game. I took him to the Dr's office. She told him to stay off of it as much as possible for a couple of weeks, at least. He stared her down. Told her, in no uncertain terms, "I play football." And, he hopped off the table. He finished the season, on that ankle, never missed a practice, didn't miss the last four games and, never complained once about it even though the whole team knew how much it was hurting him.
Had another kid miss practice because he was sick. His dad phoned and gave me the news. The kid shows up at that Saturday's game. Snot was pouring out of both nostrils and he was hacking up phlegm everywhere. He looked like death warmed over. I asked his dad why did he bring him out. The kid had nothing to prove. The dad said, "Coach, I could barely keep him away from Thursday's practice. When I checked on him this morning, he was lying in his bed, wearing his shoulderpads, jersey and, his pajama bottoms. The helmet was laying on the bed beside him. And, he made me help him put his game pants on." He was too weak to play. But, he sat on the ground on the sideline through the first half before his father and I finally convinced him to go back home."
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Post by tiger46 on Apr 26, 2008 8:56:50 GMT -6
LOL! I'm glad somebody nailed that 'wrong ball' play before every coach in the country decides to try it.
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Post by tiger46 on Apr 26, 2008 8:42:44 GMT -6
I would like to add that I also get sick of people screaming at the refs or, accusing the refs of cheating for the other team. It's usually the parents in the stands. But, I've watched youth games that the coaches of terrible teams are throwing their hats on the ground and blaming the refs for every bad thing that happened on the field. Yeah, it's the refs fault. I don't remember it being the refs jobs to teach teams how to block and tackle. I thought that is what we coaches did.
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