Post by smokeadapancake on Dec 21, 2007 15:33:35 GMT -6
Hi all,
I am a new member here and also a first time Coach.
A bit of a back story to start with:
back in June I was contacted by a local team here in Germany in regards to playing for them. I attended my first "practice" with the team. I put the quotes around practice b/c there was only 6 guys on the field and one old timer /HC. it was not anything like I remebered from my playing days.. (HS in GA). I was asked there on the spot to take on some coaching duties. I agreed, as I was still in a bit od awe at the fact that I was under a set of pads and playing again!!! I am 29 and High School was the last time I strapped on a set and hit somebody.
Long story short (almost) I have grown the team to a 26 man roster , and we have dropped paperwork to go into the lowest leauge starting in March. The old HC has quit and left the team in the hands of myself and another American that I brought to the team shortly after my arrival.
We decided to break the coaching down between the two of us. I take on the OC job and he runs the defense. I play on his D as an ILB he plays on my O as a HB. It is a bit of an odd power sharing as we split the HC duties down the middle, but we are very agreeable and there really hasnt been any problems so far. one note..we are trying to coach then team in way that would allow each of us to stay off the field as much as possible.
I have managed to get a few experinced players on the team. I have a former 1st league QB and WR, plus a WR from that played in the States..along with myself,,the other coach at HB and one more stud hb form another local team.
It is pretty hard to teach a group of grown men how to play football, grown men that have NEVER played before in their lives.
I have decided to go with a spread type O .. the way I see it, that system puts most of the movements/adjustments/reads and reactions directly on the shoulders of my only experinced players.
But here is the thing... all of the playbooks and what not thatI have looked at are all wonderful..but WAY over the heads of my 90% of my guys.
I need a basic system that is fairly easy to teach, I just spent half the day downloading the coverdale system, and it is wonderful, but way to deep for the level we will be playing.
Does anybody have a simple spread playbook...or better yet a PPT that explains said simple playbook??
Sorry for the ramble but I have sooooo many questions.......
thanks for the help Coaches!!
I am a new member here and also a first time Coach.
A bit of a back story to start with:
back in June I was contacted by a local team here in Germany in regards to playing for them. I attended my first "practice" with the team. I put the quotes around practice b/c there was only 6 guys on the field and one old timer /HC. it was not anything like I remebered from my playing days.. (HS in GA). I was asked there on the spot to take on some coaching duties. I agreed, as I was still in a bit od awe at the fact that I was under a set of pads and playing again!!! I am 29 and High School was the last time I strapped on a set and hit somebody.
Long story short (almost) I have grown the team to a 26 man roster , and we have dropped paperwork to go into the lowest leauge starting in March. The old HC has quit and left the team in the hands of myself and another American that I brought to the team shortly after my arrival.
We decided to break the coaching down between the two of us. I take on the OC job and he runs the defense. I play on his D as an ILB he plays on my O as a HB. It is a bit of an odd power sharing as we split the HC duties down the middle, but we are very agreeable and there really hasnt been any problems so far. one note..we are trying to coach then team in way that would allow each of us to stay off the field as much as possible.
I have managed to get a few experinced players on the team. I have a former 1st league QB and WR, plus a WR from that played in the States..along with myself,,the other coach at HB and one more stud hb form another local team.
It is pretty hard to teach a group of grown men how to play football, grown men that have NEVER played before in their lives.
I have decided to go with a spread type O .. the way I see it, that system puts most of the movements/adjustments/reads and reactions directly on the shoulders of my only experinced players.
But here is the thing... all of the playbooks and what not thatI have looked at are all wonderful..but WAY over the heads of my 90% of my guys.
I need a basic system that is fairly easy to teach, I just spent half the day downloading the coverdale system, and it is wonderful, but way to deep for the level we will be playing.
Does anybody have a simple spread playbook...or better yet a PPT that explains said simple playbook??
Sorry for the ramble but I have sooooo many questions.......
thanks for the help Coaches!!
