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Post by funkfriss on Feb 8, 2018 9:09:55 GMT -6
Congrats Silk!
Unfortunately, we grow midgets where I'm at, so I don't foresee us doing the same, even with strong lifting numbers from both boys and girls. Our wrestling program is pretty stout though!!
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Post by funkfriss on Feb 7, 2018 11:15:10 GMT -6
Didn't he just pull a Belichick. I would agree with 2 other posts. Other than Obrien the other guys were all busts. I also believe he is the heir apparent. That could happen sooner than later. Honestly even Belechick... without Brady has not had much success. Chicken or egg... He did actually pull a Belichick, almost agreed to sign with a perennially dysfunctional organization, but backed out at the last minute. Problem with his former assistants is that they wanted to torture themselves by coaching for the Browns and Jets. The facts that Romeo was the last HC w/ a winning record in Cleveland and Mangini was able to win 5 games (and lose 7 more by one score) with the roster he had in 2010 to me speak to how good they really are. Seriously, if you do one thing today go look up the 2010 Browns roster and gain at least a touch of appreciation for Mangini...
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Post by funkfriss on Feb 7, 2018 10:57:49 GMT -6
Call me crazy but I actually think being a HC in the NFL is probably easier than being a HC in the SEC, Big 10, etc. Those guys are out recruiting, organizing camps, doing grade checks, etc right now. 99% of your NFL head coaches probably sleep in and spend the majority of their time with their families this time of the year. Not that NFL coaches have any reason to browse a site like this with a bunch of pions like us, BUT if they did I'm sure your post would have been the source of some great comic relief.
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Post by funkfriss on Feb 6, 2018 14:33:33 GMT -6
Just curious, but does anybody know why coaches switched from using Vs to represent defensive players to Xs in diagrams?
Looking through old playbooks and I like the Vs better. It's easier to tell shades and tilted players.
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Post by funkfriss on Feb 5, 2018 12:52:31 GMT -6
Totally off the subject of the OP but it’s Super Bowl related.... Best tweet I saw last night : “Just remember 10 years ago Peterson was a HS coach and there was a parent who though he was an idiot and they knew better” Amen to that!
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Post by funkfriss on Feb 5, 2018 10:21:48 GMT -6
This is just me being cynical. And I am actually a very positive person and coach. I just believe that games are won by doing your job, not some great speech or believing that you will do it, or pointing out that John Candy is in the stands. Don't get me wrong, believing you can win, good speeches, motivation, etc, matter. They just aren't what wins. I do believe the opposite definitely leads towards losing. No motivation, no belief, etc, will mean you won't win. Enough rambling. Here is what I am trying to point out. You know that if the Patriots would have scored on their second to last drive and won, that everyone would say, ME INCLUDED, I knew that was going to happen. All the Patriots would say that Brady willed them to win, they knew their was no way they could lose, it is the Patriot way, Brady looked the guys in the eyes and they all just knew "no way we lose", or that Brady pointed out that some celebrity was in the stands or whatever. If the last play would have been caught and they converted the 2 point play and won in OT, same thing. So surely Brady or Belichick said something on those last two drives. But turns out, it was just words or belief, not results. I was rooting for the Pats and am a Tom Brady fan, so I am not slamming him, the team, or even this game. Just pointing out universal football/sports beliefs that are probably incorrect. Of course the winners can always say - we knew. We believed. I guess that actually wasn't enough rambling, cause I continued to ramble. Peace out. LOL Great post. To me, this thinking is what separates amateurs from slightly better than amateurs like myself Do I think Brady's leadership, grit, body language, moxy, blah, blah, blah have had an impact on the Patriots success, ABSOLUTELY!! Do I think it's overrated? ABSOLUTELY!! Football is a team sport, you have to have 11 dudes getting chit done to be successful. One dude putting a cape on to save the game is too Hollywood for my blood. I've had parents complain that I don't get our players more fired up before games by giving speeches or yelling or some other antics. First, my name isn't Coach Kilmer, Coach Boone, or even Coach Carter. Second, it's not my personality nor is it the personality of half our team. Third, if you need a speech to motivate you, then we're screwed. That's always been my philosophy.
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Post by funkfriss on Feb 5, 2018 8:50:48 GMT -6
Patriots had the ball on the NE 49 with :13 left last night and threw a pass to try and pick up 10 or so yards, Collinsworth mentioned that he thought it might be a better payoff to try and do 2 hailmary's. I thought it was an interesting idea. I tend to think that he was probably right. One thing about it though, it would have been a taxing play on all the receivers, to run 50 yards down there, turn around, get back in time to line up again, and then run 50 yards again. Especially considering that the Eagles defenders would not have needed to do that, the defenders starting near the goal line, could have just stayed near the goal line. Since they basically needed a hail mary either way, I tend to think doing twice would have been worth it either way, but that would have been a very similar scenario to the punt redo. I think the fact that Brady barely got the ball to the EZ from the 40 had something to do with that play call
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Post by funkfriss on Feb 1, 2018 13:02:32 GMT -6
It’s been 13 years since Massey-Thaler and it’s just amazing that only a handful of teams seem to have read it. Every time you trade up in the draft what you’re saying is “I’m substantially smarter than my peers, I am so much smarter that I will pay a premium to show off how smart I am.” These are presumably the 32 best candidates in the world, what would make you think that you’ve got an edge on them? Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't M-T more relevant at the time when rookies were earning ginormous contracts out the chute?
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Post by funkfriss on Feb 1, 2018 11:34:33 GMT -6
Anybody ever read Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel Pink? If you haven't I highly recommend it.
Mr. Pink would tell you what a crock PBIS and other programs of its ilk are. PBIS generate two outcomes:
1. Teachers and admin can feel good about themselves 2. Admin can say "Look at what we're doing to curb delinquent behavior" to appease parents and the school board, but numbers don't support it
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Post by funkfriss on Feb 1, 2018 9:58:27 GMT -6
Would love to eliminate knee pads & practice pants from the program. Do not have game pants with knee pads. A. Could have all players with 7 pad girdles. Has anyone used these for repeated practices with shorts? Wondering if they hold up.
Also, I am guessing some kids might not like them and would rather just have knee pads.
B. OR is it better to go just keep knee pads for game pants and have them wear volleyball knee pads?
Does anyone just leave knee pads in the game pants and wash them with the pants?
Thanks Most of our kids do not wear knee pads at practice. We don't police them either. Been this way for a few years now and haven't had any issues. Let's be honest, knee pads are pretty worthless. We have still issued practice pants at practice, but I think we're going to go away from this next year. We'll still have them if kids absolutely want to have knee pads, but won't require them.
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Post by funkfriss on Feb 1, 2018 9:35:00 GMT -6
I think what a lot of people are missing is that Belichick has the greatest QB and arguably the greatest player in the history of the NFL. In the NFL, having a great QB automatically makes everything else better and makes everything the front office do look really smart. Lessons from the Patriots for high school coaches? I really don't think there are any. Of all the levels of football, the NFL is the most QB centric. NFL coaches either have a good to great QB or they are looking for a new job in 3 years. It doesn't matter how good of a football coach or personal manager or talent evaluator they are. The best coaches and the smartest guys in the front office can only cover up not having a good to great QB for so long until they get exposed. That is simply not the case in college and high school. I'll piggyback and say they have arguably the GOAT who is also the 12th highest paid player at his position and has been around that level his entire career. Very similar to when the 90s Bulls had the GOAT at a fraction of his value. Next year he's set to count for $22 mil against the cap which is about $5 mil higher than he's ever been (and $8 mil more than this season). Maybe that's a big reason why Belichick was trying to shop him....
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Post by funkfriss on Jan 30, 2018 12:23:14 GMT -6
They should create a "Huey Social" at these clinics. Would be cool to connect with some of you great coaches on here! I gotta give props to fasterthanthefly for spreading the Huey gospel when I sat in on his clinic sessions a few years ago. He's a proud Hueyite and is always trying to get more coaches to visit the site, join and contribute. Sidenote: Is it weird that "Hueyite" passed through autocorrect?
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Post by funkfriss on Jan 30, 2018 10:20:19 GMT -6
A couple years ago, my DC and I came up with our offense and defense essentials that we needed to practice every week. We split these essentials from Mon-Thu (we're not a traditional Thursday walk-through team). Each day we built in specific time for "special situations" whether they be offense, defense or the various special teams. We would usually do two each day. For example, Monday might be designated offense and FG/XP special so the first Monday we might decide to work on coming out of our endzone for offense (1st, 2nd, and 3rd downs) and fake FG/XP. The next Monday we might work offensive interception pursuit and blocked FG pursuit. The next Monday we might work end of half/game plays from the 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50+ for Offense and end of game FGs.
Here is a list of special situations that we came up for all areas. A great resource that I would highly reccommend is Coaching Football's Special Situations by Al Groh
Special Situations
Punt
- Blocked punt - Hits our man - Bad snap - Hits their man - Kicking on the run - Directional (punter technique) - Fake - Downing inside 20 (punter technique) - Fair catch - Time of punt (hold ball vs. teams that don’t rush) - Quick kick - Punting from own end zone - Backup Punter - Snap over punter (safety??)
Punt Defense
- Punt block - Partially blocked kick - Fair catch - Scooping/falling on blocked punt - Fake punt defense - Blocking punt in end zone - Hits our man - Hits their man - Receiving punt deep in own territory
Kickoff
- Onside - Squib - Pooch - Live ball - Fair catch - Kicking after safety - Backup Kicker
Kickoff Return
- Onside - Squib - Pooch - Live ball - Line drive - Fair catch - Touchback - After safety - Fumblerusky - Backup Returners - “Muffing” into the End Zone for a touchback (if kick is missed or bobbled)
Kick Scoring
- Fake - 2-point conversion - Free kick - “Fire” - Defending Fake - 10-second FG - Backup Kicker
Offense
- Fumble/Preventing - INT/Preventing - Audible - Deflected pass up in the air - Pass behind LOS - Throwing out of bounds - Diving for balls - Backed up Offense - End of game plays
Defense
- Pass deflected - INT/Forcing - Fumble/Forcing - Pass behind LOS/Lateral - Diving for balls - End of game plays
Clock Management
- 2-minute drill - Staying in bounds (with lead)/Getting out (behind) - When to use timeouts - Keeping runners in bounds (lead)/Forcing out (behind)
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Post by funkfriss on Jan 30, 2018 9:51:16 GMT -6
The same Trev Alberts that all the homers at Nebraska were recently demanding be appointed AD there? Yes. Which goes to show that sometimes dropping football isn't the action of some "football hating wussy liberal that hates everything masculine.... " and whatever else vanden48 claimed. Sometimes that might be true, sometimes the reality of the situation is simply that football is a tough sport to maintain for most universities. "Football hating wussy liberal" It might be longer, but I like this soooo much better than "snowflake." Consider it stolen!!!
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Post by funkfriss on Jan 30, 2018 9:48:32 GMT -6
Man I consider myself well read and well spoken, but I had to go to the dictionary for this one Care to define it for the rest of us? Hostile, particularly with the intent of causing an argument Rabble-rousing Stirring the Pot
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Post by funkfriss on Jan 30, 2018 9:43:19 GMT -6
I'm not going to pretend like I have any insight, but like all other issues, it seems some are quick to rush to one side based on perceptions, stereotypes, and biases.
"Here’s what’s really been going on Humboldt State, according to a firsthand, behind the scenes account from coach Smith."
It seems to me the only thing Coach Smith has cleared up with this letter is that the administration has been lying and balking at his resignation request. Let me ask you though, was the interim AD wrong? Had Coach Smith resigned by sending an email stating his intention to resign? I guess to me you haven't resigned until you actually, or formally as stated in the article, resign which he didn't do until a couple weeks later.
In the letter, there really is no explanation as to why the administration doesn't support the football program or why they are wanting to get rid of it. If money isn't the issue, then why was the decision reversed only after $500K was raised?
What we were given was one side of the situation. I'm not saying Coach Smith is wrong, he could very well be totally right in his assumption that the administration has ulterior motives. However, there are two sides to a story and I'd be at least interested in hearing the other side before I have an opinion.
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Post by funkfriss on Jan 30, 2018 9:10:07 GMT -6
That seems a tad polemical... Man I consider myself well read and well spoken, but I had to go to the dictionary for this one
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Post by funkfriss on Jan 22, 2018 7:30:35 GMT -6
True using these types of caps voids helmet warranty and insurance. A few things I did in the past - 1. have the helmet rep personally size the kids for helmets. 2. make sure your weight program works neck and trap muscle groups. 3. develop a 'core development' plan and use it (This will help with squats and other lifts) 4. before each 'work day' practice (Tues and Wed), we would have position coaches meet for a few minutes on the field with their position groups to go over things. During this time they checked helmets. Trainers were ready to add or take out air as needed to eliminate wasted time. It became invaluable and our 'concussion' numbers dropped dramatically. 5. Check mouthpieces too - they should be in good shape. One season a dentist (player connection) offered to personally fit players with custom mouthpieces for $25. It was voluntary - some kids did it, about 1/3 of the team. You had me on the first two. I did not know this until last year, but your Riddel rep (and I know Schutt does the same) is obligated to personally come and fit your kids for helmets. I had ours do this last Spring so that we could order new helmets for HS and JH accordingly. He then came back in early August and made sure the sizes were right, cheek pads were the right size, etc. Every kid, except the ones who came out late, was put into a proper helmet and we had zero issues throughout the season. As others have said, it's all about the neck. Those muscles are the shock absorbers for your head. I would love to be able to do #4, but there's no way in he!! we could logistically get that done. Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't a couple studies come out refuting the significance of mouthpieces and concussion reduction?
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Post by funkfriss on Jan 22, 2018 7:24:34 GMT -6
file:///C:/Users/Dan/AppData/Local/Packages/Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe/TempState/Downloads/Guardian%20Caps%20What’s%20the%20Impact.pdf read about two pages down You'll have to repost, I can't see it.
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Post by funkfriss on Jan 19, 2018 7:23:26 GMT -6
MN - Feb 9-11 STL - Mar 2-4 CHI - Mar 9-11
Looking forward to the quick hitter sessions. I hope they're rapid fire and pack with info.
What are thoughts on the chalk wars? I've been semi-interested in the past, but always found other topics more pertinent.
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Post by funkfriss on Jan 18, 2018 14:52:25 GMT -6
Thanks for the comments.
If I flat out told him not to come out that would cause a problem. Like others have mentioned, I can’t force a kid to not be in the team unless he did something wrong. Can’t just be, I don’t like the kid.
He likes football, comes to lifting, gets good grades, etc, etc. he just can’t be trusted. He’s literally the kid who will cry a sob story about his grandma dying to get out of a problem and smirk about it on the way out the door. I’ve been doing this long enough to know which kids from rough backgrounds have a good heart and which ones are egocentric, lack empathy, and are borderline evil. He fits the second group.
But he hasn’t done anything wrong....
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Post by funkfriss on Jan 18, 2018 11:54:49 GMT -6
....tell a kid you didn't want him to come out for football because you don't like him and his character?
I've got a kid who is sneaky and I honestly don't trust him and don't want him around our team. It's widely believed that he is involved in drug dealing and other illegal activity although he's never been caught. Administration and even law enforcement are onto him. He's one of those smart kids who thinks he's invincible, above authority and rules, and that he'll never get caught. The "problem" is he hasn't been caught doing anything.
Anybody have a similar issue? How did you deal with it?
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Post by funkfriss on Jan 9, 2018 8:53:12 GMT -6
All this. Then have parents who "get it" too. Helps to have your staff on the same page. Helps to have all the other sport coaches in your school have the same mentality. So athletes go from one sport to the next and get the same message no matter what. This is huge. We struggle with kids from another sport because their coach doesn't require them to be at practice to play in games. Not kidding. They go out for football and realize they have to show up....and work hard, so they're out. And somehow this douche still has a coaching job....
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Post by funkfriss on Jan 5, 2018 10:55:52 GMT -6
Coaches, I am looking for others input on what your 3 year or 5 year plan is when taking over a program. Would be happy to share what I have. Looking to learn from others through experience or just what you plan to use when becoming a head coach. I'm curious, what are your 3 and 5-year plans? Would this be a good blueprint for taking over a 0-win team? Year 1: Implement your expectations/culture/scheme; win 1 game with last year HC's leftovers Year 2: Solidify the above; win 4 games Year 3: Program is established; win 6 games and finish top-2 in the district for the first time in 17 years. This has been my first three years as HC. I think this fits the narrative of what a lot of coaches would call success, but I'll be honest, I haven't felt that way at all. As somebody else posted, I expect to go undefeated every year. I know this isn't attainable, but I am never satisfied and I like it that way. Each season, in my mind, we should've been more successful, and let's not kid ourselves, the biggest reason for our increase in wins each year was an increase in talent. Period. Had I come in with the above 3-year plan with no talent I would've been sorely disappointed even though a lot of it would've been out of my hands. I don't believe in 3-year, 5-year, 10-year plans (maybe someone will change my mind). Instead of a plan, I coach by these three credos: 1. "Every player deserves a chance to win, and you as a coach have an obligatory responsibility to give it to them." - Bill Parcells 2. "If you can't do the little things right, you will never do the big things right." - Adm. William McRaven 3. "If you're not getting better, you're getting worse." - Not sure who
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Post by funkfriss on Jan 5, 2018 8:34:46 GMT -6
How effective was it in a HS stadium at night? We're looking for something that we can use this year to display numbers like that. This past season we tried whiteboards (and blackboards) and our QB just couldn't see it clearly enough. Would you recommend red or black?
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Post by funkfriss on Nov 15, 2017 16:18:35 GMT -6
If they're blitzing, we're going to counter it no matter who we have in. On the flip side, if we can't stop you in base, we're going to blitz no matter who we have in. My philosophy on subbing is: Winning - sub when we feel comfortable with the game/score. As fantom said, subbing for the winning team is to reward the backups who grind during the week. Losing - sub when we feel like our starters "had their chance." I've been a part of the entire spectrum of teams in my career, unlike some coaches who run away from a team at the first chance they could lose 3 games. If we have a good team and got our butts kicked, we're going to sub when we feel the chance to come back is over. If we have a bad team, we're going to give our starters a chance to have some success before we pull them, especially if we are young (which would you believe most bad teams are). Good example. We had a team that finished 1-8. We were up 20-0 at half against a really good team we had no business being in a game with. They came out and put 40 on us in the 3rd quarter (no lie). We put the subs in for the entire 4th. Final was 43-20. The next week, we played another good team and were down 41-0 in the 3rd when they subbed. We kept our starters in for a couple more series until we scored, and subbed with about 5:00 left. Final was 54-7. I think we made the right decision in both games.
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Post by funkfriss on Nov 3, 2017 7:57:39 GMT -6
Sounds like everybody isn't rowing in the same direction. Either the header needs to go or the assistants do.
One thing I do know from experience; a head coach can't succeed without good assistants.
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Post by funkfriss on Oct 23, 2017 8:13:39 GMT -6
I don’t think packaged “systems” are a bad idea, at least for a starting point. A lot of us are teachers and we don’t create our curriculum. A lot of people use some type of system for strength & conditioning programs as well. What’s the difference with an offense or defense? This is a GREAT analogy. You take a foundation and make it your own. I tell you what, if there had been a "US History System" available when I first started teaching I would have GLADLY ponied up the $$ for a glimpse of what an expert teacher does which his/her curriculum. Wait, am I having a Shark Tank moment???
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Post by funkfriss on Oct 20, 2017 9:15:34 GMT -6
Legit question....I've always wondered why a program would buy a "system" from a coach? I've seen some of them, and they're basically the same as every available playbook you can find. Am I missing something as to the advantage of doing something like this when you could get the same kinds of information from other coaches for free? Because "playbook guy" gets his @$$ kicked while "system guy" wins games. I could completely install the Wing-T offense next season from the knowledge I have of the plays. I know the Belly Series, Buck Series, Jet Series, and Down Series. I can draw up the plays and their constraints. Could I tell you OL technique? Nope. QB footwork? Nope. Formation, play calling whens and whys? Nope. That's why you invest in the systems. It's like going to a clinic and taking a guy's offense or defense down on paper, but then you can have access to that guy whenever you want it. Can't remember exactly what he was talking about from your notes? You can watch a video online through the subscription. Wondering how he installs it? You can watch him install it with his team or ask him questions directly and get answers in a short time. I'm not directing this at you coachnswords as I think your intentions were well-meaning, but I can't stand people who look down at coaches who seek out help for their schemes. Like all good coaches are supposed to come out of the womb football geniuses and innovators. It's the same way people marvel at the players with talent more than the players who have worked their @$$es off to be good. Like there's some sort of coolness or badge of honor for not seeking help or exerting much effort to get better. (stepping off soap box...)
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Post by funkfriss on Sept 28, 2017 21:12:10 GMT -6
I coached at a similar program a few years back. Hadn't won a game in three years. The other team would score and the whole team would hang their heads "Oh ish here we go again" The head coach had a rally cry for the team along the lines of "I'm better and bigger than the moment" when something goes bad and even showed clips of a prominent powerhouse in our league turning the ball over or getting sacked for massive losses of yardage and then bouncing back. He put it in the practice plan that we had to do PAT block and then kick return in the middle of a team segment and anybody who blocked a kick in the game automatically got player of the game. Not saying it changed the fortunes of the program, we won 5 games in 2 years, but our losses, especially the second season, had little to do with the team's ability to cope with adversity. Take this basic premise and multiply it by 10. Have MANY different situations in practice that require adversity and demonstrate how they should handle it.
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