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Post by brophy on Nov 2, 2011 21:11:49 GMT -6
Then why is Arena not shown on ESPN? i thought the NFLN have the rights to broadcast them.
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Post by brophy on Nov 2, 2011 18:23:46 GMT -6
guess they haven't heard of AFL,eh?
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Post by brophy on Oct 30, 2011 5:10:41 GMT -6
Anyone who forces their kids to intertwine their personal, away-from-school lives with the football program 24-7 are asking for trouble. In my opinion, any coach who feels like he needs to monitor his players' social networking accounts is way too insecure about hsi control of his program or too much of a control freak. Let your kids be kids. They are going to do things away from school that you don't approve of much, but that's life. Worry more about the things you can control. So, you're sitting across from the superintendent. He points out the provocative picture of an underage girl, or pics of your starting OL at a beer bong, or firing up a giant blunt. Somebody in the community sent them to him. He asks why you didn't do anything about it. What do you say? how is this any different if those pics were posted on a REDDIT, FLICKR account? You don't honestly think the correct answer involves cyber-stalking your players, do you?
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Post by brophy on Oct 26, 2011 9:07:58 GMT -6
I feel that once the game plan is in and you have a good idea of what you're going to get then there isn't much point in watching any more. commit to memory what they are doing so you have a fresh database in your head when you go into Friday night. If you're up in the box on Friday, I don't see why you wouldn't continually repeat their games through the week (it becomes deja vu during the game because you're seeing the same view) You and your band are learning songs....."yeah, we 'know' this song, lets just go home" - no, you go over and over and over again and eliminate any mistakes you could possibly make. Having an idea of what your opponent is nice, but it doesn't help eliminate the mistakes you could make on Friday. The point of going over film is not really to figure out what your opponent is doing, but how you are going to get your team to make the best decisions (how you're going to package your series, knowing specifically what your opponent will do to respond, and already playing the game in your head a hundred times before kickoff).
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Post by brophy on Oct 22, 2011 3:37:22 GMT -6
Alright, addicts.... now would be a good time for this SUPPORT
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Post by brophy on Oct 12, 2011 19:02:06 GMT -6
they do what they do.....more power to them.
What folks can take away from this is that they really take their program seriously If you stop right there, you can appreciate what Curtis and Evangel do. If more teams took a hint from them, Louisiana might be like the nation of Texas.
where it gets muddy is when you straddle, cross over, vacillate the church thing. Because there really is no fine line between some of the things they are talking about. There aren't really any coaching points you could gather from that video, and the equivocations made in the video infer cause-and-effect (which really isn't the case). So like I said, uh, well......good for them
I'm not real sure I buy the whole "no one gave us a chance" spiel, but cool, whateva Its a hype video, delivered by a preacher, I'm assuming FOR the players, and if it works for them - good enough.
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Post by brophy on Sept 30, 2011 10:43:36 GMT -6
as a "strategy" its hard to argue against this as a tactic (complete lack of accountability to enforce it)
Not to pick on LSU (but to use them as an example as the OP)....the two times guys went down during the Oregon game were the only times in the 1st half that Oregon converted successive downs.
Against WVU, the same thing happened.
Guys weren't going down during regular series or just because they went no-huddle. It only occurred when they went no-huddle and converted successive downs.
Now, one could likely argue that if you run that kind of pace, guys get tired, and when guys get tired they get injured.....
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Post by brophy on Sept 30, 2011 10:33:53 GMT -6
nothing (just red bull and chewing gum) I would vomit pretty hard as a player before games and it carries over.
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Post by brophy on Sept 24, 2011 8:27:03 GMT -6
just for clarity, my points above about a relationship and controlling identity are 1) take interest in your guys outside of football. Let them talk to you about their interests and ask for their perspective on things they are interested in. Let them have control of the conversation (change up the communication stream we try to enforce on them everyday)
2) Manipulate their self-identity. If you had zero control in your program, had no input, and didn't even have to show up to practice, would you really feel like a "coach"? Conversely, what do you do, how passionate are you about practice when you see yourself as "the coach"? This same perspective is what we're trying to influence in all the guys on the field, is to get them to IDENTIFY their self-perception as a "football player". In their mind, they know a "football player" is the ultimate badass (otherwise they would never have gone out for the sport). Much of the problem is they cannot identify themselves with that image. Reinforce the positive decisions they've made to be a "football player", how all the other kids wish they were them, and how all the girls want a "football player" (or whatever).
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Post by brophy on Sept 22, 2011 18:40:07 GMT -6
film your practices. See how much time you spend grabbing {censored} or standing around. How can you amp up the intensity of practice? Coaches should be pushing the tempo with scripted Indy, Group, and Team sessions. Walk and Talk during pre-practice, but once practice 'starts', NOBODY should be walking or jogging anywhere on the field if you're waiting until August or September to make your team "tough", you've already lost. brophyfootball.blogspot.com/2009/07/there-is-no-secret.html
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Post by brophy on Sept 21, 2011 21:14:46 GMT -6
that's kind of the thing, though (IMO). No one is foolish enough to believe that super coach can turn Limpdick McNerdles into Ray Freaking Lewis. The interesting part of coaching is not exacting obedient robots, but using personal triggers of each kid's motivations. It isn't an easy thing and it can't really be done without a deeper relationship with your players. Sometimes you can't directly address an issue. Every teen struggles with finding their own identity and none of them have any answers. As coaches, sometimes the biggest skill we can teach is getting them to identify themselves with actually being a "football player" and not just a young boy doing what this old man is telling me to do.
Could it be that its not so much the kids but US? In that we're always led to believe that we can have one-size fits all lesson plan and that every kid needs to adhere to this metric or its not gonna work. There isn't one drill that is going to teach a skill, but likely video, walk-thru, practice, peer-to-peer feedback, etc.
If you were coaching/teaching weight lifters, your job really wouldn't be spotting them or showing them how to squat. It would primarily be changing their perceptions of weight training (seeing the activity as something more than it really is) and how they would mentally prepare for being seriously challenged by the weight (it isn't natural to willingly put yourself in a perilous position where loads of 45lbs plates will smash you).
You could teach a person to shoot a gun and run around, but that really isn't the job of a military DI, is it? Its fully indoctrinating and changing a person's outlook (motivations) on who they are and what they can do. It takes all kinds and what works on one kid won't work on another kid. You can't "save" them all, but you can certainly increase your odds of improving overall performance if you are coaching 3-deep on the roster (coaching enough to improve that guy that likely won't see the field).
This is why its so important to cultivate those relationships outside of football, talking about stuff not even relating to the game BECAUSE it is so easy for kids to tune out BS from people (they're not gonna do stuff just because someone told them to do it).
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Post by brophy on Sept 21, 2011 7:56:53 GMT -6
how do you get a 6th grader to perform these unnatural football acts? You'd be overcoming the same obstacle at the Varsity level if, indeed, the kids are trigger-shy
Fundamentals, over and over again to build confidence in performance. It isn't about plays, it is about competing at a high level. You can't compete without knowing how to do your job or have the confidence in performing that job.
Yeah, what can be done about it now? The parents aren't the answer The scheme isn't the answer Past school records aren't the answer what other schools are doing doesn't matter
ONLY thing you can change is how your players are performing. What is the controlling factor to ensuring they perform at a consistent level? Practice, the tempo of practice, and the amount of time invested in the result you want to see.
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Post by brophy on Sept 21, 2011 6:04:03 GMT -6
What is going on here? Duece we only have ourselves to blame for this 'trend'. You probably could play outside in the neighborhood with your friends the entire day riding your bikes or whatever when you were 11. A parent does that today and their endangering their kid. You get in a fight at school, you may have got a lecture or detention.....nowadays you're in juvenile court and kicked out of school. we freak out about everything - so its no surprise that kids aren't as "hard" as we think they should be. Good or bad, what are we going to do about it? Sit around and blame the kids (for something we contributed to)? I think the 'off-season' stuff is less about organized activities (weights and practice) and more about keeping your players/team together through bonding / relationships
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Post by brophy on Sept 20, 2011 11:57:32 GMT -6
fix this first. That isn't the kids fault, either. "This" won't be fixed during the season, though. It begs the question of what were you guys investing in/ teaching / reinforcing from January to August? first off, i NEVER talk about our league change to the kids. no excuses is our attitude. however, i know for a fact that teams recruit, as my brother was one of the kids being recruited coming out of 8th grade. we worked 3 days a week on offense this off season as well as weight lifting and speed camp. most of it is honestly just flat out being outmatched. again, i dont mention this I don't know who you were addressing, but I never mentioned any of that stuff (irrelevant). The issue you raised was your player's competitiveness in games. This is an issue of making off-season weight training competitive and goal-specific to build the team (its not what we do TO them, but what we do FOR them). Schemes are irrelevant (it doesn't matter what you run). If your kids work to compete on Friday nights, you have a chance (and have done what you can do). I single that out because the OP lists a wall of text and information that really has no bearing on the situation.
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Post by brophy on Sept 20, 2011 10:38:55 GMT -6
it seems as though these kids are flat out scared to play. scared to hit, timid, hesitant to make plays etc. we just cant seem to get our offense moving (triple option) and defense is getting ripped (52)fix this first. That isn't the kids fault, either. "This" won't be fixed during the season, though. It begs the question of what were you guys investing in/ teaching / reinforcing from January to August?
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Post by brophy on Sept 10, 2011 20:06:03 GMT -6
Some of the comments I hear from the kids .... well, there's your problem right there without fundamentals, you'll struggle to beat the teams you should beat and never beat the teams that you could. If the "kids are saying" is probably because that's what their parents are saying I don't believe in 'over coaching'. I believe there is a thing as diminishing returns when it comes to teaching football. Meaning, you can win games just on sheer athleticism alone and no matter how little you spend 'teaching', you're still gonna have kids that just can make plays (and ultimately, that's what its about)
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Post by brophy on Sept 10, 2011 18:32:26 GMT -6
it will start with the coach responsible for your area.
However, just call the athletic department and let them know what you want. They will likely put you in contact with the person you need. Plan to bring your list of prospects for them and DVD (or HUDL url to share). Sit in on the meetings and stick your nose in the position drills (I know a lot of coaches that visit and just watch from a ways away - I've never visited a place where they had a problem with me asking questions or getting too close). The smaller the school, the more you can learn (IMO)
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Post by brophy on Sept 6, 2011 20:14:05 GMT -6
I'll clarify my earlier statements.....
If a kid has no business being on the field and is physically and mentally incompetent, for safety reasons he has no business on the field.
now, assuming the kid is able to actually function as an athlete, it is important to get him on the field in some capacity to give him a role (keep him focused), and work him into the game (and hopefully give your starters a blow).
I've worked on many staffs where headers talked on and on about how special teams was important, but we really never TAUGHT how to play special teams. I was fortunate at one point to coach with a good group of guys (header was a close friend) where we would spend 20 minutes at the start of practice EVERY DAY teaching special teams to the entire team (teaching specific roles / stations) via circuit work.
With that preface, you can actually put guys on the field, give them a specific job (that isn't going to change), whereas a million things could happen if they were on O/D (what-ifs).
We could put nearly anyone on kickoff (though gunners and kickers were key) and on punt we could put sub guys (2nd team Defense) at G - T and up-backs. Punt return for us was just a defensive play (and our best 11 played defense).
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Post by brophy on Sept 6, 2011 0:30:58 GMT -6
I believe it depends on how bad they suck and what role they could play.
Punt and KO are great places to break kids in at. If you spend time on these units everyday, you could put non-starters there and develop them to become starters, just by involving them in a position role.
** IF you're coaching these positions, you can develop the talent ** IF you're just sticking bodies in a spot and putting the ball in play, then just put your studs out there
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Post by brophy on Sept 1, 2011 11:42:00 GMT -6
The easiest way to do it (using a computer/electronic device is not required) is to chart as the play is called. Just have a table/spreadsheet already printed out (cqmiller has some great ones ready). 1. Post snap, get the next play's D&D and hash 2. Enter any personnel groupings you might have 3. Sequentially enter the play-call (easier if they are called off a wristband) 4. enter the result with the ball carrier's number
This helps with entering them in HUDL later, because you already have tracked the play sequence.
You do this for both O & D
Before half-time, that tracker can tally all this up and give you a quick summary of what really happened in the 1st half (repeat for 2nd half)
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Post by brophy on Aug 31, 2011 21:22:35 GMT -6
spotter in the booth
1. they should be charting each play in sequence. by the time the play is relayed to the QB, all the spotter needs to do is mark down the yardage 2. is from this chart/ hit sheet that this coach will return to you at the half so you guys can go over ball distribution and what is working
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Post by brophy on Aug 20, 2011 12:06:11 GMT -6
I look forward to a swarming of email spam in the next few days about a great new product
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Post by brophy on Aug 19, 2011 10:45:21 GMT -6
while no one can honestly say they would "calm" the coach down, its a matter of message efficiency, maybe
The coach in question
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Post by brophy on Aug 8, 2011 8:46:18 GMT -6
I suppose what is ironic about this is that the underlying principle of "jock" culture is that it is a self-sustaining (actually inclusive) social environment. You play sports because of the [intense] interaction with your peers/friends. At its fundamental core, its the same as why you played in the backyard with your mates when you were 8 years old = you were ALL trying to do something TOGETHER (and you performed better because you tried to meet the expectations of others).
However, in an age where we are advancing things called "social media", its result is anything but. The social element or peer influence mentioned above is being lost and diminishing the element of this "jock" culture (today's "jocks" are more about self and pursuing scholarships than playing because of peer influence)
The article makes some broad brush generalizations and conclusions, but does illustrate some key points that differentiate those that come from a sports background and those that don't
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Post by brophy on Aug 8, 2011 7:50:44 GMT -6
the bottom line When I called executives from companies, I discovered it was no coincidence; stock-trading companies in particular recruited athletes because they came to work even if they were sick, worked well in groups, rebounded quickly from a setback, pushed the envelope to reach the goal and never quit until the job was done. They didn’t have to be star jocks, but they did have to have been trained in the codes of Jock Culture—most important, the willingness to subordinate themselves to authority.
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Post by brophy on Jul 22, 2011 12:15:56 GMT -6
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Post by brophy on Jul 15, 2011 7:48:41 GMT -6
I don't know you can fault the guy (anyone can blog) for his perspective, but that perspective is entirely too naive and simplistic (along with the other posts on his blog).
There is an "art" to coaching high school boys and that art is evolving and really changing with the ebb of the recruiting industry, parental influence, marketing and ESPN culture.
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Post by brophy on Jul 1, 2011 19:58:40 GMT -6
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Post by brophy on Jun 30, 2011 12:50:59 GMT -6
i mostly have sent emails. emails are as impersonal as you could get. All their numbers are available, just call them up. The coach responsible for your area is going to be extremely attentive. If you have any kids even worth considering for their level they will be all over you. From a general standpoint, the major universities won't have much to offer that is applicable for HS. So much of what they do is geared to situation/personnel. If you have a specific need or want to know how to do something, generally you can just show up on campus and they'll let you sit in the film room for as long as you like The DIII - DII guys are grinders and are where its at. Spend as much time on campus with those guys as you can (many will be happy to be onsite and clinic your staff). All it takes is a phone call, but also be considerate of their needs. If you have players that could help them out, give them tapes / demographics of those kids (don't waste their time with kids who wouldn't play at that level in a million years).
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Post by brophy on Jun 30, 2011 8:19:19 GMT -6
What have you already tried? All you really have to do is call the athletic dept and speak to a position coach
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