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Post by gccwolverine on Dec 4, 2020 14:26:57 GMT -6
My wife and I make the same money. I have 6 years on her, same education level. Her COVID bonus was just x10 mine (glad I got one, but still). She works from home every day. She sets her own hours. She can take off whenever she likes. She can drink a glass of wine and work on TPS reports at noon. Most importantly- she can not only go to the bathroom whenever she feels, but has home bowl advantage. I'm in the wrong field. Not to completely side track this thing...But how many coaches/teachers on here get holiday bonuses? I have worked in 4 different districts and only one of them has given a holiday bonus. I've spent 7 years total in 2 different districts in 2 different states over the last 9 years (spent 2 in there as a GA) I've been fortunate to have a bonus 6/7 years. This is year 8 and I think they just called a meeting after school to give us our bonus which would be a surprise this year we all figured there was no way they'd give us one this year, and that would make it 7/8. They've ranged from $300 to $1,000 each time.
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Post by gccwolverine on Oct 27, 2020 6:35:03 GMT -6
Cheapest and easiest thing I've ever seen done was my first year in coaching.
The "Batan Death March."
Off the opening kickoff (must be returned to the far sideline and outside the hash, after the ball is spotted off the opening kickoff Offense will take the field jogging out to the ball in line like so (xxxxxxxxxx) they will meander at the line of scrimmage as if they are waiting for a call the 11th player (your fastest kid hangs back behind the wall of 10 like so, (xxxxxxxxxx) (x) 1st player in line snaps the ball defense is out flanked off to the races katie bar the door.
Our offensive staff did this in a playoff game vs the #1 team in the state went to the house lead 7-0. All down hill from there though! Took 4 minutes of practice time Monday, ran it 1 time each day after that to begin practice.
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Post by gccwolverine on Jun 28, 2020 17:18:48 GMT -6
Here's the thing. Nothing is changing. If it's determined that it's to dangerous to do team sports this year then team sports aren't coming back. People can tell me all they want that a vaccine will be ready in January. Historical data of all viruses tells us it takes 20 years on average to reach a vaccine. So if it's decided that this 99.5% survivable virus is just too dangerous and we have to close up schools and team sports in 2020 they aren't coming back anytime soon.
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Post by gccwolverine on Jan 28, 2020 13:38:27 GMT -6
I might look into stopping at a half-way point and doing a walk-through. It's good to get them up and moving around, refreshing their brains on assignments, and breaking up the trip. With that being said, I think we're 0-3 on that itinerary! I like that idea. Maybe leave earlier and stop to eat? You're going to leave at 6:30 am so you can stop and eat? No thanks, let them sleep as much as possible, show up around 8:30 eat something quickly after you load the bus, 30 minute stop to stretch the legs / do special teams check back on the bus go win the game.
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Post by gccwolverine on Jan 28, 2020 8:44:43 GMT -6
1st, "The judge said the parents clearly loved and supported their children and had tried many times over the years to get them help." 2nd you are disgusting, this is beyond a low blow. 3rd Reid could have worked 16 hour days or 4 hour days addiction knows no boundaries and doesn't care how many hours your parents put in at the office.
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Post by gccwolverine on Jan 16, 2020 8:18:08 GMT -6
Who has a good fundraiser? We already do discount cards and do well but I need a second home run fundraiser (5k plus). Our HC does a season long raffle. $20 a ticket. Kids sell 10 each, we sell them at the gate, parents and coaches sell them its a season long push. Winners are drawn at halftime of the last home game no need to be present to win. Top prize - 2500 2nd prize - 1000 3rd prize - 500 and then businesses kick in some non cash prizes as well. We sold 500 tickets year 1 480 year 2 for 6,000 and 5600 for the program respectively.
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Post by gccwolverine on Jan 8, 2020 12:35:42 GMT -6
We were down 1 with 2:00 left and no timeouts this year only way we get it back was let them score, we didn't go down and score on offense but it gave us at least a chance to tie the game. We had a FG blocked behind the LOS this year and both teams stood around afterwards looking at the ball until a kid finally after 10 seconds of shouting "pick it up" picked it up and went and scored. The Titans should have not scored off the interception of Brady in the wild card game, scoring gave NE a chance to have the ball back while only down 7 going down up 1 100% ensures victory. Saw an FBS team (can't remember who) lose a game last season (2018) when they scored with under 2 minutes left instead of falling down when the opposition had no timeouts. They scored to go up 8 opposition comes down scores ties it wins it in OT. kid goes down instead of scores they win the football game. Win equity is a thing and our number 1 job as coaches is to ensure we don't beat ourselves by making unforced errors in situations that can and should be prepared for. So do you guys practice all of those situations? Let's use intentionally letting the opposition score as an example - do you practice it? If so, how much time do you spend on it? If not, do you think practicing it more would have helped your kids to let them score more? I'm not saying the situations don't happen, but devoting more than a couple reps to intentional safety/fall down after you catch the first down/go down with the interception seems like an inefficient use of time. I'm not the HC so I don't get final say on the structure of our practices. I play my part and do my job to bring the HC's vision to life the way HE wants it. So all that being said. No we do not practice all those situations. Should we? Yes. Would I? ABSOLUTELY. But that's not my role. I'll say this the blocked FG deal we never did more than briefly cover standing on the field in the summer during FG work. It was "talked" about. Never actually repped the kids were never put in that situation. FG gets blocked week 8, 22 guys just standing there lots of shouting yelling screaming for 10 seconds then TD. Then there were people upset with the kids and shocked at halftime that, that could ever happen. I said, "fella's when did we every do that? When was it repped? did anyone go block a FG live in practice and then force our kids to react to and play the situation? Then we can't be surprised and pissed at them. They're 15,16,17 year old kids and they know nothing only what we teach them and have them actually physically do. And telling isn't teaching." - that's my view on everything. The let them score situation we practice defensively since I'm the DC and that's under my control very easily we do it maybe 4 times a year twice in the summer, 2 other times throughout the actual season. It takes a minute maybe 2. "OK guys here is the situation, (Their ball 21-20 them we have no timeouts there's 2 minutes left what has to happen Billy? Why Tommy? Alright here we go here is the call "surrender D" make it look good) and then we rep it once or twice." Again that's my view on everything. I'm type A I want to be overly prepared. I don't want to wake up Saturday morning and say "we lost that game because our kids weren't ready for __________. Or we as coaches didn't do our job to the best of our ability." For instance 1 thing that a lot of people don't cover that I believe needs to be covered is what your kids are supposed to do if a fight breaks out and someone takes a swing. It's 1 thing to talk about it its another thing to pick a random Tuesday practice in the summer pull to kids off the to side during stretch and say after the 2nd play of team O start a "fight" with each other. Not saying it has to be inefficient and it shouldn't be but to make it efficient and intently done and taught you need to devote some time to planning and teaching to make it all come together.
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Post by gccwolverine on Jan 8, 2020 11:25:38 GMT -6
But when you do need them it's good to have them. They take maybe a minute each on Thursday. I haven't coached for that long, but I've never seen a team (let along my own) have to intentionally take a safety, intentionally fall down on a first down, let the opposition score, etc. We fit two minute, four minute, punt, field goal, and emergency field goal into our daily tempo period. Every special team has a five minute period devoted to it usually once a week - we include fakes, on-sides, etc. into those periods. In Thursday walkthrough we go through less common situations that we want to be prepared for, but it's 1-3 reps on hail mary, botched punt snap, take a safety, etc. We were down 1 with 2:00 left and no timeouts this year only way we get it back was let them score, we didn't go down and score on offense but it gave us at least a chance to tie the game. We had a FG blocked behind the LOS this year and both teams stood around afterwards looking at the ball until a kid finally after 10 seconds of shouting "pick it up" picked it up and went and scored. The Titans should have not scored off the interception of Brady in the wild card game, scoring gave NE a chance to have the ball back while only down 7 going down up 1 100% ensures victory. Saw an FBS team (can't remember who) lose a game last season (2018) when they scored with under 2 minutes left instead of falling down when the opposition had no timeouts. They scored to go up 8 opposition comes down scores ties it wins it in OT. kid goes down instead of scores they win the football game. Win equity is a thing and our number 1 job as coaches is to ensure we don't beat ourselves by making unforced errors in situations that can and should be prepared for.
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Post by gccwolverine on Jan 7, 2020 8:46:06 GMT -6
Coaches, I'm interested to know how often you practice certain scenarios vs the likelihood to encounter the situation in a game to prep your athletes. For instance, taking a safety during punt. Once you've installed it, how often do you actually revisit the concept during the season? Do you remind players about it during team meetings? Actually walk through every week? Every other week? Not at all once it's in? Do you keep a binder of illustrations/plays to show during a timeout if needed? There are so many potential situations to discuss...how do you... 1. Prioritize before game 1 2. Address throughout the season I'm not the header so we don't actually do this but this is what I'd do if and when I am a header: compile of list of situations: (off the top of my head) punt backed up (bad snap, taking a safety, ball blocked into the EZ) taking a safety on O hail marry O/D first touching punt return situation Last play 2 seconds left down 4 O and KR situation (lateral play don't get tackled with the ball) under a minute left on D up 4 opponent has no timeouts (tackle in bound get off the pile slow kick return with kick right on the sideline (field it out of bounds) up 1 2:25 left opponent has no timeouts and we break a run (fall down after getting the first DO NOT SCORE) down 1 2:225 left no timeouts (let them score play on D) Free kick situation running the clock out from the -1 yardline 4 minute O (get what we can stay in bounds)
I'd need to sit down to really put a complete list together
I would take 1 unique situation a day in the summer and rotate through them and teach them and then during the season hit 1 or 2 a week in a rare situation period (doesn't need to be longer than 5 minutes).
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Post by gccwolverine on Jan 7, 2020 6:51:53 GMT -6
Coaches: I'm looking for different ways to plan practice. We are not two platoon; we practice offense and defense every day. Kinda' feel like we are in a rut and are looking for different ways to practice. Appreciate any ideas/suggestions. Thanks.... 1. Just juggle the structure and order of the practice plan. Your still doing the samethings for the same amount of times but the kids don't know whats coming next all the time. Vary where you insert your specials and the order of O/D periods. 2. Present more situational team periods. 3rd and 6+, 2nd and 2, Ball inside the 5 (this requires more scripting and prep on your part as a staff but it keeps the kids freshly focused and competing as opposed to simply running a random list of 20 different calls). 3. Actually present a football situation each day. "Balls on the -2 yard line we're up 2 with 55 seconds left they have 2 timeouts." and play it out and teach the situation.
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Post by gccwolverine on Jan 6, 2020 8:15:21 GMT -6
NO "cost." Football has a fundraiser (ask a thon / beg a thon) I call it. Each player is responsible to bring in $120. They are encouraged to go door to door, ask community members, family members to sponsor them at 5 or 10 bucks a piece to get their 120 which covers their cleats, shirt, and shorts, and gloves. Most kids have mom just write a check for the whole 120.
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Post by gccwolverine on Dec 18, 2019 7:01:18 GMT -6
I like the Florida combo model they've gone to. Still have the districts but its only the WINNER of the district that is automatically it (seeds 1-4 in a region). Then seeds 5-8 are decided by a power point type formula like Ohio and other states. Good medium between the 2 IMO. They changed it when Miami Central missed the playoffs at like 8-2 and was legitimately one of the top 50 teams in the country haha This is fine and more reasonable but still doesn't tackle the issue of unbalanced districts in terms of both number of teams and quality of teams. I also don't like teams being locked into games and not controlling their own schedule. Our new region we are in has the best team in the state (they just won the 2A state title and are dropping down to A) and maybe the worst team in the state. The good team could have a legitimate chance to score every time they snap the ball. I don't know how in good conscience the bad team can actually put their kids on a bus and go play the good team. It's really a safety issue. Those 2 shouldn't be forced to play and the bad team should be free to go control its own schedule and build its program up. Not get run by 90pts.
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Post by gccwolverine on Dec 17, 2019 15:32:29 GMT -6
Good being in a state that uses "districts / regions" they suck and the format sucks. 1. not every game matters 2. districts are unbalanced in terms of numbers or in terms of strength of teams. Teams can win 2 or sometimes 1 game and be in the "playoffs." Make every game matter and allow schools to control their own schedules. I'd encourage everyone to look at the way Ohio does it best system out there in my opinion. Can you explain how Ohio does it? Teams are classified in 7 divisions. Teams are free to form their own leagues and control their own schedules. They can play bigger schools, smaller schools, the same size schools whatever. Wins over teams in the smallest division are worth 3.5 Harbin points each division increases point value by .5 pts. So 3.5 pts for a win over a division 7 team and 7 pts for a win over the largest classification division 1. Then teams get 2nd level points for teams that were beat by the teams they beat. Those points are awarded in the same manner. First level points are added up and divided by the # of games you played, 2nd level points are added up and divided by the total number of games your opponents played. The 2 are added together and you get a "Harbin points average." The top 8 teams in 1 of 4 geographical regions (32 per division) are then in the dance. 1vs8 2vs7 3vs6 4vs5 in each region and play it down to a state champ. 1. Every game matters. 2. You have to win games to get in. 3. Wins vs bigger teams are more valued. 4. Wins vs teams that beat teams are valued. 5. And most importantly schools control their own schedules and bad or struggling teams are not forced to go play perennial powers. Or rebuilding programs can go find competitive games. Or teams that think they'd going to be very good can go schedule up and make a run being a top seed. Here in Georgia we had a few 3-7 team get in the playoffs and we have some regions with only 4 teams where everyone gets in. Or regions with 10 teams where you have to win 6 games to get in. Or really stacked regions where 3 of the final 4 are in the region or really bad regions where none of the teams are playoff material. In Ohio they get the best 32 in the field every year almost and every game matters.
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Post by gccwolverine on Dec 17, 2019 13:20:15 GMT -6
It's not. Those schools NAIA, D2, D3 all work year to year in recruting. They are all on 2020's right now. They were on 2019's at this time last year. Not a single school at that level had a 2020 recruit board in their offices last year at any time. They'll start working on 2021's after and only after the 2020 class is signed sealed and delivered. The only people working ahead and who would be impacted by him saying nah no thanks last year would be FBS and some FCS's you said he's not at that level. His recruitment has not been impacted at all. Get out there get his tape out there and happy hunting! I will respectfully disagree, in a state filled with D3 schools, I can tell you for a fact that most of them were talking to Juniors last year, and are still talking to them as seniors this year. They are talking to this years juniors as my kid is a Junior... They recruit just like the big boys do, at least the good ones do. I just spent 6 days in early December at 6 different recruiting fairs pushing our guys to schools. To a man every D2, NAIA, D3 guy that I talked to and I said something about any 2021 said, "coach we are just on 2020's right now." This includes 5 teams that were in the D3 playoffs and 2 teams that won playoff games 1 of which is going to play for the whole damn thing. Additionally I spent 2 years coaching at a nationally competitive D3 and we were never ever working ahead. The class wouldn't get finished up till April of that year and then we'd finally start to move onto the new year of kids in the summer before their senior year. I'm just telling you from my experience we could have gotten onto a kid as late as Christmas and we'd still recruit the dog piss out of him.
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Post by gccwolverine on Dec 17, 2019 13:05:53 GMT -6
Good being in a state that uses "districts / regions" they suck and the format sucks. 1. not every game matters 2. districts are unbalanced in terms of numbers or in terms of strength of teams. Teams can win 2 or sometimes 1 game and be in the "playoffs." Make every game matter and allow schools to control their own schedules. I'd encourage everyone to look at the way Ohio does it best system out there in my opinion.
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Post by gccwolverine on Dec 17, 2019 11:05:13 GMT -6
We had an exceptional running back and hybrid OLB/SS this last season. He finished up with all-state honors this season and last season and is certainly athletic enough to play NAIA, D2 or D3 ball. He had recruiters knocking on the doors last year but he told them he didn't have any interest in playing college ball. He had a change of heart after this season and is looking to play somewhere. However, he hasn't had anyone knocking on his door this year so we're laying the ground work his recruiting. I've never run into a situation like this and am wondering how much his lack of interest last year is going to impact him. It's not. Those schools NAIA, D2, D3 all work year to year in recruting. They are all on 2020's right now. They were on 2019's at this time last year. Not a single school at that level had a 2020 recruit board in their offices last year at any time. They'll start working on 2021's after and only after the 2020 class is signed sealed and delivered. The only people working ahead and who would be impacted by him saying nah no thanks last year would be FBS and some FCS's you said he's not at that level. His recruitment has not been impacted at all. Get out there get his tape out there and happy hunting!
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Post by gccwolverine on Nov 12, 2019 10:12:34 GMT -6
...and why does family need to be included at your job? Do the guys at the warehouse or the factory or even the bank employees include family time at work? I'm all for family and love and all that stuff...just not at work. (I'm the guy in the coaches office clenching my teeth as little heathens roll around in chairs and generally destroy the office and make the overall mood one that is impossible to get work done). I'll now wait for the politically correct bashing to begin... I don't mind family being around. Actually I like it. What absolutely drives me nuts is the, *can't work that long or hard guys because I've got to get home for family time or what not. Billy the banker doesn't get to just leave and play the family card. Ted the tax man put his 14 hour days in during tax season regardless family. Full disclosure I'm single without family. To get to my parents requires a flight.
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Post by gccwolverine on Nov 8, 2019 13:31:33 GMT -6
Not to pirate the thread, or the secondary discussion regarding coaches yelling at players, but what about coaches yelling and cursing at each other? So its a discipline problem if a player yells at a coach (insubordination), and poor coaching practice for a coach to scream at a player. But often times we defend coaches yelling and arguing with each other as 'getting caught up in the heat of the battle as we each try to make our point'. Is there a material difference here? Behind closed doors play ball. Out in public way out of line.
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Post by gccwolverine on Nov 8, 2019 11:53:33 GMT -6
We've thrown out study after study to communities and parents; in writing and via social media. We show them all of the fundamentals that we're doing that have cut concussions down significantly. We have our concussion protocols in place for the kids that do pick one up. Sometimes it puts a dent in the anti-football rhetoric, sometimes it doesn't. What did help at one school was pointing out the number and veracity of the concussions that were picked up in basketball one season. We had more concussions during basketball season than in football and those basketball players were out for weeks on end. Many were banned from using cell phones or other electronic devices for a few weeks because they'd rattled their brains so badly. And, also pointing out the girl whose entire athletic career ended as a sophomore because of two concussions in basketball and then taking a volleyball to the head... That bit that helped at one school is interesting, because it doesn't seem to make football any more attractive, just that it's saying all ball games (or maybe all sports, period) are dangerous to the brain. Was there a drop in sports participation after that? Yea life is dangerous..... might as well play sports and have some fun before we all die sometime.
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Post by gccwolverine on Nov 8, 2019 8:21:38 GMT -6
Looking around at different places around the country wondering two things.... 1) How many coaches do you have on staff? 2) What is your enrollment? Asking around as we are restructuring how many allotted stipends we get. 461 students 7 paid full-time HS coaches - HC/OC, DC, LB, OL, LB/RB, RB/DB, WR 2 Volunteer community coaches - Kickers, Helper guy 4 paid full-time MS coaches 1 paid stipend only MS coach 1 volunteer community MS coach
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Post by gccwolverine on Nov 4, 2019 12:05:00 GMT -6
Do you guys not feel you could make 15 out of 36 2 pt conversions??? if so would it not make sense to go for 2? just curious... I understand this perspective but I think it over simplifies the decision making. If the 15 made aren’t the right ones even though you got the points it still could have cost you a game. Correct 15/36 needs to assume normal distribution. If you make 12 of the 15 against teams your up by 2 scores on and only make 3 of the remaining 18 in close 1 possession games you're giving away points. That being said I'm all for aggressiveness.
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Post by gccwolverine on Nov 1, 2019 8:32:47 GMT -6
Used hit charts one year, but like previously mentioned sometimes tough to get all info in. Summary Off form>off play Off play>off form Dn>dis>play type Off form>play direction>play type What are some other go to reports your team uses? Summary Formation Dn/Dist Off play Off form Off form - off play Off form - play type - off play Backfield - play type - off play Personnel Personnel - play type - formation - off play
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Post by gccwolverine on Oct 31, 2019 11:41:38 GMT -6
I disagree with alot of you guys on the "talent is to wide for analytics at the HS level." Increasing win expectancy is increasing win expectancy regardless of what the gap was. If we're 90-10 to lose to an opponent but doing x (like never punting, or going for 2, or always on siding) results in a small uptick of win expectancy then although we might now be 88-12 to lose we have given ourselves the smallest of improved chances. Additionally I think you want to hammer every possible risky edge you can hammer in games where you are out talented because it gives you a better chance to win. It might also increase the chance of the game getting uglier sooner however.
That's the pitfall; you might end up chasing ghosts just to lose by a larger margin. Or, worse, apply the analytics to a team you can handle and end up losing because of it.
As a DC, I'm extremely conservative when it comes to game planning around tendencies which I would consider "analytics". We broke down a two very tight games when planning for a "spread" team that had an overall 70-30% pass-run ratio. We were meticulous in breaking the offense down by D&D, field position, etc..etc.. We hammered that game plan during the week; extra pass skelly sessions, repped our five-man pressures, etc..etc..
They spent half of the game in their goal line/short yardage 32 personnel package... We repped adjusting to that formation in ONE goal line session as we only saw them pull it out a handful of times on film. Our initial adjustment didn't handle it well so I blew a timeout, made some personnel changes and that slowed it down.
I added to my post prior to seeing your quoting of it. But I hit on this a bit in the post above.
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Post by gccwolverine on Oct 31, 2019 11:21:51 GMT -6
What are you considering analytics? Analytics would be data mining large sources of data to make broad "assumptions". For example, becoming a team that never punts because "analytics" show it is better to go for it each time, using things such as "expected point values" etc. Essentially I think in on this board, "analytics" would be using large quantities of data that don't necessarily apply to the particular game/opponent to make decisions for said opponent. Scouting a team and seeing that they throw screens 65% of the time on 3rd and long, so you call a zone blitz or just send 3 or 4 isn't what I think most here would say is "analytics". Not calling trap right in week 7 , even though it was "analytically" your best play the first six weeks because the opponent happens to have an SEC player at 3 tech would be the opposite of analytics. scholar.rose-hulman.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=engineering_management_grad_theses Something like that. Now, I do think the analytics that we see so prevalent in baseball has a place in football. That place however, is simply to make the coach think about decisions, not automatically go with data. It is similar to the difference between tournament poker and a cash game if you have any poker knowledge. I disagree with alot of you guys on the "talent is to wide for analytics at the HS level." Increasing win expectancy is increasing win expectancy regardless of what the gap was. If we're 90-10 to lose to an opponent but doing x (like never punting, or going for 2, or always on siding) results in a small uptick of win expectancy then although we might now be 88-12 to lose we have given ourselves the smallest of improved chances. Additionally I think you want to hammer every possible risky edge you can hammer in games where you are out talented because it gives you a better chance to win. It might also increase the chance of the game getting uglier sooner however. ***In fact I think that because of the large talent disparities that its most often true that individual game or 3 game breakdowns don't tell the whole story of a team because they either see really weak competition or competition so good that they never had a chance. "They run down 65% of the time" - well yea but that's because the team they played weak 2 had 165lb Jimmy 2 Left feet playing defensive end and also lined up with a 1 and a 9 technique 30% of the time. Does that mean that's who they are to their core or were they just taking advantage of what was given to them? In contrast large data mining analytics that focus on win equity and expediencies based on decisions or actions in any individual game tend to be more true simply due to the law of large numbers.
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Post by gccwolverine on Oct 30, 2019 11:02:19 GMT -6
No way I'm taking the safety up 7. Worst that happens is they tie us, I'm not going to give them 2 kick it off have them drive the field and score to beat us. No, the worst that could happen was that the opponent scores a TD then kicks the PAT to win 14-13, which is what actually happened. My comment was directed to the gentleman who posted the 13-6 scenario, not to the original scenario.
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Post by gccwolverine on Oct 30, 2019 10:29:47 GMT -6
2005- exact scenario but the score was 13-6 and we were on our own 3. Took the safety. 13-8, kicked off and defense held. Take the safety and play D. No way I'm taking the safety up 7. Worst that happens is they tie us, I'm not going to give them 2 kick it off have them drive the field and score to beat us.
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Post by gccwolverine on Oct 29, 2019 18:44:14 GMT -6
I am absolutely shocked that the most common answer isn't taking a safety. Most notably for the 2 responses from wingtol and cs . This was us. We punted and punter returner got a decent return to our 26. Our kicker consistently puts the ball to the goalline or the 5 every time. Kicking from the 20, puts the ball landing around the opponent's 25 and heck even with a decent return they start in their territory. IMHO punting is "bad football". Even if you haven't repped this scenario, how hard is it to tell your punter to run out of the back of the endzone? I can do that from the sideline. Very very surprised at the results thus far in the poll. Duece With 4 minutes left? I think that is too much time to make it a 3 point game AND give them possession. Well 6 minus 2 is 4 so........
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Post by gccwolverine on Oct 29, 2019 9:59:19 GMT -6
I am absolutely shocked that the most common answer isn't taking a safety. Most notably for the 2 responses from wingtol and cs . This was us. We punted and punter returner got a decent return to our 26. Our kicker consistently puts the ball to the goalline or the 5 every time. Kicking from the 20, puts the ball landing around the opponent's 25 and heck even with a decent return they start in their territory. IMHO punting is "bad football". Even if you haven't repped this scenario, how hard is it to tell your punter to run out of the back of the endzone? I can do that from the sideline. Very very surprised at the results thus far in the poll. Duece Punting from the 10 vs kicking off from the 20 isn't going to be a huge difference for us. Actually our punter (who is the same guy as our kicker) is more effective punting the ball than striking deep kickoffs, and our Kick coverage unit, lets just say makes you feel like your on pins and needles every time that fearsome group of killers takes the field. Not to mention 13-7 is a 6 point game, you give up a safety and now a TD beats you, while rare a blocked ex pt or shanked ex pt in a 13-7 game keeps it tied. Additionally if you do kick off and they drive the field and score the game clock is probably near zero. If they block the punt, return the punt for a TD, have a big return and a short field, or get the ball at the +40 and then score the chance of you having clock left for your offense are much higher. I think its close, if you have a guy that can flat out strike the ball and drive it and you feel good about covering a kick, then safety is right. If you don't have those things or your punter is pretty good punt it out of there and play D. I'm all for the making decisions that are unique but increase implied win equity too btw. Just 2 weeks ago we pulled the ole "let em score" on Defense when down 1 with 2:55 left and no timeouts. Didn't work, our kid muffed the insuing pop up kick but, if he catches it we have the ball on the -45 with 2:40 left and a chance to tie down 8.
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Post by gccwolverine on Oct 28, 2019 8:32:31 GMT -6
We have a kid whose mom was diagnosed with cancer at the beginning of the season. This past Thursday she was put on hospice care and the family was told that she will die at any point in the next couple of weeks. Kid is a great kid. Wants to be here. His aunt who is the decision maker at this point wants him home. Staff is torn on whether the kid (he is 18 if that matters) should be given the choice to be around or if he should just be with his mom. I always try to think about it from a perspective of if it were my son, but I really have no clue what I would do from the perspective of dad instead of coach. There is comfort in being around the team, but it's also the last chance you are going to get to be with your mom. How would you guys handle the situation? Love the kid up let him make the choice that best for him. If he's there great, if he isn't fine, work around it be there for him.
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Post by gccwolverine on Oct 21, 2019 13:05:30 GMT -6
How short are we talking with practice? We're usually about an hour and 45 minutes for practices early in the season. By the second half of the regular season usually shortened to around an hour and 20. Some of the time we'll do film after school on Monday then just be on the field for an hour. But we also have a heavier pre-game practice than most programs (full pads with inside and O/D team). Whats your practice structure with that timing?
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