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Post by coachbdud on Jun 12, 2013 10:35:20 GMT -6
Agree 100 percent with fantom. I wouldn't make Off-Season stuff mandatory if I could. Philosophically I believe it is not in best interest of HS kids. And besides - too much of a good thing, even Football, is still too much. We have 21 Workouts, a three-day (mornings only) camp, and a couple of 7-on-7s before practice starts August 12. That's enough for kids - and me. I wish we could just show up in August as well, I think we as coaches get burnt out too at times now we aren't all out on the field everyday, we will actually be on the field less than previous summers although the kids are at the school more days much more of a focus on our lifting/speed/agility
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Post by coachbdud on Jun 12, 2013 0:48:13 GMT -6
I would at least talk to the guy... it can be a formal interview, you can grab dinner with him and just talk football... just try to get an idea of who he is
bring him in, teach him what and how you want to coach, if he will buy in awesome, if not, then say good bye
I do not think it is too late to get a new coach on board, and while he could be another no buy in guy, you have to take the chance that it will work out
it will help you and your program if it works out
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Post by coachbdud on Jun 11, 2013 21:49:49 GMT -6
vacation is fine missing for baseball is not ... football is in fall, baseball is in spring
from yesterday (first day of summer ball) til school starts again we have 45 total practices
they have to make 35
they get a 2 point bonus for our successful completion of one of our summer fundraisers
absences have to be excused... vacation, doing something, whatever the excuse is... HC or myself have to be called BEFORE practice
first time is the warning, second unexcused (no phone call or notice prior to missing) BYE BYE Got that last one from Tim Murphy
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Post by coachbdud on Jun 3, 2013 23:05:16 GMT -6
And honestly, the older I get I feel like the kids don't need to come in at all. I am really starting to agree with this. The fact is after a Friday night game we don't leave the school until after 10, usually 11 if it is a far away game The kid's go out with friends, or at the very least get a bite to eat... I would be amazed 3/4 of them were home before midnight, let alone asleep then we bring them in really early the next morning, after they beat themselves up (or got beat up) the night before Their attention span is almost nothing, most of our coaches haven't adequately reviewed film, it is hard to watch film with the entire team at once because each position needs it's own separate emphasis and meeting in my opinion. It is something we do, but I think it is one of those deals where the grinders out there decide to do it thinking it gives an advantage at the elite level programs, watching a ton of film probably does win/lose games, but I think for 90% of us WE put way too much stock in to it compared to what the kids really get out of it and from a coaching perspective having 7 day work days all season long starts to grind on you... I can't imagine doing the saturday and sunday meetings if I had a wife at home nagging me
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Post by coachbdud on Jun 3, 2013 18:32:34 GMT -6
This made me laugh because I recently read that Morning dew Is the female equivalent or morning wood
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Post by coachbdud on Jun 3, 2013 13:29:32 GMT -6
i dont accept friend requests form kids until they graduate i don't post anything bad so it doesn't matter who sees i am friends with a few teachers at the school Hot ones I hope I am the hot teacher we have a few very attractive instructional aides (spec ed aides) but for the most part the female teaching staff isn't very attractive...maybe a couple "back in the day"
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Post by coachbdud on Jun 3, 2013 12:10:48 GMT -6
ours generally looks like this
Saturday morning we come in at 8 and review our game together for an hour (most of us have watched it at home once)
9 - the kids come in do a brief workout
then we show the kids film of our game
we usually dont get film traded until late morning/noonish on saturday
rest of saturday is off to be with family, each coach is expected to watch the opponent's game film at least once after I upload it
myself, HC, and DC will have a full breakdown
Sunday we meet as a staff, usually in the afternoon at a coach's house ... coordinators present their breakdown and gameplan for the week
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Post by coachbdud on Jun 3, 2013 11:47:38 GMT -6
i dont accept friend requests form kids until they graduate
i don't post anything bad so it doesn't matter who sees
i am friends with a few teachers at the school
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Post by coachbdud on Jun 1, 2013 11:53:00 GMT -6
Social media is powerful As uncle Ben said "with great power comes great responsibility" If it can be used appropriately it is great for communication and the sharing of Information
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Post by coachbdud on May 28, 2013 13:46:01 GMT -6
would this not be state mandated? Why not just have the sign up form be a LIABILITY WAIVER? We already require a liability form filled out for every participant
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Post by coachbdud on May 28, 2013 12:42:43 GMT -6
So they want to be insured, but they also want to make sure they never have to pay any claims? They're making it harder this year than ever because I am getting the baseball and softball outfield fences taken down so that we can hold more teams than in the past. it will give us 3.5 fields and we will have 8 Varsity and 8 JV (possibly 9 of each) some people are upset with that so they are all over us ive run the camp the previous 2 years and no one from the district has even blinked let alone gone through the work to check in to things I just need a little bit of ammo to prove NO ONE gets this type of double coverage
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Post by coachbdud on May 28, 2013 11:08:20 GMT -6
I have an odd request
I have been hosting a full contact team camp the last few years here
Insurance has never been a problem in the past but for some reason the district is really trying to make us work harder than we should for it this year
We are paying for insurance for every participant in the camp (player, coach, volunteers, even the spectators watching) everyone is covered
our district is saying we should get "reciprocal insurance" where we cover everyone, and all of the people that come to cmap have to come with their own insurance coverage for camp as well... essentially covered twice
I am trying to show them that NO ONE that runs a camp does this
If any of you have ever run any type of camp before, and HAVE NOT required reciprocal insurance can you please either leave me your email address or PM it to me... I have to compile a list of contacts to give to my AD... he will email you just to verify that other schools/districts do not do this
Thanks and I appreciate any help I might get from you guys
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Post by coachbdud on May 27, 2013 22:29:37 GMT -6
Your right fantom. Even in Minnesota where State Government tries to get involved in too much, there is nothing they can do about booster clubs and the amount of money they are raising for their schools and programs. Of course, here in Virginia we have the perfect answer about the private schools- they compete in a separate league from the public schools. I wish we did this here in CA The private schools just have too many advantages over the public schools
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Post by coachbdud on May 25, 2013 20:30:08 GMT -6
""But administrators are concerned about a revelation that boosters are paying the head coach $55,000 a year. Thats no secret. like 5-6 years ago there was an article in the paper about how the HC got 65,000 that year by the boosters. I read an article how the year after they beat DLS, rumors were saying the HC was going to leave to go coach college so they gave him an additional 55k on top of his normal 55k per year from the boosters
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Post by coachbdud on May 23, 2013 8:50:21 GMT -6
I read an interesting article a couple of years ago... can't remember where, made a lot of sense
this is what I remember the guy was trying to argue
1. legalize ALL drugs yeah you are gonna have some people overdose and kill themselves but he believed in "survival of the fittest" if those people are that dumb they probably weren't gonna be around much longer anyway
now with drugs being legal, it removes so much crime and violence associated with the drug industry, you stop wasting all kinds of money on people in prison for drug charges... you can completely get rid of the idea of a drug dealer because drugs could be mass produced and sold at WalMart for cheaper than any street person could sell them
Lastly you tax the sell of drugs (like everything else in the world) and use the money for the education system
I know most people will disagree with everything I said above but it made some sense to me... stop trying to save people from themselves...
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Post by coachbdud on May 21, 2013 13:58:27 GMT -6
I hate walk throughs
we did them a lot on D in the past
I don't like doing them on the field on O but I have done it in the past
it takes forever, you never really do a great job of showing the kids what you will see
one person talks while every single person on the field is standing doing nothing
What I would prefer to do in the future is just like brophy said
Show them on the whiteboard show them some film
both of these are better visual representations I do not like to show entire game films, I make playlists... show the fronts/blitzes/coverages whatever I want and then we move on... if they want to watch the whole game they all have HUDL accounts and cell phones... have it at it... but to do so in practice takes too long and overwhelms most kids
When it comes to on the film time I would much rather see the players brought in by position for their walk through
Have the position coach and the coordinator there... 2o you have either 1 or 2 coaches there with a smaller number of kids... show them what pertains to their position (meanwhile the other groups are working basic indys )then rotate
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Post by coachbdud on May 21, 2013 13:45:30 GMT -6
I love 7/7 with no ball - man or zone... I am huge on pattern reading/matchup zone... If you cover the man - the QB cannot throw... Couple ways to do it... Whole drill no ball or have QB just not throw sometimes... I never tell the Defense, but they do figure it out.... If they cheat - throw the ball haha I like the idea of using it for defensive 7 on 7s... I hadnt thought of that before I will mention that to our DC, we are installing pattern matching coverage for the first time and I think that will be more beneficial to us right now than 7 on 7 with a ball
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Post by coachbdud on May 21, 2013 12:07:48 GMT -6
I would like to get your opinions on a developing situation at a school This school is a somewhat large school of close to 1000 located in the suburbs. The majority of the families are middle to upper class. Most the these kid's families have money and live a privilaged life. Anyway right now there is an ongoing problem of drug abuse at the school. Nothing too hardcore but whether it is weed or something else, a drug violation is a drug violation and theres zero tolerance in the discipline code. We have already lost a 2 year starter on the O-Line and there is 3-4 others who are under suspicion but havent been caught yet. We can continue to talk to them about doing the right thing and making good decisions every chance we get but at the same time we cant police them on Friday and Saturday nights. We have stressed to them "you are who you hang out with". I know from my personal experiences that most HS kids aren't angels but at the end of the day we always loved football more. Its a part of the high school life but at the same time I always knew there was risk. My question to you coaches is what other steps would you take to hopefully help your team understand what is at stake when they are out at parties? Have any of you ever used a program or used guest speakers to further help your players? I am looking for any pro-active ideas before there is any more issues...I would find someone who ruined their life with drugs and bring them in in middle school every year they always found a guest speaker to come in and tell us all what they did, how it ruined their life, went to jail, lost their families or whatever their story was could be a decent scare tactic
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Post by coachbdud on May 21, 2013 11:44:51 GMT -6
I am a HUGE believer in run fits. After you fit your gap correctly, take on the block correctly, and destroy the block, then make the tackle. It is funny, but we sure do tackle a lot better when we fit the gaps better. this makes perfect sense when they are fitting to their gaps as they move (as the offensive players move, make their blocks) they are tightening down and constricting available spaces to run the ball it is a lot easier to tackle in a phone booth than it is to tackle in a 5x5 box
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Post by coachbdud on May 19, 2013 23:48:23 GMT -6
I think you bring up some good points but I respectfully disagree that the O and Scout D should be scripted I will script the Offense at times (just to keep myself on track and get the plays called faster) but I do not like scripting the scout defense play by play with it because when will I ever have that much control in a game? I want to be able to have a play called against the worst possible defense to run it in to and not have it be a disaster... In a game no matter how smart all of us OCs think we are how many times do we really call the perfect play schematically vs our kids executing (or there's making a mistake) I just think that offensive plays need to be well rounded enough to work against, and have answers built in for any thing you might see, not just what you want to see... so I will give the coach running our scout D a list of things I want... fronts, coverages, blitzes... and say run them all ... run them whenever you want... Is that how your opponent will call defenses? As fantom pointed out, it isn't about winning the practice, but rather simulating the upcoming game. If you are calling a play you would run on 1st and 10, are you helping your team by having the scout D run a blitz the opponent has only run on 3rd and short ( or any permutation of the above scenario)? From the Defensive perspective, do I want to waste a rep running a 3rd and long pass blitz and have the O run Power? Obviously you will not be 100% predicting how the opponent will play you, and there is always the "you know that I know that you know that I know that you know what we did the last three weeks" game theory factor that comes into playcalling, but I think the extra organization/control is a benefit. That is the concept behind scripting the scout. Maybe I did a poor job of describing my thoughts... I am by no means trying to make the offense win... In fact I'm trying to do the opposite and run plays in to any and all expected defensive fronts/blitz/coverage
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Post by coachbdud on May 19, 2013 0:30:52 GMT -6
A couple of things to do: 1. Scout cards and scripts. And by "scripts" I don't mean call 3 LB's blitzing A-gap when your Varsity O is going to run Trap. BUT, the OC should be scripting plays vs. the defensive fronts and actions he is most worried about. So, if your OC is worried about running IZ into a twist, he should script that a few times (the offense AND scout defense should be scripted). 2. Plan personnel. Make a scout team depth chart and put guys in positions where they will most resemble the talents / physical type of the opponent. Put "better guys" to playside every play. Lock your best DB on the varsity's best receiver on pass plays, etc. 3. Incentivize. Give rewards for tackles that prevent anything longer than a 4-yard gain, for turnovers, etc. Most of the time, we reduce conditioning based on scout team goals being achieved. (So, if they get a turnover, maybe they only do 1/2 the conditioning or whatever). Hand out special t-shirts for scout player of the week. I think you bring up some good points but I respectfully disagree that the O and Scout D should be scripted I will script the Offense at times (just to keep myself on track and get the plays called faster) but I do not like scripting the scout defense play by play with it because when will I ever have that much control in a game? I want to be able to have a play called against the worst possible defense to run it in to and not have it be a disaster... In a game no matter how smart all of us OCs think we are how many times do we really call the perfect play schematically vs our kids executing (or there's making a mistake) I just think that offensive plays need to be well rounded enough to work against, and have answers built in for any thing you might see, not just what you want to see... so I will give the coach running our scout D a list of things I want... fronts, coverages, blitzes... and say run them all ... run them whenever you want... I would rather have my O practice all of our plays against any combination of looks rather than some specific defense I scripted out just my 2 cents I have always wanted to do the following but have never been able to pull it off Wristbands for the scout team (written in to our own verbiage) depth chart for scout team that kids know ahead of time scout team practice (more so for a scout offense, but reps actually practicing running the other team's plays to give the best look possible) rewards - t shirt for scout player of the week, trophy on award night for the scout player of the year
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Post by coachbdud on May 18, 2013 19:00:16 GMT -6
This is what I want to do... Idk why but lately I feel myself wanting to just get out of HS
I feel unappreciated and a little burnt out
I have another year to finish my credential but after that a big part of me wants to try to get a GA gig somewhere
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Post by coachbdud on May 17, 2013 16:22:08 GMT -6
While most of this thread is about actual season stuff, games and practice, what about your off season program? What are you expectation for your coaches to be in the weight room with the kids? The reason I ask is it seems there is a four coach rotation going on at my school. Its generally the HC/OC, his brother the OLINE coach, the DC(very seldom) all three of which work at the school, and then myself. I havent seen one of the other 9 coaches yet this off season. Is this normal for you guys as well or do you have different expectations? For the previous couple years it was just me...HC would come sometimes but it was pretty much all me the last few months I have gotten our Dl coach and my OL assistant to come to the weight room everyday and it has been a dramatic difference... more eye balls, kids are doing work, less slacking, better form... better in all areas but we have a ton of coaches and there is zero buy in to the weight room from any of the lower level coaches... which sucks because I have to spend a huge chunk of my time training them all because if I don't invest in them no one will
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Post by coachbdud on May 16, 2013 16:10:14 GMT -6
I have heard the walsh idea of embarrassing a coach in front of his position but I think it serves the opposite purpose
I think kids would see it as "if the HC doesn't respect him why should I?"
or man our coach sucks
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Post by coachbdud on May 15, 2013 12:34:39 GMT -6
I think in theory that is an excellent idea
but I would say it is nearly impossible in it's application
Almost every HC I have ever met is the coordinator of at least 1 side of the ball, and ALL have been position coaches
I just think it is hard to find that many coaches ... if you have the man power, awesome
but most guys do not have the man power
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Post by coachbdud on May 13, 2013 12:17:49 GMT -6
You can try being nice... followed by being more stern about it
if both the good cop and bad cop acts fail then I guess all you can really do is get rid of them
sometimes addition through subtraction is best
as an OC and OL coach I have brought someone in I trust to help me with the OL... so now I can rotate back and forth between them and the QBs because we are lacking there but I think it will be overall much better than last year when we had a dedicated QB coach but who wasnt always on the same page with everyone else
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Post by coachbdud on May 11, 2013 11:23:10 GMT -6
I have mentioned that I enjoy living just a little bit away from my school... I don't want to be in the neighborhood
not because I want to stay away from parents or not be seen at a bar/liquor store (I don't drink)
there are a few reasons (traffic, family, more centrally located, better area, less crime)
but the biggest reason I do not want to live in the same city is because I don't want any kids knowing where I live... I just think it opens me up too much to having pranks pulled on me, house/car getting egged, tires slashed by kids I failed or something like that...
Also when I coached at my old school I had some players who all lived within a 1/2 mile of my house.. every now and then one would just walk by, knock and want to hang out... it was weird and a little uncomfortable
I like the little bit of separation
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Post by coachbdud on May 8, 2013 12:36:43 GMT -6
Hello guys,
On another bored someone mentioned a coach who was having recruiting success because he spends a lot of time on social networks
apparently he was using twitter, IG, and FB, to help spread word about his kids and program, using hashtags, sending film links, whatever
I am just curious if any of you are communicating with schools/recruiters via social network
and if so any help/tips/advice that I could use to get started and develop a better network of coaches
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Post by coachbdud on May 8, 2013 11:45:04 GMT -6
Since I can't edit my last post for some reason... Before anyone starts praying for me, starts lecturing me, or whatever, the last post was written jest. The reason my wife and I split had nothing to do with another woman, we are still friends actually. I currently have a GF, she's the only one on the depth chart, she is gorgeous and even I can't figure out why she is dating my raggedy a$$ since I am obviously out kicking my coverage on that one, don't ask me how it happened, I'm not sure either. no need to apologize I thought that last post was funny as Hel!
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Post by coachbdud on May 6, 2013 12:04:44 GMT -6
Burnout for me happens when I feel that the kids and my assistant coaches are not putting in as much effort as I am and it feels like I'm 'dragging' everything along. In the middle of that right now. Never have problem during the season. Everyone seems to care in September/October this is perfect what i was trying to say in my post above but put much better here by CQ the problem I had last year is that it was september/october and kids and assistants still weren't putting in as much effort as I was
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