locharion
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Post by locharion on Aug 24, 2007 12:39:50 GMT -6
We open in a week and we have not fully agreed as a staff who will be the starting QB. The kid that the head coach favors is more athletically gifted, has a stronger arm, and seems to have a high pain threshold. The other candidate has some athleticism, is tough, pretty accurate in his reads, and is probably more of a good practice player and takes information in. I tend to favor him since he responds well to coaching.
The first kid has had trouble in two classes only two weeks into the school year and just got a detention for three tardies. I have talked to him about his conduct and so have the teachers. He is a good kid but continues at this point to show a strong lack of maturity, which is an asset that I believe the QB must have.
If the head coach still wants to go with the kid, what would you say to him to try to get the point across that this is a problem? We have run him up and down hills already. The head coach is not in the building but I am.
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Post by Coach Huey on Aug 24, 2007 12:51:05 GMT -6
put together a plan to get them both some snaps in the first game. this is difficult, but it has been done at various levels by various staffs. i have done such a thing for an entire season in fact. you have a starter but you find scenarios in which you put the "backup" in the game. have the plan in place prior to the game but do not reveal the details to the players -- they don't need to know and won't understand it anyway. plus, if your plan changes based on what is happening in the game, you don't offend one when his predetermined time to go in comes and goes without him seeing the field. in your case, getting both some snaps early in the year during non-conference games will help to settle who the starter needs to be and/or gets the backup (kid HC thinks should be backup) some type of feel for the game should the starter flunk out or face a suspension for violating rules.
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Post by CoachJohnsonMN on Aug 24, 2007 14:12:06 GMT -6
Coach, I can see your concerns. I am sure that you have brought these points up to the coach several times already. The harsh reality of the situation: he is the head coach and has the final decision. Keep coaching the other kid up and stay positive with him. If he is that much more coachable, he will move ahead of the HC's choice and the decision will be that much easier.
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Post by phantom on Aug 25, 2007 9:53:36 GMT -6
You need to get this straightened out. You need to do this at the next staff meeting. That may involve screaming, which is OK as long as you get it together and present a united front to the kids and nobody holds a grudge. This is not a business for the thin-skinned.
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Post by dubber on Aug 25, 2007 16:24:28 GMT -6
You need to get this straightened out. You need to do this at the next staff meeting. That may involve screaming, which is OK as long as you get it together and present a united front to the kids and nobody holds a grudge. This is not a business for the thin-skinned. Amen
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