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Post by NC1974 on Apr 2, 2024 9:53:48 GMT -6
Does anyone have templates/examples of year round calendars that encompass everything...strength workouts, install meetings, fundraising days, etc?
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Post by NC1974 on Dec 14, 2023 7:56:03 GMT -6
Looking for thoughts on the following: -What are your expectations for kids that play other sports? Are they expected to get lifts in during their other sports seasons? -Do you have attendance expectations and consequences if kids aren't meeting those expectations? -If a kid does not come to off season workouts, how does that affect his status on the team come summer camp? -Does anyone "remove" kids from the team based on off season attendance?
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Post by NC1974 on Jun 17, 2023 9:53:57 GMT -6
Where I am, a lot has changed in 20 yrs. In 2003 we had:
3 weeks skills camp, no pads, M-TH roughly 7:30 - 9:30 3 weeks strength and conditioning, M-TH roughly 7:30 - 9:30
Now in 2023 (and I guess for like the last 10-12 yrs)
6 weeks of combined S&C and basically football practice, M-TH, 6:30 - 10:00
Pros: -We get a ton of teaching and reps in throughout the summer
Cons: -I personally think it wears the kids (and coaches) down. By the time we're in week two in August, it can kind of feel like like we're in week 10. -More opportunity for injuries due to more cumulative contact
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Post by NC1974 on Jun 12, 2023 19:23:57 GMT -6
Hi all,
I'm looking for some ideas for 10-15 minute team building/fun games to break up some of the more football related aspect of camp. Looking for any and all ideas. Would prefer things that don’t take too much prep time or equipment.
Thanks
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Post by NC1974 on Apr 28, 2023 13:17:22 GMT -6
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Post by NC1974 on Mar 23, 2023 20:51:22 GMT -6
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Post by NC1974 on Mar 22, 2023 14:13:43 GMT -6
I know Brad Dixon did a few game planning with google presentations. Not sure if they are the ones you're describing.
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Post by NC1974 on Jan 13, 2023 13:39:10 GMT -6
I don't agree with these kinds of workouts for a variety of reasons.. But, to play Devil's Advocate, we're seeing an uptick of rhabdo-induced workouts as of late. A few of these workouts don't seem to be more intense than some of the crap we did back in the 80's and 90's. I remember some hour long wrestling conditioning sessions that were pretty rough. We've all talked about how kids, on average, are in much poorer shape. Could this be contributing to these situations? My guess would be that kids' poor fitness levels might contribute to this. If that's true then I think it's even more important that coaches cover their behinds by having a simple, but well planned progressive routine. We know how to build strength in young people. We just need to avoid the urge to do something novel or bad a$$ because it's seen as cool or bad a$$. Unfortunately, there is nothing very sexy or click worthy about doing 3 by 8 and progressively adding weight or whatever your progressive routine looks like.
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Post by NC1974 on Jan 12, 2023 14:39:35 GMT -6
My 2 cents; two things can be true at once. 1. Doing this as a punishment is dumb. One kid getting rhabdo or a heat stroke likely ends your career (unless you're the HC at Maryland). Even if 99.9% of the time it works out fine that little risk isn't worth it to do stuff like this. You can punish guys, get them well conditioned, etc., without doing risky bs 2. IMO, and maybe I'm wrong but, 10 kids don't get rhabdo from doing pushups. You'll be unable to do another rep long before you get rhabdo. Now maybe something else happened but these kids have to have been pounding down obscene amounts of creatine for this to happen. There was a kid in my area who nearly died a few years ago because he thought some creatine=strong so more creatine must=stronger. Good reminder to teach kids about this stuff. Another good reminder; those moms who smile and make meals for you will turn on you at a moment if you're doing some dumb $hit that makes little Timmy uncomfortable and if he suffers a medical incident as a result you're not coming back from it This is something that I still have a question about...is 400 push ups in an hour enough to cause rhabdo in and of itself? I think it is possible for a couple of reaasons: 1. There was likely a wide range of relative fitness in that room. Probably some skill guys with lean bodies that could do push ups for days. But there were probably other guys who weren't as fit but tried to guy it out 2. I believe that rhabdo becomes more probable when there is a focus put on eccentric stressing of the muscles....so when that kid can't do any more push ups, coach says do negatives...and that might accelerate the problem I'm interested to hear more about the possible abuse of creatine, but I don't think that absolves the coach. I don't understand why more people don't just stick to the tried and true progressive periodization and avoid these kind of sessions entirely.
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Post by NC1974 on Dec 16, 2022 7:26:53 GMT -6
Just curious what others are doing:
1) When does your off season training start? December? January? etc 2) How many days a week? 3) How much time per day? 4) How much of that is weights, conditioning, agility, etc?
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Post by NC1974 on Dec 14, 2022 11:19:18 GMT -6
I'm looking for a thread that included an old clinic video of what I believe was referred to as "Slot T".... a big part of the video was how they set up their practice plan so that everyone practiced certain skills each week. If this is ringing a bell to anyone, can you help lead me in the right direction
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Post by NC1974 on Aug 23, 2022 10:19:40 GMT -6
One of the big things to me is it’s just not worth the money unless maybe (and I do mean maybe) you’re the HC. Coaching is something you have to love. And if you fall out of love with it, I strongly suggest something else. Coaching full time is difficult. It’s very difficult if you’re not passionate about it. Once I fell out of love with coaching, teaching made absolutely no sense to me. I started out loving both. Am more and more feeling that the two are getting in the way of each other. Some of this is due to dealing with my own shortcomings when it comes to organization, planning, energy etc
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Post by NC1974 on Aug 22, 2022 21:07:30 GMT -6
It's this time of year....first couple weeks of school and season that always make me question how much longer I'll go. I'm 22 yrs in and would think I'd get better or more used to balancing the start of the school year and football, but every year it gets harder. Getting tired of starting the year feeling like I don't have time to take a leak.
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Post by NC1974 on Aug 17, 2022 8:46:57 GMT -6
Much has been written about Coach Markham's DTDW offense that established a new national scoring record when he was coaching at Bloomington H.S. (CA)...however, I have never read anything about the methodology that he used to change the "defeatist" mindset of the high school teams that he took over in both California and Oregon. I am wondering...are there are any coaches out there that assisted Coach Markham in any of his rebuilding projects that would be willing to share their thoughts and knowledge regarding this topic? I don’t know if this answers your question really but I do know he eliminated stuff like “pre game” routine, very little Indo, they ran Team situations ALOT in practice. I have a dvd from him and it’s really good for anyone that has low numbers…. Coach, What is the name/producer of the DVD? Thx!
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Post by NC1974 on Jul 24, 2022 20:15:01 GMT -6
Just to clarify. I have worn the Brooks Ghost because I feel they have cut down on aches and pains i.e. heel pain, knees, back.
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Post by NC1974 on Jul 23, 2022 20:57:04 GMT -6
I have liked Brooks Ghost the past few years. I've heard good things about Hoka as well.
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Post by NC1974 on Dec 10, 2021 9:11:57 GMT -6
Attentions recruiters, We high school coaches exist to serve you. Our sole purpose is to act as your farm system.
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Post by NC1974 on Nov 29, 2021 18:51:53 GMT -6
Odd question maybe. But I usually lose my voice early in the season due to increased straining/yelling. I recall somewhere someone suggesting vocal exercises that singers/actors use. Was wondering if anyone does this and if they have any recommendations for good educational resources. Don't yell so much. Ha! Yes working on that. I think the biggest issue is early in the year, trying to project my voice to a big group when teaching technique. One thing I've played with is bringing them all in a circle, going through the key coaching points using one or two kids, and then dispersing them into their lines/groups etc.
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Post by NC1974 on Nov 29, 2021 17:29:32 GMT -6
Odd question maybe. But I usually lose my voice early in the season due to increased straining/yelling. I recall somewhere someone suggesting vocal exercises that singers/actors use. Was wondering if anyone does this and if they have any recommendations for good educational resources.
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Post by NC1974 on Oct 27, 2021 17:56:04 GMT -6
Congrats coach!
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Post by NC1974 on Oct 11, 2021 17:36:43 GMT -6
He wants attention. He wants to address the team so he can get a "POOR ME"! Don't play into this. Have him turn in his gear, wish him well, then get back to the season. You and the staff are there for the team, and he's no longer part of it. Coach, I would be concerned about letting him address the team as well. But regarding the rest of your post, you might be right, but you also might be wrong. As coaches/educators, I think we need to take claims of mental health concerns very seriously. As I'm sure the op already did, I would want to make sure his parents, counselor, possibly school psychologist are in the loop on this. Both because it's the appropriate thing to do but also to cover your own rear end.
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Post by NC1974 on Oct 11, 2021 17:29:17 GMT -6
I would say both of the following are true: 1) Mental health issues are real and as professionals in education, we should so what we can to look out for the well being of our students and players. 2) Some kids likely use it an excuse
To me, I would want to err on the side of looking out for the people in #1 even if it means some kids find a way to get away with things by using #2.
All that said, I would lean toward not allowing him address the team unless I was very certain of what he was going to say.
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Post by NC1974 on Oct 11, 2021 13:08:46 GMT -6
Related to the original post, I'd be interested to hear WHEN you guys watch most of your film. I generally do the following:
Saturday Morning: watch our game from the previous night and share X amount of clips that I will watch with the kids later that morning.
Saturday afternoon - Sunday afternoon: scouting next week's opponent. Try to get through all their film, draw up scout cards, look at tendencies, so as the season goes on, this becomes progressively longer.
Monday before practice: introduce game plan to kids, show a selection of opponent film
Tuesday Evening: watch and comment on Tuesday's practice...share comments
Wednesday Evening: watch and comment on Wednesday's practice...share comments
Thursday Evening: watch a bit more opponent film on my own
This usually puts me somewhere between 5 and 8 hours for the week. Personally, I'm not sure I could fit in much more than that without putting an undue strain on my teaching responsibilities/family life.
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Post by NC1974 on Oct 11, 2021 12:35:54 GMT -6
I wonder if the type of O or D you run affects this question. I think I recall hearing that Paul Johnson or some other triple option guru would watch relatively little opponent film because they weren't going to drastically change their base stuff.
i go back and forth on how my time can be best spent preparing our kids each week from an offensive perspective. Is it seeing every single way a D has lined up to every formation, or is it better spent focusing on our base stuff against their base stuff?
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Post by NC1974 on Aug 13, 2021 8:35:12 GMT -6
Does anyone else think that this might be a troll? I have no evidence, but there is a small party of me that thinks something "stinks".....pun intended.
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Post by NC1974 on Jul 11, 2021 17:18:58 GMT -6
There are teams all over the country where if they let every kid pick what position they wanted to play, they would be unable to field a team. While I don't know the situation, your language choices "managed to annoy" (twice) makes me think you don' have much regard for the coaches and you see this as their failure? To be convinced of that, I'd need a lot more info. I understand that, and i quite honestly have a tremendous amount of respect for the HC and the OC. I realize letting kids pick their position would lead to a team with 20 WRs and 8 QBs and in turn create chaos. I come from a school where talent was poached by the local catholic school, any kid worth a damn was getting a call and a scholarship offer to go play for them. Because of this i suppose i have a different POV in regard to trying to 'keep' kids at our school by any means (within the rules) necessary. So when i see kids, especially kids with huge talent leaving i question it. As to the 'manage to annoy' line it was quite simply the most appropriate term i could think of in writing it out. The HC was very helpful to me in dealing with the frosh parents who thought their kid was a future NFL MVP, i respect him alot, he's a no non-sense guy and has often times (from what i've heard) kicked kids off the team for detrimental conduct. I realize one could easily say that having a diva or two on the team would be detrimental to the team, and that is perhaps why things played out the way that they did. I can relate to the private school thing. Awhile back we lost two of our best players to a private school. We did some soul searching but we concluded that we treated the kids fairly, but at the end the day the kids did what they thought was best for them. Definitely frustrating.
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Post by NC1974 on Jul 11, 2021 14:38:38 GMT -6
There are teams all over the country where if they let every kid pick what position they wanted to play, they would be unable to field a team. While I don't know the situation, your language choices "managed to annoy" (twice) makes me think you don' have much regard for the coaches and you see this as their failure? To be convinced of that, I'd need a lot more info.
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Post by NC1974 on Jun 3, 2021 11:48:38 GMT -6
The Maryland program that went down a few years ago liked to make people eat as well
"Current and former players also described several incidents where staff members targeted players because of weight issues. Sources said a former offensive lineman whom the staff deemed overweight was forced to watch workouts while eating candy bars as a form of humiliation. Another former Terrapins player said his inability to gain weight resulted in members of the strength and conditioning staff sitting with him at meals to make sure he ate."
Coaches and ADs everywhere are now updating their talking points for summer camps
*please do not force players to eat things
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Post by NC1974 on May 8, 2021 19:58:52 GMT -6
Alex Gibbs, and its not oz necessarily, just a lot of things that i wont learn in a book. I can pick up oz blocking anywhere. Ex. Run weak. My Mentor. The power of a progression and relationships with your players. And life. When i read diffferent posters here and elsewhere, I am not sure they understand the progression and time it takes to build solid offensive linemen. My boss, not the same as my mentor.a lot of professional thing that i dont hear elsewhere. The path to being AD and HFC. My old boss was huge. He taught me the power of parents who $upport your program. The verbal support to your face means squat. Then you have the air raid, DTDW guy. The power of small and executing and off tackle I learned a little from a jack burns tape i have. The cool clinic And nick saban and his minions. I dont think saban invented it. But he has it communicated to those willing to spend the time. and Here. A lot of people say and post thing that do not get the attention they deserve. Oh yeah! How could I forget about this site?! There is such a wealth of information and experience here. I’ve learned a ton on this site! Coach, Would you mind expanding on your "progression" for teaching OL?
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Post by NC1974 on Jul 17, 2020 20:07:07 GMT -6
How about when we stop having to convert refrigerated semi trailers into mobile morgues. Whatever, y'all want to be selfish because you can't be inconvenienced? Go for it. Just remember, history is going to judge you harshly. That stopped about 4 months ago in NY and hasn't been needed since. I think there are parts of Texas and Georgia that might soon find themselves in this situation. I hope not.
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