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Post by utchuckd on Jan 22, 2006 15:57:44 GMT -6
Do any of you that run mainly hurry up no huddle pace go with 2 platoon? Does anybody run this and play guys both ways? How much is rest an issue and for what groups mainly (OL, WR, RB)?
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Post by coachpeterson on Jan 23, 2006 14:05:59 GMT -6
We've tried to platoon but have had a couple weak classes with very small numbers which has forced us to play some players both ways. Because of this, we got away from running no huddle some. Rest is definitely a problem. A couple years ago we had an all-conference guard who was a great athlete but who played most of the game both ways in our playoff game and he played the worst game of his life.
I think the OL/DL are the guys that struggle the most with playing both ways, especially with a hurry up offense. They're heavier guys and most likely don't have the muscular endurance of other players. Plus, they're banging on each other every play. That's not to say that it can't be done, but in all but the very best athletes, you'll see some drop off in performance.
I think that the QB needs to play one way. Not because rest is an issue but because of the need for reps during practice and especially the ability to communicate with the QB between series. We had a QB two years ago who played both ways, and it was a nightmare. He was a great athlete but didn't enough enough reps and it showed, and we didn't have enough time during the game to discuss adjustments and what we were seeing from the defense with him.
I think it's possible to get away with WRs, DBs, and RBs to some extent playing both ways. It depends on your system, of course, if your RB is getting 25 carries a game it's probably not the best idea to have him playing both ways. However, if you're primarily a running team that runs to the TE side, you can probably get away with a WR that also plays defense.
Personally, if I could, I'd two platoon as much as humanly possible, 100% unless there was an amazing athlete that could help on both sides of the ball without playing both ways having a major impact on his performance. Then I'd run no huddle/quick huddle the entire game. I think that combined with two platooning, running a hurry up offense provides a great advantage when playing a team that plays players both ways. When we have been able to platoon, we've definitely seen positive effects from it.
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Post by pegleg on Jan 23, 2006 14:31:43 GMT -6
everything coach peterson said is right on the money
i would add this, no matter what system you run no huddle or not, 2 platoon football is much better than the alternative.
rest is a big issue as is the ability to communicate between series.
more imprtantly imo for hs kids is the fact that football is not the most important thing in their lives most of the time. that being said, i think it greatly benefits hs kids to only have to learn one thing. keeping things simple for hs kids is a big deal and if they dont have to learn 412 things it helps them a ton.
that is a perfect word senario, and very few us live in a perfect world. so take it for what its worth, but if you can get there i think that is the ideal stuation.
Holla
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