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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Nov 17, 2016 13:00:29 GMT -6
These are mine:
1) Away game, freezing cold, I'm a young assistant coach in the box. We are actually IN a pressbox, with wall partitioned off from the announcer. We were REALLY bad, and we were essentially stealing a game from a much better team at their homecoming. Refs start making some CRAZY calls and non-calls in their favor, and I start to lose it. The Pressbox window was open, and I (oblivous to that) start losing my chit...MFing everyone quietly until I lose if and let out a long drawn-out "FAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCKKKKKKKKK" that the entire stadium heard. AS I'm yelling this, our film guy sprint to shut the window, and as he slams it down the glass shatters. What a mess. Very embarrassed.
2) Getting a$$ kicked at halftime, team is very flat. I was a young assistant (I see a trend here...) and was getting more and more pi$$ed as I see the kids not responding to the HC pleading for them to wake up and play. I lose it (par for the course) started punching and kicking lockers, caving them in and finally kicked a gatorade bottle. It launched across the room and hit the assistant head coach (my buddy) in the chest, broke the lid off, and gatorade exploded all over him. It was like a perfect soccer corner kick, curved and everything. The kids thought we were going to fight each other, but he just spit the gatorade out and screamed out in excitement. The kids were scared to death and we got mauled the 2nd half. We still laugh about this one, but I was embarrassed.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Nov 10, 2016 12:59:42 GMT -6
Finding a way to eliminate any down time for the JV kids. We coach Var/JV as a staff, and we feel like we don't get them enough team reps. It is my fault as HC and needs to be addressed.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Nov 10, 2016 9:12:27 GMT -6
Had a roommate in college that used to smell his socks when he took them off...wtf is wrong with people
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Nov 7, 2016 11:20:18 GMT -6
We don't do stickers, but I played for a guy who did: Team - Everyone gets one for a win (specialty sticker...like "Family" or "Pride" - Anytime we score every kid on the field gets 1 - Big Hit
Offense (football sticker) - the player who scores (qb for a throw, wr for the catch) - RB 100yds, 150, 200 (25yd increments after that I believe) - WR 100yds, 150, 200 etc. - QB 150, 200, 250, 300 etc.
Defense (Skull stickers) - 3 tackles=1 sticker (so 8 tackles is 2 stickers, 9 tackles is 3) - Sack - TFL - SPT tackle (KO or Punt) is a sticker - Hold a team under 100yds rushing - Hold a team under 100yds passing - Turnovers - players cause/recover get 1 and WHOLE defense gets 1
It was a LOT of stickers, but as a player we enjoyed it. Probably a PITA for the coaches
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Nov 5, 2016 20:48:51 GMT -6
I would credit it as a 43 yd rec for the final receiver (8+35), a completion for the QB, and the kid that laterals it gets nothing. Like an option pitch - QB runs speed option for +4 and pitches it backwards to an RB that goes for 8 more- the RB gets a 12yd gain, QB gets nothing.
According to NCAA Statisticians' Manual (which NFHS endorses and uses for establishing records), you'd be wrong.
But that would certainly be easier.
Difference is first part of play was a Forward Pass that crossed LOS, not a run then lateral.
On an option play such as you describe IF beyond LOS QB gets credit and rushing attempt for yards gained up to spot of pitch, then Pitch Back gets credit for rest of yardage (and no rushing attempt).
Besides that, you can't take reception away from original receiver or credit player who received lateral for eight yards he didn't gain.
Wow. Had no idea such a thing existed! Thanks man!
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Nov 5, 2016 13:45:51 GMT -6
I would credit it as a 43 yd rec for the final receiver (8+35), a completion for the QB, and the kid that laterals it gets nothing.
Like an option pitch - QB runs speed option for +4 and pitches it backwards to an RB that goes for 8 more- the RB gets a 12yd gain, QB gets nothing.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Nov 4, 2016 7:50:58 GMT -6
Woah. Crazy.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Nov 1, 2016 10:26:25 GMT -6
That saying has cost many old coaches their jobs.
You constantly need to evolve.
We had a recently retired legendary coach in our area (39 years) who won multiple titles (7 total, 5 straight). He ran what some would say is a junk offense. In the 80's and early 90's it was a wing t, in the late 90's it was pro I, in the 2000's it was a run-oriented spread. Some call it junk but he ALWAYS found a way to feature what his guys did best and his best athletes. I have the upmost respect for him and NOT just "doing what we do" year to year.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Oct 26, 2016 7:09:26 GMT -6
Only have experience from last season and likely will be a playoff team again this season, but here's something to think about:
-Don't lose your identity. Whatever you did to get there...why change?
-If you have to motivate your kids to stay "up" during the playoff practices, then you are too late to the party. By this time last year our kids couldn't wait to come to practice. You COACHES have to create this environment.
-We didn't shorten practice necessarily, but contact (other than inside run) was limited.
I think the best approach that we took was to continue trying to get better at what we do- we did not put the focus of the opponent over the focus on us.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Oct 25, 2016 8:29:51 GMT -6
Sometimes the really "smart" guys run non-innovative things really well. I think it's important to differentiate between innovators and good coaches.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Oct 24, 2016 11:05:54 GMT -6
If your day to day focus is wins and losses, then the rising and falling tide of team moral will mirror those totals. However, if you make the game about the process then you can find positive and significant markers in other areas. This. Above all else. We are 7-0, and the kids/coaches are not happy with our performance. It has nothing to with wins- it's growth. We haven't grown at the rate a championship team does- kids know it and we know it.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Oct 19, 2016 7:13:19 GMT -6
The other thing that happens is that in some cases: i.e. The Coach of the Year Manuals, the articles are transcribed from video copies of the lectures by production staff who are simply typing out what they "think" they hear from the video. Something else the originator of the article has no control over. They are the WURST! See what I did there...
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Oct 19, 2016 5:59:40 GMT -6
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Oct 14, 2016 7:53:59 GMT -6
I agree. It takes very little time if it's broken up among the staff.
I (HC/DB) do this first:
ODK Yard Line Down Distance Play Type
Most of the time Hudl will fill in the Gain/Loss column
After that, I go back and do stats. I set up 2 "quick change" sets, one for offensive stats, one for defensive stats. I'll go through the game chronologically, switching back and forth from o to d:
For O- Result Passer Receiver Rusher
and for D-
Result Tackler 1 Tackler 2 Key Player
It takes me 1hr maybe.
Then my DC handles our calls (we have a subvarsity guy write down all the calls so he doesn't have to guess what it was) and logging them in
OC and OL coach handle the offensive formations and calls
For scout film, I:
ODK Offensive Formation (that way it's only 1 person tagging that for consistency) Play Type
My DC does:
Offensive Play D&D Hash etc
and our scout films are tagged up completely by Tuesday.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Oct 11, 2016 8:47:45 GMT -6
I have Oxycleaned the crap out of these. So I am gathering that I needed to soak these thing the night of the game, then wash them after 24 hours? I was literally spraying shout on the jerseys and pants as the kids were taking them off in the lockerroom. I then washed them the next day. It says not to use bleach on them, and there is a sublimated maroon feather design on the side of the pants so I don't want to ruin that. Yep. We have two uni sets: Red and White tops and bottoms. When we play on turf we can wear wither red or white pants. When we play on grass we ONLY wear red pants. Presoak the night of the game. For us we soak Friday through Sunday morning, start washing Sunday. Soap and oxy if we have it.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Oct 8, 2016 11:49:49 GMT -6
Agreed. There's no need to say that to the kids. OL coach could approach it a different way, maybe praising the kids for great effort and follow it up with something about cleaning it up.
Part of our team's success has been our focus on US. Trying to get better everyday at what WE do. Constantly pushing for a "perfect game" which we call "chasing the dragon" (i.e. you'll never catch it because it doesn't exist, but we will work our fingers to the bone trying). This sort of idea that we were perfect and don't need to change a thing/evolve is nonsense to me. Just not my style.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Oct 7, 2016 11:51:15 GMT -6
I think you're right.
How do you coach it out of them?
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Oct 4, 2016 16:06:27 GMT -6
I dealt with this earlier this season.
Hotshot lawyer-type, trying to buy his kid playing time...
He shot a bunch of angry e-mails about how his kid should be starting etc...I told him as per our parent/player/coach agreement that playing time is never up for discussion- this wasn't good enough for him. Then he told me that his kid wouldn't be coming to practice until we met with him. I, as to not penalize the kid, said fine- let's meet Monday (e-mail on Saturday night after scrimmage). I had emphasized that we REALLY wanted his son back to practice ASAP to keep from harming his development, how much we like the kid blah blah blah.
He never came, kept the nasty-mails going until Friday. He never set up a meeting, kept pushing my buttons. Then he alleges that we were abusing/degrading his son. So now I have to investigate- who/when/where/how...he wouldn't come off with it...just kept trying to guilt trip us and BAIT me into getting angry. I held my cool- even my AD and principal were liek "you're not really going to let this kid back, are you?" LOL
I let AD and admin know, and sent a final e-mail that stated a date and time for the meeting since he didn't set one. I gathered all 30...yes! 30 pages of e-mails and texts showing that we were honest, upfront, and supportive of his son and that the dad was ignoring my responses and stirring the $hit pot. Meeting time came and he balked- never showed up. Three days later his kid is enrolled at the school that we beat on that Friday 60-13. And he is playing JV there now...same as he was here...
For the meeting I had an agenda with the following bulleted:
-outline of situation -kid's status in the program (kid is in fine standing) -parent concerns as I understood them (playing time, not fair treatment etc.) -my proposal to resolve the situation (see below) -other business: allegations brought by him against our staff (we were "abusing" him, degrading him...) -contract for him and son to sign stating our team rules and expectations AGAIN
Basically, I was STILL willing to bring the kid back as long as the dad goes away. If I brought him back he would be suspended from play at any level for the amount of time he missed (2 weeks) + another week to earn his JV spot back.
If you hold a meeting, let the dude talk, look like a fool, self-destruct and have ALL documentation ready to go. Be cool and stay positive regardless.
They will try to bait you into a pi$$ing contest- don't do it. Make it very clear that nothing he says or does will affect how we coach our team or his kid.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Oct 4, 2016 9:25:36 GMT -6
There are school rules in place.
Ejection for fighting is rest of that game and the next one PLUS another game for our school code. If it's bogus I can appeal to our state association and our school. Basically 3 games suspension for fighting. If that's not a deterrent I don't know what is.
Everything a kid does shouldn't be a life sentence. Drugs, stealing is a suspension from team, maybe able to come back next season. There's ALWAYS an opportunity to comeback unless you're talking arrests...then you're done.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Sept 27, 2016 9:01:19 GMT -6
Our 2's on defense get a lot of team reps, both o team and d team.
Our 2's get 10min of inside run/15 min of skelly every day.
Our breakdown Tuesday/Wednesday is this (we are 2 platoon):
1) Indy + Special Teams 2) Group period (Blitz fits, perimeter blocking period etc...) 3) Inside + Skelly (1's start at skelly for 15min while 2's are in inside run, then we switch) 4) D team 5) O Team
Pregame Thursday we get a quick Indy with everyone and then breakoff the non-essential JV guys to have their own Team periods while we go through our scenarios.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Sept 26, 2016 8:58:55 GMT -6
Monday we put our last game to rest and pull clips from the upcoming opponent while tying it to the scouting report.
Tuesday-Thursday we have position-specific film that varies.
I'm a DB coach, so my guys get the passing game cut-ups with notes on Monday/Tuesday. That's their hudl homework. We meet if we have time, but typically I get it done via homework.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Sept 26, 2016 6:04:33 GMT -6
Have you guys ever had refs blatantly come at you like that though? I could have said the sky is blue last night and they would have threatened to eject me. It was out of control. They told my assistant to shut up when we complained about the high hits and it took a kid on a stretcher for them to finally do something. Yes we have had issues with this. 1st thing- control your assistant coaches. If they are acting like jackasses every time they want a flag thrown you are more likely to get this sort of reaction from the refs. The refs won't explain anything to an assistant, nor do they have to, but if an assistant is jawing with the ref it will cost you 15yds and likely any calls for the rest of the game. 2nd- control yourself. Same as above. Be critical of the way you act (it's hard to look at your own behavior without bias). 3rd- Maybe the refs DO have a problem with you, your program etc. We have lived through that for years. I was on the staff for 7 years here prior to me becoming the HC and honestly I think the bias from the refs dates back to before 2007! We are just now (in my 3rd year) getting respectful interactions with the ref crews. God forbid we play upstate! Our championship game last year was, according to some officials who were in the stands that day, the worst officiated game they had seen in a long time...and we got hosed on at least 4 critical calls. We still found a way to win though. Do your best to control the image of your program. Other posters have put some great info out there for you- get clips of the questionable calls and send them to the ref association. Be VERY careful about "black-listing" a ref from your games- the refs are a fraternity and if you do that you may end up getting hosed more often in spite.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Sept 23, 2016 9:15:55 GMT -6
I really don't think kids make up concussions, it's easy to think they are fake because it's not a visible thing. What do you mean they seemed happy?? Like they weren't telling you they were mad about not being able to play. If a kid gets knocked in the head and has symptoms he probably has one. If the kid can tell you are suspicious that's kind of messed up to be honest. I don't think that kids fake them either, at least none that I've seen. I agree. Again, I think this stuff goes back to when we played what was considered a "concussion" and, based on current research, what is now considered a concussion. I had probably 4-5 "old-school" concussions over my playing years...i.e. don't remember chit, blackout etc. If I were to include all the times I felt the symptoms that we know of today I probably would have double/triple that number which is pretty scary IMO.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Sept 21, 2016 6:48:35 GMT -6
I was one equipment foul away from being ejected from the game last Friday. Knee pad issues- the same as listed above.
We have pants that tend to cover the knee when standing but not when leg is bent. I believe they are Russell brand. Great pants, but they ride up when our long legged kids do anything (like tackle, get up off the ground. squat down etc). They pulled a player off the field to adjust them at one point. So then we had another kid with same issue, but was wearing a 7 piece girdle-tights under his game pants- the pads were showing when they pants rode up. Ref told me the knees were fine but the pant has to cover them. I got an equipment foul for that one. WTH? It was obvious that the kid had knee pads on covering the knee, but I got us 15yds because the damn pants slipped up?
So the emphasis is on equipment this season- meanwhile the other team TWICE speared a kid (once was a DL hit on our QB, to the shoulder with the crown of his helmet, once was a receiver spearing a tackler)...no call.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Sept 15, 2016 8:49:47 GMT -6
I didn't know it was possible for one team to score 49 points in a single quarter of football That's basically 1 TD every 90 seconds. We were up 40-0 end of 1st Q this weekend. It can snowball quickly. Here is how it went: KOR to 50. 3mins later- TD us/2pt good Onside kick- recovered 2 plays- TD us/2pt good Onside kick- recovered next play - TD us/2pt good KO - they get ball at 30 Next play pick six/2pt good KO deep defense causes fumble on 3rd down- we recover next play- TD/2pt good. End of 1st Q We agreed to run the clock in the 2nd quarter as per request of other team. Starters out at half time up 48-0.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Aug 8, 2016 20:29:44 GMT -6
I let them go. Even for away games they can leave as needed.
You have to have some faith in them- I don't know if I taught in the city again that I would do this, but I give them a time to report for the game.
Most of my kids will go home or to a teammate's house and chill/eat etc. Some of the kids don't leave at all, and the locker room is empty so they can truly relax. Some may be out "hanging out" with their girlfriend.
We start out pregame routine about 1-1:10 mins before KO, and our Friday night games start at 7:30pm. Their pre-game meal is on them- they have to handle that. We eat as a team on Thursday night after practice.
Typical Home Game 2:35 - Dismissed form school 4:00 - Roll call/Position meetings/Dress 5:55 - QBs 6:10 - Skills/LS/K/P 6:30 - Fat guys join us at pregame 7:00 - Off
Honestly, this concept came out of pure selfish reasons on our coaches parts- we were essentially tired of babysitting kids, and wanted some time to relax ourselves instead of having every third kid ask us to help locate a knee pad. We started it 2 years ago and would never want to do it again. We (the staff) have a great relationship and hang out in the office preparing or breaking each others balls. Good times
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Jun 2, 2016 10:10:01 GMT -6
PE/Weight Training/Health Teacher-
It varies. I have the leeway to wear shorts/tee/sneaks every day, but I choose to mix it up.
Khaki's or khaki shorts (never athletic shorts), polo/button down or school tee/hoodie/pullover, sneaks or sperrys.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on Jun 1, 2016 8:26:38 GMT -6
I'd go with Freshman and Varsity.
Freshman year is a foundational year for many kids. I for one didn't REALLY love football and embrace the process of practicing to get better until my freshman year.
Most decent kids, in a standard program, become contributors their sophomore year anyway. They are at least either a back up or a special teamer. This would only alienate possibly a few of those kids who, let's be real, probably aren't going to help you at varsity when they are juniors/seniors anyway.
In our current situation, we lose MORE kids as they go from JV to Varsity anyway. It tends to be the kids who are one foot out the door already- the kids who are not willing to work in the offseason.
We started the 9th grade team in 2010. Before that, all 9th graders played JV. By the end of the season most of those kids had quit because they were tired of getting that a$$ lit up by older/stronger kids from other school's JV teams (those schools had 9th grade teams). So our overall number suffered greatly. No amount of coaching (I was the JV HC prior to that) could curb the fact that it was boys vs men.
So if I had to deal with your situation, most definitely 9th grade and Varsity.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on May 26, 2016 9:12:47 GMT -6
I cook a bunch of meat on Sunday, usually some potatoes/rice and a bunch of veggies. I eat that Sunday through Tuesday/Wednesday and then do it again to carry me through the week.
My wife and son will either eat that or cook something else before I get home. Wednesday night is typically pizza night- frozen pizza from Costco and some veggies for dinner.
Crockpot is a must- I do enchilada-style pulled chicken in the crock - I'll eat that on salads or in tortillas.
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Post by CoachMikeJudy on May 17, 2016 10:38:45 GMT -6
That's next year's game-day attire...pending admin approval of course
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