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Post by CanyonCoach on Oct 14, 2024 12:47:43 GMT -6
Along the lines of play calling art or skill.
We have had about 6-7 Touchdown plays per game called.
These are plays that expose the D drastically and with minimal amount of “My Jimmie is better than your Joe” we should have an opportunity for a big play. “Shot Plays”.
This year we have just missed on 6 of them for sure. I think of them like trick plays, if they don’t work you don’t get a second chance.
However, we misaligned on one last week that turned into a TD, broken play. Ran the same play this week for another TD. Mixed it up slightly and missed assignment this week. Came right back to it and got sacked for a 12 yard loss. The TD kid got tripped by by the tackle in his pass set or the tackle got trip by the TD guy. Either way.
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Post by spreadattack on Oct 14, 2024 12:59:21 GMT -6
Along the lines of play calling art or skill. We have had about 6-7 Touchdown plays per game called. These are plays that expose the D drastically and with minimal amount of “My Jimmie is better than your Joe” we should have an opportunity for a big play. “Shot Plays”. This year we have just missed on 6 of them for sure. I think of them like trick plays, if they don’t work you don’t get a second chance. However, we misaligned on one last week that turned into a TD, broken play. Ran the same play this week for another TD. Mixed it up slightly and missed assignment this week. Came right back to it and got sacked for a 12 yard loss. The TD kid got tripped by by the tackle in his pass set or the tackle got trip by the TD guy. Either way. Personally, I would call the "touchdown play" on every play. (Just joking - I get what you mean.)
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Post by Defcord on Oct 14, 2024 20:11:49 GMT -6
Along the lines of play calling art or skill. We have had about 6-7 Touchdown plays per game called. These are plays that expose the D drastically and with minimal amount of “My Jimmie is better than your Joe” we should have an opportunity for a big play. “Shot Plays”. This year we have just missed on 6 of them for sure. I think of them like trick plays, if they don’t work you don’t get a second chance. However, we misaligned on one last week that turned into a TD, broken play. Ran the same play this week for another TD. Mixed it up slightly and missed assignment this week. Came right back to it and got sacked for a 12 yard loss. The TD kid got tripped by by the tackle in his pass set or the tackle got trip by the TD guy. Either way. Personally, I would call the "touchdown play" on every play. (Just joking - I get what you mean.) Our junior high coaches last year had a kid that was pretty good. They told me after one game that they can’t give him the ball very often because he scores everytime he touches it. I was like why wouldn’t you give it to him every time? Made no sense to me. Then they moved him to receiver from RB and didn’t win another game and he only scored one more td all season. I was the varsity head coach told them when I took the job I would let them call their own game as long as it was linked to our program principles. But that challenged me a little.
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Post by fantom on Oct 14, 2024 20:36:46 GMT -6
Personally, I would call the "touchdown play" on every play. (Just joking - I get what you mean.) Our junior high coaches last year had a kid that was pretty good. They told me after one game that they can’t give him the ball very often because he scores everytime he touches it. I was like why wouldn’t you give it to him every time? Made no sense to me. Then they moved him to receiver from RB and didn’t win another game and he only scored one more td all season. I was the varsity head coach told them when I took the job I would let them call their own game as long as it was linked to our program principles. But that challenged me a little. So, they thought that one of your program principles was, "Don't try to score"?
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Post by Defcord on Oct 15, 2024 3:14:07 GMT -6
Our junior high coaches last year had a kid that was pretty good. They told me after one game that they can’t give him the ball very often because he scores everytime he touches it. I was like why wouldn’t you give it to him every time? Made no sense to me. Then they moved him to receiver from RB and didn’t win another game and he only scored one more td all season. I was the varsity head coach told them when I took the job I would let them call their own game as long as it was linked to our program principles. But that challenged me a little. So, they thought that one of your program principles was, "Don't try to score"? You make a good point. I didn’t really understand the whole thing and didn’t want to micromanage them. Probably should have.
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Post by MICoach on Oct 15, 2024 6:06:43 GMT -6
Personally, I would call the "touchdown play" on every play. (Just joking - I get what you mean.) Our junior high coaches last year had a kid that was pretty good. They told me after one game that they can’t give him the ball very often because he scores everytime he touches it. I was like why wouldn’t you give it to him every time? Made no sense to me. Then they moved him to receiver from RB and didn’t win another game and he only scored one more td all season. I was the varsity head coach told them when I took the job I would let them call their own game as long as it was linked to our program principles. But that challenged me a little. We had this one year when three of our varsity coaches kids were on the 8th grade team...all ended up being D1-2 scholarship level players. The best of them went several weeks without being touched, let alone tackled, when carrying the ball. Obviously they were stacked but they would just hand him the ball once or twice in the first quarter to get a lead then make him play defense the whole time. They predictably went undefeated. I get where your coaches are coming from...don't want to blow out a bunch of 12 year olds...but I I'd say you should still try to win the game lol.
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Post by coachcb on Oct 15, 2024 9:30:22 GMT -6
We would install a couple of gadget plays each week. Hook and ladder, reverse passes, double passes off of screens, etc.. They were pretty simple. The most complicated was a pass off of a DHO Counter reverse (so, a triple hand off pass).
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Post by bobgoodman on Oct 15, 2024 12:12:13 GMT -6
Personally, I would call the "touchdown play" on every play. (Just joking - I get what you mean.) Our junior high coaches last year had a kid that was pretty good. They told me after one game that they can’t give him the ball very often because he scores everytime he touches it. I was like why wouldn’t you give it to him every time?. Because they were playing developmentally rather than competitively. Treating their JHS games as scrimmages. At least that'd be my guess as to the reason.
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Post by larrymoe on Oct 15, 2024 12:54:09 GMT -6
Our junior high coaches last year had a kid that was pretty good. They told me after one game that they can’t give him the ball very often because he scores everytime he touches it. I was like why wouldn’t you give it to him every time?. Because they were playing developmentally rather than competitively. Treating their JHS games as scrimmages. At least that'd be my guess as to the reason. Winning tends to lift up the whole team over time in my experience. Losing regularly will also ruin a talented group pretty damn quick. Give the kid the ball. Get a comfortable lead. Stop giving him the ball. Develop kids with a lead. Win the game. That is a recipe for establishing a future great team.
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Post by blb on Oct 15, 2024 13:27:20 GMT -6
In 2006 we had 26 possessions - couldn't call them "drives" - where we scored on the first, second, or third play including three of 90 or more yards.
True story, no exaggeration.
I just called the plays I thought were "there," kids did the rest. OL was average but RB was league MVP, had outstanding QB, TE, FL.
I don't know if that fits definition of "Touchdown plays."
Funny how that doesn't happen every year.
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Post by Defcord on Oct 15, 2024 16:12:49 GMT -6
Our junior high coaches last year had a kid that was pretty good. They told me after one game that they can’t give him the ball very often because he scores everytime he touches it. I was like why wouldn’t you give it to him every time?. Because they were playing developmentally rather than competitively. Treating their JHS games as scrimmages. At least that'd be my guess as to the reason. I don’t think they are mutually exclusive. Can try to win and try to develop both. I understand your point though.
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Post by 44special on Oct 15, 2024 18:55:29 GMT -6
So, they thought that one of your program principles was, "Don't try to score"? You make a good point. I didn’t really understand the whole thing and didn’t want to micromanage them. Probably should have. there are a few jh staffs that need to be micromanaged.
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Post by CanyonCoach on Oct 22, 2024 14:03:05 GMT -6
In 2006 we had 26 possessions - couldn't call them "drives" - where we scored on the first, second, or third play including three of 90 or more yards. True story, no exaggeration. I just called the plays I thought were "there," kids did the rest. OL was average but RB was league MVP, had outstanding QB, TE, FL. I don't know if that fits definition of "Touchdown plays." Funny how that doesn't happen every year. Jimmies and Joes make a huge difference.
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Post by freezeoption on Oct 22, 2024 14:45:25 GMT -6
Every play is supposed to get a touchdown.
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