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Post by codered on Jan 19, 2006 16:53:01 GMT -6
I am a younger coach that has a question. How do you slow the game down as a coach? There is just so much going on during a play that it really is hard to see. How do you train yourself to see more than just one or two players within the structure of a play while it is happening?
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dgs
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Post by dgs on Jan 19, 2006 19:21:46 GMT -6
IMO, if you are watching an offense you need to take your eyes of the ball and watch the guards first and pick up the rest out of the corner of your eyes. Guards usually are good indicators of the type of play and where it is going. The more you do it the less you have to specifically focus on guards but instead you start to peripherally (sp?) see the whole play unfold. Hope this makes sense.
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Post by lochness on Jan 19, 2006 19:43:36 GMT -6
Coach,
My method of learning to "see more" was to watch film for years until my eyes bled, and then watch some more. Now, I know exactly how to watch the games and I can see what I need to see with my primary vision, and understanding exactly what is happening there makes it easier for my secondary vision to pick up the rest.
For example, if I have watched enough film of wing-t teams, and I understand the details of how their plays are run, then I can watch a game live of a wing-t team and know, as soon as I see the backfield action, what the offensive line and receivers are doing.
It takes time and study, but I think that's how I've developed.
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kakavian
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Post by kakavian on Jan 19, 2006 20:12:52 GMT -6
DGS's suggestion has merit, but then so does the film film film method. The biggest thing I can tell you for me, was learning to watch the line first, because from there you can follow the plays. If there is a specific player that you are concerned about for that play, then you watch him, i.e. your star receiver on the deep post.
As you get more experience, you learn you dont even watch your team during the games, you watch your opponent.
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Post by brophy on Jan 20, 2006 7:48:47 GMT -6
I think the biggest thing is this, coach (GREAT question)
If you're going to be in the box.....(personally...I think) You'd better be the guy on the staff that watches THE MOST film. The view you get on the film is exactly the one you're going to get in the box. Recognizing tendencies, formations, & the like starts here.
If you're going to be on the sideline....the vantage is such that many times you won't be able to see over the crown of the field. As a coach, the biggest help you can be to your players is KNOWING the tendencies of your opponent. What do they do on D&D and field position? What do they do out of what formation. Break it down into the lowest common denominator, piece by piece. Make it digestable.
Understand your team's roles and responsibilities.....(ex if there the play is being stopped by the backside linebacker.....WHO is responsible for that guy? ---that's the area that needs fixed)
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