Pet peeves

Why would the OC say "if that's their defense..."? Doesn't the OC tell the scout defense what to run?

Y'all must have some good scout defenses...

I’m usually the scout team defensive coach so I just make sure they’re aligned where they’re supposed to be

Difference in these scenarios is the college guy has 8-10 hours a day to solely worry about his opponents defense. A HS guy gets maybe an hour a day outside his 8 hours of teaching on top of family, meetings, stupid parent contacts, etc.

By 5:00 pm on a Wed, I don't really care if the DT is supposed to be in a 3 or a 2 alignment.

I understand your point but there’s a difference in trying to be efficient and rolling with things that are little flaws and just not giving a shitt at all. We’ve probably all seen both ways and all the variations in between.

So, as a DC I draw scout cards and write the scripts in accordance to what the opponent has shown in various situations but the OC doesn't have time to line up the defense?

Can't speak for everyone, but a lot of times, we are better off going against cones or dummies lined up in the right spot than a scout team.

Went against my better instincts and got lazy on my post.

This is WAY too long. Sorry.

It really is more about the defender’s technique and/or reactions.

Out scout team lines up exactly how they are supposed to. But two things still happen.

1) it is tough to get someone to change their technique. For instance, you have been teaching this kid for years to squeeze down blocks. But this team has this defender that comes upfield. Hard to get that scout to simulate that each play. Or worse, the reverse. Ha. Or you run out of decent guys and the scout d lineman doesn’t move or at all or backs up and you run influence trap. Well influence trap looks like crap.

2) The vast vast majority of the time going against our scout d we just line up and I yell the play out and we run it. Too many times players just completely play the play. I get it. In some ways, it is better by making it tougher on us. No worries there. But sometimes it is just annoying when they stop a play that they have no business stopping and your scheme doesn’t even account for that guy.

For instance, sprint counter draw. We don’t even block the backside LB. The guy who we are sprinting out towards. But our scout team LB’s always make that play. That guy is never near the play in games. When we huddle in practice and run it, that guy is no where near it. But when I call it out, he is just there. No big deal EXCEPT, we delay wrap a guy and that messes up who he blocks which messes us up during the games.

So I have to spend time yelling at the kid to not play the play call and then rerun the play, etc. It has gotten so bad that I have told him and the team that I would buy him a hot dog if a LB ever makes that play in a real game. Lifetime warranty. Told him that if a LB in 20 years makes that play in a game, I am finding out where he lives and delivering that hot dog.


Ok, way to long. That is why I went with a short reply. Ha

I get it for sure. We try to leave these notes on the script to make sure someone reminds that kid. We will intentionally draw what we want him to do as well. Still doesn’t work a lot of the time though so maybe I need to offer them a hotdog as well.

In the case of the well prepared OC we are on the same page.

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We are trying to crank out three plus plays a minute, so we don't have time to show cards. We can try and yell out a reminder. Works sometimes.

It really is wild how you are better as a team when the scout team is better. I think actually the reverse might be true. When you are good, your scout team is better. Of course not 100%, but does seem to be decently accurate.

The reason is that when you are good you have better players and more of those better players. Duh. But that means that your above average players are now scout team players. And that they might actually be experienced or even starters on the other side. So they give better looks. Much better looks. And that helps you get better.

This one has probably already been mentioned in this thread, but coaches who in coaching clinics/podcasts/Zoom chats that refer to their team's specific names for positions, especially when they are "snazzy"/"cool"/"intimidating. I was listening to a podcast today, and while the material was good, the coach kept referring to a position name in their systen that is an animal name. That drives me insane. When you are coaching your team, call it whatever you want, star, magic, joker, shark, jack, alpha, tiger, whatever. But when you are in a coaching setting talking to other coaches, please for the love of all that is holy refer to them by generic names, like CB, safety, overhang, edge, outside backer, end, etc. One, it sounds goofy, and two, it sometimes impedes ability to understand.

Speaking of clinics something that annoys me is when the speaker draws the play upside-down.  If we're talking about defense then the defense should be on the bottom. That way when you talk about your left LB he's actually on the left. 

Ha! You beat me to it!

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Speaking of clinics- a pet peeve of mine is the horrid stench of the men's room at a clinic. I swear if hell smells remotely as bad as one of those places, I better become a monk.

Sweet Jesus some of you could consume some fiber more than once a year. Maybe drink some water, take a walk every now and then. Christ almighty.