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Post by goldenbear76 on Oct 7, 2005 1:58:48 GMT -6
That is true KW somewhat . Right now in my program I have 2 sophmore lineman. The first has no idea what it is to be physical, day in-day out he gets smashed by others in our drills. He was homeschooled for a long time and I believe he was seriously coddled by mommy. Before the season he was in the weight room every day. Same cannot be said about some of my "better" olineman. I have the sense that he wants to get better but just doesn't have the killer instinct in him. I will keep on him and teach technique and he might be soft, but at least he'll know his job. I think this year is a make-or-break year for him, he's getting hit a lot and if he comes back to the weight room after the season it will tell me a lot about him.
The second kid isn't tough either, he's missed practices, weight room attendance in the summer, but he is smart, knows his assignments sticks on his blocks. He doesn't get pounded down like the first kid, but doesn't really win battles either. I believe if he doesn't show committment in the weight room after the season, he's not trying to improve himself and i'll bet money the first kid will surpass him his Jr. year if he doesn't improve.
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Post by mitch on Oct 23, 2005 15:25:38 GMT -6
I think to play physical you have to practice physical. I think you have to go full-speed, live contact in practice during tackling drills, inside run (D and O), and also do some toughness drills (Oklahoma, Bull in the Ring, etc.) to breed toughness or when physicallity is lacking. I believe too many coaches are worried about getting kids injured by going full-contact during practice, but if you never practice it you are kidding yourself if you think your team will play physically. I trully believe if you practice in this way, your team is more likely to experience less injury, b/c your kids will be toughened, caloused by physical practices.
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Post by ogie4 on Oct 26, 2005 12:12:48 GMT -6
Either a kid has it or he doesn't. You can teach all the technique in the world but if you do not have a kid who is physical it is tough. I do not believe in that switch bulls***. Football is a physical game and HS kids who attempt to play at the next level figure that out once they are their. We do not have athletic scholarships so we get all types of HS kids that think they can play at the next level well to their surprise the biggest hit they take in HS is everyday. Then those who are not physical mistressly disappear. Like I said earlier either they have it or they don't. kw Some have it and some don't is true, but playing mind games with them to flip the switch does work. But with all mangement techniques, it has to be used correctly and timely. Whats the Old Saying? Yell at a kid once and he hears everything you say, twice and he hears half, three times and they hear nothing. I have used mind games with every team I have coached, sometimes with great success, other times with minimal success, but it has never backfired on me. They key is never stop trying to motivate them. Obviously you don't want to create a Pvt. Pyle, but most kids will come around. |
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Post by boblucy on Nov 2, 2005 20:40:48 GMT -6
we progression block and progression tackle everyday at every position, so the kids start out hitting. really what you have to do is find out about the kid to learn what makes them flip the switch in their head to get them to be aggressive. some respond to yelling, others do not. Thats really good, fish. Understanding your kids is the best way to motivate them. Some need a yell every now and then. Some, just glare at them and they'll get the hint, and others just need you to go up to them and look them in the eyes and calmly explain something to them. Yelling at quiet kid who does the job is counter productive. I have seen MANY great players just quit because their coach had no clue about handling people correctly. Such a shame. |
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Post by Boltar on Nov 2, 2005 21:29:00 GMT -6
I think there's more than one type of "physical". There's the traditional meat grinder then you've got the "track" type of physical. A lot of Wing - T teams use the hurry up, snap the ball 4 seconds after the huddle break to run a physically superior team into the ground. I've seen it many times and been on both ends of it.
As far as the big boys go, it's hard to get rid of 10 yrs or so of hearing "Don't do that! You're too big and you're going to hurt little Johnny!" Now all of a sudden, he's told it's OK to pound the crap out of little Johnny and he's completely confused!
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Post by tog on Nov 2, 2005 21:34:29 GMT -6
I have seen MANY great players just quit because their coach had no clue about handling people correctly. Such a shame. yep makes me sick |
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Post by los on Nov 3, 2005 8:08:40 GMT -6
Hey, ya'll don't pick on my man brophy too hard! I know we live in the politically correct era but after high school, if any of your kids go into the military , brophy will seem like Mother Teresa! But you're all right, different people have different buttons , some need talk, some need you to raise your voice a notch or two and some need a kick in the butt every now and then. On the other hand, 3 years ago, at our first practise, I told all my rookie linemen that football was not war( we'd all probably come home alive after the game) but is was a fight and guys were going to push you around, and as a lineman you are going to get hit on every play(no rest- no chilling out). Having said that, we just practised as physically as the boss would let me for the entire season. After the boys had played a couple real games, they told me"You were right coach carl, every play is a fight" Ireally never had to do too much more except remind them of what they already found out for themselves. Dang, shut up los and go to work! See ya!!!!!
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