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Post by bucksweepdotcom on Aug 4, 2022 3:50:02 GMT -6
I see a lot of teams College and High School with their helmet decals already applied during pre-season. I know reconditioning companies can put them on as part of the recon process. Do your teams have a tradition of the helmet decals?
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Post by larrymoe on Aug 4, 2022 6:15:13 GMT -6
We usually put them on the week of the first game. I told the kids it was so they'd look nice, but it was honestly usually because I forgot to order them.
My second year as a HC at one place I completely forgot to order any. So, we went with a single orange stripe down the middle of a navy helmet (had a bunch left over from previous years). I told the kids it was to complete the "throwback" look we were going to with our new jerseys (think the Bears '46 throwbacks that are navy with orange numbers). Along with our smashmouth offense and a 6 game win streak to finish the year, the look became extremely popular and we wore it the next 6 years I was HC there.
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Post by blb on Aug 4, 2022 7:22:57 GMT -6
Put ours on Friday of first week because Picture Day was Saturday.
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Post by veerman on Aug 4, 2022 8:08:07 GMT -6
We usually just put them on the day before first game. Never heard of reconditioning companies putting them on though.
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Post by tog on Aug 4, 2022 9:27:50 GMT -6
gainesville texas had a good tradition of the dad's coming in and putting them on the helmet the week of the first game
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Post by cqmiller on Aug 4, 2022 14:05:44 GMT -6
Thursday night team meeting after team dinner next Thu... decals on, then to bed. Game time next Friday 7pm
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Post by kylem56 on Aug 4, 2022 21:40:58 GMT -6
Personally I hate them. We have gold helmets with green facemasks, and as a traditionalist, I like the plain helmet. If I had to pick a decal, I would go old school Alabama with the numbers on the side.
However, we use our "athletic logo" which is close to the Atlanta Falcons logo on the side of our helmets now. What a pain because it becomes a distraction that every kid HAS TO HAVE! Myself along with 1-2 other coaches will apply them the day before our first scrimmage after we name our season captains.
At other schools when I was the head coach, we did it the Monday of our first game week. We also invited dads to come and "get involved" if they wish. We would order in pizza or pasta and make it a sort of coaches-dads bonding event.
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Post by cqmiller on Aug 5, 2022 6:27:37 GMT -6
Our lids look pretty sweet once the stripe goes on.
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Post by agap on Aug 6, 2022 14:18:54 GMT -6
When I was HC we put them on the day before the first game. Other places I've been we put them on at some point the week of the first game.
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Post by kylem56 on Aug 6, 2022 21:25:59 GMT -6
This year we will be putting them on the Monday before the first game. In the past, at other school, we invited dads to help us but it sounds like it will just be us this year.
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Post by bucksweepdotcom on Aug 7, 2022 5:10:15 GMT -6
This year we will be putting them on the Monday before the first game. In the past, at other school, we invited dads to help us but it sounds like it will just be us this year. I am thinking bringing the dads in to help. Was it more of a pain or worth it? |
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Post by kylem56 on Aug 7, 2022 19:42:43 GMT -6
This year we will be putting them on the Monday before the first game. In the past, at other school, we invited dads to help us but it sounds like it will just be us this year. I am thinking bringing the dads in to help. Was it more of a pain or worth it? The dads who showed up were helpful. It did make it go by faster. |
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