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Post by touchdowng on Aug 8, 2008 18:49:48 GMT -6
This is a spinoff on the cheerleader question. Didn't want to hijack a thread. I apologize if this has been discussed before.
What is your protocal on bus rides at the H.S. Level?
Short trips (under 30 min)?
Long trips (over 30 min)?
Return trip?
On the ride back after a loss?
Same question after a win?
We are business like - Quiet levels of conversation that are fb specific.
We pass around our "ready sheet" so that all of the kids can see it for the last time.
Kids will ask questions if needed
Other than that - we are pretty quiet.
Kid may listen to their ipods on the bus as long as we can't hear them. If we can, they're too loud.
when we Win? - We have some fun (songs, laughter, etc.) - short debrief when we get back home and we discuss what we learned
if we Lose? - We're quiet and reflective - Longer debrief after we get back home and we discuss what we learned.
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Post by phantom on Aug 8, 2008 19:39:42 GMT -6
Short trips (which for us includes home games)- very quiet. Ipods are OK. Quiet talk is OK
but no laughing or loud noise.
Long trips (30 min or longer)- a little more leeway on volume but still no grabass.
Real long (a couple of hours)- even more leeway. Normal conversation and we don't mind a
some laughing and joking but no outright buffoonery. We may show a movie. When
we get close (within a half hour or so) it's down to business.
After a win- have fun.
After a loss- Keep it quiet. Definitely no laughing and joking. Again, a lot more leeway after
a loss very far from home. We'll probably show another movie.
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Post by 19delta on Aug 9, 2008 8:27:35 GMT -6
I worked for one guy who let the guys talk quietly until we were 30 minutes or so from the game and then it was absolute silence. Another guy I worked for never said anything about the bus ride and the kids were literally animals...hanging out of the windows, yelling at girls passing by, cussing, swearing...heck, a couple of times, the BUS DRIVER actually had to tell the kids to tighten up.
On the bus ride home, the first guy would let the kids talk and "celebrate" moderately if we won. If we lost, the bus ride home was quiet.
The other guy...wow. Whether we won or lost, the kids did whatever they wanted. We could come back from a 35-0 loss and if you saw the kids on the bus, you would think that we just liberated France.
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Post by airraider on Aug 9, 2008 11:12:57 GMT -6
I am a quite bus guy..
The guy I worked for back until 06.. he actually told myself and another coach to be quite on the bus one time.. said if the kids coudnt talk then neither could we.. he was/is not a favorite of most people..
He also made the coaches all drink water during team meals.. didnt want to spend the extra $1-2.. lol
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Post by fbdoc on Aug 9, 2008 13:15:56 GMT -6
Much like the previous posts. If you're anal about any talking at all I think the kids tend to tense up. You want them ready to play, not pissed at you because they couldn't relax and focus. After a win, let me tell you, our bus rides are loud and fun! We'll even put the game video on (we use motor coaches) and let them celebrate every play.
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Post by tog on Aug 9, 2008 16:38:17 GMT -6
Short trips (which for us includes home games)- very quiet. Ipods are OK. Quiet talk is OK but no laughing or loud noise. Long trips (30 min or longer)- a little more leeway on volume but still no grabass. Real long (a couple of hours)- even more leeway. Normal conversation and we don't mind a some laughing and joking but no outright buffoonery. We may show a movie. When we get close (within a half hour or so) it's down to business. After a win- have fun. After a loss- Keep it quiet. Definitely no laughing and joking. Again, a lot more leeway after a loss very far from home. We'll probably show another movie. this is how i have always looked at it |
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Post by k on Aug 9, 2008 19:16:27 GMT -6
To game: Only conversation I should hear is about football. Talking about other things should be very quiet.
From win: Have fun don't break any laws.
From loss: Silence.
Ipods are fine. Games and cellphones can bother me but I don't outlaw them.
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Post by phantom on Aug 9, 2008 19:37:17 GMT -6
To game: Only conversation I should hear is about football. Talking about other things should be very quiet. From win: Have fun don't break any laws. From loss: Silence. Ipods are fine. Games and cellphones can bother me but I don't outlaw them. Cellphones are definitely out for us. |
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Post by rideanddecide on Aug 10, 2008 12:29:28 GMT -6
To game: Only conversation I should hear is about football. Talking about other things should be very quiet. From win: Have fun don't break any laws. From loss: Silence. Ipods are fine. Games and cellphones can bother me but I don't outlaw them. Cellphones are definitely out for us. Do you end up playing cellphone police then? |
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Post by phantom on Aug 10, 2008 12:51:18 GMT -6
Cellphones are definitely out for us. Do you end up playing cellphone police then? Yep. We don't look for them but if we see one there'll be an a$$chewing coming and we'll tell them to give it to a manager. Why would they need a cellphone at a football game? |
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Post by k on Aug 10, 2008 13:00:39 GMT -6
Why would they need a cellphone at a football game? Our underclassmen use them to arrange rides home (on the bus ride home) and it is a very justifiable use. They also text their girls etc which is less valid. =) |
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Post by phantom on Aug 10, 2008 13:24:14 GMT -6
Why would they need a cellphone at a football game? Our underclassmen use them to arrange rides home (on the bus ride home) and it is a very justifiable use. They also text their girls etc which is less valid. =) No problem. Keep it tucked away before the game and leave it on the bus during the game. After the game if we win I don't care if he has a 42" HDTV. |
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Post by senatorblutarsky on Aug 10, 2008 15:50:03 GMT -6
We are business like. Most of our trips are over an hour- talking is fine. Usually we have the radio on for background music (or occasionally there is a game on the radio). Most of our guys look over scouting reports one last time- occasionally we have brief (informal) position meetings. After... it is usually pretty quiet too. Our guys are (and should be) spent. It is pretty much the same on the bus regardless of whether we won or lost (although most of our road losses have ended our season- that changes the demeanor a bit). Our biggest issue is we need to encourage our guys to have us pull over, or remind them to find the trash can when they throw up. We seem to have a lot of bus pukers (2-3 a year). RE: this
Why would they need a cellphone at a football game?Our underclassmen use them to arrange rides home (on the bus ride home) and it is a very justifiable use.
They also text their girls etc which is less valid. =)
No problem. Keep it tucked away before the game and leave it on the bus during the game. After the game if we win I don't care if he has a 42" HDTV.
We finally get cell coverage here. Our guys have the understanding that IF cell phones are with them, they are in their bags and OFF. At our parent meeting, we discussed this- and while I never said it, our players believe that if a cell phone rings, they won't travel the next week (I'm not sure I will be so quick to correct this misconception).  |
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