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Post by blackjm75 on Jun 6, 2011 5:38:39 GMT -6
Last couple of games we have come out really flat and with no passion or fight despite being against teams we are capable of beating.
What are some of the things that you do to get your players fired up and ready to go out fighting?
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Post by blb on Jun 6, 2011 6:11:03 GMT -6
Ah, the mysteries of human psychology and motivation.
Kids only get so many At Bats in HS Football. They should be able to get themselves "up" to play games.
If they don't not sure there's much coach can do about it.
Before leaving for field I simply remind them of what the game means to us, and what we have to do to win. No prayer-meeting Evangelism or gimmickry.
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Post by hamerhead on Jun 6, 2011 6:52:45 GMT -6
I threaten them with a cattle prod. Since that one incident back in '08, it works every time.
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Post by lochness on Jun 6, 2011 7:17:34 GMT -6
Ah, the mysteries of human psychology and motivation. Kids only get so many At Bats in HS Football. They should be able to get themselves "up" to play games. If they don't not sure there's much coach can do about it. Before leaving for field I simply remind them of what the game means to us, and what we have to do to win. No prayer-meeting Evangelism or gimmickry. This is exactly our approach too... We don't get too crazy or preachy. We remind the kids of our goals, how hard they've worked, and what each individual game means to us. Sometimes we have a "theme of the week" that we harp on a bit. Then we remind them to play for each other, and to be the guy everyone can count on. We wish them luck, strap 'em up, and "punch-in" to go to work. All the other stuff isn't really our thing, and I'm not sure it has a lasting impact anyway.
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Post by superpower on Jun 6, 2011 7:53:43 GMT -6
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Post by gapshoot76 on Jun 6, 2011 9:32:58 GMT -6
Can I get a background music guy follow me around before a game? Seems to make things a little better.
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Post by coachwoodall on Jun 6, 2011 10:15:17 GMT -6
Do the exact same thing that you normally do to get ready for practice. The only thing different for us that we do a quick hit/tackle (that normally doesn't come until later in the the practice) to finish up.
It is business as usual Monday-Friday.
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Post by fantom on Jun 6, 2011 10:33:32 GMT -6
Do the exact same thing that you normally do to get ready for practice. The only thing different for us that we do a quick hit/tackle (that normally doesn't come until later in the the practice) to finish up. It is business as usual Monday-Friday. Same here. As for the question of why teams come out flat sometimes, if I had an answer I'd bottle it and sell it (Of course I wouldn't spam it here on Huey's).
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Post by blb on Jun 6, 2011 10:41:49 GMT -6
I tell them the last 11 SOBs out of the locker room are going to have to start.
We still don't play very well but they take the field like the Devil was chasin' 'em.
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Post by Coach Huey on Jun 6, 2011 11:10:59 GMT -6
we look more into the "focus on assignment, game" rather than "rah rah, kick some ass" type stuff. focus is more important, to me, than 'hyped up'.
everyone's all hyped up until they get hit in the mouth ... but, if you lose focus you got a problem.
we just go over the game plan, the details, script, scenarios, etc. theme is doing your job, helping a teammate, play the next play, etc. there are no "knock their heads off" speeches with heavy metal in the background.
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Post by pvogel on Jun 6, 2011 11:12:16 GMT -6
Agree that you can only do so much. If they arent fired up to play, theres only so much you can do. I think the biggest reason a team comes out flat for a game is a bad practice week. A lackluster, slow tempo practice week tends to lend to the same feeling in games
but this one always gets me fired up
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Post by osceola on Jun 6, 2011 12:14:41 GMT -6
When I played in highschool our coach was not a big raw raw guy. HE would give a quick speech about effort intesity and attention to detail. Talk about focus, and keeping our heads in the game. He would tell us to lean on eachother, and to count on one another.
We would then listen to Bil withers - lean on me while we just kinda bounced around and sang along. Still get goose bumps when I hear that song, you may not think it is a football song but listen to the words. Had a lot of meaning to us, and we subscribed ot the attitude of leaning on eachother.
A song like that right before you walk out gets you kinda calm and ready.
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Post by superpower on Jun 6, 2011 13:16:38 GMT -6
this one always gets me fired up Where is the "Like" button?
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Post by airitout616 on Jun 6, 2011 14:20:36 GMT -6
Spike the water bottles with Red Bull....
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Post by airitout616 on Jun 6, 2011 14:27:49 GMT -6
or hire this guy......
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Post by kcbazooka on Jun 6, 2011 16:14:24 GMT -6
i'm not big rah rah guy - but my assistant is so i often let him do a pregamer --- i like some of the youtubes --- had one early in my career but it had cutups from caddy shack and stripes - probably not what some of you want - but it lightened the mood... kids see so many movies i think they have come to expect a big pre-game speech...
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Post by Chris Clement on Jun 6, 2011 20:53:33 GMT -6
If your pregame speech comes from stripes and caddyshack I hesitate to ask what your playbook looks like!
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Post by julien on Jun 6, 2011 22:43:42 GMT -6
there are no knock their heads off; speeches with heavy metal in the background. You are no fun at all.
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Post by blackjm75 on Jun 7, 2011 8:12:11 GMT -6
Thanks guys its good to see some of the different viewpoints. We are an adult team and we only get to see our guys once in the week so its not all that easy to instill it through the week.
Ill let you know how we get on with getting them going in the next game.
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Post by coachdennis on Jun 7, 2011 8:21:44 GMT -6
I have always felt that your week of practice, and the messages you send all week, matter a lot more than the pre-game speech. Keep in mind as well that the younger they are, the more likely you are to simply scare them with a big fire and brimstone speech. For every kid you fire up, there's one beside him who you just turned to stone. :-)
I can tell you a speech that is worse than useless, and is in fact counter-productive. That is the big half time speech. I can't tell you the number of coaches I have seen go make the big half time speech, only to watch their kids play even worse in the second half than they did in the first. At half time, you keep it short, simple, and upbeat - the work needs to get done in groups as you make your adjustments.
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Post by ajreaper on Jun 7, 2011 11:27:05 GMT -6
Rah-Rah fire em up speeches work great until someone knocks the crap out of them- they need to have the ability to answer adversity in an appropriate way which means you have to prepare them all year long to train them to come out firing on all cylinders and to compete for 48 minutes.
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Post by ramsoc on Jun 7, 2011 22:34:15 GMT -6
I know this guy and um...yeah, we'll just leave it at that...
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