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Post by s73 on Feb 20, 2016 18:13:03 GMT -6
As I said before, was going in with a lot more information than most parents are as far as moving to another school. One had an interview, 2 KNEW I was getting a raise, 3 have never been fired in my life or had a bad eval so I guess you could say I was rolling the dice on the fact that I don't suck at my job, but after 14 years at that point I didn't find it to be much of a gamble. If parents have that much pertinent info to move their kid to another school I say they go for it. IMO, most don't, hence making their move generally more perception based while mine was primarily first hand info based. Yes, I agree you probably had more information regarding the switch than in these situations, that isn't my point. Just the fact that you felt you were doing the right thing for you and your family, and so do the parents here. I disagree with you that this makes it a complete apples to oranges comparison. It is in the sense that MOST of these parents IN MY EXPERIENCE don't know what they don't know. I made a very educated decision, most of these parents are relying on snake oil salesman (recruiters) and are believing what they WANT to believe rather than reality. They just don't have much information when they make the move. Now....if their kid is a LEGIT stud who is already getting attention? Then, I think a parent moving a kid to a more skill friendly spot for their kid would be understandable. Unfortunately most parents think they're in that position when they are not. JMO. PS - If a parent is willing to do as much research & make non emotional, logical & REALISTIC decisions about what's truly best for their kid rather than what they WANT for their kid, then I would agree with you. But I think those parents are in the minority. Again, JMO.
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Post by s73 on Feb 20, 2016 14:57:36 GMT -6
Coaches leaving for a job at least in the HS situation is more of an apples to oranges comparison IMO. I left a job for a pay raise, better facilities and cut my commute from an hour to about 3 minutes. I also wanted to work at the school my kids would attend b/c as an educator I have seen many good kids go down the path of drug addiction in the last 21 years and I wanted to be in a better position to know what my kids are doing and who they are doing it with. All of those are guaranteed positives for me and my family. Kids leaving one program for another are usually "perception" based on the parents beliefs about programs they only view from the outside. They really have no real insight as to what the program one town over is doing and hence they are upsetting the apple cart so to speak for a roll of the dice. I don't think this is necessarily the same rationale. JMO. Wasn't your move also a "roll of the dice". You could have left for a pay raise--but also a loss of seniority, and could have been fired if the district made cuts. The administrator might have been horrible to work for, and might have driven you out of education. Parents might have been horrible to deal with, and forced you out of your job. Bottom line though, you outlined all of the things you "wanted" out of your move, and justified it with "better for me and my family". Again, isn't that exactly what the parents/student in the OPs situation is doing from their perspective. As I said before, was going in with a lot more information than most parents are as far as moving to another school. One had an interview, 2 KNEW I was getting a raise, 3 have never been fired in my life or had a bad eval so I guess you could say I was rolling the dice on the fact that I don't suck at my job, but after 14 years at that point I didn't find it to be much of a gamble. If parents have that much pertinent info to move their kid to another school I say they go for it. IMO, most don't, hence making their move generally more perception based while mine was primarily first hand info based.
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Post by s73 on Feb 20, 2016 12:45:52 GMT -6
Coaches leaving for a job at least in the HS situation is more of an apples to oranges comparison IMO.
I left a job for a pay raise, better facilities and cut my commute from an hour to about 3 minutes. I also wanted to work at the school my kids would attend b/c as an educator I have seen many good kids go down the path of drug addiction in the last 21 years and I wanted to be in a better position to know what my kids are doing and who they are doing it with.
All of those are guaranteed positives for me and my family.
Kids leaving one program for another are usually "perception" based on the parents beliefs about programs they only view from the outside. They really have no real insight as to what the program one town over is doing and hence they are upsetting the apple cart so to speak for a roll of the dice.
I don't think this is necessarily the same rationale.
JMO.
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Post by s73 on Feb 18, 2016 21:08:33 GMT -6
This is my personal philosophy. I actually a head coach in college once stress the importance of the individual. Only coach I've ever heard of taking that approach. Obviously, popular wisdom is to put the team before the individual, and the team IS clearly important, but I like to take the opposite approach. Whether people like it or not, teams are comprised of individuals first and foremost, each with unique goals, motivations, and skill sets. By stressing selfishness (if I'm going to be honest and use the term I really want to), players care about their own personal success. And what better way than to show it on the football field? By being selfish, players show me they want to play, they want to succeed, and they have the internal motivation necessary to make their wishes reality. Team players are great, they really are. But there's nothing wrong with a little bit of individuality. Selfishness on the football field usually culminates in the form of wanting to be the best damn player on the field. I don't see anything wrong with that. When I played in HS, I'll be honest and say that I really didn't give a {censored} about any of the other players or coaches. A bit sociopathic, yeah, but I was motivated by my own personal success. Being driven by that led to me playing hard and wanting to be the best. Those things helped the team, whether it was intentional or not. Does that mean they act in detriment to the team, or that they bitch and moan and strike when they don't get their own way? No, of course not. But you don't need to have a bunch of kumbaya hippies in a fire circle drinking beer and listening to music. Your players don't even have to like each other or get along with each other, so long as they get the job done on the field. Maybe it's just because of my loner nature, but I have never set up team activities for my offensive guys, and I most likely never will. Different individuals have different interests. Some kids just want to do their own thing, and that's okay. I think you are jumbling concepts here. Wanting to be the best, being intrinsically motivated is not the same as being selfish. I would say that being selfish, putting the individual before the team is defined as acting in detriment ot the team, complain when they don't get there way etc. Not having team activities is not an example of being selfish. Being motivated by your own success is not being selfish. Being a "star" is not being selfish. Running around a block to try and make a tackle is being selfish. Not blocking downfield to save up energy for yourself is "selfish". Keeping on a give read so that you get the stats is selfish. I concur here. Wanting to be the best is not selfish or being an individual. I prefer the guy who is selfish about wanting to WIN and is willing to do what he needs to do to make that happen. None of us are likely to coach anyone better than Jerry Rice, Walter Payton, Lawrence Taylor, etc, yet they all needed the other 10 guys. Be selfish about wanting all the WINS every week & do what it takes to make THAT happen. JMO.
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Post by s73 on Feb 17, 2016 16:29:15 GMT -6
Oh, we had a shart attack one year. Middle school kids were bused over for after school, off season work outs. Kids coming from 2 different middle schools on 3 different buses, the ACs are hurrying the kids from the visitors locker room to the track got warm ups. We do the dynamic warm up then get them into the stands waiting for the strength coach to cone and give them the routine. The HC is there that day and going to give a rousing speech as we we wait for the strength coach to arrive. The HC was there during the warm ups and lie the ACs, got a whiff of turd. The HC says, "Guys check you shoes, somebody stepped in dog poop". Nobody owns up. HC says, "Guys SOMEBODY has dog mess on heir shoe". A kid points to the kid beside him and says, "He's got something on his shoe". That kid reaches down and checks the smear on his leg/shoes with his finger. The HC had moved nearby and saw, then says, "Hay! Don't touch it!" The kid had shart his pants in warm up because of the hurry to get out to he track. HC had to go help clean the kid up and deal with the parent questions. I know this isn't a kid thing but reminded me of a story I think is worth sharing. I was an assistant about 15-17 years ago and we hired a young new guy. He was a sped teacher & kind of a doofus. One day he was in class and he says "man smells like sh!t in here, everybody check your shoes". All the kids are checking them and nothing. He starts freaking out, telling the kids "this is unbearable, I'm not teaching a class all day that smells like sh!t now check your shoes!" A student checks her shoes again looks up blankly at him and then says Mr.-----, it's not our shoes it your shirt". He looks down and he has a huge sh!t stain all over his shirt. Turns out, his dog got out of the house that morning, he chased it down, it was one of those tiny little types so he scooped it up and carried it back home and it sh!t all over his shirt without him even realizing it. Went to his first class with dogs!t all over him. Like I said kind of a doofus. Last I heard he was an assistant superintendent. So much for public education.
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Post by s73 on Feb 17, 2016 15:26:48 GMT -6
Fair enough. But I don't understand how you vilify an anonymous player at an anonymous school on a web site he doesn't frequent and doesn't even know he's being talked about. This could be any kid in the country we're talking about. I wasn't speaking about coachcb and the nameless kid referenced in the original post specifically. I'm speaking about coaches in general talking about kids who have left their respective programs. I could have made that more clear. That makes a lot more sense. I still think we have a right to be frustrated by kids whose commitments we question but I agree this POV is much more gray.
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Post by s73 on Feb 17, 2016 15:23:45 GMT -6
I completely interpret it as an indictment on the kids commitment. That doesn't mean a kid was vilified. That's exactly what it means, especially in the context of this situation. The idea that kids should "be committed" to a program for four years is pervasive in high school football, despite coaches often not holding themselves to the same standard. If a kid can't leave in February and not be accused of being "uncommitted," when can he leave? People make business decisions all the time. That's what this kid and his parents did. And my only point was there's zero value in besmirching someone who made a decision they thought was in their best interest. The kid made a decision that he thought was in his best interest - your words. The kid is more interested in getting a scholarship than playing for your team - CB's words. Both statements are true. CB says, you're better off without him and move on. Don't waste time focusing on kids that don't want to be with you. Many other much more disparaging comments about this "type of kid" all over this thread. Still scratching my head why you chose this comment to be offended by. But, like you said earlier, we'll have to agree to disagree.
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Post by s73 on Feb 17, 2016 15:17:37 GMT -6
I completely interpret it as an indictment on the kids commitment. That doesn't mean a kid was vilified. Many kids are not as committed as we would like. It doesn't make them villains. Focusing on kids who want to be with you is a pretty healthy approach. That was the advice that was given as far as I can tell. I'm kind of with leighty on this. Coaches leave all the time for greener pastures and that they believe is best for themselves and their family. We don't look down upon them in this forum but any time a thread comes up where a kid and their family is trying to do what's best for them then they are labeled as not being team players, uncommitted, and selfish. Also, vilified != villain Fair enough. But I don't understand how you vilify an anonymous player at an anonymous school on a web site he doesn't frequent and doesn't even know he's being talked about. This could be any kid in the country we're talking about.
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Post by s73 on Feb 17, 2016 14:56:43 GMT -6
Okay. Where is the vilification? I don't see any name calling or disparaging remarks. What in your mind states that he was vilifying someone? I see it as, kids probably not worth your time so move on. That seems like a logical and non malicious approach to me. Not seeing the vilification. I interpret "you're down a kid who is more focused on getting a college scholarship than playing for his team and teammates" as an indictment of the kid's commitment. If you interpret it differently, then we'll just have to agree to disagree. I completely interpret it as an indictment on the kids commitment. That doesn't mean a kid was vilified. Many kids are not as committed as we would like. It doesn't make them villains. Focusing on kids who want to be with you is a pretty healthy approach. That was the advice that was given as far as I can tell.
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Post by s73 on Feb 17, 2016 14:35:57 GMT -6
Coach, I might agree with your point of view if most of these situations didn't usually end up poorly for both the program and the kid. I don't believe the consequences of the decision, regardless of what they are, justify vilifying a kid. Okay. Where is the vilification? I don't see any name calling or disparaging remarks. What in your mind states that he was vilifying someone? I see it as, kids probably not worth your time so move on. That seems like a logical and non malicious approach to me. Not seeing the vilification.
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Post by s73 on Feb 17, 2016 13:51:13 GMT -6
Sorry coach... I guess I would look at the upside to it: you're down a kid who is more focused on getting a college scholarship than playing for his team and teammates. It'll honestly save you hassles down the road. I think this is a pretty myopic and immature way to look at the situation. It's also entirely too common - nearly every coach I've ever spoken with who's had a player leave took the opportunity to vilify the kid. If the kid and his parents think it's in his best interest to explore other opportunities, who are you to argue with that? Doing what he thinks is in his best interest and being committed to a team are not mutually exclusive. What coaches in this situation mean when they say, "He's not committed to the team," is "He's not committed to my team." Coach, I might agree with your point of view if most of these situations didn't usually end up poorly for both the program and the kid. After 20 years of coaching, in MY EXPERIENCE, most kids who act as if "the program" is holding them back generally have delusions of grandeur and blame their current program for not getting them the "exposure" they expect and if they just go to a "better" program, all will be well. In reality, they are not getting the type of exposure they expect b/c they aren't good enough. They are simply good, solid high school football players and nothing more. Nothing wrong with that. But for some reason, some parents nowadays have drink the cool-aid of the numerous recruiters out there who are selling every one can get a scholarship for $29.99/ month on my fancy new website. Had a QB a few years back who bought that same cool-aid and went the recruiter route and me and mom got into it b/c she wanted him to miss summer camp to attend all of these fancy "exposure camps". She spent hundreds on them as well as monthly payments to a website and hundreds more to a trainer that was doing nothing more than we were doing for him for free. And, it kind of alienated him from some of his teammates. Well, long story short he went D3 anyway, was buried on the depth chart and quit after one year. He wasn't capable of D1 but they refused to hear it and lost a lot of money b/c of it. Have been told by MANY D1 recruiters that if a kid is legit THEY will find him. In the meantime, many kids and parents are interfering with what could otherwise be a perfectly fun & UNCOMPLICATED HS FB career if they would just butt out and let their kid be a kid. Our story ended well, he was wiser than mom and fell back into the fold before he pi$$ed away his whole senior off season and had a nice senior year. A lot of them don't figure it out until its' too late and end up hurting the team and themselves. JMO.
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Post by s73 on Feb 17, 2016 13:08:25 GMT -6
s73 I agree completely. I also pay close attention to those special kids that I feel are being overlooked. When I first began coaching, we had an excellent player at TB; he was quick, elusive but he always made sure we knew that baseball was his priority and not just in the off-season. He missed the first few days of a August camp to attend an "invitation only" pitching camp. He wasn't a bad kid (I still keep in contact with him) and he made up those missed days with conditioning. But we also had a solid second string WR that busted his hump during the off-season, attended camps and made damn-sure he was there for the start of the season. Several of us pushed and pushed the HC to get the kid a look at the starting line-up at TB because he had played a little bit of it in scout team and really showed promise. Thankfully, the HC is a reasonable, good guy and listened to us; the second string WR ended up sharing carries with our stud TB for the next two seasons. It would have been easy to overlook the kid if we had just left him at WR because a)we had several excellent WRs ahead of him and b) the kid was a better fit at TB because of his attitude. He wasn't as athletic as our stud but he was a NASTY runner; physical, aggressive and just a great north/south ball carrier. I've always said; find your best FOOTBALL players, not necessarily your best ATHLETES. Hopefully they'll be one in the same but we've coached many kids over the years that love the physical nature of the sport, are coach-able and will work hard on and off of the field. Agreed. I think it's good for the kids, team, program and most of all my own mental health (LOL). It's very satisfying to award kids who've earned it. Doesn't always happen but I'm trying harder than I used to.
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Post by s73 on Feb 17, 2016 12:43:41 GMT -6
Sorry coach... I guess I would look at the upside to it: you're down a kid who is more focused on getting a college scholarship than playing for his team and teammates. It'll honestly save you hassles down the road. We've had many kids who are convinced that they're going to play at the next level and so are their folks and their attitude is rarely positive for the team. Some bust their humps and are humble about it but most are overwhelmed with delusions of grandeur. We had a kid a few years ago who loved football but spent his summers attending various college and "pro" camps. The kid was 5'9'', 175lbs by his senior year and he and his folks caused us nothing but trouble over the space of four years. It was one thing after another: he and his parents felt he should be playing TB and "getting more carries", they hated our offense because it wasn't "pro", and our weight training program wasn't up to snuff so they shelled out money for him to train with "Velocity" and other "training facilities". Our HC and AD fielded so many phone calls from these people and it was ridiculous. He just hurt himself in the long run; he went from a starting Mike LB and FB/H-back his sophomore year to not seeing a down his senior year. His crap attitude ended up getting him buried on the depth chart (funny how other players pass by you when they listen in practice and don't complain every other day...) but that just made us "bullies". Been in the same situation many times. The biggest thing FOR ME is when I have kids like this, I work overtime to find "the diamond in the rough". They are out there. I have a stud FB w/ a serious "off season excuse making issue". After getting on his case for a month or so and emailing his parents I chose another path & feel great about it. I decided to think "outside the box" & ask a pretty athletic stud we have on the DL if he was interested in trying out at FB. Kid had to walk around the rest of the day with his books in front of his jeans if you get my meaning. I don't know if it will work out well or not, but I do know that instead of being all "down & out" about our "stud FB" being a cancerous turd, I am now excited about what MIGHT BE w/ a kid who is in love with the idea of playing FB and will do whatever he can to try and make himself able to do so. This new approach I have adopted this off season in particular has helped me to avoid that bitterness that I think we as coaches sometimes feel when able bodied kids choose not to get with the program. Has really taken away some of the burden for me.
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Post by s73 on Feb 15, 2016 14:58:33 GMT -6
Haven't done 2 a days in 10 years and haven't missed them one bit.
Lost my first 2 home openers in my HFC coaching career after doing 2 a days leading up to it and felt like my kids looked tired and unexcited. Scrapped 2 a days and won the next 4 home openers in a row (was the under dog in 2 of them).
That was enough incentive for me. We run the flex bone offense and I feel like in that system if you NEED 2 a days you are probably doing too much.
JMO.
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Post by s73 on Feb 13, 2016 17:03:02 GMT -6
Does anybody have any experience doing this? If so, what does it entail?
Thanks.
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Post by s73 on Feb 12, 2016 20:55:29 GMT -6
I wouldn't.
Administrators are likely to think you're obsessing over this kid and be a little perturbed that it's not even your season. Will cast negative light on YOU.
Besides, they don't want to hear it anyway. As head coach, YOU'RE the designated problem solver.
Until it reaches critical mass - kid violates training rules, has excessive tardies or absences, is openly insubordinate, or some such - handle it yourself.
Or you can pay off his teachers to make him ineligible (I kid).
Just an opinion and maybe this is just the relationship I have with my admin but I always let them know when I dismiss a kid from the team. I don't want them to get the angry parent phone call and be blind sided by the problem. The conversation usually lasts 30 seconds and it goes something like "Just a heads up but I kick Joey off yesterday for ____, in case you get a phone call" or "Joey is doing ______ and the next time I'm booting him." I feel like it's easier to be supported when things are out in the open. I agree with this. I think I may have not clearly stated my position. I will toss a kid and then tell them. But, I never ask for permission. I just tell them heads might get a phone call I tossed so and so for such and such reason. I rarely toss kids, maybe 4-5 over the last 8 years so when I do they are usually pretty supportive.
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Post by s73 on Feb 12, 2016 9:28:21 GMT -6
we can not kick a player off the team without some kind of serious infraction. admin does not think a drama filled player that constantly keeps everyone on egg shells is a sufficient reason to cure the cancer! this kid and his parents have tried to do everything they know how to cause our whole staff problems. When we are in the off season and a kid is pi$$ing me off for whatever reason and I'm tired of having him around but he hasn't really done "enough" to get kicked off, but I see him as a distraction, then I HEAVILY suggest that I think it best he "find something else to do next fall". This actually can be effective when a kid sees you would rather lose him then keep him. Many times they either quit or change. Not always though. But at least it's out in the open so no-one is shocked when you dismiss him later in the season. JMO. PS - I never ask admin if I can dismiss a player. I figure if it's that important to them they can come and see me about it. It's the old "better to ask for forgiveness than permission angle".
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Post by s73 on Feb 11, 2016 11:01:44 GMT -6
GOOD weight program (that means it's well taught, well designed & has HIGH PARTICIPATION) Well coached/ designed schemes Players (quality & quantity are important IMO so you can foster competition).
JMO.
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Post by s73 on Feb 10, 2016 12:34:33 GMT -6
Over many years have gotten rid of: Doubles Taking kids to the ground Rules that I won't consistently enforce Marathon practices that I only ran b/c you are "supposed to" A fatally obese playbook Drills I found to be impractical Conditioning Saturday practices (coaches still come in) Oklahoma drill on first day of pads (too many injuries) Searching for the magic bullet
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Post by s73 on Feb 5, 2016 21:17:08 GMT -6
We go 2 weeks in June and 2 weeks in July (4 days /week for a total of 16 sessions).
9-12 each day 9-11 on the field 11-noon in the weight room 2 7 on 7's in July
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Post by s73 on Feb 1, 2016 7:37:48 GMT -6
On another note, is their ever a case of too much film watching being a bad thing?
Let me explain. In the past we always traded 2 films, plus you would generally as the season went along pick up another film or 2 based on who you previously traded with. Anyway, we would always break down the 2 most recent & then maybe 1 more if we had heard that the team we are playing did something different or unconventional.
Now, our conference wants to make all film available. Meaning they can ask you for as much as they need and vice versa. I voted against this and was outnumbered. My thoughts are do you ever get to a point of diminishing returns? We can only teach and prep so much in a small time frame and the kids can only learn so many things.
Anyhow, I see both sides of it. Just wondering if the results will be worth the time invested or do I run the risk of watering down what my kids really NEED to KNOW?
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Post by s73 on Jan 29, 2016 16:44:40 GMT -6
Where I'm at with this is a couple of thoughts.
First, like I said earlier, is doing it during lunch hours on M & T's. Upside, it's does not interfere with current schedule, down side, kids forgetting, long lunch lines, kids needing help with classes, etc.
The second idea I have (which I'm liking more and more) is having kids come in for a voluntary film session on Sunday for an hour or so. I live extremely close to school and tend to come in anyway, so again, not really an issue. Our state doesn't allow any type of official activity on Sundays, hence voluntary.
Third would be Saturdays. Not crazy about that b/c we usually give the kids Saturdays off and frankly, I kind of need that time away from them. Also, we as a staff get a lot done w/o kids around & it would extend our day.
So that's kind of where I'm at with this. Lots of good feedback on this. Curious about any of the thoughts on my Sunday option. really don't want to take any practice time away b/c we get out later than most already (315) and I have 2 coaches out of the building who don't get here until 4-415. So it's already a late night without film.
Thanks.
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Post by s73 on Jan 29, 2016 10:28:31 GMT -6
I will say that you need to be careful with having kids watch opponent film. They are horrible judges of another team on film. They usually underestimate an opponent badly or get really intimidated by another teams stud, but rarely get a good read on an opponent themselves. I think the on the field stuff is the real key to prepping for an opponent. I agree w/ you. Have felt that way myself. I think the thing I've taken from this thread more than anything is limiting the clips you have kids watch to 10-15. I think kids are more likely to watch that and get something out of it. It's funny, after 21 years of coaching & watching film, I realize I know how to watch film but I am still learning how to effectively use hudl. Cutting it up & packaging it by position seems the way to go.
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Post by s73 on Jan 28, 2016 19:59:11 GMT -6
One of the solutions I am coming up with is arranging film on Mondays during lunch hours. I usually have that time free.
Anybody else do this?
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Post by s73 on Jan 28, 2016 7:01:19 GMT -6
We are a smaller school who has a TON of kids playing both ways. As a result, in order for me to get everything done at practice that I feel needs to get done, film watching with our kids tends to suffer. We always set up film for kids to watch on their own at home and try to monitor and hold them as accountable as we can.
With that said, those of you who are in a similar situation, how do you set up watching film with your kids throughout the week? What does that look like?
Thanks.
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Post by s73 on Jan 25, 2016 17:21:57 GMT -6
We do O & D funds everyday to start with all levels together so everyone is learning the same fundamentals.
Mondays split down the middle Tuesdays we have O emphasis day (D funds and Team) Punt Wednesday D emphasis day (O funds & Team)Punt Return Thursday whatever we still need to work on & the rest of ST.
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Post by s73 on Jan 18, 2016 19:17:30 GMT -6
I, like everybody else, has struggled with kids and weight room participation. I used to be the "ultimatum guy" but that has given mixed results.
With that said, I try to find compromises I can live with and if the kid WON'T meet me halfway then I simply find his position competition in the weight room and BUST MY A$$ working with that kid & I don't hide it from anybody. They know what I'm doing. I did this starting about 3 weeks ago and the kid who wasn't showing started showing.
Maybe it's right, maybe it's wrong but it makes me feel better about the situation.
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Post by s73 on Jan 12, 2016 7:46:09 GMT -6
Apparently SB 1 had lost footage that was found by the NFL Network. They are re-airing the game as completely as possible on the NFL Network on Ja. 15th.
I don't know how others feel but I personally am pretty excited to see a VL team in action in what I believe will be live footage. Should be pretty cool.
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Post by s73 on Jan 11, 2016 15:30:08 GMT -6
Just want to ask as clinic season approaches. Does someone's success have an impact on how much creditably they have with you (speaker,author,etc..)? For me, success is relative. The record is not always indicative of the situation. If coach A wins every year at a school that has always won and coach B wins periodically at a school that never won prior to his tenure I would think who was actually the better of the two would be up for reasonable debate. JMO.
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Post by s73 on Jan 3, 2016 13:28:47 GMT -6
We ran a variation of this last season and the read was the same as power read for us. I liked it because while our QB was a good runner, I wasn't too keen on sending him up the gut too often. He was more of a threat if he got to the edge as opposed to being a power runner. Tennesse just ran this successfully on the goal line. Exact same play. Didn't read the mesh. Just a fake. I think major teaching points are Qb can't go too deep but rather has to "widen" the read DE with speed and the faking RB has to MOVE FAST to outside to draw the whole D and set up blocks inside. AND the H back has to start a little deeper so his path is slightly downhill and tight to the box. Need to look to cut up as soon as he sees green or daylight and then be looking for shovel. The Tennesse Qb almost let the read DE play both Everyone seems to be saying this is new but didn't Tebow run this at Florida under Meyer? Or is it something different?
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