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Post by coachbdud on Jan 12, 2017 13:37:07 GMT -6
in the stadium, no bad words just because we are right up against houses, and the campus is so open you can hear it everywhere
in the weight room, we can get away with bad words because it is just in there and you cant hear it elsewhere
I control the music, comes from my pandora on my ipad the kids dont get to touch it, they can request a genre but we just let it play, no skipping
Music can help you lift, science tells us this but i dont want them more focused on picking a song than picking a weight
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Post by coachbdud on Jan 12, 2017 13:35:09 GMT -6
with the exception of the QB position I do not think meeting much in the off season is helpful
I am a big believer that kids still need some time to be kids
We lift daily, that is our focus
When we get about a month out from spring ball, i will have a meeting or two with the OL group to go over some rules and plays more importantly i show them videos of the drills they did last year, so it is in their heads when we start spring ball
QBs meet independently with our QB coach here and there in the off season
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Post by coachbdud on Jan 10, 2017 0:46:00 GMT -6
coachbdud Not quite sure why leg pads suck. I definitely know they're not cool or trendy but I don't think they suck at all. 1. kids lose leg pads -they can fall out -kids take them out to wash girdle and lose them -more total pieces to lose or forget 2. girdles with leg pads stuck in them tend to be much bulkier than "integrated" girdles 3. girdles tend to rip... crotches rip out, seams where pads are sewn in rip all the time -better for me financially if the kids are the one buying new girdles (via spirit pack or on their own) than ME paying for new girdles (and any pads they may lose for them) overall the integrated ones are much lighter, more comfortable, easier to move in (therefore i feel better for performance) easier to clean easier to keep track of (just one big piece) more cost effective (for me)
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Post by coachbdud on Jan 9, 2017 22:36:29 GMT -6
we tie it in to our lift athon fundraiser 150 gets them 3 shirts shorts socks wristband for lower levels
kids who go 200 and above get that plus a hat and hoody
I am trying to push our HC to bump it up to 175 and include a 5 pad integrated girdle (will do all 7 pad girdle if i find one who fits our kids decently) girdles suck, leg pads suck getting kids to have their own 5 pad girdles is the best
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Post by coachbdud on Jan 9, 2017 22:33:54 GMT -6
yes you see a lot of teams doing this with backup players i have even seen coaches with them on
to make them easier to spot out on the sideline hekps them standout form the sea of same colored jerseys along the sidelines
usually these schools have 5+ Qbs in the program, starter is playing, backup stays ready all the other guys can signal
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Post by coachbdud on Jan 9, 2017 11:17:03 GMT -6
semi inside rumor
admin was irritated by him always looking for a new job BUT he did something BIG that really made them mad and was the final straw
dont have any clue what, dont know if it will ever get out, but supposedly, he did something that really upset the AD not actually supposed to be related to Chip Kelly
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Post by coachbdud on Jan 8, 2017 22:46:10 GMT -6
I am pretty close to Cal Geographically i go there every spring Dykes is a good dude, he has been recruiting our RB since he has been there and we have a class of 18 LB who committed there
what the school is saying -school is pissed every off season he interviews for a HC job somewhere else... they gave him the big extension he wanted and then interviewed for the Baylor job this off season
What the kids are saying -current players are pissed because most found out on twitter. I read a mass text was sent to all players from the school but it was sent within minutes of it breaking on twitter... so if a kid opened twitter app before his texts... he found out on twitter -kids are asking for Jake Spavital to take over as HC and for them to hire a new DC and they will be happy
i read Spav is taking over right now as interim while they decide who they are going to hire (he gets super screwed if the new guy brings in his own guys) AD said he has a list of candidates but he wont be releasing it
Chip kelly and even Les miles are the big buzz words
i dont see chip kelly taking it benefit is that he doesnt have to move... still in the bay area
but he wont have nearly the support at Cal that he had back in his oregon days no money, poor facilities, totally land locked where they cant build separate football facilities like most of the major Colleges the weight room is nice, and i would say is the most comparable thing to a top 10 program
that and he hasnt had to recruit in what, like 4-5 years? Cal hasnt exactly been killing the recruiting game since Aaron Rodgers, D-Jax, and Beast Mode left
Weird timing, kinda screws the new HC over for this recruiting cycle
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Post by coachbdud on Jan 4, 2017 18:25:53 GMT -6
Wonder why CIF cares? Would it be...because IMG is planning to build something in Norcal? heard rumblings for years about something called THE RSR ACADEMY starting up sounds shady
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Post by coachbdud on Jan 4, 2017 1:27:57 GMT -6
I Saw that the commissioners are gonna meet about it
but WTH can they do? Cant make it illegal... cant control kids lives, if they wanna leave, they are gonna leave there is no way to stop them
i don't agree with it and i dont like IMG
ive talked to a number of D1 coaches about it and they all feel the same way makes recruiting convenient from a 1 stop shopping standpoint, they can go there and visit with a lot of kids
but it isnt HS football, they said no one goes to the games because all the kids are out of state
they say it doesnt benefit them to go there because the ones that are amazing, were gonna have every offer anyway, and the ones who think they will get more offers by going end up being a back up or part time player where as he wouldve been the best player in his whole area had he stayed at home
I agree that IMG is hurting other places, i just dont see how we can make a rule here in CA, that does anything to stop it
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 30, 2016 0:09:19 GMT -6
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 28, 2016 0:37:24 GMT -6
We are limited by CA state LAW (not just state rules for sports... actually got put through legislation and is a LAW) that we can only go any speed similar to full contact 2 days per week in season (90 minutes max)
yes even "thud" counts as full speed you do 1 drill live, and your day counts as one of your 2 live days
Monday: Shorts n Shells Tues: Full pads, Live Day #1 Wed: Full pads, Live Day #2 Thursday Full Pads: run thru game script
We are different int hat we go full gear on thursday (even though we do not hit) we used to do the helmets only thing but felt kids screwed around too much, full gear improved our focus
the only practice(s) of the year we go helmets only are if we have a bye week (1 in middle of season, and each of last 2 years we have had one in the playoffs)
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 25, 2016 11:54:46 GMT -6
Heading down to San Antonio Jan 5-8th with my gf, and a few of the other guys i coach with
Would love to hear some must see/do things in the San Antonio area...
and if anyone else has a kid playing in the game (i know there are a couple on here) i would love to get to meet some of you guys and hang out
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 22, 2016 15:20:16 GMT -6
had no idea that was your dad, that is really cool to make the connection now
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 21, 2016 10:51:44 GMT -6
1. I recommend this book and will be doing a book review of it on my blog some time over christmas break
2. I started using some of these strategies yesterday had our first leadership council meeting
it went much better than i expected
i am not at a school where i could use ALL of Coach Jackson's ideas, but i can use some of them so i am
3. it's only $20 i blow $20 on stupid stuff all the time, i havent gotten my hard copy yet actually, but it comes with an ebook as well when you order, so i read it on my ipad
it is an easy read... i read the entire thing in a little under 3 hours i carved out 90 minutes each back to back nights
then i went back through a few chapters and took some notes
at the end of each chapter there is basically a chapter review with bullet points to highlight the most important elements to take away from each chapter
makes it easy to go back and jot notes of what you want to incorporate
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 20, 2016 10:44:13 GMT -6
i just have to add
we are going kinda long this semester but we don't come back until the 9th of January which is the latest i can ever remember in 7 years working at a school, and my 13 years of CA education before that
I also see a lot of schools here (and especially in other parts of the country) who come back after a few weeks off and take finals at the end of January this is how it was when i was in HS but our district switched about 5 years ago... it has been so much better
clean slate in the new year, kids do better on finals because the material is more fresh
made it easier for us to do Najee's early graduation stuff because there were no finals to move up or anything, teachers were already submitting ALL grades before we go to break anyway
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 19, 2016 23:07:28 GMT -6
Just finished reading it
there are some things that i just do not believe i can do at my school successfully
but there are some things i think can help and i am going to start adding in tomorrow
we have our first leadership council meeting tomorrow and we are going to discuss some of the ideas form this book
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 19, 2016 14:37:43 GMT -6
Anybody in class, besides me? Yep We are are here through thursday 2 finals a day... 2 hours each 8-12:35 What sucks is we HAVE to give finals this week, couldnt do it last week to get ahead and just chill to watch a movie gotta get the grades turned in an hour after the last final thursday
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 19, 2016 10:05:14 GMT -6
Started it last night
got about half way
really like it so far
first time through i am just speed reading it to get the overall message
finals this week so i have extra time to finish, i will be done by friday
then i will re-read over break and take notes
cant wait to add some of this to our program great stuff
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 18, 2016 11:46:56 GMT -6
bought it today gonna be one of my christmas break projects I'd be interested in your thoughts after you read it i got the ebook already waiting for the hard copy to come in i have a trip to san antonio planned in january, i read pretty fast so i am going to try to read it while on the plane/airport i will definitely review it on my blog when i finish
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 15, 2016 13:32:49 GMT -6
Any clinic I go to is considered PD, and a professional work day off. They will reimburse food, and gas. I believe we split hotel cost. We pay for the clinic. No dirty looks. i don't like you
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 14, 2016 15:36:12 GMT -6
Our school gives us 3 paid days (one each for 3 coaches) and $0 expenses paid by the district? Going to clinics means taking personal days or else days without pay for half our staff. It means dishing out $$ for travel, lodging and meals. The Booster club pays the season pass for Glazier. I can get them to use football account funds to pay for a glazier pass (district does not provide any money for anything sport related except for our gear reconditioning) thats it any travel or anything else is all on us i do save my receipts and write off expenses but the money is coming out of my money (from my record deal and modeling career)
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 12, 2016 23:20:45 GMT -6
we are pretty close as a staff kind of like a family... we even have that crazy uncle that says stuff that angers you but everyone kind of just lets him hang around cuz well... he's your crazy uncle
we are all pretty open to one another, pretty honest have had a little bickering here and there but overall we all get along well and i consider all the guys i work with on our varsity staff to be friends
we hang out outside of school/practice our families spend some time together
we go out to eat at Chili's after almost every game, win or lose
all people i would enjoy getting lunch with or watching a game with even if i did not coach with them
2 of the guys on staff i went to HS with... one of them has been one of my best friends since HS... i was in his wedding and performed the ceremony for him and his wife (i have officiated several weddings)
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 11, 2016 20:48:58 GMT -6
bought it today
gonna be one of my christmas break projects
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 10, 2016 12:39:55 GMT -6
We are getting better each year but I still need to find a way for us to get better in the following areas...
1. transition time... i feel we waste too much time, not during practice... that is smooth, but going from weight room, to classroom, to the field
2. Special Teams... we did more INDY time for OL/DL since they arent really on ST, but other guys end up standing around... we need to break up into more INDY time so theres more work and no standing
3. Injured players... they want to sit and talk to water girls, almost need to hire a coach to act as the injured coach... and work those guys out... at the D1 level they have a strength staff to do this
4. too much standing... we end up with guys standing around at times and it kills me, standing leads to talking, talking leads to screwing around
5. overall program discipline... we are too loose as a program and need to tighten things up...
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 7, 2016 11:49:55 GMT -6
I will be doing SF glazier I may be doing Reno Glazier
I always go watch Cal a few times in Spring Ball ... only 30 minutes from my house and i used to go there their staff is Super open, has been since Dykes got there... You can be like right on the field 10 yards away from drills
I need to make the drive out to Stanford and check out a practice and meet with their guys
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 6, 2016 17:00:11 GMT -6
What I want to do next year
5 pocket girdle under shorts every single day
keep knee pads in your locker and put them in your game pants only
i dont believe knee pads help you at all, even when we wear practice pants all of our kids push them up way above their knee anyway (cuz everyone on TV does it)
and we always have a few kids who try to practice without them, they lose them, we make them run for it
wasting everyone's time
more rules = more you have to police
id rather just tell them keep knee pads in locker, put them in game pants or even
we just collect knee pads and re distribute them on game day so they don't get the opportunity to lose them
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 5, 2016 14:15:52 GMT -6
always wanted to go to AFCA
overlaps with my trip to San Antonio (going to watch my RB Najee play in the Army game)
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Post by coachbdud on Dec 5, 2016 9:55:30 GMT -6
Worst article I've ever read. I played and coached in TONS of games and can't tell you 1 speech, I'm sure I could recall adjustments but speeches and tag lines never did nor do it for me. I blame Hollywood...all these sports movies with the underdog down at halftime, coach rallies team with speech, team overcomes odds to win. Makes people think that if you can rally the troops with a speech, you can beat anybody and that it has nothing to do with anything else (as long as you're spread). not true you can come back and win with fake 23 blast with a backside george reverse
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Post by coachbdud on Nov 30, 2016 12:24:53 GMT -6
Oregon is the most HUNH there is and they just told their coach DEUCES
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Post by coachbdud on Nov 29, 2016 0:18:03 GMT -6
my thoughts
this is through 2 years in our program year 1: a handful of guys, our top guys who got the most contact had them year 2: pretty much the whole varsity team
1. by far the best helmet we have ever used in terms of head injuries and kids liking the feel, only helmet our RB can wear that doesnt pop off (Dreads) 2. By far the biggest Pain in the @ss when it comes to breaking and fixing it -chin straps snap all the time -little pieces break often -it is SO different from other helmets -requires special equipment and parts and generally is more difficult to deal with
so it sucks, but its performance is still the best we have used
goal for next year is to train one of our coaches to be the official speed flex handyman and give him his own little fanny pack/toolbelt of everything he needs and extra parts his only job will be fixing flexes
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