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Post by s73 on Feb 4, 2019 9:40:47 GMT -6
Is it taking it away if you quit trying to do it? Yes, if you quit trying to do it b/c you can't. 2 & long's not a winning recipe for anybody.
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Post by s73 on Feb 2, 2019 14:21:09 GMT -6
"...play my best guys period. If 2 guys are close then playing them both 1 way is worth it. If not, then it is what it is." We do the same.... Once heard a very successful coach in our area talk about two-platooning. He played his "studs" both ways. If he didn't have any "studs" and his talent was average, he would two-platoon. We play our best players on both sides of the ball. If these players need a break, we usually sub them on offense (especially after long drive). The crazy thing is I have NEVER really noticed us losing a game in the 4th quarter b/c of too many guys playing both ways. Have we lost games in the 4th? Sure. But we have also comeback & won games in the 4th quarter. I've seen both sides of it so I don't ever really factor that into methought process. I heard Nebraska S & C coach speak once at a clinic and he said the average college FB game actually only has between 5-6 minutes of live action in it. The average HS game then would be 1 / 5 less than that. I may be in the minority but I feel like kids can play that amount of time when trained properly w/o it HUGELY effecting their performance. JMO of course.
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Post by s73 on Feb 1, 2019 23:37:09 GMT -6
Read the link & it was compelling.
With that said, I'm at a small school and we HOPE for 30 on varsity. If I started 22 out of 30 I would really be putting some dudes on a varsity field that just DO NOT BELONG. For some it's a legit safety issue. Some guys are their b/c their friends play and that's about it.
OF COURSE I would love to 2 platoon. More kids play, but are more kids / parents really happy? I argue you are just trading who you piss off. If you do it and win, of course everybody's happy.
But reality is, you won't always win regardless of platooning or not. So....platoon & win = everybody happy except the small handful who don't play. Don't platoon & win = starters and their parents happy, back ups & their parents pissed.
Platoon and lose, everybody's pissed b/c frankly most kids & parents don't have the foresight / where with all, to realize their kid was lucky to be on the field. So, now you're a goat b/c you can't win doesn't matter how many dudes you played, you lost.
Don't platoon and lose. Same everybody's pissed b/c .....you lost.
So my thing is this: I cannot & will NEVER be able to make everybody happy no matter what. Trying to do so is futile and the sooner a HC learns that & ACCEPTS it the better he will sleep at night. Hence, I play my best guys period. If 2 guys are close then playing them both 1 way is worth it. If not, then it is what it is.
But, if people are going to be pissed at me no matter what then I'm going to put my best guys on the field b/c I think it gives us the best chance to win. And if people are going to be pissed no matter what I might as well win so they can be pissed quietly.
What did that look like for us last season? We played 16 guys in 22 spots & made play offs for 3rd year in a row at a lower socio economic school then most of our opponents.
I thought it was pretty decent. Could we have done more 2 platooned? On paper it's a definite NO. Could I be wrong? Maybe, but like I said above, didn't lose sleep over it. Why? B/c we won & those who were pissed were pissed silently. Lot easier to sleep when it's quiet:)
That's my 2 cents.
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Post by s73 on Jan 12, 2019 16:58:39 GMT -6
So it's not even unsound but worked, it was unsound and bad... jeez. It was a rough season all the way around and I felt bad for my son that it was his 1st intro to FB. Coaches were F-bombing, not at the kids mind you, but in general speak. I took my son to his 1st NFL game this year and fans were F-bombing all over the place & I told him sorry for the some of the environment and he said, I know dad, that's just football. I very quickly told him that it's an intense game & sometimes that happens but it's not ok just b/c it's football. Oh well, ultimately I kept my mouth shut and told my kid to do his very best to execute what his coaches were teaching him. he may or may not play in my program next year. Not going to pressure him either way. Would love it to happen, but also understand it wasn't a great experience for him.
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Post by s73 on Jan 12, 2019 12:26:15 GMT -6
This is no lie. My son played FB for 1st time this season (8th grade). 1st scrimmage of the year, he plays corner & they play M2M. No lie, no embellishment, I swear on my Lord & Savior JC, the rest of the post is exactly what happened. They play a team DT / Full house. He's M2M on the TE. They PA, my son sprints into the backfield & TE streaks for a TD. I of course, assume my kid screwed up. Car ride home I asked him if he just bit on the run, He says, no they blitzed me. I say, I thought you were M2M. He says, I was. I said how can you blitz & be M2M at the same time. He says, they told me to blitz and if FS yells pass turn around and try to cover him. Yep, my son was told to blitz & play M2M simultaneously. This is 100% the truth. I wish it weren't but it is. How did I know he was telling the truth? Because they did it again, and......again, and....again. All. Frickin'. Season (sigh). Yeah, so....... Did it ever work? Not that I recall.
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Post by s73 on Jan 10, 2019 20:10:11 GMT -6
Let’s not stereotype ALL young coaches here. I’m a young coach myself and I work hard to prevent from falling into that stereotype. Not going to say my age on here, but I’m definitely under 30. However, I’ve got five seasons of coaching under my belt and I was fortunate enough to work with someone those first two seasons that would respectfully remind me to stfu with my dumba$$ suggestions and listen. I am a really confident guy but I make it very very clear I have a lot to learn. I take notes at every meeting, I go to all the clinics I can, ask questions, and have a genuine passion for learning the game. I cringe just as much at the “know-it-alls” as you guys do. But let’s not act like there’s no good young bucks out there. Lunchpail, Could not agree more with you! I have several QUALITY young guys on my staff. but...I was fortunate to be able to put my staff together. With that said, have had 2 HC gigs. At both, i have had the occasional young guy come around that either lwanted to do it "his way" or the way he came up thru ball, or something he saw on tv. Unfortunately thru the years I had to eventually let some guys go. Or the most irritating, had a former player from one of our conference championship teams, a kid who barely started for us, coach 2 years of MS FB at a job that I was the reason he was hired, came back after our scrimmage and make several "suggestions" about our play calling and defense. That's frickin' irritating. Those are the types of guys I''m talking about. And I think it's become worse b/c of social media and the net. Now many youngsters think b/c they watch a video or two or sportscenter they know it all. Not all of them mind you but more than used to be the case IME. Also, when their "stroke of genius" blows up, most of these TYPES of guys blame it on the kids "suck". JME. TONS of great ones out their also. I have more than a few on my staff.
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Post by s73 on Jan 10, 2019 16:05:21 GMT -6
I agree with this & about your same age. I think FOR ME, the big difference is when i came in I KNEW I didn't know anything. Now every once in awhile, I run across some dudes who don't know anything and think they do. I was raised by a coach, so I kinda knew to shut up and listen then I met Aceback about 20 years ago, thats all I needed to know I didnt know $hit!, so I just shut up and started asking questions . From then on I decided to be a student of the game, and learn from anyone and everyone I could, you got 30-40 years in the game? Im gonna listen to you talk. I think networking w/ successful coaches is THE #1 thing you can do to help yourself in this profession. FOR ME, the # 2 thing i do is take advantage of my OCD. I utilize the mental excercise of play doodling in a notebook over and over and over again. cannot tell you how many times I have drawn up a play v. ____________defense only to realize I've redrawn the same play all over the entire page. And....I know I'm not the only one on this site to do it. FOR ME, that's how things become 2nd nature. Gotta put in the time. that's why young guys who haven't tend to annoy me b/c I know how long it took me and of course, like all of us, I'm still learning.
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Post by s73 on Jan 10, 2019 15:02:56 GMT -6
Sudden? I've been in this business 46 years and that's always been around Well im only going on 25 in the biz, and id say in the last 10 or so its been the worst that Ive personally seen I agree with this & about your same age. I think FOR ME, the big difference is when i came in I KNEW I didn't know anything. Now every once in awhile, I run across some dudes who don't know anything and think they do.
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Post by s73 on Jan 10, 2019 8:53:34 GMT -6
To add to this, as the HC as well as the OL coach for our team, I find that (no offense) all the assistants that tend to want to put "stuff" in are usually the "skills" coaches. They see something that looks "cool" and they want it in w/ very little thought or respect for the amount of teaching it will cause for the line in terms of new technique, skill, run/pass scheme, etc. They generally don't realize the undertaking that occurs up front. JMO. As to OP, I would like to see the year round trend calm down in all sports. I would also like to see youth sports go away. I think it really hurts kids in terms of learning leadership and independence. I also think some of these organizations are HORRIBLY run. I've experienced the same thing with some skill coaches. It's usually because their new Facemelter play involves a new blocking scheme or an adjustment to a blocking scheme. And I think that's one thing that made our staff cohesive this last year; there are three of us that are OL guys. During the summer, we agreed that we wouldn't install any blocking schemes other than IZ, OZ, Power, Power Counter, Full-Slide pass pro and Half-Slide Pass pro. Nice! Seems like a lot less drama when you get those fat guys together. No to mention the fact that you can do a lot with those schemes. Tell the skills guys to put their "facemelter caps" on and figure out their "cool stuff" using schematics you already have in place. That's a win - win!
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Post by s73 on Jan 9, 2019 19:58:13 GMT -6
To add to this, as the HC as well as the OL coach for our team, I find that (no offense) all the assistants that tend to want to put "stuff" in are usually the "skills" coaches. They see something that looks "cool" and they want it in w/ very little thought or respect for the amount of teaching it will cause for the line in terms of new technique, skill, run/pass scheme, etc. They generally don't realize the undertaking that occurs up front. JMO. As to OP, I would like to see the year round trend calm down in all sports. I would also like to see youth sports go away. I think it really hurts kids in terms of learning leadership and independence. I also think some of these organizations are HORRIBLY run. I literally agree with every sentence of this post. How have some coaches managed to be WORSE nowadays than they were before there were so many resources? I remember playing middle school football (over a decade ago) and our practices were always organized, structured, and consistent. I got to help out with the middle school program as well as the high school this season (small school) and I was floored by what I saw. No schedule or awareness of time, doing insanely complicated drills with no correlation to the game to waste time during Indy, plays during team that sound like “Spread Right, lets give it to Chase on a juke snake route, everyone else just run a 9” instead of the 5 plays we asked them to run, and endless amounts of Bull in the Ring that I had to BEG to put an end to. Most of these issues have been fixed now, but only after losing over half of our team to injuries (mostly concussions). I would have never let my kid play on this team! It’s like people watched Friday Night Tykes and took notes on it like it was a clinic talk. Youth sports are no longer a pure phase in a child’s life to play a game, it’s become like the Wild West. This is no lie. My son played FB for 1st time this season (8th grade). 1st scrimmage of the year, he plays corner & they play M2M. No lie, no embellishment, I swear on my Lord & Savior JC, the rest of the post is exactly what happened. They play a team DT / Full house. He's M2M on the TE. They PA, my son sprints into the backfield & TE streaks for a TD. I of course, assume my kid screwed up. Car ride home I asked him if he just bit on the run, He says, no they blitzed me. I say, I thought you were M2M. He says, I was. I said how can you blitz & be M2M at the same time. He says, they told me to blitz and if FS yells pass turn around and try to cover him. Yep, my son was told to blitz & play M2M simultaneously. This is 100% the truth. I wish it weren't but it is. How did I know he was telling the truth? Because they did it again, and......again, and....again. All. Frickin'. Season (sigh). Yeah, so.......
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Post by s73 on Jan 9, 2019 18:22:46 GMT -6
We got his twin over at our place , but this dude is "Still trying to play" semi pro while coaching. Gets told every meeting at least twice, to " Shut the F Up", refutes everything, almost got choked out by a HS legend around here one game So he gets sent down to JV, was told by the HC that hes only allowed to run a limited playbook on JV, just our base stuff.. he threw it out and drew up his own, didnt get fired because hell at least do the $hit work Got yelled at a bunch of times for adding things to the HUDL playbook , justified as "better plays" Works with the QBs, but the kids love it because he throws the ball really weird , so they break his balls But Ego.. my god, youd think this dude has multiple Lombardis holding up his coffee table . Our young staff is pretty level headed but there were certainly times when I had to ask them "Alright, what you've got drawn up there is sound. But, what drills do you have to rep it and how are we going to fit those drills in with everything else we're doing?" That put things into perspective for them. Unfortunately, with many young coaches, it wouldn't have done a damn bit of good. "We'll just rep it, brah; it's easy!" Yeah, tell that to the 15-17 year old kids that are still perfecting our base offense. To add to this, as the HC as well as the OL coach for our team, I find that (no offense) all the assistants that tend to want to put "stuff" in are usually the "skills" coaches. They see something that looks "cool" and they want it in w/ very little thought or respect for the amount of teaching it will cause for the line in terms of new technique, skill, run/pass scheme, etc. They generally don't realize the undertaking that occurs up front. JMO. As to OP, I would like to see the year round trend calm down in all sports. I would also like to see youth sports go away. I think it really hurts kids in terms of learning leadership and independence. I also think some of these organizations are HORRIBLY run.
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Post by s73 on Jan 4, 2019 13:53:19 GMT -6
If my kids are juicing they better ask for a refund.
It's not just s concern for us.
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Post by s73 on Jan 1, 2019 12:00:49 GMT -6
I shared this before but I'll share it again. Was talking with a very successful coach once and was complaining about parents & how they were getting to me etc.
He said and I quote, " If you're walking down the side walk and you see a pile of "$hit" are you going to stop & think about it or are you going to step around it and keep on moving".
That has always stuck w/ me and been very helpful.
Obviously their are good parents out their, but those are rarely the ones on our minds. Anytime I get worked up I think of the analogy.
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Post by s73 on Dec 12, 2018 19:54:43 GMT -6
It seems absurd to say it, but does anyone here think that holding out (or more accurately saving yourself for "the next level" ) trickle down to HS ball? As crazy as it sounds, it would have sounded crazy a decade ago to have college players sit out and now we not only have players not playing in bowl games, but a potential top 5 pick and all america candidate deciding to not return to play for Ohio State after an injury this year. If I ever get a player good enough that he can "hold out" his senior year so as not to risk losing his power 5 scholly then I'll thank my lucky stars I had him for 3 years.
In the meantime, a commoner like myself has little to worry about.
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Post by s73 on Dec 10, 2018 21:35:47 GMT -6
-college kid to decide what they want to do -HS kid to realize their potential and work for it -elementary kid to just keep being them -wife to be healthy and happy -for me...... I never ask for anything. Not trying to humble brag, just that was how I was raise to appreciate what I have. My wife and 3 kids are amazing human beings. I grit my teeth over their 'trial and tribulations' but to them those things are really hard, not really hardships, but hard to them from their perspective. I can try to make them teachable moments, but sometimes coachwoodall isn't the person they need at that point in time. To my coaching brethren, I pray for each of you every day. I think about how you are a blessing in the life of me and the kids you coach each and every day. Thank you for being you and for what you do. I hope each and everyone of my coaching brethren have a joyous and blessed Christmas season. I 2nd this as well as to defend the spread better:)
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Post by s73 on Dec 2, 2018 19:22:08 GMT -6
Coaches - if you're getting our emails, you know we're announcing a lot of our college speakers for the upcoming clinic season. From the FBS schools, we've got speakers from places like Michigan State, Kentucky, Cal, Purdue, Army, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Penn State, Iowa, Oklahoma State, Utah, Boise, Auburn...and many more. Who are you most excited to hear? Who should we invite to speak that isn't currently on our radar (any level)? I 3rd the flex bone & would LOVE to hear how Navy / Army / GT run their zone option. Have heard numerous people discuss it but no REAL insight from THEM on how they do it. Would also like to hear a lot more about their zone dive. Lots of speculation on it but again, always best to hear it straight from the "horses mouth". Thanks for asking.
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Post by s73 on Dec 2, 2018 18:23:52 GMT -6
Shared this a while back and will again.
PERSONALLY, I have no issue with a guy wearing a t-shirt & shorts. usually do it myself.
The truth behind it is I was going into my 3rd year at current school and had struggled 1st 2 seasons. I thought, if we struggle this year might be on the hot seat. So I said, screw this. If I'm going down I'm gonna at least be comfy and do things the way I really want to.
We won the division that year and I have never looked back. Right, wrong or otherwise, I think the community cares more about the outcome of the game than they do about my polo v. t-shirt.
JMO
PS - Blue collar community, I blend well.
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Post by s73 on Nov 7, 2018 19:49:02 GMT -6
Long time assistant gets to practice late most days (because of school times) and when he is on the field coaching eats a pear every day during practice. Would this be ok in your program? I got bigger fish to fry. If he's good who cares is my opinion. Also, frankly, so many kids eat like such crap, I think it might be a good example to them. JMO.
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Post by s73 on Oct 30, 2018 20:14:01 GMT -6
Coaches, I'm always concerned that our kids just get tired of the grind of the season and lose their sharpness because they are "getting tired of playing". What do you guys do to stave off the mental effects of a long season? We are a winning program that has the potential to play several rounds into the playoffs. Losing is not an issue this season. Thanks in advance for your ideas. IMO, Most of that comes from the "year round" grind that is so prevalent in todays HS game. FOR US, we recognize that a kid can be a valuable and VALUED member of the team and still have other interests or simply just need a break. Hence , we have a dead period in the weight room a month after the season ends to give kids time to decompress and we do it again in March. We also try to avoid conditioning in practice by simply practicing hard. I have found that not only does this seem to not affect us negatively, I believe it actually helps us b/c our kids tend to be excited about playing and feel pretty energized b/c they don't have as much wear and tear. Just my 2 cents.
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Post by s73 on Aug 23, 2018 7:51:09 GMT -6
Where's the trainer in ll of this? When one of our kids is hurt and is working towards coming back the trainer works w/ them on recovery exercises not football exercises. No disrespect, but this situation makes no sense and I kind of understand why the kids are irritated and confused. Either she can go or she can't.
If she can't she shouldn't be dressing and practicing. IMO, you guys need to make an executive decision or the trainer does on her status and tell her to sit out if she is incapable of playing in any games this season.
Seems pretty cut and dry to me. If you don't naturally kids are wondering why she does what "she chooses" (perception is reality).
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Post by s73 on Aug 11, 2018 15:44:48 GMT -6
I would like to see a study done in which we could get football enrollments pre & post year round activities. I have a sneaking suspicion the 24/7 football culture has SOME to do w/ declining Fb numbers. just a hunch If so it's because it increases the ratio of preparation to play. It's been pointed out that football has about the highest ratio of practice to play of team sports. For instance, it's been written that in baseball one might play twice as many hours as practice. Yep! 100% agree. I've been saying that for years. I've slowly been restructuring the way I run my program since 2004. In 2004 I did away w/ 2 a days. Then we slowly trimmed down practices from 3+ hours to trying to be 2.5 or less, and we decided not to use all of our contact days. Then we eventually did away w/ conditioning. Then I decided to make December & March "dead months" for the weight room where we do not lift to encourage kids to do other things and to get a break for myself. This to me has been all about common sense. I have seen no detrimental effects b/c of this in our performance. I think the main reasons behind it is b/c our kids tend to be fresh and feel good comparatively to other kids who are getting "run into the ground" in other programs. IMO, if I work out for 2.5 hours the last thing I want to do is CONDITION AFTER MY WORKOUT. I feel athletic recovery is one of the most under rated & over looked aspects of training athletes in all sports & football coaches are prob the worst culprits of all. JMO PS - Don't recall the last time I brought kids in the morning after a game. I used to feel like I had to "defend" my approach, now I'm actually pretty proud of it. Not saying it's for everyone but I feel in an era of declining numbers ours have been steadier then some teams in our area. Still down but manageable.
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Post by s73 on Aug 11, 2018 14:59:24 GMT -6
"The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love socializing in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households." Socrates, 2400 years ago. "This year-round crap is for the birds" My retirement speech (OK, I never actually said it but I thought it). I would like to see a study done in which we could get football enrollments pre & post year round activities. I have a sneaking suspicion the 24/7 football culture has SOME to do w/ declining Fb numbers. just a hunch
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Post by s73 on Aug 9, 2018 22:52:05 GMT -6
Take this for what it's worth. I always tell our kids that if they want to be their absolute best they should and are expected to work in the off season. With that said, off season by state rule cannot be mandatory.
So....I tell them, if you're lazy & skip stuff you better be one he!! of a natural athlete. Otherwise you won't play.
In 10 years I've had 1 kid good enough to get away with it. Very few have that ability. I personally feel that if he's good enough to pull it off, he plays.
Fair to other kids? Not sure. What I do know is the best kids play & 99% of the time it's kids who put in the work. I personally don't believe that very rare anomaly will effect your program much if any if the kid earns a starting spot b/c of his ability level.
I did say EARN b/c if he can perform better than others, well, in my book he earns a spot.
Again, I think these moments are so few and far between it won't have any real lasting effect on your program.
JMO
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Post by s73 on Jul 20, 2018 13:49:39 GMT -6
OK, I'll chime in.
What he said was stupid. Especially about the country going down (talk about delusions of grandeur).
With that said, & I cannot speak for the OP but what I have felt for a long time is that the research / media storm over CTE and football is way disproportionate to the actual risks / rewards that FB presents. Furthermore, it's treating FB unfairly b/c slamming FB makes for greater headlines than slamming any other sport.
For example, boxing, MMA, soccer, hockey, lacrosse all have times when repeated blows to the heads occur. But FB is the bigger story. I'll take it a step further when I say that CTE Believe 100% will also be proven to be PART of the natural aging process/ wear & tear that comes with life (falling down, getting into a fight, rough housing, etc).
My point in all of this is that it was stupid to say.....but the average lifespan of an NFL player and those who live active lifestyles in general is longer than that of those who are more sedentary.
I think CTE is a real issue but I think FB has become the WHOLE story when it should only be a small part of it.
JMO
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Post by s73 on Jul 11, 2018 20:46:58 GMT -6
We just call them scout b/c they are giving us a live scouting report. Don't see anything wrong w/ it & I feel like a poster said above, you start calling them something bad a$$ and it does come off as disingenuous, b/c frankly...it is.
IMO, the name means nothing comparatively to the kid getting PT. Only thing to really make it better for him is to earn a spot or some time. The rest is smoke & mirrors which will only last so long.
As always, JMO.
PS - We are very liberal w/ getting our 2nd team guys reps and sometimes I have to pull teeth just to get them to take the initiative to even want to get in w/ OUR Team O segment. Some of them are content to be scout team & I don't think anything would really change that a whole lot.
Again,
JMO.
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Post by s73 on Jul 3, 2018 12:25:11 GMT -6
My position group last season included a guy that placed top 6 in the state in the 100m as a junior and a guy that signed with Alabama. I must say, I felt like a pretty good coach last year. I did it w/ the help of a my "tween" kid.
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Post by s73 on Jul 3, 2018 11:23:37 GMT -6
If I ever attend a clinic & the guy says, "You know what? We are seriously loaded and the only reason I'm up here is b/c my dudes are straight up Hoss's. In fact, we coulda ran anything and been good" I will seriously start a classic slow clap and gradually rise to my feet. I just hope there isn't that awkward pause after 15 seconds where I realize I'm the only one and then have to quietly take my seat. The slow clap is an art few have mastered. I'm not a hot shot coach, but the only reason I've ever won chit is because of talent man. I would put a slow clap video on here right now, but I suck w/ technology. But...I'm slow clapping in spirit coach. My coaching goal every year is to compete at the highest level possible for the team we have & let the chips fall where they may.
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Post by s73 on Jul 3, 2018 11:11:23 GMT -6
Not really coach speak but more clinic talk / experience. Drives me NUTS when you listen to a guy giving a clinic and he says "My guys are no different from your guys, just average HS kids and blah..blah" then puts the tape on and the '85 Bears pi$$ themselves a little. I know many of these teams are still well coached but the tagline of we have guys just like everybody else when you don't annoys me. Nothing wrong w/ having talent. When we're up I say it. Ain't takin' credit for all the wins nor blame for all the losses. Sat in on a clinic talk. Topic was doing more with less (in terms of talent). Coach, who is a good guy and I respect him, proceeds to put on some cutups of his QB who is now at Va. Tech, and his receiver who was talented enough to be a TE and slot (allowing him not to change personnel groupings) and is also playing D1 ball somewhere. Come on man! Was still a good session and I took away a few ideas though. If I ever attend a clinic & the guy says, "You know what? We are seriously loaded and the only reason I'm up here is b/c my dudes are straight up Hoss's. In fact, we coulda ran anything and been good" I will seriously start a classic slow clap and gradually rise to my feet. I just hope there isn't that awkward pause after 15 seconds where I realize I'm the only one and then have to quietly take my seat. The slow clap is an art few have mastered.
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Post by s73 on Jul 2, 2018 14:19:56 GMT -6
I have grown to despise, "You are either coaching it that way or you are letting it happen." Um...not really. When you have 17 varsity players and your DE is still jumping offsides 3x a game by week 7 and his backup is a 130lbs sophomore, then that isn't the DE coach's fault! AGREED! Most guys who say this haven't been in really tough circumstances. OR....they say it when things are going really good for them. I've been a HC at 2 schools in my life & both jobs were considered "undesirable". Both smallest schools in their respective conferences, one a lack of success over almost 40 years and I was 1 of only 2 candidates that applied for it. The 2nd was a start up program at a place that hadn't had FB before (I'm still their) and I was 1 of 3 candidates. In both places I made the play offs in 3 years both schools respectively. WITH THAT SAID, in schools like that, at times you are somewhat powerless due to numbers, talent, kids having multiple commitments, injury, etc, Sure it's like that everywhere but some places it's a little MORE like that. Example, I like to motion and run "freeze" play to get defense to jump offsides. In 2011 we were division champs. But....had 1 kid (w/ no replacement in sight) that would jump overtime we tried (game / practices). So I changed it from freeze to NO PLAY as a huddle call. I intro'd it as Spread right NO PLAY b/c we have NO PLAY! Kid still jumped about 4-5 times after that. I went NUTS on him & said "Who are you going to block? We have NO PLAY called". I wasn't "letting" that happened. Repped it, changed the name, had other kids in the huddle be reminders to him....whatcha gonna do? The lack of threat of being replaced played a role IMO.
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Post by s73 on Jul 2, 2018 12:10:20 GMT -6
Not really coach speak but more clinic talk / experience. Drives me NUTS when you listen to a guy giving a clinic and he says "My guys are no different from your guys, just average HS kids and blah..blah" then puts the tape on and the '85 Bears pi$$ themselves a little.
I know many of these teams are still well coached but the tagline of we have guys just like everybody else when you don't annoys me. Nothing wrong w/ having talent. When we're up I say it. Ain't takin' credit for all the wins nor blame for all the losses.
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