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Post by Coach Huey on Apr 28, 2008 21:14:48 GMT -6
do the college gig. d3 in WI is NOT like most d3's ... it's a special situation there so i would take it. wiac is alot like d2's or d1AA in most places. high school will be there when you feel the need to "go back"
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Post by Coach Huey on Apr 28, 2008 9:30:41 GMT -6
I coached in a game once where partway thru the 3rd quarter our TE came over to the sideline and told us I can take the DE by mysellf, he's lining up inside. So we ran 88 super power about 10 times in a row, literally, and marched and scored. We just wore them down more than anything. No adjustments at all. wouldn't that be an adjustment? i mean, you decided to run that particular play 10 times in a row after getting information in the game. was it in your script/game plan to run 88 power 10 straight times or even 10 total times prior to the game? splitting hairs here, i know, but would call that an "adjustment" in that you gathered information DURING the game that 88 power would be tough for them to stop so you called it more (much more so?) than the original plan called for. adjustment = we think this prior to game so here we go .... THEN ... we gather this information during the game SO we will do/not do _____ based on this information (jmo)
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Post by Coach Huey on Apr 28, 2008 9:26:33 GMT -6
lochness, Good post. I hope to see more like it. But nothing wrong with "there is no plan B" either. so, NOT changing play calls (like lochness suggessted) would be ok because, well, we just weren't executing? at what point do you say, you know what, johnny is just having a bad game and that guy across from him is super bad so maybe i will rethink our plan of attacking that gap/running these plays (where, i rely so heavily on johnny to execute). when do you make the decision that the coach must make some type of adjustment (in play call, in formation, in personnel) because it appears the player's aren't (i.e. just not executing certain plays/schemes the way we had projected through game planning). do you ever try something else (wholesale, or like loch suggested)? or .. is it ALWAYS: this is what we do, if we can't execute then we will not try any other method so you win ... we'll getcha' next year...
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Post by Coach Huey on Apr 28, 2008 9:15:17 GMT -6
can you elaborate (clarify)?
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Post by Coach Huey on Apr 23, 2008 7:09:18 GMT -6
1. Is this coach being gone taking money away from the other coaches? 2. Are this coach's duties being covered by others on staff?
Doubt the answer to #1 is "yes" ... so it is not an issue. As mentioned, it will seem petty.
But, if you have a "gripe" about this situation then attack it from the viewpoint of #2. But, if that is not an issue ... i.e. he has little responsibility or he is handling his duties then let it go.
Ask yourself what is the true root of the problem. * You don't think the guy should be paid in full? How does that better YOUR situation? Would the money he 'loses' be divided up amongst the remaining coaches? (doubt that ... lol)
* You are mad because the guys hours are not the same as yours? Could you be late 45 minutes and still cover your duties? Are his responsibilities comparitive to his time?
What type of resolution do you want? * The guy to be fired if he doesn't come in 'on time'? ... So, you may risk going a complete coach short?
* The guy's pay be reduced? ... Again, how is that affecting your pay and why should it?
* Your hours be reduced? ... Can you get your duties completed with reduced hours?
I would only meet with the HC about this if I was having to cover that coach's duties and mine began to suffer or if I wasn't in some way being compensated (doesn't have to be money but maybe a tradeoff of some "crap-detail" down the road). My approach wouldn't be that "why does he make the same as me" ... but, make it about, "Coach, I'm having a hard time taking care of my responsibilities properly because I am spending some time doing these things because Coach Blah-blah is consistenly late.". Seek help for the immediate problem -- which would be duties are being neglected (which hurts the team) and you/other coaches are trying to cover them but it affects your duties (which hurts the team) -- something needs to be done so that all duties get done effectively (which HELPS the team). Other than that - LET IT GO.
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Post by Coach Huey on Apr 18, 2008 6:41:28 GMT -6
the google search at the bottom of page is more for searching the web in general ... as I'm one of those guys that reads something then goes, "um, let me find out more" so i use google searches alot. the search feature brophy is referring to is the search button at the top of the page. Huey: I just tested the Google search bar on your site -- "mini-curl" got 7 hits, "Y Space" got 3. Lesson: Stick with the "official" Search function... which is what i was saying. the google search is just that ... a google search. its reason for being has little to do with searching threads. i will remove it this weekend so people won't complain about "the search feature doesn't work"??
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Post by Coach Huey on Apr 17, 2008 8:24:50 GMT -6
The two main differences between HS and college coaching is the pay (HS more, college less!) . you're not kidding
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Post by Coach Huey on Apr 16, 2008 14:21:33 GMT -6
out of curiousity, does the google search of coachhuey.com cost anything? it's pretty "clunky" and awkward, but may be a $ saving uption to just use that instead of the full search feature. again, just a thought the google search at the bottom of page is more for searching the web in general ... as I'm one of those guys that reads something then goes, "um, let me find out more" so i use google searches alot. the search feature brophy is referring to is the search button at the top of the page.
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Post by Coach Huey on Apr 14, 2008 8:41:58 GMT -6
But isn't this in Texas this way at some High Schools? Or is this just an urban legend?? You will have to teach classes as well. let's say an assistant coach gets paid $50,000 a year ... well, about $40,000+ of that is what he is being paid for his teaching duties with the remaining portion being his coaching stipend.
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Post by Coach Huey on Apr 13, 2008 10:40:41 GMT -6
how do i call plays?
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Post by Coach Huey on Apr 11, 2008 7:09:48 GMT -6
not all functions are currently active. one more week of spring football then maybe i can have time to put finishing touches on the site.
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Post by Coach Huey on Nov 10, 2005 11:46:14 GMT -6
we usually do this for offense: we get a qb, 1 rec, 1 ol........defense picks next
in reality, though, it is more about who can help the team the most where, regardless of what is wanted. this year, our best receiver was needed most at the starting free safety so he was limited in the use by the offense. others years, it is reversed.....all depends on the make-up of the team and where we need him the most.
only had 1 o-line guy play defense really. he was used on goalline/short yardage defense. in the past we've had only 1 or 2 each year play both sides.
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Post by Coach Huey on Nov 10, 2005 11:36:11 GMT -6
tog, i must admit that when i first read the topic heading i immediately thought of about 10 jokes but i'm going to refrain from them.....this is not one of those 'other' boards...
we technically play both sides of the ball. but, for the most part we are a 1-sided team. majority of our players play only offense or defense even though all practice (for the most part) a second position. the skill players are the ones that play both sides more so than lineman type kids.
coaches only coach one side. when varsity is on offense, the jv is practicing defense with the defensive coaches -- vice versa
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Post by Coach Huey on Sept 2, 2007 14:12:17 GMT -6
Personally attacking Coach Smith from Sweetwater High across town based on his win/loss record is the same as personally judging Coach Weis, Coach Miles, Coach Ferentz, etc on their win/loss record. Usually, there are more factors involved than just calling super plays and expecting to work magic on game night. THANK YOU!!!
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Post by Coach Huey on Jul 1, 2007 14:48:54 GMT -6
what are we comparing these "weak" D3 teams to? uh, other D3 teams, right?
what are we comparing these "great" hs teams to? uh, other hs teams, right?
Guys, let's think this out . . .
ah, the heck with it... think what you want, convince each other, i'll shut up and avoid the silliness.
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Post by Coach Huey on Jul 1, 2007 13:13:47 GMT -6
again ... this is such a silly topic. Do people really think D3 football is that bad? It ain't like they got a bunch of scrubs and 2nd teamers from the high school ranks, ya ' know. some of those guys even play professionally, too ... look at things logically ... take good players from a bunch of high school teams (players that were starters, probably all-district or all-area, etc. in HS, yet not offered a D1/D2 spot) and put them together with older players of same background (upperclassmen). now, practice those players for a year. let their young bodies mature. then, go play a team of 17 year olds where only half (if lucky) will play football at another level beyond high school. come on ...
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Post by Coach Huey on Nov 28, 2005 23:00:44 GMT -6
oh........ alignment (then tackle 'em)....lol seriously, this may be a hard question....chicken or egg?....type thing i would say alignment/position of a defender. this will be my broad answer as the particular skill may actuallly vary by position. i mean, what's the first thing you teach? stance right? that, imo, goes with alignment.
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Post by Coach Huey on Nov 27, 2005 20:41:26 GMT -6
tackling
open field tackling
gang tackling
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Post by Coach Huey on Apr 12, 2007 20:25:19 GMT -6
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Post by Coach Huey on Jun 23, 2007 12:26:52 GMT -6
what about before video games ....
think it was called hall of fame football or something like that. you picked a play (you had several transarent sheets to choose from) and your opponent chose a defensive play (again, sheets to choose from). then, after both had chosen, you placed them on a light box thing and wherever one of your lines crossed one of his lines, that is how much you gained or lost.
then, couple years later they made an advanced version but didn't have that one ... went to the atari 3-man football game, where all 3 "men" moved in a line together as if attached at the hip.
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Post by Coach Huey on Feb 18, 2008 17:54:03 GMT -6
If the player makes first contact with a D3 school then they usually skip the coach as the middle man. In this area there are "recruiting fairs" i guess you can call them where 20-30 D2 and D3 schools set up booths in a ball room at a hotel. Here the players can talk to some coaches and fill out some forms. The coaches will later contact these players to get game film from them, etc. I've had some experience with this and I can say that kid's parents are just as much to blame as the coach. Where is this? Doesn't sound like a very good recipe for success, to me. No offense to those schools, but how driven is the program if you don't really recruit? THAT'S NOT RECRUITING.... that's saying "hey, who wants to play for us?" ... Sorry, don't mean to disrepect the way another school does it's business but that's not how we do it nor do I believe it to be the norm for those schools (D3) that wish to compete for titles. Maybe that is why there is such a disparity between the top 50 or so d3's and the rest of them.
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Post by Coach Huey on Feb 17, 2008 20:39:00 GMT -6
no....but seriously...... Do ANY of you have recruits that go straight to the player, and never talk to the coach? THAT is what strikes me as odd. I find it hard to believe that a coach goes through a season and has his kids getting scholly offers without even talking to his coaches. I've never been at programs like that. Division I i would say almost all would contact the head coach but some Div II or III will go directly to the player. can't think of any that would not have made contact with the coach. official transcripts must come from the school. why would a college coach NOT talk to the high school coaches? why would he NOT want to discuss the player with them? why would he ONLY take what he sees from highlights sent in by player and hear ONLY what the player tells him? if some d3 college recruits that way i am just simply missing their reasoning...
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Post by Coach Huey on Jul 9, 2006 16:40:21 GMT -6
I know this has beem talked about on here before, just do a search on some old topics about calling formations. good advice ... search buttons are located on every page. usually get results much quicker when searching precious topics rather than asking questions again...
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Post by Coach Huey on Feb 20, 2007 15:32:53 GMT -6
Coach Heuy. Great post, thanks. I can get allot out this one. bluecrazy Not sure exactly when Parcells wrote this or if it was something he gave at a clinic. But, I've had it for a year or so and I really like it. Try to incorporate as much of it as I can.
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Post by Coach Huey on Feb 19, 2007 13:31:55 GMT -6
by Bill Parcells
The Tough Work of Turning Around a Team
“Even the most talented teams can fall into a habit of poor performance. If you want to break that habit, you’d better be prepared to get in people’s faces.”—Bill Parcells
Rule One: Make it clear from day one that you’re in charge. Don’t wait to earn your leadership, impose it.
• People are people o Keys to motivation and performance to the fullest potential is essentially the same whether playing on a football field or working in an office. • Be honest with people — brutally honest o The only way to change people is to tell them in the clearest possible terms what they’re doing wrong. o If they don’t want to listen, they don’t belong on the team. • Taking Charge o To lead, you’ve got to be a leader. o Tell everyone that losing will no longer be tolerated. o Give people who were contributing to the team’s weak performance a chance to change, and if they don’t change, may be forced to eliminate them from the team. • What the team is all about: o Achievement---that comes only with relentless effort and commitment. o At the end of the day, achievement is the most important thing to take home. • Communicate o Talk to them as a group: establish your credibility as a leader o Talk to them personally: deliver the message to each member individually o Hold frank, one-on-one conversations with each member of the team o Ask each player for his support in helping the team achieve its goals o Explain exactly what is expected from each of them o If the player does not desire to give the team what it needs, then find someone who will o Desire must be present to play on championship teams o If desire is not present to achieve at the highest level, then that player is not wanted on the team o “I’m not trying to finish fourth.” o Leaders can do everything right and still fail if they don’t deliver the message to each member as an individual o Make an honest evaluation of every player through individual conversations o Do not make blanket judgments about everyone or think all are failing o Look for each player’s strengths; look for each player’s weaknesses o Look for team strengths; look for team weaknesses o Look for who is a contributor; look for who is an obstacle o Some people will never change; swiftly remove the obstacles Rule 2: Confrontation is healthy
• To get the most out of people, you have to apply pressure o Pressure is the only thing that everyone responds to o Push the players to perform at a high level • To create pressure, it requires confrontation o Confrontation can be intense and emotional o Confrontation allows for the opportunity to get things straight with people o Confrontation allows you to get to the sources of their behavior and motivation o Confrontation does not mean to put someone down or humiliate them • Criticize by putting it in a positive context o i.e., “I don’t think you’re performing up to your potential; you can do better.” “I think you’re better than you think you are.” o My goals are your goals. “It’s in your best interest that you succeed, and it’s in my best interest that you succeed. We really want the same thing.” o Don’t be afraid to be blunt or offending about people’s failing. o Do what it takes to get a strong reaction because then you know you’ve reached them. • Use the direct approach o Be clear and open o Don’t be soft-core or talk in circles
Rule 3: Set small goals and attain them.
• Success generates success o Build a culture of success o To win, you need to believe as a team that you have the ability to win o Confidence is born only on demonstrated ability o Start with even small successes as this can be powerful in helping people to believe in themselves. o Don’t focus on the ultimate goal o Accentuate the positive at every possible opportunity • Establish a clear set of goals that are within immediate reach o Be a smart team o Well-conditioned o Play hard o Have pride o Desire to win collectively o Do not criticize one another • Emphasize the next goal that needs to be fulfilled o Set small, visible goals o When achieved, people start to get it into their heads that they can succeed. o Break the habit of losing o Begin to get into the habit of winning o Look for the shift in attitude from losing to winning
Rule 4: Develop a staff
• Use care in selecting the right people o Use trial and error to put the right people in the right spot o Don’t limit your selection with personal prejudices or biases. o Don’t limit your search for people with the most outstanding set of talents. • Be solution-oriented o Do not attempt to discover why a solution works; merely that it is a solution. o Be problem-specific: do not attempt to generalise a solution to other problems. o Be non-optimal: find a solution, not all solutions, and maybe not the best solution. o Proceed even if you have little or no knowledge of the subject. • Develop a sense of who will likely work out and who will not. o Look for the person who understands what it will take to succeed and is committed to making the effort. o Look for people that want to win just as much as you want to win. o Look for people that share the same goals and the same passion as you. • Push and challenge them to achieve the highest goal. o Strive to win and be a champion.
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Post by Coach Huey on Oct 31, 2006 8:37:48 GMT -6
i can't tell you our starting line as we've not had the same one in successive games this year. injuries have ravaged us.
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Post by Coach Huey on Oct 25, 2006 12:43:41 GMT -6
VARSITY:
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Post by Coach Huey on Mar 8, 2007 11:23:05 GMT -6
do a search for No Huddle (I am assuming this is what you are referring to ... lol) and you should get many, many threads about it
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Post by Coach Huey on Nov 20, 2006 19:42:29 GMT -6
give ohio some credit? i always have ... but, i didn't know anyone was dogging it
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Post by Coach Huey on Nov 15, 2007 11:20:44 GMT -6
I think you're right. I think DIII, NAIA and JUCO schools are mainly the ones who use them. However, I will go on to say, if their HC is doing what I think he should be doing, there is no need for a recruiting service. if, a HC's "duty" to his players is to get their name/stats/video to as many colleges as possible, then using a service such as coach2coachprep is an easy way to do that in a small amount of time. then, when calls come in from colleges they are very specific to what is needed next from that coach/player ... i.e. more video, or when can i come to visit, etc. this is more efficient than mailing out hundreds of "fliers" to colleges individually. telling the parents to pay money to a "recruiting service" is short-sighted, imo ... but, to totally disregard the valid avenues available might also be short-sighted. what i recommend (take it for what it's worth .. ) is to use a free service such as coach2coachprep.com to have the capability of reaching as many colleges as you can in one broad stroke while also narrowing the student-athlete's choices to those schools he wishes to attend and/or those you feel he's well suited and sending them his information directly. now, you get best of both worlds, so to speak, in that you've provided a broad spectrum of choices for the player (coach2coach) while specifically targeting those schools you/he feel is where he may end up. so many factors go into a college recruiting a player (position they are looking for, how player fits in scheme, academic requirements for acceptance, etc.) that it is quite wise to keep as many doors open as one can throughout the process.
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