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Post by realdawg on May 20, 2014 19:07:23 GMT -6
The worst player in our program is somehow a part of it. He is terrible. Claims he got an invite by them to some all star combine they have in Ohio in the summer. That makes me skeptical. This kid can't even get reps as a sophomore on jv
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Post by realdawg on May 20, 2014 12:54:01 GMT -6
NC-August 1. 1st game August 22. School starts August 25.
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Post by realdawg on May 19, 2014 18:38:27 GMT -6
Gym shorts and a tee shirt to practice while it's hot. Usually team gear. Sweatshirt and/or jacket in the cold. And sweat pants. Again usually team gear. Game nights khakis and team polo or jacket were unspoken rule. New coach says he is gonna wear shorts. Idk if I can do that or not.
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Post by realdawg on May 15, 2014 19:42:24 GMT -6
I'd say about 12. 3 hours a day. 4 days a week. Week after school is out, week of the 4th, and week of the state coaches clinic off. This is just the time with kids doesn't count mowing, field work etc...
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Post by realdawg on May 14, 2014 5:37:26 GMT -6
We have a split practice. We do not have a JV staff but we only coach 1 side of the ball. So OL coach coaches varsity and JV OL. We while varsity does offense, JVs do defense and vice versa. We have indy and team every day as well as usually a couple of group periods like inside run, 7 on 7, stunts, or blitz pickup.
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Post by realdawg on May 14, 2014 5:32:11 GMT -6
I'm like alot of coaches. I get wore down in the season my body cant take it. I'm also a bigger (fatter) dude so I have to watch myself not to get any fatter. I always tried to get a workout in during my planning 3 days during the season. Just didnt have enough time or energy to do it. When we started going out after school this spring I started getting up and working out about 45 min before school. It has worked great. Like someone mentioned the first week is tough while your body adjusts to a different sleep schedule but now its routine. We will see how it goes during the season when you are really on the grind.
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Post by realdawg on May 8, 2014 5:36:55 GMT -6
Kid without a 2.0 isnt gonna go home and study to get his 2.0 if you take away sports. He's gonna go play nintendo or smoke dope or whatever it is kids do in your area. If they cared that much they wouldnt be below a 2.0 to start with. Now, here is why this is unfair. As someone mentioned, does the drama club have a 2.0 rule? How about the band? Then does the school require you to have a 2.0 to graduate? Or are the graduation requirements just that you pass the necessary classes? We have lots of kids that graduate with less than a 2.0. So are you telling me its more important to have a 2.0 to play sports than it is to graduate!?!?!?!?!?! Shut the front door! Thats crazy. Luckily, we dont have a 2.0 rule, our requirements are you have to pass 3 of 4 the previous semester, have to be promoted (which means you the one you fail cant be math or english), and cant miss more than 13.5 days.
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Post by realdawg on May 6, 2014 11:07:36 GMT -6
I don't pretend to know what Michigan does in the off season. But I know they started the season poorly in general that year. And have some insight into the App program and know they had a great off season prior to that game. That's not the point in the video anyway. The point is they put in the work to have an opportunity to win. Michigan will get their revenge this fall when App makes the return trip.
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Post by realdawg on May 6, 2014 5:22:48 GMT -6
There is an old Nike video from the spring after App State beat Michigan called "there are no cinderallas" It basically says "upsets" occur because of hard work in the off season. An it shows several clips of athletes working in the off season. One of these is a clip from App State. I know this as an alumni of App. Great message about the off season.
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Post by realdawg on May 5, 2014 11:02:04 GMT -6
I am pretty bad superstitious and alot of it comes from being a habit oriented person. I do things the same way in my personal life, get ready, brush teeth, workout etc... As far as superstitions go, when we are winning, I wear the same outfit, under wear and every thing each Friday till we lose. I do wash it. I will add a layer if it gets cold but I wont take one off. Also if we lose, I try to find a whole new outfit to wear till we find a win.
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Post by realdawg on Apr 15, 2014 5:38:52 GMT -6
We dont have seperate JV and varsity staffs. I coach DL period. JV and varsity. While varsity works offense, JV works defense and then we switch. This way your lower level players are getting the same coaching as your varsity players.
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Post by realdawg on Apr 9, 2014 18:12:02 GMT -6
For us it's another game, a sportsmanship class and a face to face with the superintendent Monday.
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Post by realdawg on Mar 25, 2014 17:31:21 GMT -6
I agree. Of course they have to practice for two weeks till they can hit. In NC we are dead until March 15. After that you can have "skill development" sessions as often as you want. This basically means you can practice as long as you don't hit or have more than 21 kids in attendance. Then we are dead again last 5 days of the semester. In the summer you can do whatever you want as long as you don't hit. Week of July 4 and state coaches clinic are dead weeks. Official practice starts August 1, 1st game is August 23rd I believe. You can do 7 on 7 all summer long.
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Post by realdawg on Mar 18, 2014 15:55:14 GMT -6
Homecoming, pink night, youth league night, senior night, opening night. That about covers all our home games
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Post by realdawg on Mar 18, 2014 5:37:41 GMT -6
We cant have spring practice officially, but we can have an unlimited number of skill development sessions in the spring provided that we have 21 players or less and we dont hit. So during that time I try to work on fundamentals and footwork. During the summer we can have unlimited numbers and unlimited practices provided that we dont hit. So we continue to work on fundamentals but also begin to install our stuff since we can have to whole team out there.
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Post by realdawg on Mar 18, 2014 5:35:32 GMT -6
I have been a box guy for a few years now. I coach DL and work very closely with our DC. The first thing he wants to know is D&D. We are a 3-3 stack team, so all our calls are based on D&D tendencies with a few formation checks. Next, I look for substitutions or personnel changes. Only 1 team we played had alot of personnel groupings but I had to alert those groups during that game as that was a big part of our plan. Next is formation. I try to watch each play after that to see if and where we messed up or misaligned or whatever. I also try to keep a running chart of the teams formation and calls based on D&D in that game. I miss a couple of these with everything else that is going on. But that helps us if I can say, hey, on the last 3 1&10s they have ran......Next I look for any adjustments that we need to make and suggest any calls that I think would be good.
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Post by realdawg on Mar 2, 2014 8:08:00 GMT -6
Also here in NC, private schools are allowed to "reclassify" students. Which basically means move them back to a lower grade which gives them a 5th year of playing high school sports. However, if a private competes in the NCHSAA, they must comply with NCHSAA guidelines which do not allow "reclassification"
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Post by realdawg on Mar 1, 2014 15:23:47 GMT -6
Not really in NC. Charlotte Catholic is a power but I wouldnt say they dominate. They did just lose their coach of 40 years to retirement. Several other good private programs around Charlotte. Why? They dont have attendance boundaries, and their parents are shelling out big time bucks so they are gonna do what they are suppossed to do, and finally, they are well coached and disciplined.
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Post by realdawg on Feb 28, 2014 5:13:37 GMT -6
Working hard doesn't give you the right to play. It gives you the opportunity to play. Big difference.
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Post by realdawg on Feb 23, 2014 6:08:30 GMT -6
4. But at one time we had 8 a few years ago.
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Post by realdawg on Feb 14, 2014 19:50:53 GMT -6
Nothing really stands out to me this year. But I plan on listening to Coach Woody from App State, and the offensive presenter from Wofford. Also plan to check out S.C. Qb fundamentals and GT QB fundamentals in the option
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Post by realdawg on Feb 13, 2014 16:01:24 GMT -6
The criticism of public schools is a good enough reason not to give him the job. I have a bigger problem with that than the other stuff-if true.
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Post by realdawg on Feb 13, 2014 15:27:05 GMT -6
Legally, probably the best thing to do. Here, most of our kids are not overly involved religiously but accept prayer cause it's tradition. As far as the coach goes in the original post, it's hard to make a judgment unless you know exactly what he said. I personally would be ok with him getting the job but in today's society can see why he got voted down.
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Post by realdawg on Feb 13, 2014 15:15:55 GMT -6
Living in the Bible Belt prayer before the game is pretty much accepted. Though just recently a coach in the area was told not to pray with his team anymore. I heard someone from Wisconsin had seen him lead a team prayer on a YouTube video and complained and threatened a lawsuit. Idk if that part is true but it was all over the news and people from his community didn't like the decision.
Bdud-better be careful. You can't stop kids from praying on their own. That could get you in hot water just like making them pray.
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Post by realdawg on Feb 1, 2014 16:04:00 GMT -6
We use them. I love them. Less equipment to issue. Our kids don't know it any other way.
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Post by realdawg on Jan 29, 2014 16:24:55 GMT -6
Goal line period. I am the DL coach and we never do this period live bc our scout team couldn't block us. So all we did was line up and adjust to opponents formations. Problem is our DL align the same no matter what. So they took a knee the whole time. I know it's important but it was a huge waste of time.
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Post by realdawg on Jan 25, 2014 9:16:15 GMT -6
Call there parents and talk to them and see what happens. Be committed to playing the kids who are committed to your off season program. I like your incentives. Also base numbers and equipment hand out off attendance.
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Post by realdawg on Jan 25, 2014 6:31:19 GMT -6
Agree with alot of things said. Great post about timing, especially in HS. Our HC who recently resigned to take another job came in after we went 1-10 (only losing record in 13 seasons) but it was at the beginning of the best 4 or 5 year run of talent I have seen at the school. We went something like 51-17 while he was HC here. Also, I think DCohio's post is spot on. You can coach'em hard and get all over them if they know you love them and will take care of them. I'd like to work for DCohio even though he is a yankee! Also, think that having a great staff that stays intact for several years is key. Before we were 1-10 that year we had been very successful with practically the same staff for 5 years. The year before that staff began to leave to pursue other opportunities and we werent able to replace them.
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Post by realdawg on Jan 22, 2014 19:13:45 GMT -6
HC plus 8 I think is ideal. I feel like you gotta have OC/DC whichever one the HC isn't. OL , RB, WR, TE (or 2nd OL guy if you don't have a TE.). DL, LB, and DB.
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Post by realdawg on Jan 12, 2014 7:28:08 GMT -6
I just recently switched from history to PE. As mentioned I am grading much less (none) and planning much less (very little). But I've already had more lazy kids tell me they weren't gonna do something which never happened in the history classroom, and it seems like their is one kid in every class who likes to get missing and you can't keep up with them. When I was hired to make the switch it was with the understanding that I would coach a 2nd sport if asked to do so. So far I haven't been but it's a possibility.
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