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Jul 28, 2018 14:11:04 GMT -6
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Post by funkfriss on Jul 28, 2018 14:11:04 GMT -6
Love our jerseys from Boombah. Custumozable flex fit jerseys for around $55 apiece. As good or better than the name brands.
If you’re looking to go the other direction, as someone else mentioned, check into the brands that actually make the jerseys. Adidas, UA and Nike do not make jerseys, they just brand them and upcharge for the same exact jersey. I believe Powers is the brand that UA uses.
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Post by funkfriss on Jul 21, 2018 22:31:38 GMT -6
Wow, what’s thread to read through! Kinda want that half-hour back, but man I couldn’t stop reading!
There was a time when I thought the same as Fedora. Sort of. I remember being upset when rules were changed; notably contact of defenseless player, anything pertaining to QB protection, and KO changes. Heck, that younger me would’ve been mad about the ban on crack backs too. But what I’ve really come to realize is that these rules tend to either reduce serious head/spinal injury or protect a player who cannot protect himself. I remember being a kid and loving the big Steve Atwater, LT, Ronnie Lott hits on receivers over the middle or blindsiding QBs who never saw it coming.
But as I become older and wiser (and softer as one poster might believe) I see these hits for what they really are; the equivalent of a sucker punch in a fight. If you think eliminating sucker punches in a fight makes the fighters soft then l question your definition of soft. I don’t think football is a softer game now nor do I think football players are softer now. I think the game is safer and smarter now (seriously imagine if a bigger, faster, stronger 2018 athlete made those same hits). There is still plenty of psycicality, contact and even injuries if that’s what gets your rocks off.
I think what this boils down to is that some people really like one brand of football and hate to see it go. It kind of reminds me of coaches like Bill Parcells and Buddy Ryan who would b!tch about Steve Walsh’s 49ers ruining football with its “ice skating on grass” feel. Take a deep breath. Football is fine. For any other reason, it generates way too much money (pro, college, and high school) to go away any time soon. And as for the play on the field, it still comes down to blocking, tackling, toughness, and discipline. Funny how that hasn’t changed in 100+ years and all those pesky rule changes....
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Post by funkfriss on Jul 21, 2018 21:34:21 GMT -6
What do you mean by that?
Who is "blaming the kids," and for what?
its not the kids who are demanding rule changes for safety. Its not that kids are lazy, its not the video games. Or the potatoes chips and the couch.Kids are kids. Kids will survive. Its the adults who want to remove the terms child or kid from the equation to escape responsibility of being a parent. No different than saying your kids can't handle x,z, z scheme. No, you the adult cannot handle it. The adults are the ones putting the bubble wrap around the kids. It is not directed at you personally. Frank Martin?? Is that you??
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Post by funkfriss on Jul 20, 2018 7:45:51 GMT -6
Have no problem with cutting and think it should be a part of the game. But like dubber said, we have seen too many chop blocks and they don’t get called. Ever. I think there is too much in the plate of a HS official already not to mention that e just got done with his 9 to 5 and really doesn’t put a whole lot of time and effort into his 9 week job of officiating. Don’t know the answer, but I know I don’t want all the chops we see continue.
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Post by funkfriss on Jul 2, 2018 13:36:19 GMT -6
Used to be guys played football and didn’t worry about getting hurt....
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Post by funkfriss on Jun 26, 2018 7:54:19 GMT -6
I think a small amount of the decline in numbers may be attributed to the #grind, but I would put the majority of the blame on society and parenting. I could go on a long rant explaining myself, but I won't. Let's just say it includes words like coddling, excusing, enabling, and parent-friends.
Let me offer you this. I took over as HC four years ago with a team that just went 0-9 and had every reason to think, "F this, why work hard for maybe a couple wins?" Those guys that were out for football my first year were some of the toughest, hardest working kids I've coached, they just had no talent. Our summer attendance was great. Our weekly schedule was lifting 4 days for 1 hour, 1 practice for 2 hours, and 7on7 for 2 hours, but only for 4 weeks. So we were going 6-8 hours per week, lifting in the AM, practice at night or on weekends so kids could still work, do club sports, play video games, hell whatever they wanted.
Fast forward to this summer. We're coming off a 6-4 season in which we made the playoffs for the first time in 5 years, beat the #1 team in the state, and have a core group of those players back with other promising players coming up. Success breeds success right?? This is by far the worst attendance we've had at this school for summer stuff since I've been here (not just football, basketball and wrestling coaches can't believe the low attendance they are getting either). Heck, we've cut down on our summer hours because we don't need the extra practices. We now lift 3 days for 1 hour and 2 hours 7on7 for 4 weeks. We're not even getting half of our athletes in the weight room.
Long story short, #grind might be your problem, but it's not ours. Ours is more deeply rooted in bad character that is learned through poor parenting and societal norms. Had one of our starters tell me the other day he has trouble making AM lifting because he was hooked on a show on Netflix and couldn't get to bed early enough. Wow!! Where you at parents?
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Post by funkfriss on Jun 22, 2018 7:17:20 GMT -6
The best teams I know put in the least amount of time. Why? Because they are efficient. Get in, get out. Don’t need two hours of football per day in the summer because their chit isn’t complicated.
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Post by funkfriss on Jun 14, 2018 9:24:18 GMT -6
WTF fantom? SMDH at your OAF @ss. TBH I think IU2U to stay current. HAND
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Post by funkfriss on May 23, 2018 8:11:37 GMT -6
Former HC talking about fresh/soph kids, "That kid will never amount to anything." Turns out he was wrong EVERY single time.
Old school assistant who hadn't coached football for years, "You have to be in a 50 to stop the run."
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Post by funkfriss on May 18, 2018 7:40:38 GMT -6
Three things you see in every successful program: 1. Players who are talented and committed 2. A good weight program - I have never seen a quality football program at a school that is awful at every other sport. Never. You need players. 3. Quality coaches
Right now, my biggest focus is on our youth. Touching our JH players, going to their practices and games, getting to know their names and faces, and getting them into the weight room now so it becomes a habit. That is how I think we are going to make the next step as a program.
Something else that I think is important to remember is that there are many places that can't be turned around. You might be able to get a group of kids to buy in and coach the h3ll out of em and get some wins, but to sustain it year in and year out might be impossible b/c of factors that are completely out of your control. It's important to do your homework and determine the reasons a school is failing and then find out if the solutions are possible.
The gold mines are the schools that are successful in other sports and/or have a weight program established. I remember a school nearby that was great at wrestling and baseball, but was phukin terrible at football. I told everybody I could that this school was going to pop once they got the right dude in there. They've been a perennial playoff team for the last 10+ years once they finally did.
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Post by funkfriss on May 14, 2018 10:18:34 GMT -6
BITD before slingshot goal posts I'd just tie a rope between two posts at desired height. This is what we had when I played, with bungee cords. Phukin sucked when your helmet caught the cord and snapped your neck back! We actually had two sets of poles about 3 yards length apart with the second cord higher. We'd go through both when working 2nd level blocks. When drive/reach blocking we would turn around (be in between the two poles) and just work under the lowest cord. Worked and definitely cheap.
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Post by funkfriss on May 13, 2018 8:32:21 GMT -6
silkyice why high handle and not low handle? Is it just to get more load?
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Post by funkfriss on May 7, 2018 8:14:31 GMT -6
Off topic a bit, but our wrestling team has had a tradition for years of Footloose Fridays where they listen to the Footloose soundtrack the entire practice.
One Friday, my wife took our 8-year-old to practice which is right after the HS team is done. There were some of the HS guys still there practicing with the music going. When she got home my wife said, "I didn't know what to think about sweaty HS guys rolling around with "Dancing in the Sheets" blaring from the speakers!"
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Post by funkfriss on May 1, 2018 19:03:55 GMT -6
Depends on the situation but most of the time I don’t have to. The college coaches do it for me and they realize it when they aren’t getting the texts and letters other players on the team are.
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Post by funkfriss on Apr 20, 2018 8:19:56 GMT -6
Isn't this rule already in the books and isn't it called spearing? The problem I have with these rules is that it is IMPOSSIBLE to not lead with the head when you go for any tackle, especially a low tackle. We're not turtles, we can't suck in our heads so that our shoulders are the leading body part. Even when tackling high, your head is what is "leading" your body. That said, when I go to tackle, or lower my shoulder as a runner, even if I have no intention of hitting with my helmet is going to happen at some point because people move. Ridiculous rule... Or maybe we should just make this legal??
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Post by funkfriss on Apr 5, 2018 9:37:19 GMT -6
Are we assuming a parent or teenager doesn't understand say the underlying nature of the Wing-T or a Leach-like Spread system? If you want to hold on to the "mysteries" of football you go ahead and do that. One, I don't get paid so I have no financial incentive to "hurt/harm" the relationship between coaches and their kids. But in Texas, there are limitations to the hours the coach can spend with the kids in the spring and the summer. Do you know how many kids (14+) I've met that have no idea what a "Wham" block is or how/why that play might be called let alone how to execute said blocking scheme? By the way, I'm in Dallas, Texas so I can imagine how other programs/cities have this problem. From your post alone, you seem to think that someone is trying to usurp some almighty position as a coach. Not the case. Stop blowing up the heads of coaches and placing them all to have some standard of excellence. I've read your posts and you seem to have a great base of knowledge. Don't assume that all HS coaches do. Now, as far as the parents go...I've met some that understand that they don't know much about the game and go looking for "experts" to teach their kids because they have DOUBTS about the coaching staff at their HS. Some get rebuffed so hard by coaches that they don't feel comfortable talking or speaking with these coaches...because as adults they can feel the coaching staff looking down on them. Others have a fundamental disagreement with coaches stating that it's not their job to work to get their kids opportunities at the next level. I'm pretty sure you took the previous post slightly out of context. I don't think coachd5085 had any intention of bashing you or placing coaches into a semi-god status. I think what he was simply stating was that asking kids, and especially parents, what system and techniques are being taught might not give you the most accurate and best answer. As a suggestion, and to piggy-back off coachd, have you thought about contacting the coaches of these players your train? If I received a phone call or an email from you saying, "Hey Coach, I'm ______ and I'll be helping Joe get better this offseason. Can you help me by telling me what skills, techniques, etc he needs to help make him better for next season," I would be more than happy to help out and would appreciate that you took the time to really find out what is going to best help Joe rather than run him through a bunch of generic drills that may or may not pertain to what he needs. Just a thought...
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Post by funkfriss on Apr 5, 2018 7:44:05 GMT -6
Snake oil salesmen exist because there are enough people desperate enough for the product. With so many parents on a mission to keep up with the athletic Joneses recently these guys have taken advantage. Capitalism at its finest and honestly I don't think there is anything that can or should be done about it. Sucks for us as coaches if we lose players, but nobody is being harmed or downright "fleeced" out of money. It's one thing to claim my bath water will cure cancer and another to say I will train you to be a better football player.
Thankfully I coach in a more rural setting and don't have to deal with this crap. We have, however, had kids transfer out of our district b/c of want for a better athletic program/experience. These have been some very athletic kids, but in each case we haven't missed them for a second. Any kid, or parent for that matter, who wants out of our school can kiss my ass and don't let the door hit you on yours on the way out.
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Post by funkfriss on Apr 2, 2018 10:19:57 GMT -6
We don't give the kids protein after workouts, mostly b/c that chit is expensive and we don't have the money for it. We talk about it as a supplement and our trainer has it available to purchase at discount, but that's about it.
We talk to them a couple times a year about food (when, what, why, how). If you think about it, if all you are doing is giving your dude a serving of protein after their workout, you're almost doing nothing. If you aren't educating them about their diet and nutrition and they are eating like crap or not eating enough then you're basically wrapping a gunshot wound.
The best thing we do with the kids is to have them chart three days of food/drink intake. What almost everyone finds out is that they are UNDER eating, especially in the protein department. We then talk to them about what food they have available to them and how they can best improve their diet. Protein is only brought into the conversation as a means to reaching daily protein consumption goals. We give this same talk to parents at our parent meeting.
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Post by funkfriss on Apr 1, 2018 8:34:54 GMT -6
Not sure why D1s don’t have em but many DII and DIII schools do. Fully advertised on their websites.
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Post by funkfriss on Mar 28, 2018 9:11:14 GMT -6
Our strength coach is a guy who continues to study and he was just telling me the other day that he read something that was claiming research showed the effects of dynamic stretching lasted only around ten minutes. According to that, stretching for an immediate performance (running, gymnastics routine, lifting, etc.) would make sense, but for football maybe not.
The past couple years I can remember standing on the sideline before a game after the team had been standing around for ten minutes for the anthem, introductions, school song, and coin toss and saying into the headset, “What the hell did we warm up for?”
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Post by funkfriss on Mar 21, 2018 8:42:00 GMT -6
But OP is saying he opens against this team. Does that change how you feel? I agree I'd rather see the current team not the prior years team, but I feel something is better than nothing. No cause we will get scrimmage film, or at least set it up that way, for our opener. Like I said so much can change from one season to the next you could spend time breaking them down then all of a sudden they go from flexbone to spread or a 4-4 to a 3-3... Just too many variables for me to rely on old film to get ready. I agree with this. I wouldn't want to prepare, or even have an inkling, for them to come out in one thing and give us something completely different. I would just do some research myself. Check Hudl highlights, YouTube, stats sites, etc and get a general picture of what they have run in the past. If they have a scrimmage I would definitely be sending some scouts.
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Post by funkfriss on Mar 19, 2018 12:21:43 GMT -6
My suggestions: In the meeting, don't talk unless asked to and turn-off your cell phone. Have a specific list of things you want to discuss/cover. Don't simply go there and expect them to "clinic" you and cover everything (you'll end up with nothing). Don't tell them what you do, unless you need to give a LITTLE background or they ask you. Let them do the talking. I was lucky enough to be on a staff that took a trip like this every spring, it was awesome. Anyway, we had one dude who was the o-line guru of all things in the trenches and he would repeatedly ask questions of the these guys strictly so he could go over what WE did. We all hated him and it was embarrassing. Imagine this exchange O-line coach who just won the national title 2 years ago: "yeah we call that a zero step because we don't want it to gain much ground" guru of BFE high school: "yeah I call that a negative step because I want it to be a little bit backwards even" ..............cool Oh man, I feel uncomfortable just reading that!! I think we definitely know our place in that regards. We have been told that we can attend the player meetings and practice, and also that the staff will be there "all day and into the evening as well." They're being very general in that way, so I'm not sure what to expect. What have been your experiences with this other time outside of the practice/meetings?
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Post by funkfriss on Mar 19, 2018 12:15:02 GMT -6
So you feel like a banker? Haha! Not quite. We're basically a bunch of hillbilly coaches going to visit some of the best in the business. Maybe this would have been a better reference.
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Post by funkfriss on Mar 19, 2018 8:46:27 GMT -6
We requested and were granted the opportunity to sit in with a DI staff for a day during their spring practices. We will be allowed to sit in on meetings, practice, and they will stay after and talk shop and watch film. We're extremely thrilled, but a bit apprehensive b/c nobody on staff has had this opportunity before and we feel a little like Ricky Vaughn at the French restaurant. What are some recommendations you have from experience so we can not look like @sses, be a burden on them, and get the most out of it? Thanks in advance!
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Post by funkfriss on Mar 15, 2018 7:49:58 GMT -6
Yes, a few times. Ultimately, it is the HC's or coordinator's decision and you have to teach it the way he wants it. That said, I think it would be egregious if that coach wouldn't at least give you the opportunity to explain or try it your way. That has been my experience.
Some things I've disagreed with have been minor and not a big deal, like how the HC wanted us to play kickoff lanes. Both of our ideas would work, I just felt more comfortable with the way I was teaching it.
The ones I've taken greater issue with have been differences in technique coaching the OL and DL. One issue was with the HC on OL footwork, the other with the DC on get-offs. In both cases, I gave my side, they listened and said no. So I did it their way, not that big a deal. They gave me a great deal of autonomy and were constantly taking my opinion and ideas, so I wasn't that heartbroken.
The biggest problem was with the OL footwork when the players said, "Why are we doing it this way? This isn't right." I had to bite my tongue and say it was the right way and it was the way we were doing it. It would've been really easy for me to say, "I know guys, but the header wants it this way, so we gotta." IMO you have to avoid that at all costs and maintain loyalty to the boss first and foremost. If you can't, then you need to get out.
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Post by funkfriss on Mar 6, 2018 9:30:06 GMT -6
I personally didn't like the STL clinic. Second year in a row I wasn't thrilled. Agree about the chalk wars thing, it seemed like that's all there was Saturday Afternoon. During my survey that Glazier sent out, I said as much. Also, I really liked the Thursday Night, Friday All Day, Saturday Morning format better. Saturday afternoon was low in attendance, and Sunday morning when I peaked in a room, it was more of a ghost town then usual. Spoke to someone from the clinic in the elevator, they said numbers were down from what they expected. I agree, it seems like the overall quality was down, however, Chris Klenakis from Louisville and Steve Loney from the Cowboys were the highlights for me. Loney is one of those guys who has been around so long and in so many places that you could just listen to him talk for hours. Overheads and all!
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Post by funkfriss on Mar 5, 2018 14:12:27 GMT -6
This has been introduced a couple times in NY and been shot down. Being introduced for the first time in CA, IL, and MD. I'm guessing that since it passed out of committee in IL on only an 11-9 vote that it has a very slim chance of ever becoming law.
Seems like in every case you get a couple representatives (out of hundreds) with a hair up their @$$ about it and it fizzles out.
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Post by funkfriss on Feb 28, 2018 11:23:28 GMT -6
I am curious as to how many states have a six-quarter rule? If you have it, how do like it and how are the quarters played tracked (do you have to submit something to a conference or league office)? We have it, don't have to submit anything. It's basically policed by the coaches. If you think a kid played too many quarters and they disagree you would go to the film for proof. I think I've only heard of one game being forfeited in our state since we went to 6 quarters. As for the 14-game rule, that one's a little suspect. How am I going to know whether a kid on our week 9 schedule has played more than 13 games already?
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Post by funkfriss on Feb 15, 2018 7:16:41 GMT -6
Do your interviews and see where he stacks up. If he’s the top candidate then hire him. If there’s a problem once he’s hired sit him down and talk with him. Communication and honesty are musts.
If it doesn’t work out, don’t have him back. But I think I’d hate to lose out on the possibility of a good assistant just because his kid plays.
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Post by funkfriss on Feb 12, 2018 9:33:32 GMT -6
Twin Cities Glazier- meh... HS coaches were good (Jones MO. and Zandagriff GA) College coaches were not very excited to be there with the exception of Holiday. And McNally was as on point as ever. After that very tough to sit through. Great time after sessions meeting coaches from DII and NAIA schools as well as crashing a few coaching socials. Agree, it wasn't the best clinic I've been to, however, there were some gems. Coach Holliday from Utah was very good, especially with WR fundamentals and route running. I was impressed with Coach Hofher from Iowa St. I was setting myself up to be disappointed when he started by rambling about his players for about 15 minutes, but once he got to the film he did a GREAT job of explaining the why and how of their RPOs and Pass concepts. He ran over every session and answered many questions. Coach Salem from Pitt was about as energetic as any presenter I've seen. Good specials teams talks. Adam Bradley and Justin Anderson gave some good material on leadership and team chemistry. The rest of what I saw...meh
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