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Post by michwags19 on Apr 26, 2017 7:35:29 GMT -6
I'm interested to hear more about the coverages that the 90%+ blitz teams run, here is why: I was at a program where the defense blitzed or ran man on 85%+ of the snaps. Moreover, we also only had 35 players in the whole program so players played both ways. So by the second half, our guys were gassed and even our All State FBS corner was struggling; so teams could manipulate their alignment to get a matchup and 1-on-1 situation with little help. There were countless times we gave up 3rd and forevers because we were in man and gassing (heck even firezones had their share of busts). Now mind you this was a team that played in the state title game so we were pretty decent, but this was an achiles heel. So my question is for you blitzing teams how often do you run man, firezone, 4 shell, etc? And has this been a problem? We are a 2 platoon team so that does play into this. Not sure how it would be if we were not 2 platoon but here is what we usually do.....obviously could change based on gameplan.... vs 2 and 3 back teams/personnel sets we will play lots of man and blitz the safeties almost exclusively but also some full field cover 3 (especially vs wing-t teams who motion) vs 1 back teams/personnel sets we usually play split field TCU type coverages (2 read to the passing strength or wide side of field and either cloud, sky, or off man to the off side). with 10/11 personnel sets we will blitz the ILBs and not the safeties. We play our split field stuff when blitzing only one ILB but will play some cover 1 to this when we blitz both ILBs.
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Post by michwags19 on Apr 25, 2017 13:06:35 GMT -6
We are one of those schools who doesn't punt (something like 12 times all year this season), mostly kicks onside kicks (33% success rate last year), ALWAYS goes for two, and blitzes a ton (97% last year). Very interested to hear about your reasons behind the first paragraph. We've played against teams like you and I've always wondered why they consistently did those things I've talked about this on other threads on here but can't find them right now so i'll give you the short version... new HC a few years ago. Brought in new OC. I am the DC. We were a bend-don't-break D. didn't match with our tempo and scoring on O. crazy stat went something like we scored on 91% of drives when we did not have a penalty, drop, or turnover. something like that. well, the bend-don't-break D simply allowed other offenses to keep our O on the sideline. we decided to change the way we play D. went to blitzing and i learned how to blitz not just to blitz but to take certain things away. basically i got smarter and learned a ton more about football in general. in addition to that, we decided not to punt unless we were backed up basically inside our own 15/20. that number changes each week btw. this gave our high powered O another down. as DC, i know what having another down does - scares the bajeezus out of me. we changed the mentality of our kids to the point where they no longer cared about going out on D (we are 2 platoon by the way) with their backs against their own goal line. we go for two bc our O can score in the 90%+ range. our quick three TDs turns into 24 points and the game is over in the first quarter. bottom line....we have gotten really good at certain things and we ALWAYS put pressure on the other team - in every phase of the game. message me if you want to discuss more.
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Post by michwags19 on Apr 25, 2017 8:49:51 GMT -6
We are one of those schools who doesn't punt (something like 12 times all year this season), mostly kicks onside kicks (33% success rate last year), ALWAYS goes for two, and blitzes a ton (97% last year).
OL coach keeps track of pancakes and gives out the golden hammer award for OL with most at end of year.
I give out a custom t-shirt to a kid who defensively does something we want to praise. could be TFL that ends with a safety, getting double teamed but not getting moved, wrong-arming properly when necessary, a LB screaming downhill to destroy a FB, or anything else we want to emphasize. Like gruden did with that spider 2 Y banana shirt/logo, i take the call from that kid's specific play and make a shirt with the logos. they love it.
we had a wrestling style championship belt made up online with our logos and sayings on it. at the end of each practice and game, it goes to someone who goes above and beyond that day similar to the shirt from above. he keeps the belt overnight and gives it back before practice the next day.
seniors get dog tags at the banquet with 'Family' on the back
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Post by michwags19 on Feb 28, 2017 11:22:40 GMT -6
we played a spread team in the finals this year. played with 5 in the box all day. they got us for a few first downs on draws and that's about it. played either a 4-1 box or 3-2. our one ILB was first team all state and we rotated about 7 DL. mixed in 2 man, 4, and 2. gave up 14 points. one TD came on a 1 yard drive after weird KO. other drive was aided by about 4 (some bogus) penalties. 2 man and that setup does have it's place i guess.
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Post by michwags19 on Feb 27, 2017 13:24:44 GMT -6
we are a very fast paced 2-platoon team and i hate when during 7-on-7 the other OC huddles his kids up forever thumbing through a makeshift playbook and drawing plays in the dirt. refs always seem surprised when i ask for a play clock too boring. takes my kids out of their normal rhythm. probably why some teams do it but i hate it. you could have just stopped after you wrote 7-on-7 I hate everything that happens during 7-on-7 lots of swag, bandannas, glory days seeking dads coaching, hungover refs, recruiting services, canopies, parents right by the field, cov 2 man under, sprint out right throwback left, pop pass to the dude standing a yard away from where the right guard should be, etc etc 7-on-7 is the culmination of everything that sucks about football throw on top of that coaches on twitter who are believers, husbands, fathers, builders of men, champions of life, culture-changers tweeting about the early morning 7-on-7 grind #boughtaspeedladderfromacademy 2 man under.....ha....we actually got to run some of this in our state title game this year. before that, i always thought of it as a gimmicky 7 on 7 coverage too.
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Post by michwags19 on Feb 24, 2017 8:13:30 GMT -6
we are a very fast paced 2-platoon team and i hate when during 7-on-7 the other OC huddles his kids up forever thumbing through a makeshift playbook and drawing plays in the dirt. refs always seem surprised when i ask for a play clock too boring. takes my kids out of their normal rhythm. probably why some teams do it but i hate it.
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Post by michwags19 on Feb 6, 2017 13:38:26 GMT -6
Head coach running scout when at all possible Teach your team how to play against scout team especially if there is a huge disparity in talent, no reason for your interior DL to just launch kids in to the backfield and kill the play every time Use scout as a way to work with and teach your scout players, scheme may not be the same but skills are typically close Praise scout team effort Our HC is my DB coach (i am DC) so we have our OC run the scout O. We are a two-platoon team so we sometimes get the first O vs the first D. Most of the time we use that time for the 2nd O to get some reps vs the first D. Even though the scheme isn't the same they are working technique. I draw everything up in practice scripts on hudl. all the blocking vs the front we will show the scout O on that particular play. that way the O and D are scripted and you can go fast. sometimes i put the D in a good position (think blitzing into a play) but most times i will blitz away from the play or not at all so my D gets to see a kind of worst case scenario. i change the scripts everyday but keep the same offensive player labels all the time.....skill players are labeled things like H, S, T, F, Z, X, Y, etc....depending on the type of O we are seeing. that way the scout O gets a feel for who should be playing where. I love practice scripts. sometimes i walk out to practice with three or four scripts on me....team D, skelly, blitz fits, inside run, etc... We will hammer a defender for doing what fballcoach says above - they won't be able to do that on friday so up front we teach to win their gap then find the ball instead of just physically beating a far weaker OL in practice. as DC i make sure i always give props to the scout O for good effort/execution. 2 reasons why.....1)i need them to push the first D and 2)I am going to hammer them when they don't push the first D so i want it to balance out. years ago our DL was pretty good but the rest of the D sucked so we created a way to run scout O vs just the LBs and DBs. we just removed the DL and replaced them with stand up barrels/trash cans and told the OL to get to their appropriate block and if it was a DL to just stop at the can. worked for a little. we called it either bones or skeleton to play off the skelly term...can't recall exactly.
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Post by michwags19 on Jan 25, 2017 13:18:08 GMT -6
I always want to, though never do, take our regular team picture at the end of the season. I hate seeing those couple kids who are front and center in the picture but don't make it through the season. We have also had the opposite of that recently....a few kids who were on frosh/JV early but came up and made an impact late in the year - practice and/or game impact.
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Post by michwags19 on Aug 24, 2016 12:21:14 GMT -6
we did it when i was in middle school. the real B(*&$ of it was when the coach had someone come from behind you and you didn't see it coming. Our coach let that kid tee off on you from behind - "gotta have your head on a swivel son!" Sure, coach. got it.
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Post by michwags19 on May 22, 2012 19:29:52 GMT -6
We use the old overhead projector sheets with one play on the top and another on the bottom. we label the skill positions with letters (A, S, Z, H, Y). when you flip the page, the plays are in the opposite direction.
Just like most others we have the head coach run the demo O so we get a pretty good look most times.
Here is my idea for the future of scout teams......i can't write code for an app or i would already be vacationing on my personal island until summer football begins.....and I digress....
An app with a script for the demo coach to follow. he clicks on play #1, the listed play pops up with everything labeled. suddenly, the DC says, "flip the play to the other side." the demo coach is able to quickly flip the direction with the push of one button. if the DC wants a particular play in a particular direction he can have it called right up on the device with everything labeled and ready to go.
I am picturing a catalog similar to Hudl where you could pull up last year's script versus an opponent and make any small changes necessary and save as the current year.
plus other bells and whistles....
how many of you would use this type of app on your smartphone or tablet during practice? if you would and you have connections with someone who can write code, I think we would all benefit from something like this. sorry about the long post.
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Post by michwags19 on Dec 19, 2011 13:32:55 GMT -6
Thanks for the replies so far. One of the things we want to do as a staff is make sure we are sound in all three areas of the game. For instance, I'm the DC and I may ask the OC why we did [Blank]. He then needs to be able to justify why we did it that way. If he can't, then maybe we need to find another way to do something.
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Post by michwags19 on Dec 19, 2011 11:47:18 GMT -6
Our staff is going to meet montly to review our films from last year. Our plan is to bounce questions off of each other to make sure we are sound in all areas and to begin preparing for next season.
Do you do anything like this? If so, what are your goals for your meetings? What type of structure do you have? Do you assign parts of the film for certain coaches to view? Does your OC/DC only watch the Off/Def?
I'm just trying to go into this meeting with a few goals and clear objectives. Any help in this matter is greatly appreciated.
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Post by michwags19 on Mar 21, 2011 18:34:01 GMT -6
I have coached both as a strictly LB coach and on O and D at the same time. I had been coaching both sides for about 8 years before we made the switch. I was slightly apprehensive about the change but once i realized exactly how in depth i could get with the LBs, I was all in. here is how we set it up....
while varsity was on D with those coaches, the JV was on O. about halfway through the practice the kids would switch. Just like the post above, there were some pros and cons.....
Pros - became a specialist, very knowledgeable, dealt with all LBs in 9-12th grade, was able to see who the best in the entire program were, etc....
Cons - felt like a split staff, during games, coaches were not in touch with what was happening when their side of the ball wasn't on the field
We used that type of setup for a few years and have gone back to coaching on both sides of the ball for reasons other than the pros/cons. if you have all 7 coaches for just the varsity team you could REALLY coach 'em up. we used to have time set aside for the varsity offense to run against the best of the rest. as DC i'd take that time to coach up the defense some more while the offensive coaches were running against us. even though we were running the opposition's defense, we could still work and harp on technique. it worked wonders especially for the kids who were just defensive guys. if, like mentioned, you could get in some extra film work or something when the other side of the ball has the kids, i'd think you could be ultra productive.
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Post by michwags19 on Oct 29, 2010 6:40:51 GMT -6
Merrell. enough said. can get most of their styles with gore-tex so water is no issue. they have low, mid, and high cuts. worth every penny.
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Post by michwags19 on May 17, 2010 12:20:20 GMT -6
We had our first clinic and let me tell you....A-maize-ing. Three different coaches presented for 30 minutes each. We covered stance, drills, form, techniques, and anything else associated with our group. Obviously 30 minutes is nowhere near enough time but we were able to get a lot of information across to our staff even though we were rolling through a bunch of it.
The best portion of each clinic was the communication of cues. We all gave cues that we use on a daily basis and it really drove each point home. In addition to speaking, we all had a drill/position manual for each coach.
Overall great experience and I can't wait until our next session in a couple weeks. Highly recommended for everyone.
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Post by michwags19 on May 10, 2010 9:45:22 GMT -6
Thanks coach. You are right about everything you said. I basically want to make sure I am not forgetting about anything before I present and couldn't find the previous thread.
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Post by michwags19 on May 10, 2010 7:28:19 GMT -6
I have seen before but could not find the posts about head coaches meeting individually with their entire staff and having the position coaches explain all drills, cues, etc....
Can anyone point me to the previous post?
Does anyone do something like this? If so, what exactly do you go over? Stance, drills, any scheme?
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Post by michwags19 on Jan 26, 2010 11:23:18 GMT -6
He is messing with your career if you are both looking/interviewing in the same area. I wouldn't like to walk into an interview with the same presentation as the guy who just interviewed before me.
I question his integrity. I mean, I steal from whitemike all the time. But I at least tell him. Just last week I took his truck and dog. But I told him.
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Post by michwags19 on Jan 5, 2010 8:30:56 GMT -6
Bo Schembechler once told a 'needy' player he wasn't going to talk to him anymore just to get the kid to put forth some effort. The kid just wanted to be everyone's friend so Bo went the other direction and things worked out.
Good story from a GREAT book - Bo's Lasting Lessons.
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Post by michwags19 on Jul 23, 2009 20:28:19 GMT -6
you guys are gonna make me go out and spend another $120+ on new merrells. they will last more than 5 years so i guess they're worth it. hope the warden buys that argument.
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Post by michwags19 on Jul 23, 2009 20:20:37 GMT -6
I have also been wearing Merrells for a number of years. They are amazing. Very comfortable, easy to move in, and if you get the gore-tex (a must for me), waterproof. I now have a pair of salomons and they are nice too, but not as cushioned.
b/c of the gore-tex, i don't do anything outside (besides bare feet in the summer) without my merrells/salomans. A little pricey, but well worth it for dry feet.
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Post by michwags19 on Jul 19, 2009 18:26:39 GMT -6
as for my research, we were actually looking at high tops and their impact on range of motion/injury prevention. as part of the process, we did a ton of reading on ankles, injuries, and prevention. Almost everything we read and everyone we talked to said the same about tape and braces that aren't re-tightened during competition. I didn't expect any of that when we started, but it was the overwhelming theme.
I was looking more at high tops because my research partner said he wears high tops b/c he has weak ankles and I said I can't wear them b/c they inhibit my ROM. Neither of us was right.
as for our actual experiment...we took some new high tops into our state of the art lab with i think it was 6 super cameras. this lab had been used for phillies pitchers, kentucky derby horses, and other big time athletes to look at various acpects of their sports. so needless to say, we weren't in some frat house doing this. anyway...we placed a treadmill in the middle of the lab and my partner had to put about 25 of the little sensors all over his body. then he put the high tops on and ran for about 20 minutes on the treadmill. we then graphed all his info and looked at his ROM.
Next, we cut the top of the high tops off to make them low tops. this made sure he had the same foot support in both trials. After another 20 minute run, we found absolutely no difference in his ROM.
I would like to be able to tell you that we actually tested him with and without tape and braces, but that was all the lab time we were given. even though we didn't test it, i am VERY certain, b/c of everything we read, that low tops with a brace is the best overall for support and whatnot. Take it for what you will.
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Post by michwags19 on Jul 14, 2009 19:03:10 GMT -6
I would say any brace that fits tightly and can be tied with a low top cleat would work best. The idea is that the athlete can re-tighten the brace without having to tie/untie the cleat.
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Post by michwags19 on Jul 14, 2009 6:46:18 GMT -6
During some of my biomechanics and anatomy/physiology classes in college a few years ago, we did a ton of research on ankle braces, tape, and high tops. What we came up with, and was backed by many medical journals and doctors, was for the best support, an athlete should wear low top cleats with an ankle brace.
Their reasoning is that tape does in fact lose it's effectiveness after about 15-20 minutes and braces loosen up after about the same amount of time. However, an athlete who is wearing low top shoes can simply re-tighten the brace without having to un-tie and then tie his high top shoes.
Bottom Line....best ankle support is a brace with low tops.
We also performed a study as to whether high tops restrict movement/support the ankle and our results showed that they did nothing. Obviously, our study was just performed by some college students, but research does support.
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Post by michwags19 on May 13, 2009 5:52:28 GMT -6
Congrats to WhiteMike52. just had a baby boy on friday 5/8. he wanted glen edward (BO), but the wife wasn't on board.
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Post by michwags19 on May 13, 2009 5:50:47 GMT -6
i've got a three y/o and another who will be two in july. both boys are all over me as soon as i walk through the door. i try to include them whenever possible, but it is difficult at times.
the keys to football season with kids:
1)must have a football coach's wife - they are not normal women.
2)focus on family when home. football at school/work and late night.
3)caffeine and beer. lots of both.
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Post by michwags19 on May 7, 2009 9:25:47 GMT -6
We actually do have a helmet without a facemask - didn't pass inspection. That would be great. And i'm pretty sure we have some throwback jerseys too. Sweet.
Great ideas. Anyone ever done this and have pics?
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Post by michwags19 on May 7, 2009 9:21:14 GMT -6
Gotta love the two-handed snap. anyone have any links to some examples? They're harder to find than I thought.
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Post by michwags19 on May 7, 2009 8:32:54 GMT -6
Next year we want to have a photo session where the players will choose some old poses. You know...the heisman, the in-air QB throw/Al Bundy, the angry LB, the diving at the camera/for a fumble.
Anyone done the old school pics before? Any advice?
I think we will have some examples for the kids that day so they know what we're talking about.
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Post by michwags19 on Mar 11, 2009 6:53:38 GMT -6
What are some things you are looking for at these games/practices? I'm looking for certain LB drills and verbal cues. How do they get some of their athletes moving to the correct location with one word?
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