The next day after the game.

I'd say that it's better if you DON'T do that.  We're quite successful and we've never done anything like that.  Let people have a life and either enjoy the win or get over the loss.  Keep your team and your staff fresh and enjoying the season, you'll have a better season in just about every sense of the word.

Don't give yourself another reason to get pi$$ed off. 

I don't need too many brotha.


But I have always come in on Saturday.  It's expected in Tx.  I don't know or have ever heard of a staff that does not to be honest.  

One thing we have done here is to get it ALL done on Saturday by about 3-4pm.  Then no meeting sunday unless we wanted to---did virtual a little this year and that let us sleep on it, without having to come back up to the school


I have worked at some places where it was saturday until 8pm, then noon to done on Sunday.  (done at one place was around 10pm)  I didn't enjoy the wasted time there, but that is what the bossman wanted,  Something like that is the norm in 5a and above football in Texas.  (not that it is wise or needed, it's just the norm)

We did for a couple of years. Our teams were very successful and they and the community bought into it. I can't imagine trying that on a team/program that wasn't successful.

I don't think its necessary anymore especially with hudl. The kids that would have gotten something out of a Saturday film session will watch it on their own. And as others have said, there is so much going on that some kids will end up missing Saturday stuff. Farming, hunting, marching band, college visits, work - and then you as a coach have to decide which are OK and which are not. I don't think its worth the headaches.

Our staff still meets Saturday morning but I wish we had Saturday off to watch HUDL on our own before meeting as a staff. It used to be you couldn't see if your assistants were watching film but now you can. You can also designate coaches to fill out part of hudl review or scout so you know the coaches are seeing necessary film.

The main reason why I personally don't like bringing them in Sat. AM is that I want to see the game film before they do.

Everywhere I have been has players and coaches come in on Saturday morning, not to write its mandatory for winning, but I do see some positives.

1) As Aceback76 pointed out above, it is a good way to keep care of injuries. If you make it an optional thing for injuries then very few will opt out. But if everyone is there anyways you can keep tabs on them. Also, allows for workouts and stretching.

2) Film review, I am sure you want to review previous game with players at some point, doing it right away allows it to be fresher in their memory and for you to get ahead of things. Just PLEASE don't let this turn into a drawn out affair. You can probably get this review part done in under 60 min. So all told, with medical check weights and film, you can have the players done in 2 hours. 9-11 works well.

3) Coaches getting things done. I HATE waiting til Sunday meetings to get the game plan done its procrastination in my mind (plus Sunday is family time moreso than Saturday). We all show up on Saturday I trust there are enough computers to divide each coach up and have them get their portion of film breakdown done efficiently. When someone is at home there is always an issue (see problems with distance learning). We are on campus people are more likely to get their portion of the breakdown done on time. We start breakdown of opponent film by 11, its all tagged up by noon. We can then analyze it, have the data to support it and have the game plan done by 1. Being in person gets the job done more efficiently.

We often have games on saturday but I've never had coaches come in on the weekend at all when it's a friday game. That's in almost 40 years. Most coordinators call their coaches if they feel they need to discuss the plan. We lift early on Mondays. I cover that so coaches can meet during that time. I run the offense and it's been the same for a long time. Monday after practice we stay a little while mostly to talk personnel. I've been at a big school and now a small school. Works for us and my staff stays around for many years because they have weekends virtually off. I think they are happier.

You dont have to do anything. You dont have to meet at all on sat.
To me, it makes complete sense to meet as a staff on sat. morning.
Nothing is more valuable than saying what needs to be said having to look everybody in the eye on the staff.
The kids? I am convinced that is based on how you set up your football team. Imo if you have a thug as your qb, marginal work ethic, marginal character, marginal everywhere except ability... no. We do this.

If your qb is accountable in the classroom, on the field, as a person...yeah maybe. This has never been the case anywhere in either job.

We go Saturday mornings.

1) We have a 24 hour rule. 24 hours to celebrate a win or mourn a loss. I feel like we violate that rule when we put off the film until Monday. Plus I want all attention on us and the next team on Monday. not the last game. When we finish film around 11ish on Saturday, we are DONE with that game. Done physically, mentally, emotionally and kids can relax the rest of the weekend knowing they don’t have any football again until Monday weights.

2) I want to check the kids out and see if anyone needs to see the doctor or trainer. Two extra days of rehab can mean the difference between playing or not that Friday. Otherwise you might not see them until Monday afternoon and they might not get seen until Tuesday which would be three days of difference.

3) I like getting them moving. We warmup and jog a lap. That is it. But I do think that makes Monday better.

4) Cut out one night of partying. The kids are less likely to party or party hard when they know they have to see the coaches at 9am the next day.

5) It makes Monday so much better. Trying to lift, condition, practice, have a JV game, AND watch the last game makes an already long Monday even longer.

We have a team meeting, lift session and run em.

You also don't honor it by having practice 10 hours after the game.

Jeez. The 24 hour rule isn't some kind of sacred 10 commandment that we honor or dishonor. It is a way to let the kids know the last game is over. Learn from it. Then flush it and move on. Pretty good life lesson if you ask me.

I certainly wouldn't call it practice, rather a meeting, but fine. Maybe there isn't a difference.

We also do nothing else over the weekend. The other schools around us come in on Sunday afternoons and actually practice. We don't meet as a coaching staff either. We text/talk, etc. when necessary.

The kids enjoy it. We feed them chick-fil-a biscuits, krisy kreme doughnuts, milk and oj. We laugh. We get better. We win.

Really? Sundays? I'm like, smack-dab in the middle of Godless, California and even here Sunday would be a non-starter.



Ok, I'd be first through the door every time.

Our rule is 100 yard bear crawl if you miss. Not too hard, but kids don't want to do it either. No matter what the reason you do the bear crawl. ACT, college visit, sick, wedding, etc. Just eliminates problems and then I don't get too worked up about it. Some kids do the bear crawl the week before when they know they will miss. Also, you don't just miss. I have to know beforehand.