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Post by tiger46 on Apr 26, 2008 8:34:18 GMT -6
Youth football. The list would be as long as my arm. But, here are some that really bother me. "Coach, you need to spread 'em out." Yeah, as every coach knows, isolating a fat slow 9yr old lineman or, 50lb mpp asthmatic twig against a stud defensive player equals scoring frenzy! Daddies- the few these kids have that are presences in their lives. "I played HS football. I almost got a scholarship. Here's a play we used to run...blah, blah, blah. Run that; it'll work." First of all, how do you almost get a scholarship? Secondly, they never know the blocking scheme to the 'magic bullet' play. Last of all, I don't think 3rd quarter of a football game is a good time to work on installing a new offense. "Singlewing?! That s**t won't work." The daddy usually goes on to explain the sophistication (incorrectly, of course because he's repeating what the color commentator on TV says) of some of the NCAA D1 and NFL defensive schemes that would kill the singlewing. I haven't been coaching youth football long. But, I can say that I have never ran into a team of 9>10yr olds that can play defense as sophisticatedly as NCAA or NFL players. Maybe I should keep copious notes of what the daddies say, just in case my team ever gets UT or the Dallas Cowboys on our schedule. They had better watch out. The East Austin Tigers got a little something for 'em!
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Post by tiger46 on Apr 22, 2008 18:18:42 GMT -6
Coaches, Would it make sense to, first, try to make the deals yourself? If you can't secure enough deals; then go through Varsity Gold? Is that feasible?
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Post by tiger46 on Apr 16, 2008 9:51:41 GMT -6
Isn't 'All the Right Moves' the one where they call the same play on defense every down? "52 Stack Monster! 52 Stack Monster!" But, I do like the movie.
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Post by tiger46 on Apr 15, 2008 21:42:27 GMT -6
Why is anyone minimizing hip hop to a 'rebellion thing'? For, some it could be rebellion. For others, it could be something else, entirely. Maybe some kids like the beats, the flow, etc... no matter what their skin color is. I was a teen during the mid-80's in a small West Texas town. There were two popular white kids in school that simply loved hip hop music. There was no rebellion. Their parents weren't up in arms over them listening to hip hop. It was just what they liked. No big deal. I'm sure that there is plenty of rock & roll music that kids can play to simply pi$$ off their parents.
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Post by tiger46 on Apr 15, 2008 21:07:02 GMT -6
Khalfie, No big deal. Sorry if I came off as caustic against all of hip hop.
Kr7263, I can't say that I agree with all of your post. But, that was a good post.
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Post by tiger46 on Apr 15, 2008 17:13:01 GMT -6
khalfie, Yes I do. Glorifying the mafia and/or gangsters is just as silly to me. Glad to hear it... But my point was, and is, that we compartmentalize too often... We look at symptoms instead of the ailment... Gangsta Rap... can't defend it... no more than I can defend horror, action, and even comedy movies... no more than I can defend, Metal, rock, or country music, they all have their negative commentary... no more than I can defend questionable literature... What I find questionable, is the myopic view of the coaching fellowship... instead of looking at the power ingrained within hip hop culture... you focus on the negative step child of the industry, "gangsta rap", and generalize the complete movement on its failures. I don't like gangsta rap, but recognizing the influence it has on our youth, regardless of race, I am aware of it... I'm more so aware of the positive aspects of hip hop culture... the dance, the "other" music, and yes, there is other hip hop music, the style, and I utilize it to create a vehicle of communication with a generation of children that find it so enthralling. You want to know about hip hop... rent a movie called "brown Sugar"... it will get you on the right path... Instead of being the antagonist, take a different stance, be able to communicate on it intelligently, and then win some of the kids back from the darkside. The underbelly of society is consumed with materialism, hyper sexism, drug usage, and dehumanization. If you want to counter that... sitting on your pedestal commentating on how wrong it is will get you nowhere... or at least, exactly where you are now... on the message board complaining about today's youth. Just a suggestion, find your conversation within hip hop... find your "in", so that you can truly affect change... because your current methodology, just isn't getting it done. khalfie, I think you've got me messed up with someone else. I don't need to be introduced to hip hop. I grew up listening to R&B and hip hop. As I grew older, I learned to appreciate other genres of music, also. Happens when not all of your friends are black, also. But, I still listen to hip hop, too. I can't control what kids listen to in their own homes or, with their friends. I don't try. It's beyond the scope of my abilities. It doesn't excuse the fact that the content of most gangsta rap songs that I hear is crap. As I said, 'crap is crap.' The design of the commode it sits in doesn't make a difference. I even once interrupted a group of them reciting 'This is the Way I Live'- which really isn't the worst gangsta song I've ever heard. I challenged them to a rap battle. They didn't even know what a rap battle was. They can recite junk lyrics. But, they don't even know what a rap battle is. Yeah, these kids are really preserving the legacy of hip hop. I give a lot of them rides to their homes. I put in Eric B. & Rakim and let them 'Check Out My Melody'. I didn't attack hip hop. Wouldn't attack hip hop. You're reading something into my posts that isn't there. What I try to do for the kids is help them place a mental filter up to know that being a pimp, hustler, or drug dealer isn't a wise career choice. They may want to think twice about spraying down a street corner with an AK-47. And, that most of gangsta rappers haven't done anywhere near the amount of BS that they're claiming in their songs. If they even have a police record at all for their 'street cred', it's usually for being some minor drug dealer. I'm not on a pedestal. I'm in the trenches. If you're assuming that I'm attacking all of hip hop; you're wrong. If you're claiming that I attack the content of gangsta rap; then you have a case. I ask them questions like, "Do you really want to be a thug? What does it mean to you to go out 'thugging?" I explain what that lifestyle is like. I ask, "If gangbanging is so glamorous and profitable why did they stop doing it and start rapping? Or, do you really believe Snoop Dog is standing on a corner somewhere waiting to sell you rocks? Ice Cube ain't out there either. And, neither is Rich Boy." Hit the problem head on. Crap is crap. I don't avoid it; if anything, I rub their noses in it and let them get a whiff because the one thing they don't need is a real taste.
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Post by tiger46 on Apr 15, 2008 6:38:44 GMT -6
khalfie, Yes I do. Glorifying the mafia and/or gangsters is just as silly to me.
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Post by tiger46 on Apr 14, 2008 20:30:55 GMT -6
IMO i think that for ever one of these "fauxgangsters" you have 20 kids who like rap music that are great kids. I think you need to look less at the music and more at other aspects of teh kids life. I know in every locker room i have been in rap music has been what the majority(80%) of the guys listen to, but they all have their heads on straight and have gone on to be successful the questions we should be asking are not what can we do to change the music, but instead why do some kids try to embrace the "life depicted by the music while others listen for enjoyment, but want nothing to do with the lifestyle I bet there is something going on in most of these "gangstas" houses that have them looking to rap for answers instead of a trusted adult/parent Crap is crap. Strip away the identity with 'gangsta rap'.
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Post by tiger46 on Apr 14, 2008 20:23:58 GMT -6
I admit I don't know the whole of the story. But, my initial reaction is: Good for him!'
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Post by tiger46 on Apr 14, 2008 5:36:37 GMT -6
dcohio has the gist of it. Only I'd go further and say that it is not only the suburbanite kids that have a glamorized ideal of being a hustler. Inner-city kids operate under that same delusion- only inner-city kids actually have access to street-life. That's one of the reasons why I go through the trouble of stripping away the illusion of fast money, big cars, etc...
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Post by tiger46 on Apr 13, 2008 12:39:55 GMT -6
Wildcat, If Tyne's brother's gang activities included selling drugs and flashing gang signs; then they were no less legitimate than most black "gangbangers" that I remember. Just hit the problem head-on. I coach youth football in East Austin, Tx. Low income, broken homes, etc... That's how I deal with it. If my players start singing 'gangsta rap' lyrics around me, I methodically go through every line with them and ask them if they really want to grow up that way? I ask things like, 'How many pimps do you see driving you or, your teammates to practice?' 'Any pimps come to your house with a bag of groceries for your mother or your family?' 'Know any gangstas volunteering their personal time to coach your team in football?' By the time I get through running down pimps, playas, big ballers, hustlers, and bangers; they don't much want to be anything like them. It's depressing to me to hear little kids reciting 'gangsta rap' lyrics.
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Post by tiger46 on Apr 9, 2008 19:17:26 GMT -6
'The Best of Times' is a good football comedy. Good call, Coachdan. My favorite line(May not be a totally accurate quote) Robin Williams: "You better watch out. I'm pretty fast for a Caucasian." 'Power, Passion, Glory' is a good documentary. It gives you some of the feel of what it's like to coach small-town Texas football, imo. 'Friday Night Lights' tries to capture the feel of what it's like to PLAY small-town Texas football. The inaccuracies are mostly with details inside the program that you'd have to be an insider or, know an insider to point out. And, the movie gives the audience a feeling that Dallas Carter is some school of poor black kids. The school is majority black. But, my friend and his friends were as middle-class as anyone else in America. Also, it's not a football movie in the least but, 'Dazed and Confused' has a background theme of the pressure of playing Texas football. I'm not saying Texas football is any more intense than anywhere else. It's just the only football that I'm familiar with; which probably explains why I like the movies so much.
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Post by tiger46 on Feb 8, 2008 22:07:59 GMT -6
Pure, stupid, blind luck.
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Post by tiger46 on Jun 25, 2007 23:19:17 GMT -6
Tecmo Bowl meant always picking the Giants. Bugged play (TE Hook) that couldn't be stopped. Also, LT could smash Bo in the backfield. You just put LT on the line over the Nose and pressed dive twice= Broken Bo. That also blocked any, and, all, field goals. Man! Did I waste a lot of time on that game.....
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Post by tiger46 on Jun 14, 2007 15:18:20 GMT -6
I do like the fact that in "All the Right Moves" they call the same defense every play, '6 2 STACK MONSTER!" I gotta admit, it's a pretty versatile defense. ;D
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Post by tiger46 on Aug 23, 2007 20:29:14 GMT -6
Don't your states allow team boosters? I don't keep up with all the latest HS info. But, in Texas, I've never heard of a single school charging a player a penny- definitely not in the days that I played. Not only were we not charged, we ate at some pretty nice restaurants in some towns.
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Post by tiger46 on Dec 19, 2007 14:54:46 GMT -6
This hasn't been the case in 10 years. There are no ties in high school football in texas regardless of regular season or playoffs. we play by ncaa rules. alternate possessions starting at the plus 25.
LoL! It's definitely been over 10 yrs since I graduated HS. But, 'penetrations' used to matter back then. And, there were definitely no ties allowed.
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Post by tiger46 on Dec 13, 2007 16:32:32 GMT -6
I understand anything can happen in a football game. But, I would kick the field goal if it was a play-off game in Texas. I don't know the rules of where you coach at. But, in Texas, if a play-off game ended in a tie, the team with the most penetrations inside the 20yrd line was deemed the winner. It seems that your team had more penetrations. So, there's a good chance my defense is going to stop them from getting a TD. It's not as imperative that our defense does stop them. And, even we don't stop them, we get the ball back(if we recover the onside). My offense dances around a bit and we win anyway on penetrations. If I'm wrong about who had the most penetrations.....oops, my bad. Forget what I just said.... go for it!
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Post by tiger46 on Mar 24, 2008 16:36:03 GMT -6
In 7th grade, this is how my DB coach explained man press coverage to me. "Son, you better stay on his a$$! And, I mean ON HIS A$$! You go where he goes! If he goes to the bathroom to take a dump, you'd better be there to intercept the toilet paper."
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Post by tiger46 on Mar 23, 2008 11:05:53 GMT -6
I have various versions of this one, but... "_____, you can hold him like that at the prom if you want to. But, in football, that's a penalty."
Some of the funnier moments from last season:
"Whew! That kid's fast. All I saw was a contrail!"
After our TB improvised a bad snap and busted play into a crazy TD run. My AC: "Hey, I bet they're over there wondering how we coached that." Me: I ain't gonna tell 'em the secret. They should have been at the clinic."
4th and long. AC: "Coach, what play you calling?" Me: "Heck, if I know. Nothing's worked. And, I can't get google out here."
We had a kid that was a.d.d. We could call the same play four times and the kid would do four different things. My AC's nickname for him was 'Mixed Vegetables' because almost nothing was done the same way twice with that kid. My AC said this to me after a practice and all the kids were gone or well out of earshot. AC: "Hell, coach. We're kicking a$$. And, we only have 6 plays (AC pauses) Well......, except for Mixed Vegetables. He's got about 25 plays. We just don't know what they are or, when he'll run 'em."
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Post by tiger46 on Mar 9, 2008 7:29:51 GMT -6
I'd put up a sign that says, "NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST OR STOLEN PROPERTY!"
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Post by tiger46 on Nov 8, 2007 8:39:50 GMT -6
started career at cross-town rival of permian ... no love for mojo outta me... lol. was there the night "the lights went out." (those familiar with the history know what i'm talking about) later, for long time, was THE rival of southlake. those a-holes built their stadium across the street from us. that was one of the best rivalries to be a part of ... rivals in EVERYTHING... and I mean EVERYTHING - from football, to baseball, to stadium seating, to academics, to bands, to who had the best "rival" t-shirts, to stores, to city parks, to ... . also, we played allen back when todd graham was there. they have unreal facilities (heck, southlakes is daing sweet, too) Last weekend, my friend (former Permian player) made the 5hr drive from Austin to Odessa so that his family could attend the Permian vs. OHS game. Permian routed them this year. But, he said the game was better than the scoreboard indicated. OHS never gave up and their players kept fighting as if the game was 0-0. Permian is just that good this year.
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Post by tiger46 on Mar 28, 2008 6:55:24 GMT -6
I don't think anyone is trying to hit a homerun always, either. Just as I don't believe that groundpounders won't take a big chunk out of a defense with a counter or, reverse, when the opportunity presents itself.
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Post by tiger46 on Mar 28, 2008 5:28:02 GMT -6
I'm not offering an argument here. But, would what holds true for the offense not also hold true for the defense? Would it be harder for a defense to stop an offense that consistently hits them for short gains as opposed to stopping an offense that is always looking for the homerun? Which offense is more likely to pull a three-and-out?
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Post by tiger46 on Mar 21, 2008 6:23:26 GMT -6
Okay....What if I promise to tell my bobbleheads to go easy on those college boys? Me: Alright, boys, try to show some respect. I know they're in their 20's. But, please take it easy on those old-timers. Do you run the flexbone/air raid/WVU spread/DW? Cause you might have a chance then Bah! What fun would that be? For offense, I think we'd go with the '10 Coolest Looking Plays I Ever Saw on NFL Network'. And, for defense, we'd run GAM. Gotta get my m.p.p. bearcrawlers some playing time or, I'll hear a bunch of crap out of their parents.
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Post by tiger46 on Mar 20, 2008 20:46:13 GMT -6
Okay....What if I promise to tell my bobbleheads to go easy on those college boys? Me: Alright, boys, try to show some respect. I know they're in their 20's. But, please take it easy on those old-timers.
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Post by tiger46 on Jul 28, 2007 15:44:44 GMT -6
SMD, Wow. At least you gave whites multiple choices. I see that you believe all black people think alike and only gave us one conclusion that all black people will come to. Of course, it doesn't matter what anyone of any color thinks unless they're on the jury. We're all just stating our opinions; which we are entitled to do. Maybe you didn't read the entire thread and you missed my post. I don't give a rat's @$$ that if whomever is guilty of dogfighting is named Michael Vick, what color their skin is or, their economic status. It is morally and legally wrong, imo. And, I don't care who thinks that I am an extremist for having that opinion. Hell, I'm not even afraid of that label. I'm extremely against fighting dogs to the death for monetary gain and some sort of social status. I hope whoever is guilty of the crime gets the maximum sentence regardless of who they are or what they do for a living. I don't know who is and who is not guilty of what crimes. I have a hunch that Vick had some degree of involvement or, at least, had some knowledge of what was going on. But, to my knowledge, my hunches never meant anything in a court of law. Hopefully, the guilty will be sentenced. Btw, I am black.
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Post by tiger46 on Jul 27, 2007 10:24:43 GMT -6
If I could just borrow your soapbox for a moment, darebelcoach....
First of all, I could care less if the person(s) responsible is named Mike Vick. Who gives a crap about how rich and famous someone is when talking about animal cruelty? I do wish that whoever is responsible receives the maximum sentence.
"But lets say Mike did partake in the animal cruelty? Is it so bad?" Is that supposed to be a rhetorical question?
Those dogs- any dog, for that matter- are capable of doing so much.
And, yet, people with the morals of a sociopath do these sort of things to them.
I won't even get into the jerks that train those dogs to be so viscious that they attack and kill humans. Or, the owners on the other side of the spectrum that don't bother training them anything and wonder why their little precious mauled someone. I'm sure this thread was bait. But, that's okay. People shouldn't pretend to debate or discuss animal cruelty through some false sense of incomprehension and lack of understanding. It doesn't matter that America is a nation of dog lovers. Personally, I can't stand cats. But, I wouldn't condone abusing them. Dogfighting is a product of animal cruelty. The fact that other countries allow dogfights has no legal or moral bearing on the subject in America. Do something that is allowed in another country but, not in America. Stand in front of the judge and boldly say, "It's legal in Afghanistan, your honor." I bet that won't get you very far along your path to freedom. And, who cares what other countries do? If anything, that would help prove what degenerates these types of people are that participate in dogfighting in America. They could go to other countries and participate in it all that they want. Yet, they can't be bothered to travel there and go do it. Hmm...I wonder why? I don't know but, I bet winning $1,000 dollars U.S. is a lot more lucrative than winning $1,000 pesos in Columbia. Nevermind.... I guess that I'm done with the soapbox, too.
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Post by tiger46 on Sept 16, 2007 19:01:26 GMT -6
I have several friends that played at Permian and two that played at Odessa High. One played on the Odessa High team that finally snapped the 30 year lose streak that they had against Permian. You've almost gotta love Permian. The movie "Friday Night Lights" doesn't do the program justice, at all. Back in the day they ran Wing-T. And, traditionally, they are mostly small kids that have kicked the ever-living crap out of schools that are larger and much more talented than they are. Ratliff Stadium is quite impressive for a high school stadium, also. We're all West Texans that live in Austin now. But, ya'll would probably love to be at my house having a few beers when two of my best friends in the world are over. One played DB for Permian. The other played at OL for Odessa High. Good knowledge of the X & O's of the game. Good arguments. Good laughter. Good times.
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Post by tiger46 on Sept 1, 2007 11:53:32 GMT -6
The Single Wing Lives!
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