That you get rated by the other coaches throughout the season. If you're rated highly you move on as a playoffs move on. I am not sure how they do scheduling. But yes sometimes we get guys from regions way far away.
Where i really don't like it is if you did a state finals game you can't do another one for like two years. I don't really care about fairness to the refs. I care about fairness to the game. And sometimes you get some bad officials at the very end of the tournament because the good officials officiated last year.
Itcomes up nearly every year. We are a fairly balanced whte to mexican to black ratio on our team. Half of the teams we play are rural where the other have are inter city. We get it from both ends. Either kids on our own team giving each other hell with overt and not so overt racist comments.
Those get squashed immediately. No matter how playful.
At least once a year we Face a team where the N word starts flying like crazy. We use it as a teaching moment, and try to get our players to not sink down to their level. One year an opposing coach heard from his players that the n-word was flying on the field. And he drove the kid that he picked out as the biggest offender up to our school. A 30 minute drive and made him apologize.
Ours is the same. We had 2 kids selected and neither played because they were already at their colleges. I feel like they would get more participation if they had the all-star game after the state title games were played.
The basketball coaches would probably get all pissed though
That is why those kids are not even nominated to the team here. By the time Region voting comes around, coaches are suppose to get a confirmation from the D1 Kids if they are going to play. Every now and then you have a kid passionate about it and is good enough that the college will say yes. But it does not happen often.
In Indiana it is always a North/South Game. It is a big deal to get nominated to the team, however, anyone going D1 never plays in it as colleges will not allow it. So most of the best, omg talent is not represented.
In addition, I do not know how other states handle it, but each region creates their "All-Star Team" by voting. Then those guys are taken dont to a committee to chose those on the team. The process works, and by the time they are nominated for the region team they know if they will be able to play in the north south game.
When finding/applying for a job you either need to have a good relationship with management that will allow you to get to practice in time or find a job who's hours are specific to high school football practice.
I changed jobs recently and had to eliminate certain opportunities because of the hours. But where I am at now, It is not really a big deal. It is very do-able.
All we do before games is we do 2-3 minutes (about) of short lines for "Rah, Rah" stuff and then run some plays. We go out @ 15 minutes before kick off. If we did a long warm-up we'd expend unnecessary energy for the game. All of my players play LOTS of minutes but I did it at my previous big school also.
I've always liked this idea. Every school/program I've worked for has had a long, detailed "warm-up" of at least 35 minutes and man that just seems like a very long time to me.
Same.
On top of that it is done an hour before kick off. Then they sit around in the locker room.....
To not speak anecdotally, Virginia Tech, who has become the authority on helmet safety and rating puts Xenith helmets on the lower end of 5 out of 5 stars.
It sounds like y'all want to change the culture. Those that say "you won't win a game" are a cancer to your culture. They need to change or you need to leave them behind.
That being said, the HC needs to get the AD on board with this point system. If the AD is going to under mind the HC or if the HC is going to under mind the HC, you may end up running off the "good" kids and you lose even more credibility.
I like it in pass pro. OL works on footwork and their punch. DL works on swatting hands.
I do not like it in run game because the aim points are not realistic. If you are shoulder blocking your surface area is much smaller, you are putting your head low near flying elbows and knees. DL can not get a quality push/pull especially when they are all wearing T shirts.
I found you can shape "cool numbers". kids use to stay away from the 90's. But I started issuing DL/TE types in the 90's as freshman, some keep them, some change them. But as more talented kids keep those numbers the culture around the program tells the kid 91 is a cool number for stud DE's
I agree, and hear you out. But unless you as a staff/HC want to die on that hill, then it is going to continue to be a problem. If you really think about it though, I am sure it is the same as on our team. Where it is a small group of kids that need to go through a mouthpiece a week because they lose them.
Depends on how good is the kid. If he is D1 caliber, a great RB or QB can hide 5 terrible OL. If he is just a good high school back, then it has to be on the line.
had a kid a while back who wouldn't fit in a Riddell XL. We got a Schutt XL for him and it seemed to work for him. Schutt just fits a little bigger I guess.
If you get a chance to watch scout film with them, ask them questions about who they are going up against.
DL - see how number 77 leans back in his stance when pulling? Notice how they are trapping the 3 tech? look at 65's feet, they are dead, what pass rush move is appropriate against that?
LB'ers - When 25 motions flat what are the two plays they are going to run? Look at how tackle veers up on option, his angle of departure. Notice the speed of the jet motion compared to when its Jet and when it isnt Jet.
DB's - Look at the body posture of number 1 when it is a run play and when it is a pass play. Every time they bunch there is always going to be a crossing route. 13 is susceptible to a reroute, we need to take advantage of that.
Anything you see, point it out. Then reiterate how these are the things you should be looking at. This is how you should be watching film. Give them examples of specific things to account for and some will add that to their mental data base and watch for it in future weeks.
Anyone have any success painting a field from scratch. We have no markers on practice field and not sure how to square it up. Any advice?
Burn the lines in once with kerosene or diesel fuel. The line will last all season. Each week you go over them with paint (or lime), etc.
If you go this route, and are still a bit weary about painting a field. I would do it once in paint so you can visibly see your field came out well before you permanently scorch your field for the year. I recall a thread similar to this one in the past, where someone did it with gas AND really screwed up marking their field so they had a big mess on their hands.
I just painted the field today, have been doing it for about 10 years.
We have "strings" that are 53.3 yards. If you dont have these, take either some rope or some kite string and measure out 53 and a third.
You should have 2 length lines and atleast 3 width lines.
Box up the field, then put one width line on the 50 yard line. This prevents your length lines from bowing in.
If you have field goal post to square up the field with, take your width line, fold it in half. find the middle, then make sure that is right in the center of the field at 90 feet.
A more expensive version compared to the rubber maid suggestions, but it is quite nice. We have one to hang our helmets and one for Jerseys, game pants and spare cleats. They come with the option to put them on tracks so you can slide them like stacks in the library, but we just have our two on wheels.
I think this is the time where kids need to hone/learn how to hit and tackle. While the NCAA and the NFL do less and less hitting in practice, there comes a time where the kids need to actually learn how to properly and safely engage a tackle or a block.
The crusade to eliminate concussions are, IMO, doing more harm then good. By trying to fit the NCAA or NFL model to high school teams. At some point these kids will have to learn how to hit. If everything could be done with fits and just telling them how to do it, there would be no need to even leave the field house.
We get 5 competition days and 12 helmet and shoulder pad days.
Those 5 competition days count as one helmet and shoulder pad day.
Honestly, outside of limiting shells during practice, I like what the competition days have done. Because coaches have to get the most out of days when shells are worn, we get a lot out of these competition days. Typically the skinny's will do 7 on 7 for the first half. The lineman will do 1 v 1 pass pro/run blocking. Then the teams come together and do 11 v 11. Obviously, nothing to the ground.
So while it is frustrating trying to teach lineman, in particular, the technique without shoulder pads, I like what it has done for these competition days. Not just 7 on 7 where everyone is running 2 man and the lineman go off to lift heavy things; but real competition where the teams can come together and practice real football plays/reads.
We have freshman, JV and frosh. But we will have the Freshman show up at the JV games and run special teams for the JV, this helps incorporate them into into the team and gives them a reason to show up on Saturdays instead of doing run/walk/jog.
I would add to correct/give them advice in private. I am a firm believer that unless the coach is doing something so outrageous or dangerous, you let them go/call for a water break, then correct them when the players are not around. Kids pick up quickly who they should/shouldn't listen to.
Then in the same vein, give them free coaching points to tell the kids. I can recall a few times when I was watching the end of a JV game and see something. I will quietly relay this information to my JV coaches and allow them to speak with a sense of authority and echo's what I want accomplished.
Doing all this earns them more respect from the kids, you are still teaching/correcting, and it makes them feel invested when they can relay the information to the youngins
Fastest kid on his 40 will get first choice then on down. If a kid has a double digit number and doesn't want to change his number then we move on down until 1 thru 9 is filled.
You steak it, shake the line straight and go from there.
How thick is the string on that reel? We've always used kite string because that's all we've known.
Diameter of the line is the size of a corded shoe string, like on work boots.
The things I do not like about kite string the few times I have used it is: it can be a mess to roll up and try to re-ues and it is flimsy so it is difficult to shake straight and easier for the wind to push the line.
I like competition in Indy's. So even if it is LB'er on LB'er. One has to play the Guard the other has to be the LB'er. If one loses or gets blocked, make them do 5 up downs/push ups/what ever. It can be short, and not that taxing but enough "extra work" where they do not want to lose.
You get slower reps, but where be surprised by the quality of reps you will get as they do not want to lose.