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Post by sweep26 on Nov 21, 2016 9:12:49 GMT -6
Regardless of your knowledge and expertise...if you don't have the full support of the Administration you are S-O-L.
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Post by sweep26 on Nov 18, 2016 9:35:14 GMT -6
WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What an awesome message!!!
Thanks Coach!!
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Post by sweep26 on Nov 16, 2016 11:29:21 GMT -6
I was having a conversation with a DR about this. He claims now days athletes dont put enough focus on the development of the hamstring muscle. Said its especially bad with female athletes but also getting worse with males. To much quad strength and not enough hammy power. Interesting concept This is a fact that we have found to be VERY TRUE!! Muscle imbalance can be a major factor. Extensive quad development (squats, etc.) paired with limited hamstring development. We began doing an exercise called "Russian Hamstring Curls" several years ago in conjunction with our BFS program. Perhaps it is pure luck...but, we have not had any ACL problems (boys or girls) since. We have been using the BFS program for years. Our's is a unified program...used by both our girl's and boy's athletic teams. In our opinion it is an awesome program.
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Post by sweep26 on Nov 2, 2016 10:30:32 GMT -6
If you’re a good coach, your players will play very close to how you teach them to play. This is one I tell our assistant coaches. Don’t come in here and say, “He made a mistake, he made a mistake!” Well, you’re a sorry coach if he keeps making mistakes all over the place. Teach him how to play and demand he does that. AMEN! Coach, I think you hit a nerve or two here.
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Post by sweep26 on Oct 30, 2016 10:25:59 GMT -6
In essence THIS IS A PLAY-OFF GAME for you and your team. This game has become a part of the single elimination tournament of which you speak...as you said, if you lose, your season is over!!
Prepare like it is what it is!!
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Post by sweep26 on Oct 19, 2016 8:27:08 GMT -6
Aceback77, Thank you for sharing the Bud Wilkinson material. This is great stuff!!!!
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Post by sweep26 on Oct 17, 2016 13:49:54 GMT -6
We are a multiple formation pro-style offense...a.k.a. the Wing-T.
This system allows us to use the same numbering system, terminology, etc. year in and year out, regardless of the skills that our players have.
Based on our available talent, we can be as wide open or a tight and conservative as we want, or need to be. From the basic formations, we can be traditional Wing-T, Run and Shoot, Double Wing or we can be a typical Pro-style offense. Obviously we can also utilize traditional under center operations and/or we can utilize various direct snap/shot gun styles of operation.
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Post by sweep26 on Oct 1, 2016 18:53:58 GMT -6
Unfortunately, there is no magic potion that instantaneously solves issues like this once they reach this level. I would think that a personal meeting with this parent, in the presence of your Principal and A.D., might be your best chance to get immediate results.
When you are developing your program, you have to expect that issues similar to this are bound to occur sooner or later. Have a plan, and work hard at developing trust and unity. Team unity begins with your relationship with the players, they must trust that you know what you are doing, and that you always have their very best interest at heart.
If you can develop outstanding team chemistry, your chances of successfully deflecting the impact of these types of negative attacks will be enhanced dramatically.
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Post by sweep26 on Sept 30, 2016 7:44:24 GMT -6
Ferris State University, MI NCAA D-II HFC Tony Annese
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Post by sweep26 on Aug 18, 2016 15:18:06 GMT -6
I am curious...Of the coaches that have responded on this thread, are any of you current, or former JUCO coaches?
I was a JUCO head coach for 10 years, loved every minute of it. We certainly did not have the facilities, funds, etc. that EMCC obviously has.
99% of the kids that we had were great kids, on and off of the field. Like most JUCO's, we had a mix of kids...some were late maturing physically, some were from smaller HS's (thus they were under exposed), and of course there were those that were under-prepared academically. Regardless of where they came from or why they came there, the one thing that they all had in common was that they were all highly motivated...they all wanted to play at the next level. Many of those kids ended up going on to D-I schools..a couple even ended up eventually becoming NFL All-Pro selections. Those that didn't go to D-I schools still got scholarship offers to continue their education at smaller schools. We had a lot of very talented athletes, and we won a lot of games (even won one NJCAA National Championship).
What we didn't have was any of the prima donna types, like a couple of those EMCC kids apparently were...one of the main reasons was probably the fact that we were a minimally funded program, thus we were not an attractive landing place for those types (being poor is not all bad).
Junior College football is awesome!! It provides a tremendous need, both academically and athletically, for many, many youngsters!!
Needles to say, all JUCO football programs are not the same. Like nearly every other phase of education...it is a people business.
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Post by sweep26 on Aug 1, 2016 8:44:45 GMT -6
This is a very interesting thread!!
I believe that, in totality, our sport would be categorized as 'Weak Link'.
It makes no difference how good our QB is, if the weak link in our protection scheme doesn't match up...our excellent QB becomes inefficient in a hurry. One example...the Chargers in the NFL.
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Post by sweep26 on Jul 12, 2016 8:09:58 GMT -6
What you tolerate, you encourage!!
If you tolerate that B.S. effort, you are doing those kids a tremendous disservice. When they get out in the real world (unless they are working for mommy or daddy) their behinds will get fired in no time for being so disrespectful and shirking their responsibilities. The importance of work ethic and commitment to excellence has to be learned...that is part of what makes this job so much fun!!
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Post by sweep26 on Jun 29, 2016 9:04:07 GMT -6
EXCELLENT...EXCELLENT...EXCELLENT!!! Thank you for sharing this Coach!!
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Post by sweep26 on Jun 27, 2016 8:36:00 GMT -6
The "Principles of Leadership" certainly can be learned.
However, before you can effectively lead, you have to acquire enough knowledge about what you are leading your group to do in order to earn the respect and trust of the group that you are assigned to lead. As the saying goes..."Knowledge is Power".
The book: "Small Unit Leadership" is a good resource on this topic.
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Post by sweep26 on Jun 22, 2016 13:19:50 GMT -6
Regarding small schools...the culture and values of the community can be a huge factor. I coached in a small community for 14 years, every Friday night was a social event and the stands were packed. We were ranked in the State's top 10 each year, but very few of those kids played football college, they just enjoyed playing high school football. Participation #'s was never a problem.
I might also add that on Sunday's most of those kids and their families were in Church. I credit the community and their values for the success that we had.
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Post by sweep26 on Jun 22, 2016 9:17:06 GMT -6
Boy I hear you for sure loch but that would be one tough inner conversation. Another thing to consider is the kids themselves. While I agree with blb on his 2 reasons MOSY kids play I think a few play for other reasons. Some play for personal glory. Some play because they feel like they have to by parents, peers, coaches, or community. I think you'll find different levels of love for the game on every team. Now if you have almost an entire team full of it, I'm guessing it's because they've never won, it was never fun, and they don't care about each other. And that all starts way before you get them at the high school. True enough. I just feel badly. It's hard not to take it personally sometimes. The saving grace is that every class except this one has been steadily better (we've improved from 2-7 my first year taking over the program), and our rising juniors (and seniors) are off-the-charts good dudes. I just feel bad for them that there's no "backup" behind them. You obviously value the qualities of your rising Jr's and Sr's...talk to them about your concerns regarding the low number of participants in the rising Soph. class. Get their opinion...good kids that love the game will be honest with you. What your rising upper-classmen have to say may completely alleviate your concerns. From the outside, looking in, I would suggest that you just continue to be yourself and coach the heck out of the ones that decide to play. Have fun, WIN, and let the chips fall where they may.
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Post by sweep26 on Jun 4, 2016 5:47:29 GMT -6
"If it is worth doing, it is worth doing right"
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Post by sweep26 on May 16, 2016 11:16:08 GMT -6
Years ago, Iowa used to select their State Play-off qualifiers using a point-system exclusively. That system did not work very well for the IHSAA. One major problem was that there were many undefeated teams that did not qualify for the play-offs under that structure.
Another problem that I can foresee happening in Florida's new plan, will be a potential huge increase in travel costs. For various reasons, a lot of schools may be forced to travel many, many extra miles in order to fill their regular season schedule. Filling 10 playing dates every year will not be an easy task for a lot of Florida high schools.
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Post by sweep26 on May 8, 2016 8:51:29 GMT -6
Over the years, we have had several kids come out late in their high school career and excel...a couple even became all-conference players.
Some kids just mature late...why wouldn't you want to give them a chance to play this great game?
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Post by sweep26 on Mar 26, 2016 11:30:00 GMT -6
In my opinion, loyalty trumps knowledge. Without loyalty, you will be fighting a never ending, losing battle.
Loyalty, at all levels, is one of the most important components of success in all programs!!
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Post by sweep26 on Feb 2, 2016 20:24:42 GMT -6
It is a people business: Coaches Players Administration
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Post by sweep26 on Jan 31, 2016 10:12:39 GMT -6
I visited Branson H.S. in Branson, MO several years ago. They had purchased a sizeable amount of artificial turf (not "Field Turf") from the Univ. of Nebraska.
Branson had placed that turf in several areas of the physical education wing of their facility...it appeared to be a great add to that facility...looked great also!!
You may want to contact someone at that school and see if they still have the turf in place.
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Post by sweep26 on Jan 18, 2016 12:22:25 GMT -6
From "Above the Line": Leaders create culture. Culture drives behavior. Behavior produces results. Is this the Urban Meyer book?
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Post by sweep26 on Dec 15, 2015 9:50:22 GMT -6
You win with people. Do everything in your power to attract talented youngsters to want to play for you.
Treat the kids that you currently have like the champions that you want them to be. Develop these kids physically and mentally. Coach the heck out of them...get them recruited!!! Do a better job of this than your opponents do. This, more than palatial facilities, will make your program attractive to the "athletes" in your school/area.
It has been documented that many of the talent hotbeds around the world are junky, unattractive places. Don't be so consumed with what you don't have, maximize what you do have.
There are a couple of interesting books...'The Talent Code' and 'The Little Book of Talent' both written by Daniel Coyle, that illustrates the how's and why's of this philosophy working in a multitude of fields.
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Post by sweep26 on Nov 8, 2015 16:01:00 GMT -6
We use his system and it worked very well for us the last three years. I placed an additional order online using PayPal during the season and received it promptly. Interesting...my order was placed in the same manner and I never received the book. After waiting more than a month I contacted PayPal and found out that my payment had been received by his company. I then had to go through PayPal's required steps to reclaim my money.
I am not a youth league coach...I just wanted to read the book.
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Post by sweep26 on Nov 4, 2015 21:17:29 GMT -6
These are good recommendations. Thank you!!
It just seems strange that it is so difficult to both contact them directly, and/or to get them to return calls.
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Post by sweep26 on Nov 2, 2015 17:04:51 GMT -6
Is the Dave Cisar - Winning Youth Football organization still functional?
Using the contact information provided on his website...I have attempted to place an order, both by telephone and by using the online order form.
I would appreciate any insight that you may have...thanks!!
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Post by sweep26 on Sept 3, 2015 13:14:22 GMT -6
That is a nice article Coach!! Thank you for sharing.
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Post by sweep26 on Sept 2, 2015 14:55:52 GMT -6
To me the key to long term success in high school football is two fold...1) know your players, and 2) have a base system that is sound and adaptable.
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Post by sweep26 on Aug 30, 2015 9:55:53 GMT -6
Their program is obviously first class. Disregarding the X's and O's...as a private school, how can they keep operating at such a high level year in, and year out?
Funding a football program is difficult enough, but funding and entire school like this has to be a monumental task...how do they do it?
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