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Post by oguru on Mar 11, 2007 21:22:02 GMT -6
I was wondering if anyone had the contact information for coach Ken Leonard at Springfield sacred heart High School in Sprinfield, Illinois. I wanted to get in touch with him about their offense. If you have his emaila ddress, I would appreciate it if you could PM me and let me know.
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Post by phantom on Mar 12, 2007 6:39:58 GMT -6
Try Googling the school.
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Post by tog on Mar 12, 2007 13:46:02 GMT -6
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Post by larrymoe on Mar 12, 2007 14:22:40 GMT -6
I'm sure Coach Leonard will be more than happy to help you out. He is a really nice guy who takes time to help anyone one out. His staff is very helpful as well. Definitely get in touch with him.
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Post by coachf on Mar 12, 2007 16:06:15 GMT -6
larrymoe is in love with SHG, he would know. I believe that he is going to run some Lonesome Polecat next year, just to bring in the influence.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2007 16:15:51 GMT -6
The whole SHG staff is pretty helpful even if you don't get Ken himself.
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Post by larrymoe on Mar 12, 2007 18:58:00 GMT -6
I wouldn't say I'm in love with them, but it is refreshing that a group of guys with as much success as they've had are as down to earth as they are. They've been nothing but the best to me in my many encounters with them.
I know Leonard's no Coach NoSleeves, but hey, who is?
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Post by wildcat on Mar 12, 2007 19:13:20 GMT -6
Ken Leonard is a class act...a living legend if there ever was one.
Few years ago, I was down at a clinic at SHG and Coach Leonard...well, I can't say enough good about the guy...here I was..some no-name assistant coach of some po-dunk, small-town football team that hadn't really won anything and he treated me and the rest of our staff like we were royalty.
There's a REASON that guys like Coach Leonard hang around for as long as they do...it's not just the wins (although that sure as heck helps!)
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Post by dacoachmo on Mar 12, 2007 19:44:07 GMT -6
Ditto to Wildcat, I too attended a clinic there and it was a great time.
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Post by blackfly73 on Mar 12, 2007 19:55:03 GMT -6
Ken Leonard is a class act...a living legend if there ever was one. Few years ago, I was down at a clinic at SHG and Coach Leonard...well, I can't say enough good about the guy...here I was..some no-name assistant coach of some po-dunk, small-town football team that hadn't really won anything and he treated me and the rest of our staff like we were royalty. There's a REASON that guys like Coach Leonard hang around for as long as they do...it's not just the wins (although that sure as heck helps!) I was at the same clinic as Wildcat - the entire staff and everyone involved with that clinic and their program treated me like gold - and like Wildcat I was just some unknown assistant from Canada who contacted them about their offense. They are running the clinic again this year and each year its gotten bigger - I'd go back but they changed the dates and time-frames and it doesn't mesh with my school or life at home right now. Contact their assistant Neil Taylor for info: ntaylor@springfield.k12.il.us The clinic runs on Apr 26-27
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Post by larrymoe on Mar 12, 2007 19:56:53 GMT -6
But it's top secret!
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Post by hchscoachtom on Mar 12, 2007 20:30:36 GMT -6
This sounds interesting. What type of offense do they run? What does the clinic entail? Thanks for the reply.
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Post by coachf on Mar 13, 2007 7:18:48 GMT -6
They run a Spread Offense. They are pretty varied in it and very creative. They do tend to get a lot of great athletes to the place from around the Springfield area, but they put them to good use. I nearly went to the clinic with larrymoe last year, but I don't have the guts to cut school as much as he does. He is a true warrior. And he goes to the clinic and pretty much hates the spread, unless he has had a change of heart larrymoe, will you talk to your guys at SHG about how you would defend them with the STORM? I know it stops everything else (including DW )
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Post by larrymoe on Mar 13, 2007 13:49:38 GMT -6
I already asked them once.
Leonard fell to the ground, crawled to the nearest corner available, urinated in his pants and began sucking his thumb while rocking back and forth mumbling "I hate the storm mommy, I hate it!".
No one messes with the storm.
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Post by locharion on Mar 13, 2007 14:01:34 GMT -6
Coach Leonard and his staff are very helpful and very friendly. I had the chance to meet them at the Nike clinic here in St. Louis and spent about three hours with them afterward talking X's & O's. While they are based in a spread, they also run what Coach Leonard calls "Trigger" or what we call Pistol. One coach told me they were messing around with it before Nevada was.
Interesting thing to note about them: On their clinic handout, they set an all state rushing record in 2002 and were 80 % run, 20% pass. Now, they are almost the exact opposite. The offense I believe is about the same but who they choose to focus it in has changed. Coach Leonard's son is also pretty knowledgeable as well and it was fun sitting back and watching them draw on whiteboards for a few hours.
I would recommend going to hear them.
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Post by larrymoe on Mar 13, 2007 14:35:09 GMT -6
I think they tailor they're focus run or pass based on what the talent dictates.
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Post by locharion on Mar 13, 2007 20:06:31 GMT -6
I think they tailor they're focus run or pass based on what the talent dictates. According to their handout, they pass 70% in the gun and run 30%. Their belief is defense wins games, running game keeps games close, passing helps you win with less and win big.
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