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Post by nltdiego on Aug 17, 2016 8:00:20 GMT -6
Do you guys have kids play both ways?
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Post by fantom on Aug 17, 2016 8:01:55 GMT -6
Yes.
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Post by coachklee on Aug 17, 2016 8:52:14 GMT -6
What size school are you at & how many guys do you have out?
At smaller size school it is the norm. We are a school of about 480 with 55 or so guys out this year. 23 Varsity & 32 JV & at the Varsity level we will have at least 5 true two way guys. Get the best 11 out there. If two guys are close try to get one as an offensive starter & the other as a defensive starter...
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Post by coachbdud on Aug 17, 2016 12:20:19 GMT -6
I always say the same argument every time this comes up
De La Salle is the best HS football team in the country over the last 30 years
they can hand pick their athletes
they have tons of numbers
their best players STILL play both ways
the "extra reps" a kid can get from playing 1 way dont make up for genetics when you have a stud ... that stud is still better
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Post by chi5hi on Aug 17, 2016 12:24:53 GMT -6
Even when you platoon you'll still have a couple of kids who will probably play on both sides of the ball at least sometimes. I like to keep those numbers to a minimum, but it happens.
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Post by wiscoach on Aug 17, 2016 12:30:51 GMT -6
School of 170
About 28 practicing on any given day.
Lots of two way players.
In our conference most schools have 50 percent larger enrollment numbers.
We milk the clock on offense to try and get breaks.
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Post by wolverine55 on Aug 17, 2016 12:52:30 GMT -6
We're a school of almost 600 yet for whatever reason only have around 40 out for football this year, at least 10 of whom are freshmen and sophomores that are absolutely not ready for any varsity action. We may have as many as 8 or 9 two-way starters depending on how depth charts play out this last week or so before our first game.
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Post by bluboy on Aug 17, 2016 14:36:44 GMT -6
Once heard a perennial championship coach say that if you have horses, play them all the time. If you don't have horses, play them one way so they get better. We "strive" to get the best players on the field, and if that means playing guys both ways, so be it. We will attempt to give our 2-way players a break on one side of the ball (depending on our depth). If our TB is also our starting FS, we will give him a break on offense, if we have another kid who can spell him without too much of a talent drop(or vice versa).
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Post by blb on Aug 17, 2016 15:28:13 GMT -6
Do you guys have kids play both ways?
Yes.
Do your opponents have kids that play both ways?
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Post by wingtol on Aug 17, 2016 15:33:59 GMT -6
Yes.
It still baffles me a bit how the trickle down of one way players had made so many guys in HS think they need to platoon. It's HS ball play your best. Hell when I was in HS NOT playing two ways was almost a punishment.
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Post by dytmook on Aug 17, 2016 16:42:17 GMT -6
Everyone needs to have a role on each side of the ball. Whether or not they are on the field that often depends on each situation individually. We had a QB who was our best athlete. 3rd and long or obvious passing situations he was our FS. We have 200 boys in our school and about 60 boy 9-12 playing football. We have guys who don't get many reps on offense for instance but we make sure they get the indy work and have a clue of what's going on because you never know what the season will bring.
Look at what Michigan does with Jabril Peppers. Crunch time and selectively throughout the game he is going to get the ball because he is a difference maker.
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