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Post by macdiiddy on Oct 14, 2019 19:11:47 GMT -6
Egh, I hated homecoming, senior night and fans storming the field as a player. Still hate it as a coach.
It is about the game and the team. Its about the locker room and the bonds you form in there and at practice. All the other stuff is just noise. That is why I got into coaching and continue to coach.
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Post by macdiiddy on Sept 30, 2019 18:24:06 GMT -6
I don't know the logistics of your program but I don't see the benefit of labeling kids, not good enough. With such few numbers it makes a difference to get extra individual reps. You never know when that kid that makes a better water boy then a 3 tech as a freshman will become by his senior year.
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Post by macdiiddy on Sept 12, 2019 6:50:55 GMT -6
Composite balls become a greased up pig in the rain, would not recommend. Exactly, make sure they have the NFHS logo on it, and use them as your Kick Off Balls in a game.
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Post by macdiiddy on Sept 1, 2019 19:04:43 GMT -6
Looks to be about 3,500 for these aluminum ones. pioneerathletics.com/painting-fields/stencils?p=1When I did the painting we had vinyl stencils. Have no idea about the price, but we did go through pioneer. I tried plywood for an intricate design once, did not like the results. Would have probably been better if it was just big block numbers. With all that being said, If you really want numbers, you could free hand them fairly easily with enough stakes, strings, time, and keeping your design geometric. My profile picture has part of the field I strung up and painted. I got to the point where I painted Large 50 yard logos, and endzones using that method. If you have the money, absolutely spend the money. But it can be done with the things you have. It is just going to take your longer.
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Post by macdiiddy on Aug 30, 2019 6:44:59 GMT -6
Im thinking about the 2 seconds per play. It kind of depends if you are home or away and who is operating that clock.
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Post by macdiiddy on Aug 20, 2019 21:39:00 GMT -6
We are actually down this year. Second time ever that we had to cancel the freshman season. Hopefully that is a good sign overall for the sport and will be able to get some bigger classes coming through.
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Post by macdiiddy on Aug 20, 2019 21:36:09 GMT -6
That seems unreasonable. Either ask the opponent (If that is okay in your district), or physically drive to them. We had our week one opponent not know how to upload the film to hudl or exchange the film. Literally had to drive to them, they gave us the camera and we uploaded it ourselves then traded them their own film.
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Post by macdiiddy on Jul 2, 2019 6:14:56 GMT -6
For Football they are bused over the the place with the football field. So after school, all the athletes get on the school bus and go over to the other school.
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Post by macdiiddy on Jun 26, 2019 13:40:07 GMT -6
Every year
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Post by macdiiddy on Jun 20, 2019 10:04:40 GMT -6
You gotta do what you Gotta do but I would look into reconditioning services. Your sales rep can normally handle stuff like that. Depending on your relationship and style of mask they may be able to just swap them out.
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Post by macdiiddy on Jun 17, 2019 8:51:44 GMT -6
Yes, we do them. We do kids camps over the summer and will hand them out each year to all the campers.
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Post by macdiiddy on Oct 21, 2018 22:53:46 GMT -6
It has been a thing now, where we lose kids Freshman/Sophomore year and they come back out Junior/Senior year. With all that being said, attrition is fairly normal. Not to the extent you guys are talking about, but 2-3 kids a year normally quit any given class.
For a long time we started with about 25 freshman, and senior classes were about 12-15. Now our numbers are just down from school enrollment and the concussion scares. But the same attrition is still there.
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Post by macdiiddy on Aug 22, 2018 22:41:19 GMT -6
Private School
$1500
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Post by macdiiddy on Aug 15, 2018 6:18:09 GMT -6
Kids are responsible for their practice gear. Therefore it can either sit in their locker or they can take it home to wash.
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Post by macdiiddy on Aug 13, 2018 18:56:34 GMT -6
We do not give out awards when we lose. That being said, I think it is perfectly acceptable to commend those who had outstanding performances. Helps to reiterate that even in a losing effort there are people giving it their all and maybe if we had more kids performing like Kid A we could have won that game.
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Post by macdiiddy on Aug 9, 2018 20:36:07 GMT -6
I see it as equally teaching this kid a life lesson. Not, we are going to make you pay, but you have to put in the time to get something you want. It doesn't have to be over the top but he should have to do something to enter the team so late.
Talk with him, say we would love to have you, but these other guys have been busting their butts all summer. Be honest and real with him. Tell him he is a great athlete, you have high expectations, but nothing will be given to him. He will have to pay his dues, and earn a spot.
You are cheating the kid and the team if you just make him an automatic starter.
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Post by macdiiddy on Aug 5, 2018 15:28:30 GMT -6
In addition to what coachbdud said: ART. 2 . . . Each team shall provide at least one legal game ball to the referee at the time the game officials assume authority for the contest. Only legal game balls approved by the referee may be used during the contest. Each team may use any referee-approved ball of its choice to free kick or start a new series of downs. If a touchdown occurs following a change of possession and the scoring team did not put the ball in play, any referee-approved ball may be used for the try. NOTE: By state association adoption, a specific ball which meets specifications may be mandated for postseason or state playoff competition. NFHS. 2014-15 NFHS Football Rules Book (Kindle Locations 196-201). NFHS. Kindle Edition.
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Post by macdiiddy on Aug 5, 2018 15:24:38 GMT -6
I buy a few composites each year We get the Rubber Wilson GST balls because the Leather GST is our game ball. RBs will use them, centers will snap them Lower levels practice with them (and they get 2 leather balls for games) our QBs never throw them because they flip out about the grip being different so we use it for everything else. They are literally 1/2 the price of a leather one and sometimes you can get them even cheaper The BEST thing to use them for though? Kick Offs I have found, that if you inflate the crap out of them, they become really hard and bouncy... We use bring a rubber one out for kick off, and use leather for offense (Refs let you bring a different ball out you just cant switch balls mid possession. We had our kicker do a bunch of kick offs with each kind of ball Averaged 10 yards more per kick off with the rubber one Is it rubber or composite? It looks like it doesn't matter. Our composites are made of rubber. In addition to the bouncy-ness they are also super slick when they get wet. ART. 1 . . . The ball shall meet the following specifications: a. A tan-colored cover consisting of either pebbled-grain, cowhide or approved composition (leather or rubber) case without corrugations other than those formed by the natural seam grooves and the lace on one of the grooves. NFHS. 2014-15 NFHS Football Rules Book (Kindle Locations 174-177). NFHS. Kindle Edition.
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Post by macdiiddy on Aug 4, 2018 19:00:18 GMT -6
I buy a few composites each year We get the Rubber Wilson GST balls because the Leather GST is our game ball. RBs will use them, centers will snap them Lower levels practice with them (and they get 2 leather balls for games) our QBs never throw them because they flip out about the grip being different so we use it for everything else. They are literally 1/2 the price of a leather one and sometimes you can get them even cheaper The BEST thing to use them for though? Kick Offs I have found, that if you inflate the crap out of them, they become really hard and bouncy... We use bring a rubber one out for kick off, and use leather for offense (Refs let you bring a different ball out you just cant switch balls mid possession. We had our kicker do a bunch of kick offs with each kind of ball Averaged 10 yards more per kick off with the rubber one I love the Kick Off idea and will be testing it with our local refs in our upcoming scrimmage.
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Post by macdiiddy on Jul 25, 2018 19:57:42 GMT -6
Have them set them, then take medical tape and wrap it around, both front and back.
Honestly, if you have belts on your shoulder pads, they are kind of redundant.
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Post by macdiiddy on Jul 22, 2018 19:14:03 GMT -6
We don't have spring ball but ours still come back by April.
New company or a new rep, or both.
We have kept the same rep even while riddell has restructured territories. Our rep was able to keep us as a client and we would not have it any other way. A good rep is something you hold on to, he has never steered us wrong.
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Post by macdiiddy on Jul 19, 2018 22:10:05 GMT -6
I have seen the GPS robot that paints fields. The video I watched was on some manicured soccer field. I struggle to see how this thing will perform on our field late in November in Northern Indiana. Whether, divots, mud, etc.
Really cool technology, but not practical where I am at, even if the price was right.
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Post by macdiiddy on Jul 19, 2018 16:11:09 GMT -6
I would prefer the NCAA rules as well, but there has been rumbles and fears that the sport may go the complete opposite and even make getting into a stance illegal due to the initial contact and force being made.
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Post by macdiiddy on Jul 17, 2018 13:43:01 GMT -6
How about squaring your field? anybody have creative ways, maybe tools without having to rely on mathematical equations. I have a starting line, the left field line on our baseball field. There is a mathematical formula it is called the 3-4-5 rule www.wikihow.com/Use-the-3-4-5-Rule-to-Build-Square-CornersSo you could do that to check your corners I typically laid out my rectangle. Found the middle point of the two back lines. Lined them up with the center of the goal post. Then laid some lines out on the 50, 30, and 10 yard lines. This would tell me if my lines were bowing in or out and I would just tweak the corners and shake out the sideline until I was happy. The endline is suppose to fit right under the cross beam of the goal post so I would use that to make sure those lines were straight.
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Post by macdiiddy on Jul 17, 2018 13:37:03 GMT -6
Depends on how fast you are moving. If you go really slow obviously you are spraying more paint on the ground. Typically It took me about 25-30 gallons of mixed paint to do the while lines. Ours held 10 Gallons at a time. Got the outline and normally to the 5 to 15 yard line. Next 10 gallons got me close to the other end. Normally about the 20 yard line. Finished the stripes and did the hashes. I normally did the Numbers with Aerosol as using the dilute can be a bit of a paint with the stencils we have. Aerosol does not drip as much. If you have to do the restrictor lines and coaches box that will add another 5-10 Gallons Thanks. So that would be 12-15 gallons of paint mixed 2:1? Ours has a wand attached to it and I thought it might be easier to do numbers with, but maybe not. Yup, So I would use either 2-3 of the 5 Gallon Buckets in our big mixer we have. With the stencils we had, aerosol all the way. That being said, I would normally skip using the stencils if I felt the numbers were visible enough. So I could use the wand then, it was about the same amount of time, dont think it was all that much quicker or slower. Felt I had better control with the aerosol so I normally fell back on that. But if the numbers started to get a little distorted, I did not like the way it looked or we just got a lot of rain I would drag the stencils back out. Depends on your machine really, I would give it a whirl with the wand, but be cautious when using stencils, like I said, the paint tends to not dry as quickly as aerosol so it will drip as you are moving it to the other section of the field.
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Post by macdiiddy on Jul 16, 2018 19:25:26 GMT -6
How much coverage do you get out of the bulk machine? We've got an ancient one I'm gonna work with this year and see if it's worth using. If you cut it at 2:1, how many gallons of paint would you need for all the lines? Depends on how fast you are moving. If you go really slow obviously you are spraying more paint on the ground. Typically It took me about 25-30 gallons of mixed paint to do the while lines. Ours held 10 Gallons at a time. Got the outline and normally to the 5 to 15 yard line. Next 10 gallons got me close to the other end. Normally about the 20 yard line. Finished the stripes and did the hashes. I normally did the Numbers with Aerosol as using the dilute can be a bit of a paint with the stencils we have. Aerosol does not drip as much. If you have to do the restrictor lines and coaches box that will add another 5-10 Gallons
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Post by macdiiddy on Jul 13, 2018 9:54:48 GMT -6
Its more of a mental day then full contact. We are normally in shells. Going through install, and get a good lift in.
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Post by macdiiddy on Jul 10, 2018 18:20:13 GMT -6
I thought this was common knowledge about girls soccer and I am not being facetious. Had to take a state certified class on concussions and this was presented as a fact years ago.
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Post by macdiiddy on Jul 9, 2018 18:33:33 GMT -6
Buckets. Our paint machine clogs, but I think it's cause we don't mix the paint well enough. We use a 2:1 ratio (make 2 buckets out of 1 bucket of paint). Other places I have been have used 4:1 ratio and the lines were still bright; in fact, our paint salesman recommended 4:1. We have the black markers down on our field. And one of our coaches used the tops of the aerosol cans buried down for the numbers, hashes, coach's box, etc. Thought that was clever. He just sprayed the tops safety orange so it was easier to find. In my experience, you may be able to do 4:1 but that field is going to be very faded by the end of the week. Going to make re-striping difficult. I always used 2:1. If you machine was anything like ours it is a fickle beast. So I am not going to assume what I did would work for you. But anytime I had clogging issues it was either, old paint left in the line, The entire thing needed to be snaked and cleaned or Old Paint. If the paint was over a year old it starts to clump up and just becomes a real PITA
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Post by macdiiddy on Jul 8, 2018 16:12:04 GMT -6
Buckets all day.
Run water through the machine after every use. If it has been neglected you will probably have to do some maintenance and snake the lines. Takes some time but it is worth it. Honestly, I do not feel like doing the cans is all that much faster. You run out of paint quicker, it looks so much worst and is much more expensive.
Never used the field marking kit, but I know the product. I always just strung out a new field every week. After the initial layout, making sure everything is square, it is more or less, just placing the lines on top of the old lines.
I don't paint the fields anymore, but had a good decade where that was my go to role. It takes time to understand your machine and to know what you can and can't get away with (Guesstimating the restriction line, painting over an old line without stringing it out and how many times you can do that before it slowly starts to warp from its original position).
Who ever is painting your field, if they do not have experience, get them doing it now, so come August they are competent and you will not have to have an embarrassing explanation with the officials why the 50 yard line looks like the Rio Grande.
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