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Post by jcamerot on May 21, 2015 17:51:22 GMT -6
Don't find it particularly satisfying when kids leave the program. I wouldn't change everything that I believe in but I also wouldn't wear it as a badge of honor. Would certainly have some serious interest in talking with each kid and finding out what the reason was for leaving.
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Post by jcamerot on May 1, 2015 11:01:42 GMT -6
Don't get too full of yourself--its about relationships (with kids & coaches) and your desire to improve by being willing to truly listen to other coaches. You can learn a lot from both good and bad coaches--continue to be willing to work hard & STAY HUMBLE !!
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Post by jcamerot on Apr 30, 2015 12:38:41 GMT -6
Worked for a HC that did a 12th man every week. Our kids did a team meal (at someone's house) on Thursday, our HC would have the chosen person show up at the meal and talk to the kids. Then on Friday the 12th man was on the sideline with us--could be in the locker room pre-game & half time if he chose. Had a retired head coach, a former player in military, adults in the community--we used anyone who had something important to say (i.e., teamwork, work ethic, attitude, etc). It worked very well and only required finding one person for each game--kids really enjoyed it....
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Post by jcamerot on Apr 13, 2015 13:31:09 GMT -6
Not trying to nitpick your choice of words but "safe" is a pretty relative term. There is an inherent risk in playing football. You need to present everything you are going to do to limit that risk, as much as humanly possible. We, as coaches, all need to be aware of limiting the risk of injury to our kids.
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Post by jcamerot on Apr 8, 2015 8:19:47 GMT -6
After you 'rip out their hearts' be sure to shake their hands and tell them "good game". Ahhhh, you gotta love the 'brotherhood' of the 'coaching fraternity'.............
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Post by jcamerot on Apr 5, 2015 14:29:22 GMT -6
I think this will give you a pretty good video:
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Post by jcamerot on Apr 4, 2015 17:34:41 GMT -6
Vortex / Funnel drill referred to by earlier posters has been much more productive and 'game situational' for all positions--the only change we made to it (because of risk of injury) is once the RB clears the D-Lineman, he can't chase down the funnel and 'blow up' the RB from behind.
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Post by jcamerot on Apr 1, 2015 16:08:25 GMT -6
Some good drills in terms of Heads Up blocking & tackling, along with some other miscellaneous things that might be of some help: usafootball.com/headsup
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Post by jcamerot on Mar 30, 2015 8:31:35 GMT -6
Regardless of the topic and without regard to my level of interest in it, if DCOHIO and/or LARRYMOE are posting something, you can bet I'm reading it !!
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Post by jcamerot on Mar 26, 2015 3:41:18 GMT -6
They need to play in game situations. If they are not going to contribute at the varsity level, leave them on the JV team. Dress some (or all) and let them be on the sideline for varsity games--they may be able to get a few snaps occasionally in games where the outcome is inevitable.
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Post by jcamerot on Mar 13, 2015 17:43:02 GMT -6
We platooned at the Varsity and JV level (freshmen practiced separately and learned both sides of the ball). Varsity & JV kids were together for Indy & small group work. Special Teams were done separately. When we went to team, varsity would go offense & JV would go defense (on separate fields). We would leave one defensive coach to stay and run the scout group for the varsity offense and the rest of the defensive staff would go work with the JV defense (one offensive coach would go run the JV scout offense). Then at the end of the period we would switch sides of the ball--worked well.
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Post by jcamerot on Mar 12, 2015 10:55:26 GMT -6
We never had any 'hard and fast' rules for deciding who could fit in the most optimum position. Several kids are just obvious where they belong to help the team in the best way. Others are a negotiation between the staff. Skill kids were the easiest to place. Most of our debates are almost always about linemen. If you haven't 2 platooned before, be aware that the majority of your time probably should be spent properly organizing your staff as far as their coaching responsibilities. Also, how will the lower levels be handled? How is practice planned to allow quality team time for both varsity and lower levels? etc......
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Post by jcamerot on May 26, 2014 14:53:50 GMT -6
We are a full platoon team. We will do an inside run session for both offense & defense (10-12 plays for each). A 7 on 7 session for both sides of the ball (approx. 10 plays each). A team session of at most 20 plays for each side of the ball. Our 'indy' period is usually 45-60 mins during which time we will do specific individual position drills but also use part of that time to 'group' positions (ie, LB'ers with secondary for coverage or LB'ers with D-Line for blitz work, etc).
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Post by jcamerot on Feb 22, 2012 15:14:48 GMT -6
With non-teaching coaches, transportation issues with athletes,etc--we have (for several years) gone from 3:30 pm to 5:30pm. Taken about a 45 min break and then finished with a session from 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm. We try and collect $10-15 from our players for these 2 weeks and our parents club does a tremendous job of providing Gatorade, fruit and other reasonable snacks during the break with this money.
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