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Post by wingt74 on Aug 22, 2007 13:08:08 GMT -6
#1 RT - Complains his shoulder keeps getting a stinger. #1 LT - Had a headache at the scrim and had to sit 1/2 the scrim out #1 HB - Stiff Neck - Missing practice, might be able to go tonight #2 HB - Complains of a sore back, off and on. (This one might be a fake) #3 HB - Sprained Wrist #2 FB - Complains of what sounds like a deep thigh bruise #2 Z (wr) - Broken Finger #1 DE - "My ankles hurt" Missed our first scrim. #2 DE - "My Hamstring hurts #1 Sam LB - Can't practice cause his back hurts
I have 29 kids on my team...1/3 of them has a problem.
In 7 years of football...I missed one conditioning drill because I was tossing my cookies.
I don't know if I can take anymore of this...
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Post by tothehouse on Aug 22, 2007 13:22:39 GMT -6
Create a "weiny tag".
The weiny tag is a sticker that goes onto their helmet. They have to earn the right for it to be removed. You can pick what you want the sticker to be, but make it condescending (politically correct of course).
We (before my time here) use to put a piece of athletic tape on their helmet symbolizing their trips to the IR. Players had to lay guys out to get the sticker removed. If they didn't get the sticker removed during the week, they had to wear the piece of tape (usually by the ear hole) during the game.
The point is to create toughness. Now, since we have a ton of players we have depth and can just play the other guy.
You can also tell your players you are going to call the other teams coach and forfeit because you don't have enough guys who can go.
Lastly and most seriously, get it out of them. Football is a hard sport. Only 29 people in your whole school are playing varsity football. They should be proud of that......with that though should come some toughness.
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Post by briangilbert on Aug 23, 2007 11:08:15 GMT -6
Pink Jersey's...
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Post by dubber on Aug 23, 2007 11:33:58 GMT -6
Create a "weiny tag". The weiny tag is a sticker that goes onto their helmet. They have to earn the right for it to be removed. You can pick what you want the sticker to be, but make it condescending (politically correct of course). We (before my time here) use to put a piece of athletic tape on their helmet symbolizing their trips to the IR. Players had to lay guys out to get the sticker removed. If they didn't get the sticker removed during the week, they had to wear the piece of tape (usually by the ear hole) during the game. The point is to create toughness. Now, since we have a ton of players we have depth and can just play the other guy. You can also tell your players you are going to call the other teams coach and forfeit because you don't have enough guys who can go. Lastly and most seriously, get it out of them. Football is a hard sport. Only 29 people in your whole school are playing varsity football. They should be proud of that......with that though should come some toughness. can you get away with this?
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Post by tothehouse on Aug 23, 2007 11:45:01 GMT -6
The weiny tag occurred in the 80s. You can make it more PC now I'm sure.
I'm partial to just bashing each other to create toughness. I have a great athletic DB. 6'3" with a 38 inch vert. Biggest wuss on the team. I am pounding him about staying on the field and replacing him every time he wimps out.
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Post by spartancoach on Aug 23, 2007 11:59:10 GMT -6
Be thankful. We have the same issues, except a headache is always diagnosed by our trainer as a "possible concussion" and is followed by a trip to the doctor and 1-2 weeks out. "Stingers" are always diagnosed as a "possible separation" and is followed by a trip to the doctor and 1-2 weeks out. Of our 19-20 projected "starters" (a few go both ways), we have about 10-12 practicing at any one time.
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Post by wingt74 on Aug 23, 2007 12:15:25 GMT -6
The weiny tag occurred in the 80s. You can make it more PC now I'm sure. I'm partial to just bashing each other to create toughness. I have a great athletic DB. 6'3" with a 38 inch vert. Biggest wuss on the team. I am pounding him about staying on the field and replacing him every time he wimps out. you could replace their mouth piece with a tampon. (relax everyone it's a joke...but would get the point across). ;D Hmmm....I was thinking a pacifier actually...some Football site should sell those. Actual mouthpieces that look like pacifiers. Only kidding...but geez, talk about frustrating.
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Post by ajreaper on Aug 23, 2007 12:46:53 GMT -6
you will not turn a puppy into a junk yard dog- by the time they reach high school it's pretty much ingrained. It's best to not count on them for any length of time or you'll just set yourself up for disappointment. Find a tough SOB and coach him up- let the pansy watch from the sideline.
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Post by knight9299 on Aug 23, 2007 12:54:47 GMT -6
you will not turn a puppy into a junk yard dog- by the time they reach high school it's pretty much ingrained. It's best to not count on them for any length of time or you'll just set yourself up for disappointment. Find a tough SOB and coach him up- let the pansy watch from the sideline. We still have to try. We have the same issue. It's simple I tell them if they cannot practice they WILL not play. I don't care how few kids I have..
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Post by wingt74 on Aug 23, 2007 12:58:01 GMT -6
you will not turn a puppy into a junk yard dog- by the time they reach high school it's pretty much ingrained. It's best to not count on them for any length of time or you'll just set yourself up for disappointment. Find a tough SOB and coach him up- let the pansy watch from the sideline. If that isn't a tough pill to swallow...cause I have a few good athletes that could be difference makers that just don't have the aggression
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Post by coachcb on Aug 23, 2007 13:34:00 GMT -6
We started having the same problem early in 2-a-days. Solved it real quick; sank the whiners to the bottom of the depth chart and told them they wouldn't play.
"Fine, you choose to sit out; then I'm choosing not to play you."
Pretty soon they weren't "injured", they were "hurt' and jumped right back in. I made them fight their way back up the depth chart. I just sat my starting center today; he sat out of practice with a bruised rib. Doc's note says he can participate, he's choosing not too; he's 3rd string now. He's the most athletic of our centers; but that doesn't matter is you can't suck up some pain. Especially on the line....
What really fixed it was our starting G/DE breaking his finger. He's got a bone chip floating around there and needs surgery at some point. He chose to splint it, play with it and will get surgery at the end of the season. Doctor's fine with it and so is mom and dad. Showed the kids what true toughness is.
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Post by ajreaper on Aug 23, 2007 15:55:01 GMT -6
you will not turn a puppy into a junk yard dog- by the time they reach high school it's pretty much ingrained. It's best to not count on them for any length of time or you'll just set yourself up for disappointment. Find a tough SOB and coach him up- let the pansy watch from the sideline. We still have to try. We have the same issue. It's simple I tell them if they cannot practice they WILL not play. I don't care how few kids I have.. Just do not get frustrated when your best efforts fall short of your desired outcome. It can drive you nutts if you let it.
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Post by coachjim on Aug 23, 2007 22:49:46 GMT -6
We don't get real injuries (knock on wood), we just have one or two "drama queens." And they all seem to know that when you say it's your neck, everyone comes running. So they were doing it frequently, for a short time. It always turns out to be nothing, of course, but ya can never take the chance. I can't cut anyone due to our team size, but when I stopped giving them the ball, most of the drama ended. At least, the negative drama, now they get it by making great plays.
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Post by coachcb on Aug 24, 2007 8:26:31 GMT -6
Are you on our staff? Our kids think they will play just because they are a better athlete. They think defense is played by the 11 best athletes on the team. In our first scrimmage one of our CBs blew coverage, that he shouldn't have blown. I replaced him with a slower, less athlete and he laughed at me and said I was going to get what I deserved by playing the lesser athlete. (and a sophomore).
0 completions, 1 interception, 2 passes batted down and 3 tackles later, I walked by our previous #1 who is a junior and started 10 games for us last year and said, you know, you were exactly right. The buses for JV leave at 8:00. Some just don't get that doing things right is always better than just being an athlete. Some of ours are learning the hardway. Wow, I think I would have sent the kid packing for that crap....... Just simply to get him away from me..........
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