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Post by coachbdud on Dec 14, 2015 22:56:52 GMT -6
I am currently a Co Coordinator on the Defensive side of the ball at a historically perennial program. However, due to lack of financial support, we have not been able to become the national power that some expect us to be. In a post season meeting with my fellow coordinator we got to talking about what's missing within our program. We are able to pick out things that could be better but are unable to find a solution. Our district has told us that we are approximately 20 million dollars behind the schools that we are expected to compete with. Again, not fair but it is what it is. My question to you all is if we know aren't gonna catch up anytime soon, what would be the first thing to fix within your program? Maybe a better scenario, we know how far we are behind. So instead of giving us the 20 million, they give us 7 million. Based on what I'm about to tell you about our program, what would you do with the money. We have 14 paid coaching slots compared to 17-18 paid slots at schools we play against and are expected to beat. Our weight room actually got smaller when we got our new school built some 15 years ago. It is big enough to house 10 full racks but very tightly organized. It is approximately 1000 sq feet. We are sponsored by Under Armour as part of their undeniable program so our jerseys and cleats are not a problem. Our stadium is top notch but dwindling fast due to lack of upkeep. Mold can be seen underneath and reserved seat signs and banners are hanging after being either blown down or ripped down. The field is a natural grass field that is severely overuses. The field has to house soccer matches, band competitions, college football games, graduation, and of course our high school football games. If you were a head coach or have been a head coach with similar problems, what do you see as the best thing to spend the money on. What is the biggest necessity in high school football today? What makes the biggest difference? Thanks and can't wait to see the responses. 1. New turf field... they can do the bleachers and everything else too but really i do not care about the bleachers... you need turf for year round use (all field sports not just football) this was our first year ever with turf... having lines, numbers, hashes, every single day and the ability to still be able to practice if the weather was poor made a HUGE difference 2. have them use some money to make sure you have one of your coaches paid to do nothing but teach weight training... you need EVERy kid in your program in his weight lifting class so you guys can lift year round no matter what these are the two that matter to me... have to have a facility to practice in (also kids want to play on turf, not grass, they want to play in a new stadium, new weight room) we have #1... perpetually fighting for something even close to #2 the rest is just getting fancy... sleds, bags, chutes, sideline replay technology, hudl, maybe a FOOTBALl dedicated ipad but the top 2 will really make your own field product much better if you have the money still you can make a bigger weight room, or a 2nd weight room with more racks if you have that many kids within the program, that the current 10 just aint enough
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 13, 2015 18:57:17 GMT -6
Monday's are our early days 3 school is out 3:30 we start practice
Rest of week we don't start until 4:30 A lot of our kids need tutoring after school and we got tired of starting practice and half the team would be late but bring a pass from their teacher
It also gives our off campus coaches (the entire varsity staff besides myself) more time to arrive and set up anything they need
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 9, 2015 0:44:27 GMT -6
No one is more screwed up than CA
A team we beat by 3 scores while playing backups all 4th quarter
Is playing in a NorCal bowl with a Chance to go to state
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Post by coachbdud on Nov 30, 2015 14:50:02 GMT -6
while our team managers on field were a little "unique"
i had GREAT film kids the last 3 years
i sent a mass school loop message (our schools email/gradeboo system) telling all students we wanted helpers
i had a whole group of sophomores say they were interested
i have had an army of about 7 filmers it is great, some times they have to miss for this reason or that reason, but i assigned 2 for EZ, 2 for skycoach, and 3 for pressbox angle
so if one misses for some reason, there's another kid there who knows what i want
those little sophomores have grown up, seniors now, i even let them walk out after football on senior night
i need to find some new helpers for next season. I have 1 junior who joined our crew, but i have a lot to replace
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Post by coachbdud on Nov 29, 2015 20:04:31 GMT -6
We also had some girls on-staff, but our luck w/ them was hit-or-miss. Some of them came out, b/c they wanted to mingle w/ the players, but others did a really strong job. Overall, it was something worth keeping an eye on, but I would say that it still worked out in the team's favor. There can be a lot of drama with girl managers. Yes definitely They typically volunteer their time in exchange for being around the boys Some are awesome and genuinely do a lot to help out but eventually some become team pin cushions
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Post by coachbdud on Nov 24, 2015 15:26:42 GMT -6
if i had a kid, i would just start them late when they begin kindergarten
i think there are some benefits to doing this athletically, academically, and socially, that is just my opinion, for my hypothetical kid
i have seen a lot of players who are "young for their grade" be decent HS players but REALLY blossom in college because they physically develop so much more after high school.
i had a LB who played his whole senior year at 16, turned 17 the last week of the season
he took a year off when he went to a local JC (grey shirted) hit the weights hard, played there... got HUGE and got a free college education from there
he is one of several players and friends i have known who graduated young, and who's bodies just changed a lot when they got to age 18-19
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Post by coachbdud on Nov 22, 2015 10:56:16 GMT -6
Couple weeks ago in the middle of our rivalry game for league title
I get a Facebook message mid game Not a real person, fake name
Long message about how horrible of an OC I am, peewee offense, can't game plan, how terrible I am blah blah blah
We ended up winning, I replied after the game with a "thanks for your support"
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Post by coachbdud on Nov 9, 2015 16:46:37 GMT -6
We had a HUGE game saturday afternoon beat our biggest rival (who OWNS us head to head historically) both of us unbeaten in league play, we were trying to win league for the first time since 84, and first 10-0 season since 77 we were down 28-14 at half time we were able to put some things together in the 2nd half and had a thrilling 44-42 victory coachhenry27 coaches with me and this season has been something special great group, now we have to carry the momentum into the playoffs but saturday had to be the happiest moment of my life... just an overwhelming feeling of pride thanks to all the guys i have gotten great ideas from and learned from on here
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Post by coachbdud on Oct 31, 2015 14:25:24 GMT -6
hC, DB/TE coach,RB coach all played together in Hs and they're in their early 40s
I'm 27 WR coach 27 QB coach 29 DL mid 30s Other WR coach mid 40s ST early 50s Other DB coach late 50s
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Post by coachbdud on Oct 21, 2015 11:39:08 GMT -6
We rarely hit at all in team
I prefer team on air Or with just a couple defenders working a specific look i want
We get too banged up if we hit during the week
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Post by coachbdud on Oct 20, 2015 9:44:45 GMT -6
we did something different this season
didnt allow our kids to wear pink... hear me out
we got every kid in the program (over 100) a "pink helmet sticker"... it is the breast cancer ribbon with a Panther (our mascot) jumping through it. We wear this as a program in support of those affected by breast cancer
we banned the rest of pink because kids wear it just for looks, to be flashy, the mismatched pinks look terrible. From my experience 99% of them are doing it for themselves not because of someone with breast cancer
for those we truly want to wear pink, they had to write an essay about breast cancer to earn the right to wear pink
very basic essay causes, treatment, medicine, how/why PINK started being used
if a kid did this, they actually learned some information about WHY they had all these pink accessories.
and finally, if a kid EARNED the right to wear pink they had to wear pink products from a company who donates money to breast cancer research
you would be amazed how many companies just make more profit off of selling pink versions of their products and do not actually give any money to breast cancer research
we had 5 freshman 2 JV 4 Varsity players do the assignment, so they get to wear pink ( i believe all chose Nike pink products)
the rest of the program supports via their helmet decal
I have told this story to several breast cancer survivors and they have all just about cried, they loved the idea that the boys actually had to learn something about it, rather than just becoming a pink candy cane for fun and for their twitter Avi
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Post by coachbdud on Oct 18, 2015 14:38:53 GMT -6
Some of our best game performances have come after our worst weeks of practice
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Post by coachbdud on Oct 14, 2015 21:31:36 GMT -6
A weird thing at our school
No homecoming king
There's a homecoming queen thing at halftime But since no king we don't lose any boys to going out at halftime
We have a "Mr. panther" contest in the winter during basketball season where the boys go out and do all that crap But at least is doesn't interfere with football
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Post by coachbdud on Oct 13, 2015 23:25:57 GMT -6
That's crazy
We meet 1-2 hours Sunday night We all watch a ton of film on our own before the Sunday meeting
Meet to share ideas Compare notes
Rest of our communication can be done via text during the day
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Post by coachbdud on Oct 7, 2015 13:16:39 GMT -6
play the young kids play the few who still care
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Post by coachbdud on Oct 1, 2015 22:45:37 GMT -6
Coaches jump in to help run drills Be "dummies" and give an accurate look when we are trying to show a specific thing an opponent does
ZERO good can come from a coach wearing pads against kids
Only lawsuits
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Post by coachbdud on Sept 26, 2015 11:49:50 GMT -6
that is terrible
never gotten it in email form, but i have heard my fair share of A holes in the stands
they do not see the things i do for the kids off the field am i the best playcaller in the world? of course not but calling plays is the easiest thing i do
keeping kids on track to graduate, providing food for them, being a positive influence on their life is a lot more important than what i call on 3rd and 5
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Post by coachbdud on Sept 21, 2015 23:32:23 GMT -6
you can never really tell
the worst defense we have played, was actually our worst performance offensively
we shouldve racked up 60 points and get a bunch of kids easy stats, and we had to fight just to score 4 TDs
with HS kids, you can never under estimate the power of momentum and attitude
i fully believe that "being flat" is a real thing
when we play flat to start we suck
i have discovered, the quality of practice during the week has absolutely nothing to do with how we play on friday night... sounds weird but it is true
more to do with the current mood of the kids on that drive
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Post by coachbdud on Sept 18, 2015 9:40:42 GMT -6
Parents I hate talking to parents Second. I had a parent email me about her kid not playing. All I said was "Email me" and my number. Never got a phone call but I know it's coming. It's like the 3-4th parent this year to complain. Like, I don't know how to express enough A. Your kid isn't good enough to start or rotate in B. Your kid was sat down because he is punk C. Your kid never shows up And the answer to all three is, "well that shouldn't matter. He's on the team". And you want to say, "so what, it's high school, I don't have to play everyone" but you need to be P.C. and calm and professional, which is expect and the right thing to do but you can only give out the cliche answers for so long. i always give the cliche PC answers too but man, i would love to just make the conversation quick and walk away "short answer, lack of talent"
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Post by coachbdud on Sept 16, 2015 9:35:12 GMT -6
Parents
I hate talking to parents
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Post by coachbdud on Sept 9, 2015 0:02:17 GMT -6
BDud is in a situation where if he counted a 3 yard run for 2 points throughout the year, it would ruin the kid's average even if he converted them all LMAO. lmao it would destroy his average we do go for 2 every time we were 84% last year on 2 pointers week 1 6/7 week 2, crappy, only 2/6... we had some penalty and bad snaps screw us up 8/13 average is not nearly good enough for me... that average will go up this week ! or i have some kids to replace in our 2 point package
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Post by coachbdud on Sept 7, 2015 17:49:10 GMT -6
my first reaction when i saw it
the coach told them to
that makes more sense to me
i do not see a 17 year old kid thinking of this, let alone 2 of them
if just one kid did it, i would say, wow that kid is crazy the fact that 2 kids did it, makes me think they were nudged in that direction by someone
zero evidence, just speculation
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Post by coachbdud on Sept 7, 2015 8:25:42 GMT -6
Having been on the other side of plenty of butt whippings
Yes I'd choose to leave my starters in, not to embarrass anyone or run up stats but just to have a tiny bit of success to build for the future
I've coached on some BAD teams, where the other guys' backups are equal to our starters
Our starters getting one into the end zone was an achievement
Didn't matter if it was against their powderpuff team
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Post by coachbdud on Sept 6, 2015 19:35:23 GMT -6
We go for 2 every single time and get it the majority of the time
I do not give my RB an additional carry for 3 yards The newspapers here do not so that's why I don't
I don't know what the stat rule on it is
I've just seen it not count
I jut record the conversion for that kids total points scored
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Post by coachbdud on Sept 1, 2015 22:33:10 GMT -6
I usually leave starters til the end of the 3rd and have all backups the entire 4th
If I have some backups who are really solid and close to starting level I'll put them in sooner to give them more reps
I pull our RB at the half of we have a big lead. He's gonna get plenty of carries and stats He doesn't need to take any extra shots in a blow out And we always have plenty of RBs
It's usually most difficult for me as the OL guy
The drop off between my #1 and #2 guys is crazy and then I am putting skill guys in harms way behind an OL that can not do much
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Post by coachbdud on Aug 26, 2015 22:43:25 GMT -6
At my old school In our first ever playoff appearance
The opponent gave us 2 year old film
Not one year old But two
I caught it when I realized the scores of games didn't match up
But since it was 2 year prior The jersey colors (home and away) matched up
Entire first day and second day of practice wasted
We had been preparing for completely different offenses and defenses and we had to adjust last second
Their coach "I don't know how that happened"
It screwed us
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Post by coachbdud on Aug 19, 2015 9:49:36 GMT -6
for us, helmets have a 10 year rule
after its 10th birthday, it can never be worn again and we have to order new ones to replace
so every year, we are ordering more to replace the ones we lose
is your feeder program a school? public school? or just youth/club pop warner?
in CA, helmet reconditioning is part of the education code for public schools, it is the one thing a school district HAS to pay for
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Post by coachbdud on Aug 17, 2015 22:57:10 GMT -6
we kicked 2 kids off our team in the playoffs just for being with kids who got caught having weed on them
DUI is 100x worse than weed IMO
i think removing him from the team is the most appropriate course of action
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Post by coachbdud on Aug 17, 2015 20:49:20 GMT -6
We'd have to automatically remove him from the team for the remainder of the season
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Post by coachbdud on Aug 15, 2015 21:42:46 GMT -6
My 1 year as a JV HC we were really bad at starting games
A series or two in the kids woke up and we played great But started slow.
Mid season I started doing an Oklahoma drill in pre game
Kids got a rep or two of it But actually hitting and getting hit better prepared them to play I think we get caught up in going through the motions and trying to not get hurt
I think a few live reps helps get rid of the butterflies and get them ready
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