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Post by hchscoachtom on Nov 20, 2009 20:21:22 GMT -6
I just read smart football's blog referring to Saban and his staff having a 45 minute pre-game meeting. What a fantastic idea. It got me thinking, wondering . . . do high school staffs do this? Does your staff meet regularly during the season? How often? For what purpose? I believe it's important to do, unfortunately our HC doesn't want to impose on people's time with staff meetings. Consequently we are on field during pre-game warm ups devising our game plan, or on the bus ride to the game.  So what do you guys do? Do you discuss coin toss? Receiving, kicking off, deferring? When we are going to go for fourth down? When we are going to pooch kick instead of driving the end zone? Or are these type of issues just left up to head coach to decide and everyone else is just suppose to say "yes sir"? |
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Post by kylem56 on Nov 20, 2009 20:27:05 GMT -6
All of our game planning is done over the weekend so by time Monday's practice, we have our gameplan in place already. As far as those questions you asked like coin toss, fourth down etc., we developed a list of questions we need to answer by Monday.
During the season we will meet Monday night after practice for anywhere between 30 minutes to a hour. We decide if we need to scrap anything from the gameplan, what we need to emphasis more between now and Friday, and any other comments.
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Post by Coach Vint on Nov 20, 2009 21:14:56 GMT -6
I don't mean to be rude, but you must meet if you are going to be prepared. If coaches don't want to meet they shouldn't coach. It takes commitment and it isn't for everyone. What level is this? If you are coaching seven year old flag football I can see the need not to meet. Otherwise you must spend time preparing as a staff.
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Post by phantom on Nov 20, 2009 22:53:35 GMT -6
We meet evey Sunday at 5. We watch the tape of our last game, discuss any problems and our personnel, establish the offensive, kicking game, and defensive game plan as well as any other issues.
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Post by blb on Nov 21, 2009 7:53:06 GMT -6
Saban is making $4 million a year, all of his staff in six figures. They've got to do something with that 45 minutes to justify those salaries besides watch the kids get dressed or check out the coeds in the stands.
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Post by touchdownmaker on Nov 21, 2009 8:06:48 GMT -6
We try to meet for five-10 minutes after every practice. The guys who take off and dont come back to the office generally play a smaller role. Its just how it is.
We also meet before every game. We always try to get in before the kids on saturdays as well. just finding time to discuss things, vent, or whatever is important.
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Post by blb on Nov 21, 2009 8:15:57 GMT -6
We met Sundays for a couple hours to watch opponents' film, go over proposed game plan, discuss anything necessary - like phantom.
I had a young staff so I did all the breakdown stuff before we came together.
We would meet before practice to discuss plan and any adjustments or changes. Because we were a pretty tight group, we'd sit around after without having to mandate it and discuss how it went, personnel, or just tell stories and laugh together. Didn't have too many who were just punching the clock and they fell by the way side anyway.
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Post by wingtol on Nov 21, 2009 8:32:41 GMT -6
How do you coach and NOT meet during the season? Does everyone on your staff just show up 10 mins before practice and hit the field? I can't imagine how anything would get done or prepared if you don't meet. We have our game planning meeting every weekend where we watch our game and break down the film of our opponent. We are also always around before practice in the coaches office which I would call informal meetings.
Still boggles my mind how you could not meet and have any level of success in your season. Coaches meetings are a must and part of the job the way I look at it.
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Post by cnunley on Nov 21, 2009 9:54:05 GMT -6
I agree that I think Coaches meetings are an absolute must in order to have any success whatsoever.
We always meet on Sunday afternoons and watch our last game to find correctable mistakes then watch next weeks opponent to start game planning.
We would meet until we had an entire game plan. (typically a 2pm-7pm type of meeting including watching game film)
This was my 3rd season coaching and 1st as O coordinator. I could not imagine NOT game planning with the other coaches so we can bounce ideas off each other.
To me thats how you learn and get better. Im the youngest coach on our Varsity staff by 13 years....I love Coaches meetings
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Post by coachjr on Nov 21, 2009 9:58:33 GMT -6
With our program this is how we meet "In-Season".
Saturday - Staff meets for about a half hour to go over personnel -
injuries - morale - possible changes
JV staff leaves to prepare for game - Sat. at 10 am
Varsity staff breaks down next opponent - 3 films
JV staff returns after game - General discussion
staff dismissed by 2 pm
Sunday - No Staff meetings - Staff has assignments but they do
them at home - Sunday for family.
Monday - Staff Meeting after practice - (6 to 8 pm) Def. Gameplan
Review opponent tendencies, checks, what we plan to do.
This is our long day - but we do it in order to have Sunday
off.
Tuesday - Staff Meeting - 30 minutes to an hour - Review gameplan
both on offense and defense - changes - anything we want
want to throw out
Wednesday - Staff Meeting - 30 minutes - final checks - review all
Special Teams - depth charts
Thursday - Staff Meeting - 15 to 30 Minutes - final checks -anything
we need to cover
Friday - Team Walk Through - 15-20 minutes before getting on
Bus
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Post by teachcoach on Nov 21, 2009 12:05:20 GMT -6
When do most of you get your opponents film? We have it early on Sat. morning and are done with game plan on Sat with Sunday off. JV, Soph B and Frosh games are all on Sat. Half staff goes to JV and Soph B games. We watch additional film on Sunday on our own if needed.
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Post by floridagator on Nov 22, 2009 21:03:10 GMT -6
we already have opponets film and are pretty sure what were gonna due by the time we meet on Sunday nights(8pm) We iron out some details, what we'd like to really emphasize that week etc. usually last between 30min to an hour and then the D and O separates and goes over practice plan and then we head home. Sometimes O and D will meet before the coaches meeting so we can head home after the 8pm.
I think it is a great thing to have a meeting. A must. we try to all be on the same page heading into the new week.
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Post by tentboy on Nov 23, 2009 11:09:31 GMT -6
we do not meet much in person. we use alot of email, and phone calls, it has worked for us pretty good, but i am thinking we may need to add a meeting.
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Post by fbcoach74 on Nov 25, 2009 14:28:55 GMT -6
we meet every sunday at 6 we go over game plans, practice schedules, personnel to make sure we are on the same page and make any necessary changes.
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Post by dhatt14 on Nov 25, 2009 20:49:31 GMT -6
Our coordinators watch the opponents films on Saturday, position coaches grade their players, and write a synopsis of the previous week and ideas for the upcoming game week (for example:what they think could be done better, who played well, bad, areas to concentrate on for improvement...).
Sunday we meet at 2:00. First, the staff watches our game from Friday and charts stats. Two coaches who do video breakdowns work during this time breaking down the opponent's offense on our computer system. Then, offensive and defensive coaches seperate, watch opponent's film, and formulate a game plan. For opponents from the previous year, we will pull out the previous year's film and game plans to review. As we get deeper in the playoffs, this takes longer and longer.
During the week, position coaches meet with their players before and/or after practice to watch formation tapes and go over new plays. Defensive and offensive coaches meet every day after practice to watch more film and bounce around ideas.
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Post by Coach Huey on Nov 25, 2009 20:55:29 GMT -6
there is not a tremendous amount of difference between what most colleges do and what most high school's in texas do as far as meeting, game planning, film study, practice planning, etc.
the major difference is the 3-5 hours most hs coaches have to "take off" to go teach their classes.
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Post by fishon37 on Nov 26, 2009 7:24:01 GMT -6
there is not a tremendous amount of difference between what most colleges do and what most high school's in texas do as far as meeting, game planning, film study, practice planning, etc. the major difference is the 3-5 hours most hs coaches have to "take off" to go teach their classes. EXACTLY.... We do a 3 day retreat in June with the whole staff at some lake house or condo...we have a schedule set each day for meetings from 8-3...the rest of the time is ours.. We start to work in late june or early aug meeting and getting stuff ready...kids get there aug 4.. we have a staff meeting and off and def meeting every day of practice and a position meeting with your players... we play games on fri(meeting before with staff,off and def, and players) we work sat on our fri nite game from 8-11,we get the players from 12-2(watch film and run) we meet sun from 1-whenever preparing for next weeks game plan and practice.. |
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