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Post by center on Jul 18, 2020 12:48:43 GMT -6
Yes, no contact with players until July 6 if I remember correctly. My district pushed it July 20 as numbers in our county and neighboring counties were rising. Iowa City was going to all remote learning but the governor came out yesterday and said that's not okay. Which is funny as she said all of this was going to be left to individual districts. No restrictions is a little misleading. One restriction is transportation- only allowed 12 passengers on a bus. We are projecting around 65 varsity players. Thats 5+ buses. Our Soph & frosh teams will be just as big, actually could be bigger. So more expense on buses. Buses are easy, getting the driver is always the issue. My brother's school started lifting & walk thrus when the state said it was ok. The staff talked about how everything just feels off. We are also doing the lifting and walk through. Basically we have Fresh/Sophs from 7:30-8:45 and Jr/Sr from 9-10:15. Each age group is then broken into two more groups to distance as much as possible. It’s going well but “it just feels off” is a good summary of our feelings as well Are you guys confident that you will play this fall?
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Post by center on Jul 18, 2020 7:35:09 GMT -6
? For Iowa Coaches:
has your summer contact with your teams been limited?
I heard yesterday that one of Iowa’s top football programs has only had their kids in twice this summer. Iowa City schools were going to go all remote.
If they true isn’t that a big jump to starting fall as usual?
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Post by center on Jun 18, 2020 7:11:39 GMT -6
Every school has a "Cool Kids Club". The people in that inner circle are pretty much bulletproof. If you aren't in the Cool Kids Club, you are easily expendable. I'm not in the Cool Kids Club at my school. I know that when the day comes that my services are no longer valuable or unique, they won't hesitate in throwing me out with the trash. There is a special place in teacher hell for the “cool kids club” and the administrators that coddle and nurse them.
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Post by center on Jun 6, 2020 9:28:35 GMT -6
I'm the parent of a senior. I am fvcking EXHAUSTED by fellow senior parents who will just not let this year go. I'm sick and tired of hearing about how these kids got "screwed". There has been so much nonsense the last few weeks...it's just ridiculous. Let. It. Go. A year from now, NO ONE will care who got to give speeches at graduation or who the prom king and queen are. Amen to this...I’m a little worried about the ability of some of the class of 2020 to move on. Probably parents more than kids.
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Post by center on May 29, 2020 12:06:05 GMT -6
What has live attendance been like at Glazier Clinics the last few years? Up until this year?
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Post by center on May 18, 2020 15:23:43 GMT -6
When I think of a coach that "the game has passed them by" I don't think of it in terms of knowledge. I think of it in terms of the way they currently relate to players or their training methods.
There are a few coaches that I have seen that were great in their prime that no longer relate to players very well and probably need to adapt or move on.
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Post by center on Feb 25, 2020 11:32:03 GMT -6
A couple out of the box ideas in case you get desperate.
Is there a study hall or homeroom period during the day? Kids usually want out of these anyway. See if you can find a way to get kids in. Even for 20-30 minutes a day and a couple days per week are better than zero.
We have been able to do that with some real hard to reach kids in the past. They had no PE and had to work after school. We called them the "blue jean lifting club" because they lifted in the clothes they wore to school.
I know that sounds below a last resort but it was far better than nothing...
Other possibility is an all out assault to get them out for spring sports, especially track...
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Post by center on Feb 14, 2020 9:23:46 GMT -6
I know everyone complains about the low pay in coaching but if you can find an assistant or lower level coaching job in another sport it helps.
If it is a position that doesn’t require a ridiculous amount of extra time outside of practices and contests it can actually pay you pretty well per hour.
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Post by center on Feb 13, 2020 11:18:24 GMT -6
What time are most of your coaches able to be at practice?
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Post by center on Feb 9, 2020 19:04:09 GMT -6
We just get a meal deal from Subway if possible for pregame. We usually only do this for road games when we leave shortly after school.
We assume kids will get something to eat on their own for home games. I know not every program can assume that will happen.
6 inch club, chip, cookie. We mix up own Gatorade. If you buy in bulk and on a regular basis they can give you a discount.
We sometimes order Subway for lower level home games that start early and don’t allow kids to get food before game. They usually go to concession stand after game if it is a double header.
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Post by center on Feb 7, 2020 9:30:59 GMT -6
This poor guy was probably just looking for a little help...
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Post by center on Feb 5, 2020 14:52:36 GMT -6
I will also add that I personally found what an old HC told me to be true- As a HC it behooves you to be the OC and responsible for scoring the points. He said it doesn't matter how great you play on defense if you lose 2-0 the first question fans and parents and administrators and the media will have is about why you couldn't score more points. I started as a DC and never called a down of offense until I got my 2nd HC job and started calling O because my staff had even less experience on offense than I. Then, in my 3rd HC job I went back to DC because I thought it would allow me to focus on other stuff we needed, my staff was more modernly offensively minded than I and basically I just wanted to get back to being more aggressive and meat eating. As I stood there and watched our offense suck and not take any time off the clock while sucking (no huddle spread) I realized you can control an entire game by calling offense. You can control the other team's defense, what offensive plays they run, the flow of the game and the style of the game. I then realized that old coach was exactly right. Personally, there is no way I could be a HC again without calling the offense. Well, there's a lot of other reasons I don't want to, but I digress. I agree with this. The most criticized coaching position on a team is whoever is calling the plays. If that guy is not the HC and things are not going well it gets ugly for that assistant coach. If someone is going to serve as a CEO HC they need to be one with whoever is calling the plays. Or position coach the OL because that position is the biggest help to an OC.
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Post by center on Feb 3, 2020 18:36:56 GMT -6
Might consider mentioning the things that you would go over at the first team meeting once official practice starts.
Not the install stuff but your “set the tone” meeting. Rules, policies, procedures. Makes a big difference.
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Post by center on Feb 3, 2020 18:33:42 GMT -6
We have a local coach in our area that is the HC of the top big school program in the area. Been an HC about 9-10 years.
Used to be the DC and coach a position on both sides of the ball. Over the years he has given up DC and only helps out one of the defensive position coaches. Doesn’t have his own position group.
His coaches told him the less he coaches the better the program has gotten!! Hopefully they are kidding.
He does a great job with the team and runs a great practice though. They play hard and are extremely well coached.
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Post by center on Feb 1, 2020 9:20:40 GMT -6
Doesn’t sound like a big deal but a couple of CEO type guys that I know get really bored during practice. Leads to them coaching over a position coach or coordinator at times during practice.
Find a way to feel you have valuable role in practice for yourself other than timekeeper.
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Post by center on Jan 29, 2020 7:28:42 GMT -6
We have a Saturday game next season. Kickoff is 1PM (they don’t have lights) and the drive is roughly 2 1/2 hours. How would you set the day up? Do you have a local Division 3 college that you could contact? They often have this type of trip. 1:00 kickoffs and they bus that morning. Budgets don’t allow them to stay overnight. Check and see what they do time wise and food wise.
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Post by center on Jan 13, 2020 7:30:40 GMT -6
To me the difference maker is getting some speakers that will address the most relevant problems that coaches in your area are having.
Small numbers. 8 man football. Player safety/strength and speed development. Stopping the spread/wing-t/RPO Practice schedule. Fundraising.
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Post by center on Jan 1, 2020 10:08:57 GMT -6
Is there a new HC in place yet? Is there a timeline for one? Not having a HC would make this process tougher.
option1 IS the new HC.
Thanks for clarification. The above timeline ideas are good outlines. It is always tougher than we envision it being. HOF coach that I know took over as HC at the school he was assisting it. Had the meeting with the team and outlined expectations. Had everybody all excited. First day he has weight room open. Program written out on the board. He has a grade book to use for attendance. Ready to roll. One kid shows up.... He has gone on to win over 200 games, state title, all the trimmings.
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Post by center on Jan 1, 2020 10:01:28 GMT -6
Season ends First week of November. The H.C. resigns end of November and no one has organized the team since. As far as I can tell there haven't even been updates with-in the school on what/when to expect to return. Most teams in our area that do not go to the playoffs usually start weights, etc after Thanksgiving break. My question is what would be an appropriate timeline upon returning from Winter break to get started (there will be another week of lag time for processing). Is it weights, meeting, etc day 1? Is there a new HC in place yet? Is there a timeline for one? Not having a HC would make this process tougher.
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Post by center on Dec 31, 2019 11:48:18 GMT -6
The thing is I don’t think they are really selling anything. I guess you could say they are selling RPR (which was something before it was renamed/branded) or going to the clinics they hold a couple of times a year (but those are for track and football). It’s not like any of these guys are really selling a service or anything. I agree that a lot of what they are talking about isn’t new and is much more common practice. I agree that a number of things about it people look at as say “Well yeah that’s just good practice habits/methods” We also have to accept that we (members here) aren’t necessarily the norm. We all know, coach against and coach with guys that don’t spend as much time researching, learning and debating football as we do. There are still programs that do or would if they could beat the crap out of each other every day. They would run their kids into the ground. Some of those programs might even achieve a pretty high level even with those methods. I kind of look at it like weightlifting programs. When you start looking at all the different ones. While they are all different there are a lot of similarities. Guys choose different programs for different reasons. I don’t think anyone is trying to convince anyone “This is the way”. I don’t anyone thinks this is a magic bullet. It’s just trying to figure out/see if there is a better way than what way than what one is currently doing it. Bingo! For those who have PM'd me, I am not trying to sell a damn thing, and my intention isnt promoting this coach or RPR. I posted on here for the sake of discussion and interested in hearing if others have used this practice planning, do something similar, etc. Personally I am looking for different ways of doing things practice wise and don't mind stepping outside the box to do it. Not looking for any magic bullets, maybe just a few ideas on how I can restructure our practices to be more efficient and get more our of our student-athletes. Thank you to those who have provided input and information The guy who had kind of started this line of thinking is a track coach from Illinois. Just retired. Some love, some hate, most do both with his ideas. You could debate them for hours. In the meantime one thing a coach can do right now is take a hard look at your current practice situation in relation to your program. What do you do that you know makes a difference What are you not sure of? Is there anything that is wasted or not productive. Can you get rid of it? Minimize it.
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Post by center on Dec 21, 2019 23:25:55 GMT -6
Most don't grayshirt year one, although I can't speak for all. Your more successful ones a roster spot is a roster spot, they'll bring in 120-130 for camp and assemble the roster from there. So maybe you can explain this to me. We had 5 guys from our 2018 state semifinal team go to Platteville. At least some of these guys had a "roster spot" and posted pictures of themselves on campus with a UW-Platteville Pioneers backdrop, holding the axe, with the #SwingTheAxe hashtag. However, NONE of these guys are on the current UW-Platteville roster. So what is the deal with the guys? Are they on the team? Did they get cut? What is their status, exactly? I’m guessing they didn’t make the 105 man roster.
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Post by center on Dec 20, 2019 12:21:27 GMT -6
There is a lot of pressure on coaches to attract students to colleges. Especially private, liberal arts schools. The admissions office could care less if half of them cant play, they are tuition dollars.
That is why so many small colleges are adding football while high school numbers whittle away.
Therefore more offers and more signing days.
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Post by center on Dec 20, 2019 8:49:35 GMT -6
Does anyone know if the big Wisconsin D3 conference still has a 100 person roster limit? The WIAC? A roster spot guarantee there would mean something then. They used to only be able to carry 100 people during the season. Title 9 thing i believe.
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Post by center on Dec 18, 2019 15:04:27 GMT -6
In the Illinois plan districts were going to be set by the state and all games within the district were scheduled for you by the state governing body (IHSA). You have no input on who is on your district or schedule. In Illinois conferences are created by the schools themselves with mutual consent. The conference and individual schools take care of all scheduling. How often do the conferences change? I ask because the our district now has had very few changes since I started coaching over 40 years ago. Specifically: Back before we switched from three classifications to six one school moved down to a lower classification district, one moved up, and one moved up for two years before their enrollment dropped. In addition, one school closed while two others opened in the same school district. Conference changes were becoming rampant in Illinois and that is why the district proposal came up. In the Illinois playoff system you basically need a 5-4 record or better to qualify for postseason. In fact not all 5-4 teams will make it. Everyone is looking for that magical 5th win so they start looking around at a better conference situation to get it. Football drove all the conference changes and it has become hard to keep track off. It has gotten so bad that schools will make a conference change for 2 years down the road and then change conferences again before they ever start in the new conference. And all the other sports (which all teams qualify for postseason in Illinois) are along for the ride.
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Post by center on Dec 18, 2019 11:30:24 GMT -6
In Illinois the playoff field is not set until after week 9. The top 256 teams make the playoffs and then are placed by enrollment into 8 classes. Most conferences are a mix of schools who typically end up in different classes. Some conferences are a public/private mix. The biggest issue against districts is there are only a handful of big school teams in the St. Louis area and they would have to be in a district 300 miles away to even things out. Also, the public school football in Chicago is mostly atrocious and those schools would have been mixed with the Catholic powers. Which neither side wanted.
So what's the difference between districts and conferences? In the Illinois plan districts were going to be set by the state and all games within the district were scheduled for you by the state governing body (IHSA). You have no input on who is on your district or schedule. In Illinois conferences are created by the schools themselves with mutual consent. The conference and individual schools take care of all scheduling.
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Post by center on Dec 14, 2019 10:19:58 GMT -6
NFL is having kicker issues also. Look at the FG and PAT stats this year. Lower than ever.
Obviously PAT stats are different due to longer NFL distance. But FG % are way down. Maybe kicking us down all over the place.
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Post by center on Dec 12, 2019 14:45:40 GMT -6
Coach O'Boyle is a coach that probably few people on this board have heard of. He has been retired a long time and his entire career was at a small school in Northern Illinois.
But he would be a wing-t coaching clinic in himself. True Delaware wing-t guy with all kinds of counters, reverses, and halfback passes in addition to the base stuff. Also knew how to communicate as a head coach.
For the dinosaurs on this board here is a link to 1991 state championship game.
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Post by center on Dec 7, 2019 19:45:56 GMT -6
One of the coaches on this board, (Maybe coachjm?) was at a college that platooned like this. Had a spread base offense Then they had a group that came in and ran DW. Separate group of kids. I read an article about it at one point. So to apply to small high school ball, you have your normal 2 way starters. Then you train a group to come in and run their small set of plays. Maybe same exact offense, maybe a change up offense. Even if they can string together a few plays they are helping you. Yes we did do this at Siena Heights University in 2011, we were a first year NAIA program of all Freshman we had a mishmash schedule of existing other 4 year programs, two games with another upstart, and some JV teams. Our offensive coordinator was Jeff Hancock and he thought it would be worth trying to get more of our freshman on the field. Plus he was a big believer in the spread offense and thought a unit of the Double Wing would be a great change up. Jeff called the spread plays and I called the double wing stuff It worked well we had a very successful season. It met the objective of playing more guys as well. We had wholesale exchanges of 11 guys sometimes in subsequent plays.... The negative was a rivalry did ensue between the two units and sometimes it was difficult to get in a flow. We did have a huge upset win against Kentucky Wesleyan that was an existing D2 school that I'm certain this system and the double wing in general was a big key to. After that season I took a head coaching position at a local HS and it was determined that they were not going to continue with this method. It was a heck of a lot of fun and perfect for the objectives we had that season however, I would not likely do it again if given the option. Coachjm how did you practice this? We’re the units separate during practice? Thanks
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Post by center on Dec 6, 2019 21:22:15 GMT -6
One of the coaches on this board, (Maybe coachjm?) was at a college that platooned like this. Had a spread base offense Then they had a group that came in and ran DW. Separate group of kids. I read an article about it at one point.
So to apply to small high school ball, you have your normal 2 way starters. Then you train a group to come in and run their small set of plays. Maybe same exact offense, maybe a change up offense.
Even if they can string together a few plays they are helping you.
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Post by center on Dec 2, 2019 14:50:00 GMT -6
Another question might be does anyone try and control the clock on offense anymore?
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