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Post by Yash on Mar 31, 2019 20:17:43 GMT -6
We have been trying to get a door or curtain to separate the coaches bathroom from the rest of the coaches office, so most the things on your list will never be on our list.
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Post by Yash on Mar 21, 2019 8:14:55 GMT -6
Coach if you were looking for some better match ups, I'll trade you my starting guards next year for him, both are about 175lbs and 5'8 If they both pull on Power and run into each other I’m going to have to decline. The spots are already filled... Only one of them is dyslexic so it only happens half the time.
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Post by Yash on Mar 21, 2019 7:41:37 GMT -6
We’re a small school and have been fortunate the past few years to have an absolute beast of a lineman. The only problem is, he’s SO much better than his teammates that he doesn’t get much out of practice. He destroyed anybody one-on-one and any team session he’d mess everything up if he went hard. In short, we struggled to both make practice worthwhile for him and also good for the whole team. We’ve got another kid coming up that will be the same way. Any suggestions? Coach if you were looking for some better match ups, I'll trade you my starting guards next year for him, both are about 175lbs and 5'8
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Post by Yash on Mar 8, 2019 19:56:15 GMT -6
Does anyone have notes from Dewayne Alexander? We ended up not making the trip due to weather. Thanks! Don't have the notes, but I do have the film from him.
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Post by Yash on Mar 5, 2019 17:57:54 GMT -6
.4 miles. 2 minutes if the garage is already open. 2:30 min if I have to open garage door.
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Post by Yash on Mar 1, 2019 15:09:51 GMT -6
Google Calendar
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Post by Yash on Mar 1, 2019 14:00:49 GMT -6
A head coach I worked under let guys do whatever they wanted for that stuff so long as it wasn't a distraction. We went into half against a rival up like 7-0 once when it should've been about 30 and he laid into them about spending too much time getting their eye black just right and not enough time preparing, everybody wanted to look tough but nobody wanted to act tough. IMO this is a BS reason to lay into kids. If the kids didn't prepare enough, it is our faults as coaches for allowing it to happen. If we don't squash that mentality early we deserve to have it bite us in the butts. I don't over regulate on things like this because I feel they are non-factors in games. I get the "little things win games approach" but I think that little things that happen at practice on a daily basis are the things you focus on. As long as kids are on time, and give you everything they have during practice, let them be them and express themselves. If it costs us 15 yards or it starts taking away from the team, then its my business.
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Post by Yash on Feb 23, 2019 18:17:52 GMT -6
For starters-No earrings, jewelry, head bands, "dew rags". No hats on sideline. Players who cannot practice must come out to practice in full gear(not street clothes) unless told otherwise by HC or trainer. Those who can not suit-up for practice wear team-issue shorts and t-shirt. Everyone wears black cleats and black socks on game day. If ankle needs taped over shoe, black tape. Players wear team-issue dry-fit shirt under game jersey. Arm sleeves are okay, but must be school colors. On cold nights, cold gear must be school colors.No end zone dances after a score (act as if you have been there a zillion times before). When we travel, everyone wears team-issue dry-fit or sweatshirt (depending on weather). Everyone wears same team-issue shorts and t-shirt to all team meetings and workouts. When our players attend a banquet or luncheon, they must wear collared shirt and tie, nice pants (no jeans/sweats), and real shoes. We stress to our kids that we do not want them to do anything to bring individual attention to any one of them. We want their team play to bring attention to our team. It's all about taking care of the little things that take care of the big things. IMO, these "little things" are the bricks that build the foundation of a culture. I won't lie; we have lost some good players who could not/would not do things our way. In the long run it was addition by subtraction. Team issue shorts, shirts, travel suits.... We don’t have any of that. Never have had that luxury.
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Post by Yash on Feb 15, 2019 7:49:09 GMT -6
The clinic was great! Esp. Coach Fox! The location was terrible! I liked it being in the casino because everything was in once place. Why didn't you like it there?
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Post by Yash on Jan 10, 2019 17:15:05 GMT -6
I am admitting up front I am too lazy to search for it.... There was a thread on here about new unis and in it someone mentioned a company or two that make the jersey for the big brands and ship it to them for branding but sell the same unis themselves cheaper. Anyone have the names of those companies? I believe it was www.riponathletic.com/ who made the Packer uniforms yearly despite a Nike, Reebok, Puma, etc logo being on them. We are in Wisconsin where ripon is local. We get ripon uniforms. They are high quality. Our uniforms are replicas of the packers uniforms except without the Nike logo and in our colors. I pay under $90 per top. Have paid as low as $75 for some.
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Post by Yash on Jan 6, 2019 18:25:57 GMT -6
You want to spend five figures a year to find out if high school kids are smoking weed? Allow me to save you some money. biggus3 even if there was significant use, and it were considered a problem, and there were the motivation to do something, and you figured you could make it work politically, and you figured you could make it work legally, it's even more cost than the per-test quoted by coachcb, that's just the marginal cost of testing. You also need to consider that you're becoming WADA-compliant, that this implies a ton of additional training for staff AND players. It means keeping a detailed accurate list of addresses and contact info for every player, and knowing where they are at pretty much all times. That means knowing who is or isn't "on the team" which can be an ambiguous question. It means tracking therapeutic use exemptions, which means diving headfirst into HIPAA, so you need qualified and licensed medical staff handling all kinds of documents. Now that you're HIPAA-compliant, asking a kid about what pills he's taking becomes a tricky question, it's none of your damn business. It means the AD handling all of this for every sport, and knowing what's legal or not in what sport, having someone as the go-to reference for what weird supplements may or may not have banned ingredients, and the enormous liability that portends. I don't know. Schools have gone down the drug testing route before with mixed results. Some districts like it, others think it's a waste. I just want the ability to test if I feel it's needed. Apparently, some school districts in New Jersey and Ohio find its worth their time. Based off 5 minutes of google research, courts support the right for schools to test athletes, so I don't know when admin is so afraid of lawsuits . I don't buy the "it's hard to do, so I'd rather not" type of thinking. It's just lazy. The part that bothers me as coach is having rules that can't be enforced. What kind of message does that send? I would rather the governing body just come out and say we don't test, so it's on you. Personally, I think steroids should just be legal. They are legal in Mexico and you don't hear of them having any problems with them. Let's stop worrying about a level playing field and pretending we care about the welfare of top athletes when we all know they are using them anyway. The absolute limits of human performance are far more interesting. If you don't want to take them, play in a league where they are banned. Of course the only place I think they should be banned is when kids are involved, which is where apparently where we have the least enforcement. That's just silly. And people are killed frequently in the streets in Mexico with no repercussions... let’s not base ethics off Mexico.
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Post by Yash on Jan 6, 2019 17:19:08 GMT -6
The cost of a single steroid UA is $150 and that excludes the lab collection and testing fees. You have to pay a company to collect, handle and analyze the UA: you can't do it yourself.. A typical steroid test, handling and collection runs around $400: you test a dozen kids and the school pays nearly $5k. And, if a kid does happen to test positive, they take a SECOND confirmatory test that's far more expensive as it's usually gas-chromatography. You'd better friggin' hope that second sample comes back positive as well or the school is getting sued. You're going to find very few school administrators that are willing to shell tens of thousands of dollars each year and risk a lawsuit in the hopes of possibly catching a few kids that -might- be using steroids. I'd much rather see a school pay to test for marijuana and prescription drugs as we know those are major issues in many areas. I think a good cost effective system would be to have every student athlete submit a sample and then have a lottery to decide which couple get tested. I think it would scare the crap out of kids and be a major deterrent. I agree with you that weed and pills are probably the major problem. I have to imagine some company would do for a reasonable cost. In an era where we are cutting teachers due to budget cuts this would be a frivolous waste of money.
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Post by Yash on Jan 6, 2019 14:30:26 GMT -6
One of my players was complaining to me about a local rival who "all their guys are juicing" I told him they aren't juicing, they just all lift a lot more than us, quit making excuses for why we can't beat them and rally the troops, get in the weight room and take care of our business. He shut up. Do they use advocare and supplements at a higher rate than us, yes I believe so because one of the higher grossing advocare sales guys is a parent in the district and I've talked to him and he told me how he works to get the kids taking it... I refuse to go that route, and I refuse to encourage supplement use. We can improve our dedication to the weight room as a first step for beating them. I agree with you and I feel you have the more noble approach. In my experience it doesn't work if you want the immediate results. We used to run our program like yours until the main guys on the coaching staff had kids all at the same time. We just couldn't commit to the offseason like we wanted, so we farmed it out to a local gym owner that does charge our kids a decent amount for his services, he does push supplements on them as he is an advocare rep, and there has to be steroids in his gym just from the presence of NFL guys and powerlifters there. Literally the "buy in" from our guys has skyrocketed because I feel they are literally invested in their bodies and want to see results. In one year we went from .500 to a one loss team competing in state. Now I suspect we could be the team that is "juicing" but we can't do anything about it. If you suspect your kids are using illegal substances but take the stance that you can’t do anything about it, you admitting you think you know, but want to plead ignorance. That’s a bad spot to be in my opinion. You can always do something. You may not be able to test them but talking, education, asking questions are always on the table. If they really are using illegal substances you need to look out for their health.
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Post by Yash on Jan 6, 2019 13:23:34 GMT -6
One of my players was complaining to me about a local rival who "all their guys are juicing" I told him they aren't juicing, they just all lift a lot more than us, quit making excuses for why we can't beat them and rally the troops, get in the weight room and take care of our business. He shut up.
Do they use advocare and supplements at a higher rate than us, yes I believe so because one of the higher grossing advocare sales guys is a parent in the district and I've talked to him and he told me how he works to get the kids taking it... I refuse to go that route, and I refuse to encourage supplement use. We can improve our dedication to the weight room as a first step for beating them.
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Post by Yash on Jan 2, 2019 21:34:44 GMT -6
AFCA- very excited to get back to San Antonio Glazier clinic- Minneapolis- moved it to a casino- might not be good Salt Lake City- Cottonwood- hyped for a great opportunity Casino at MN is going to be a $ h i t show..... Also the the hotel said you can't bring in your own soda pops and that they have right to search coolers.... thats not going to go over well with 5,000 football coaches.
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Post by Yash on Jan 2, 2019 21:10:54 GMT -6
We host our own clinic here in Wisconsin every year. We video tape and sell access to the archives online each year afterwards. Always have a great turnout and great feedback. www.coachyash.com/onalaskaclinic.html
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Post by Yash on Dec 6, 2018 10:33:23 GMT -6
Jed Kennedy has Apple at your clinics before from Brookfield central. He’s always good. Good call, Yash. We've got Jed Kennedy scheduled in Vegas and Grand Rapids this year. Better work on that budget approval for a trip to Vegas! No way Jed let his wife know he was speaking in Vegas.... you guys must have told her it was Utah instead.
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Post by Yash on Dec 5, 2018 19:23:57 GMT -6
No lie here. This guy is one of the best in the nation. Talks every year at Wisconsin state clinic and he’s the best speaker every time. Thanks Yash. Good to hear more positive feedback on Coach Jones. I'll get with my guys and see if they've talked with him yet. Do you have any others in mind? Jed Kennedy has Apple at your clinics before from Brookfield central. He’s always good.
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Post by Yash on Dec 5, 2018 17:24:02 GMT -6
Not college but you should get Steve Jones from Kimberly High School in Wisconsin. He will give the best program building talk anyone will hear. No lie here. This guy is one of the best in the nation. Talks every year at Wisconsin state clinic and he’s the best speaker every time.
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Post by Yash on Nov 23, 2018 22:16:06 GMT -6
try george deleone /steve addazio George Deleone has a Coaches Choice DVD. They are doing an 8.00 sell currently. Are coaches choice DVD free stream with glazier membership or is that a thing of the past?
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Post by Yash on Nov 22, 2018 22:24:43 GMT -6
Becoming a better O line coach. Tried using McNally’s double under/ tip of the spear type blocking technique this year and I felt it made us worse and less physical as linemen. Looking into the Ed Wariner DVD’s and looking for other ideas on how to get my O line to be tail kickers for 5-6 physical seconds each snap. I need to become a better line coach if I want my kids to be better linemen.
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Post by Yash on Nov 4, 2018 10:29:19 GMT -6
Tough spot to be, learn everything system and team wide mid season and try to have success.
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Post by Yash on Nov 3, 2018 21:50:58 GMT -6
I have been reading about Hue Jackson's firing in Cleveland. Question I have is, what exactly is the procedure for firing an NFL head coach, or even a college coach at a high profile school? Does security escort them out of the building? Are they able to come back after hours to clear out their office? Do they get to keep all their team gear? Does someone from HR talk to them? Just interested in how it works. The one time I got fired from a coaching gig, it was by certified letter. Also, do they hire people mid season to replace the duties of the guys who are promoted on interim basis??? Or do guys now have to do double duty? In browns case are they coaching 2 guys short rest of season?
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Post by Yash on Nov 1, 2018 9:44:53 GMT -6
So from an offensive perspective we seem team time as a way for offensive players to identify techniques, coverages and throw to right player based on read. It is not a competitive period but a period based around being mentally sharp and focused in fro 20-25 straight reps.
Line has to block right people, wr have to run right routes and qb has to be able to read right coverage. Now this takes some time to coach the scout to line up right.... our scout team will never be as good as the team way play on friday-- but they can give the same alingment and initial techniques that the other team does.
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Post by Yash on Jul 2, 2018 14:41:59 GMT -6
My next school will not be good at show choir (laugh but we lose kids to it yearly) and will not care about American legion baseball. My current school the kids care more about legion baseball than school ball.
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Post by Yash on Jun 26, 2018 21:00:46 GMT -6
Is #GrindSeason killing basketball or baseball too? I think numbers are declining because football is difficult and it isn't easy to be successful. Football is dependent on strength speed and getting 11 players to do it right. When a program is down there is no one stud player that can change the whole season. Basketball and baseball can count on a small number of players and be successful. A football team can't have one star. Football teams can't win by scoring 1 run. A "game winner" in football needs either a successful series of plays, pass protection a good throw, a good catch, or some collection of events to work. A "game winner" in basketball could merely need an inbound and a quick flick of the wrist. I am not downgrading other sports, but summer basketball and baseball do just as much or more than a one or two hour work out 3 or 4 days a week. I don't work kids to death, but the kids that roll up in August and haven't done anything or tried to be a part of the team can just stay away. I am not #GrindSeason, but I am about kids who care. August guys don't give a rat's ass. Go have fun shooting the ball while we build around a group of dependable young men who have a goal of committing and being successful. No disrespect to your post, but weight lifting is important to being good at football and preventing injuries. It isn't unjust to ask kids to better themselves and their team. Kids play basketball and baseball all summer. My post was saying the kids who you are missing are the ones that traditionally did it for fun. If you want to successfully play football this day and age, it’s a year round sport, that you play no less than 10 games in. Football is difficult yes. Weights and conditioning make you better yes. But the most difficult part of football to the kids is all the time spent when a game is so far away. To prove my point to you. If your first day of football was the first day of school. Would you have more players on your team? I think the first day of school question is relevant for the lower levels. I think if we started football later our numbers would go up at lower levels, which potentially would increase the numbers as those kids got to varsity. The kids who show up 2 games into the season and want to play that aren't freshmen or sophomores rarely help you. I don't want unlimited contact or practices all season long. I only want my kids lifting 3-4 days a week. There has to be commitment to a team. Its not a sport you can just show up and play without the preparation of the off season.
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Post by Yash on Jun 21, 2018 19:40:39 GMT -6
Did you beat him in football last year? You either beat him in football and he's jealous or he sees good work being done and is getting a bit scared. If you were irrelevant to him he wouldn't be talking about you so he obviously has his eye on what you are doing out of either fear or jealousy.
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Post by Yash on May 13, 2018 10:15:28 GMT -6
Another question for those of you that use or have used volleyball knee pads...I coached one year as an assistant with the HC who believed in these. Kids wore girdles under their shorts and VB pads in practice. I took over as head coach the next year and gave them away to volleyball players who needed them and we still practiced in girdles just without the knee pads. I didn't notice any issues other than the kids being happy not having to wear the knee pads, but I'm wondering if they have some sort of benefit. I'm planning on going without them at my new school but I'm wondering if I should reevaluate my decision. Any thoughts as to why they are needed? We practice fullpads one day a week and in shells three days. Shells is everything but wear shorts and no knee pads. I have done this for years with no problems. Kids don’t miss the knee pads at all unless they have to take a knee and listen to a long speech. Lol. Thankfully I never talk over 2-3 minutes. What day of week is full pads?
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Post by Yash on Mar 27, 2018 20:20:25 GMT -6
We start in our Indy period. It’s a 1/4 mile walk to practice field and it’s 3:30 in the afternoon, you should Be loosened up a bit. Start out light and dynamic in Indy before you go to anything intense and you are fine.
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Post by Yash on Mar 25, 2018 12:49:49 GMT -6
We start with perfect plays on air- 10 yards at a time. Helps us remember the install we did on Monday. We run the script we will be running during Team so they get a free run at it before we do it with a defense. 3 groups do it, groups 2 and 3 do what the group in front of them did. It helps our no huddle tempo, helps us remember the motions and things we want with certain plays.
When we don't do that, each position group starts with position specific drills at a low intensity that will loosen them up. Have done this for past 6 years and have had 0 pulls, strains, sprains related to not being warmed up. If a kid needs some special stretching or loosening up they do it with trainer prior to practice. If I am in charge I will never have a stretch session before practice again.
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