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Post by kylem56 on Sept 9, 2007 10:37:13 GMT -6
Helllo all, First off I want to thank everyone who responded to the post I had last week about being blown out, this is more of an update/venting (again)...
well when it rains it pours,
Friday night we found out before the game that our best player has fractured vertabraes in his neck and is done for the season, then during the game after 4 turnovers, our best lineman tears his ACL, ...we ended up losing 55-0.
I know the biggest thing right now is to have patience and stay positive but damn it is frusterating. We will be green this week (starting 2 sophmores on OL and 1 on DL) but the team we are playing is not good so we have a chance of beating them
I know it is my job to motivate them but My question is, with these kids so use to losing before my staff took over, what can I do to boost that confidence back up ? Any thoughts or suggestions would be appriacated guys thanks
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Post by dacoachmo on Sept 9, 2007 11:15:44 GMT -6
keep the game plan simple and get off the field early. nothing boosts a team like getting done early.
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Post by fbdoc on Sept 9, 2007 12:54:47 GMT -6
Work toward "Small Victories". Simple things like getting positive yards, getting a first down, hanging on to the ball, holding them for this ONE play ... I think you get the idea. Go ahead and talk about winning, or in your case, losing! Take the pressure off the kids and let them know that THIS time, we're buidling for the future. Now the future might be next week, next month, or next season, but give them attainable goals considering your available talent. Small victories lead to bigger ones...
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mike13
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Post by mike13 on Sept 12, 2007 6:26:48 GMT -6
Coach I've been there on more then one occasion. Challange the healthy players to step up. Ask them "Who will fill _____ shoes this week?" Let them know that you have a plan to exploit the weaknesses of your opponant. As a leader you can't be shaken, in front of your team. Remember coach "this too will pass". Good luck.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2007 6:57:41 GMT -6
I'm on board with the small victories. I took a survival training course once and they taught that you have to pride yourself on the small victories. You don't wait to celebrate and pat yourself on the back when you're found--first you have to make it to the ridge, then you have to build the fire, then you have to build the shelter. And with each little success, you keep your pride and strength up because you accomplished something.
But I would warn you, DON"T go soft on them with kindness to the point that they feel you're just going to be pleased with a moral victory. You still expect them to compete and win.
Like our coach says, "when a car gets a flat tire you don't throw away the car, you get out, change the tire, and get back on the road."
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coachf
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Post by coachf on Sept 12, 2007 9:22:40 GMT -6
keep the game plan simple and get off the field early. nothing boosts a team like getting done early. Completely agree. I went through this same sort of thing last year. I thought we could "trick" or gimmick our way into a win. You know, put in 3 or 4 plays/formations they have never seen. The bigger the playbook got, the worse we executed and played. Best thing I did this year was cut our playbook. Way way down. 6 running plays, a handful of passes. Just a few formations. We now have more time to work on fundamentals. We were so young last year and are still young this year. But, we are now 2-1, (after being 0-9 last year) and it is because we are a much more sound team. With young guys they need to have constant work on fundamentals. We just run what we do best and not worry about finding something new or tricky.
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