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Post by Coach Bennett on Sept 23, 2019 6:54:21 GMT -6
Penalties are symptomatic of an undisciplined team, right?
Here's the frustrating part...I feel we run a tight ship. Kids are attending school, aren't late to practice, attentive in film sessions, aren't fooling around, want to be there, work hard during practice.
Last week, we went multiple snap counts on scout O all week and didn't jump once. Then we jump 4 times Friday night. We also had multiple holding penalties, block in the back, etc. We can't seem to get out of our own way.
Any suggestions on getting rid of the penalty bug?
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Post by Coach Bennett on Sept 11, 2019 7:50:43 GMT -6
Does Tennessee modify NFHS rules?
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Post by Coach Bennett on Sept 10, 2019 11:18:53 GMT -6
I’ve got a question about the chart. If the clock is running when you get a first down and the other team has no TOs doesn’t that add 40 seconds? Let’s say we have 3rd and 2 with 2:50 seconds left and they have no TOs. We get the first, after they set the chains the clock running at 2:45. Can I tell my HC that we can now take a knee because the clock would run for 39 seconds before we take our first knee? But let’s say we went out of bounds while getting that first down, that would effectively take 40 seconds off the chart because we couldn’t knee it at 2:40. I just want to look up at the clock and not have to do math in that moment. I am thinking I need to have a 2 sided chart: one side for if we went out of bounds and one for if we stayed in bounds. I feel like I’m right. Am I over thinking it? Thank you. No ... after a 1st down when they reset the chains and start the clock... the play clock is only 25 seconds in that instance. I believe it's a 40 second clock after first down.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Aug 1, 2019 7:06:06 GMT -6
I think we are going to do a golf tournament...at our local mini-golf.
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Post by Coach Bennett on May 23, 2019 7:47:36 GMT -6
Heard this one at a clinic...blindfold athlete and have them guess Skittle flavor.
Here are a couple more: -Egg drop -Capture the flag -M&M's from one bowl to another using chopsticks
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Post by Coach Bennett on May 21, 2019 18:05:00 GMT -6
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Post by Coach Bennett on May 21, 2019 18:03:47 GMT -6
That was our med ball war. Have never had a kid get a broken nose or shoulder. They are the softer slam balls that can be absorbed. Make sure to set the rules so kids understand. Partner them up with kids the same weight/strength level. Also Hoover ball and modified wrestling. We do lots of combatatives as we call them. We let the parents know what is involved in off seasons and competitions. Kids need to have some sort of competition built in to practice and workouts everyday. What is Hoover ball? I like the idea of contacting the parents ahead of time. What other combatives do you do?
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Post by Coach Bennett on May 21, 2019 13:50:20 GMT -6
There was a crazy medball one yesterday on football scoop's one minute warm up. Wow. Not sure if we'll be doing this one but...man, it got the kids excited. Medicine Ball
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Post by Coach Bennett on May 17, 2019 7:27:32 GMT -6
Coaches,
I'm attempting to put together a list of easy to facilitate competitions to have some fun during the summer as well as light the fire, so to speak. These can be anything...
Here's a start: 1. Rock, paper, scissors tournament 2. Odd/even tournament (choose odd or even and then throw 1 or 2 fingers) 3. Double bubble - who can blow the first bubble? 4. Double bubble - biggest bubble 5. Egg toss 6. Punt, pass, kick 7. Frisbee golf (picking object like the blaster on the practice field) 8. Frisbee golf with a football 9. Tic tac toe (paint grids or use hoola hoops and teams need to sprint to place "x" and "o") 10. Plank (see who can hold position for longest) 11. Relay races 12. Dodgeball
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Post by Coach Bennett on May 5, 2019 17:31:26 GMT -6
I'm looking forward to reestablishing a program that doesn't tolerate dead weight or part time players.
I've been doing this for awhile and still made the mistake of trying to keep numbers in a small program at the cost of some standards. Not ever going to happen again.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Apr 1, 2019 5:35:01 GMT -6
Small fridge packed with caffeine and water.
Whiteboard - sections for lists such as "Longterm Projects," "Shorterm Projects," etc.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Mar 23, 2019 17:23:13 GMT -6
Do you have any experiential ed organizations in your area like a ropes course?
Team building activities are great but it's the debriefing of them that is critical. While some initiatives/activities are solely for ice breakers or "doing stuff together," typically some sort of processing of an experience is good for framing the experience.
Here's one...you take about a 100 feet of rope and tie intermittent knots of various kinds about every 8 feet. One player grabs a section of the rope in between each knot. Then, tell them they need to untie all of the knots without letting go.
Whether they are successful or not, debrief the experience. Who was the first to come up with an idea of how to complete the initiative? Was the teammate listened to? Did someone else step in and take over? Were you content to follow instructions or did you have input? Was there a natural leader? If so, why? If not, why not? If you were going to work with the same group and take on another initiative, what would you do differently?
Next initiative...give groups of four two sets of newspapers and a foot of masking tape. The challenge is to build the tallest free standing newspaper tower using the materials provided. It's timed and each group is competing against the other. When it's over, debrief.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Mar 23, 2019 17:07:22 GMT -6
What would you include in an awesome football room ? Deadbolt.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Mar 19, 2019 6:38:16 GMT -6
Maybe have their captains join yours for the coin toss?
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Post by Coach Bennett on Mar 16, 2019 10:06:09 GMT -6
I'm in the same boat. I've been buying 5-8 new helmets every year, adding to the inventory, as the numbers have been declining. So I've got probably 20 helmets that I no longer need, reconditioned, that are sitting on the shelf. Not sure what to do with them. We give them to our players who make 100% of our summer lifts as well as to local businesses that support us. Like others have mentioned, we take the guts of them out so they aren't used inappropriately.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Mar 4, 2019 8:14:15 GMT -6
Does anyone do anything unique ? I am certainly not a fan of the let’s line up and clap and count and try to out shout the other team style of warm up...No BS this was a 15-20min waste of time at my last stop.. I get that it has its place as maybe a mental motivator and all that rah -rah type stuff. I’m looking for something efficient and effective , maybe somewhat unconventional? If anyone would like to share what they do or point me in the right direction it would be most appreciated. Basically when your whole team is on the field together for the first time what do you do first... warm up by groups, as a whole team or something else... We break up into groups and do football drills at a low intensity working up to a high intensity over a 5-10 minute span. drive.google.com/file/d/1vpIZdc_SWAVbX0n7lm-TonSJdo5awLlK/view?usp=sharingThanks for sharing. Have you considered breaking groups into smaller circuits? How often do you have a number 70 high pointing a ball in a game?
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Post by Coach Bennett on Mar 4, 2019 7:11:31 GMT -6
I'm wondering if there any messages to reinforce skills/expectations such as coach yells "ball is..." and players yell "high and tight!"
Maybe not the best example but...
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Post by Coach Bennett on Mar 1, 2019 7:32:52 GMT -6
Ok, so there’s at least a little something behind it. Thanks for the references. No problem, has interesting applications, not totally convinced on it, but is interesting I see it as simply a tool to get everyone on the same page and focused. You could do this on the field but in the classroom I've done the cadence clap...a random series..."clap, clap...clap, clap, clap." Once the kids hear it they have to mimic it back in the same cadence and THEN close their mouths. It's a means to grab their attention and keep it. Basically, operative conditioning in the reinforcement/positive sense.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Feb 28, 2019 12:53:17 GMT -6
My former head coach used to have everybody clap twice whenever he said clap twice he would constantly do that throughout any drill any meeting or any conversation with the players after practice make sure that they were paying attention. He came from a military family so he instituted hut drill and other focus drills. That's cool. I've seen teachers use the same idea in the classroom. They'd clap a particular cadence and it would be mimicked back.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Feb 28, 2019 8:46:37 GMT -6
Ok...how about when you say, "x" your players yell/say "y."
Any examples?
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Post by Coach Bennett on Feb 27, 2019 10:59:41 GMT -6
Coaches,
I'm curious what whole brain learning/teaching tools you might use with your teams. At its most basic entry point, whole brain teaching essentially conditions learners with responses to help engage and focus them. A simple example is that whenever a teacher says "class" the students respond "yes" with the same inflection/tone that the teacher used. "Claaaaaaaass" yields a "yeeeeeess" response. A sharp "class" is mimicked with a sharp "yes."
At a conference this weekend a coach described whenever he says "eyes" the kids all say "open" and look at the coach.
Any football specific examples you could share would be appreciated. I suspect many of us do "whole brain teaching" without ever knowing there was a definition for it beyond good coaching.
Thanks in advance.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Feb 25, 2019 9:23:20 GMT -6
So the threads about Haircuts and Accessories, and subsequent debates, got me thinking about the "Broken Windows Theory" and how it relates to coaching. IIRC, the broken windows theory is basically an theory that visible signs of blight and crime (graffiti, broken windows, etc) lead to an increase in crime and anti social behavior. Some argue that cleaning up the tagging, and going after the small crimes (turnstile hopping) in an effort to address this theory it was helped Giuliani turn New York around in the early 90s. I guess it comes down to the basic premise if a coach looks at haircuts as a "visible sign of blight and crime." Another way to look at it is what are "small crimes" within our programs? Showing up late? Jumping the turnstile of team assignments such as filling the practice water cart or picking up the locker room? Vaping? Leaving one's game jersey hanging from the outside of their locker instead of locking it up? Getting in trouble in school? ...and then...what degree of accountability do we assign to these small crimes?
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Post by Coach Bennett on Feb 21, 2019 12:56:23 GMT -6
I coached in a private Christian school where there were strict rules on how you could wear your hair. In every rendering of Jesus I’ve ever seen he had long hair.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Feb 21, 2019 12:35:22 GMT -6
I’m on the plane now! PM me.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Feb 18, 2019 17:27:12 GMT -6
We are considering something like this too, even going with the theme "Locked In" for the year to emphasize focus and commitment.
We'd practice until about 7:30 on Friday night, have our booster do a big feed/bbq, and then have an evening mixed with team building activities, games (ping pong, dodgeball, Madden, etc.), and more food.
Next morning we'd have breakfast sandwiches early, get our Saturday morning practice and cut them loose.
Very interested to hear other ideas on the concept.
Going into it recognizing there won't be much sleep.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Jan 23, 2019 12:57:28 GMT -6
What do you typically cover in your first meetings following the season? I gave my staff a solid three months off and am interested how you structure your offseason meetings.
Is there a progression from overall program and levels to finer schemes and fundamentals in subsequent meetings?
Thanks in advance.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Jan 22, 2019 8:09:33 GMT -6
Thanks! Just sent him an email!
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Post by Coach Bennett on Jan 22, 2019 7:22:55 GMT -6
I'm excited to share that we have received funding to make more of these.
Do any of you have contacts that might be able to provide film of fans getting after officials? Our next video will be focused on what officials endure.
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Post by Coach Bennett on Jan 22, 2019 7:03:45 GMT -6
I became involved with our youth league last fall when my son entered flag, grades K-2. It is full contact for grades 3rd-6th.
For the parents/kids who don't want to play contact, I'm attempting to run open flag days at times that don't conflict with the youth league. For instance, Sunday morning we went flag at the local college gym for 4th-6th graders.
Time will tell...
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Post by Coach Bennett on Jan 14, 2019 8:44:47 GMT -6
Do you mind if we share this on social media? Please do!
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