#txhsfbchat Archive
A chat for high school football coaches. Topics discussed: coaching methods, program development, and impacting our athletes.
Wednesday June 7, 2017
9:00 PM EDT
txhsfbchat
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Jun 7 @ 9:00 PM EDT
Welcome to
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! Tonight's topic is Summer Programs and is sponsored by
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Jun 7 @ 9:00 PM EDT
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- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:01 PM EDT
This chat is for Football Coaches interested in Continuous Learning and Networking
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is also sponsored by
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- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:02 PM EDT
Tonight we discuss the many different programs your athletes partake in during the summer and how they prepare for the fall
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- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:03 PM EDT
Let's check in! Tell us who you are, where you coach, and what you coach.
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- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:04 PM EDT
I am Chris Fisher...the OL coach for the Ridge Point Panthers and the overseer of all the glory that is
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- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:05 PM EDT
Tomorrow you can see what
@Process2Win
took from tonight's
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in their podcast!
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- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:06 PM EDT
Everyday there is great football conversation going on through Twitter and in our chat GM....message me for the invitation link!
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- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:07 PM EDT
We will be using the Q1: A1: format for questions and responses. Let's get started.
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- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:08 PM EDT
Q1: What opportunities do you provide your team to work together during the summer?
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coachfisher_rp
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:10 PM EDT
A1: We have a summer fitness program for incoming 7th-12th grade students in our attendance zone
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kdawgswift
Jun 7 @ 9:10 PM EDT
A1: 8 days in pads with 5 of them at team contact camp with other schools
@BeachCamp16
rest of summer M, W,& TH 2 hours
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txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:08 PM EDT
Q1: What opportunities do you provide your team to work together during the summer?
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txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:11 PM EDT
A1 cont: We have 7on7 teams that compete in a district weekly league and also State Qualifying Tournaments
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kdawgswift
Jun 7 @ 9:14 PM EDT
We get 5 days -about 9 - 7on7 games during team camp during evening tournament times! Too isolated after that to get contests
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txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:15 PM EDT
Q2: Are you allowed to coach your athletes in the summer?
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qbcoach_bell
Jun 7 @ 9:15 PM EDT
A1) weights in the morning and QBs together on Mondays. Film, playbook and fundamentals.
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- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:08 PM EDT
Q1: What opportunities do you provide your team to work together during the summer?
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kdawgswift
Jun 7 @ 9:16 PM EDT
A2: Yes it is an Association requirement in Oregon
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txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:15 PM EDT
Q2: Are you allowed to coach your athletes in the summer?
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txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:17 PM EDT
Do coaches run the film session and playbook work?
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In reply to @qbcoach_bell
coachfisher_rp
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:18 PM EDT
A2: Only for the summer fitness program. 1 hour of weights and 1 hour of running, and only for 6 weeks
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Process2Win
Jun 7 @ 9:19 PM EDT
Looking forward to learning & taking notes tonight Coach!
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@coachfisher_rp
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qbcoach_bell
Jun 7 @ 9:19 PM EDT
Players with me. In classroom Gruden QB camp style. Then work on the field what we did in class.
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kdawgswift
Jun 7 @ 9:19 PM EDT
So no footballs or football equipment - like bags etc?
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In reply to @coachfisher_rp
coachfisher_rp
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:21 PM EDT
correct...players can do that themselves, but we cannot guide them in TX in the summer
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In reply to @kdawgswift
txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:22 PM EDT
Q3: What role does 7on7 play with your program?
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kdawgswift
Jun 7 @ 9:23 PM EDT
But do you in TX have practice with them close to year round in school & with spring period in pads?
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In reply to @coachfisher_rp
coachfisher_rp
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:24 PM EDT
During the school year, after the season is over, we can work football skills during the athletic period and have spring ball
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In reply to @kdawgswift
coachfisher_rp
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:25 PM EDT
A3: 7on7 is continued work on our passing game and our kids working together through the summer...its a big part of continuity
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kdawgswift
Jun 7 @ 9:25 PM EDT
A3: Very limited because of isolation. we usually get 9 varsity & 6 lower level ones during team camps 5 days in late June
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txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:22 PM EDT
Q3: What role does 7on7 play with your program?
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kdawgswift
Jun 7 @ 9:27 PM EDT
LOL I would trade for that!
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so you do not take as much work home and make some hay during off season I bet
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In reply to @coachfisher_rp
txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:29 PM EDT
Q4: How do you get your athletes to the weight room to work out together?
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coachfisher_rp
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:29 PM EDT
ha...yes, its nice because we get to develop our youth and (hopefully) build some depth
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In reply to @kdawgswift
txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:30 PM EDT
So that's pretty much like us having Spring Ball, just not in the spring
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In reply to @PaulHansen21
CoachBlacha
Jun 7 @ 9:30 PM EDT
Phillip Blacha. Very late lol
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coachfisher_rp
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:31 PM EDT
A4: We promote to the kids the importance of working together in the summer and continuing to build the team
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CoachBlacha
Jun 7 @ 9:31 PM EDT
A3: fairly important for route running concepts. Not important when teams go 12yo Madden style
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coachfisher_rp
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:32 PM EDT
A4 cont: That only goes so far, though...Definitely looking for ideas on increasing attendance
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kdawgswift
Jun 7 @ 9:32 PM EDT
A4: Lifting Clubs 700,800,900, 1000,1200 -4 lifts patches for shorts, record boards, competition teams,T Shirts 4 Gains or Lifts
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- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:29 PM EDT
Q4: How do you get your athletes to the weight room to work out together?
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CoachB____
Jun 7 @ 9:32 PM EDT
A3) another opp to watch offenses line up in bunch diamond stack w.4 seconds to throw 5 verticals (just like Friday nights) 🤔
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In reply to @txhsfbchat
txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:33 PM EDT
How much control do you have over your 7on7 team?
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In reply to @CoachBlacha
CoachBlacha
Jun 7 @ 9:33 PM EDT
A1: we get workouts and practice everyday. But we go 4 days a week. And take off the 4th of July week.
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CoachBlacha
Jun 7 @ 9:34 PM EDT
That would super suck for someone who got hired right before summer lol.
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In reply to @coachfisher_rp, @kdawgswift
coachfisher_rp
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:35 PM EDT
Especially if the previous staff held spring ball...it has happened
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In reply to @CoachBlacha, @kdawgswift
CoachBlacha
Jun 7 @ 9:35 PM EDT
A4: there is no option. If you wanna play. It's a good idea to be at workouts.
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txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:36 PM EDT
Q5: What skills camps do you host during the summer and what age do you target?
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CoachBlacha
Jun 7 @ 9:36 PM EDT
That sounds like an awesome challenge
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In reply to @coachfisher_rp, @kdawgswift
coachfisher_rp
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:37 PM EDT
indeed...if the team had spring ball, they only have two weeks before the first scrimmage, 3 before game 1
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In reply to @CoachBlacha, @kdawgswift
CoachBlacha
Jun 7 @ 9:37 PM EDT
Pretty good amount. We won't run stuff we won't use in a game. And defensively our coverages stay the same tweaking on the run
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kdawgswift
Jun 7 @ 9:38 PM EDT
A5: Just hosted
@BeachCamp16
for 23 years on southern Oregon Coast targeting High School teams & staffs
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https://t.co/sMKMS9cQOU
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- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:36 PM EDT
Q5: What skills camps do you host during the summer and what age do you target?
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coachfisher_rp
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:39 PM EDT
A5: We have hosted a QB/WR camp for 4-8 grade kids. We also work our youth league camp K-7
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txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:39 PM EDT
This is good stuff
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kdawgswift
Jun 7 @ 9:38 PM EDT
A5: Just hosted
@BeachCamp16
for 23 years on southern Oregon Coast targeting High School teams & staffs
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https://t.co/sMKMS9cQOU
txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:36 PM EDT
Q5: What skills camps do you host during the summer and what age do you target?
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txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:40 PM EDT
That's good. We get to pick our coaches, so they run our offense and defense
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In reply to @CoachBlacha
kdawgswift
Jun 7 @ 9:41 PM EDT
Blast to host 2 sessions 10 to 16 teams per session, salmon fishing with guide included for staffs football from 7 AM to 11 PM
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In reply to @txhsfbchat
txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:42 PM EDT
There may not be a better camp for your team and coaches...nice!
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kdawgswift
Jun 7 @ 9:41 PM EDT
Blast to host 2 sessions 10 to 16 teams per session, salmon fishing with guide included for staffs football from 7 AM to 11 PM
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In reply to @txhsfbchat
txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:43 PM EDT
Q6: What is the most important activity you want your athletes doing each summer?
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coachfisher_rp
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:43 PM EDT
A6: I want them lifting and running. Get out and move, preferably with us at the field house
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CoachBlacha
Jun 7 @ 9:45 PM EDT
That's a pretty good idea to do. We try and match up with ppl we play or people that run similar stuff
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txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:48 PM EDT
We have a district league, so we play against people we see a lot...but we also enter the state qualifying tournaments
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In reply to @CoachBlacha
kdawgswift
Jun 7 @ 9:49 PM EDT
A6: In Order of Priority - Lifting / Running / Competing - Building a Better Athlete
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- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:43 PM EDT
Q6: What is the most important activity you want your athletes doing each summer?
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- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:50 PM EDT
Q7: What message do you tell your athletes when they leave school for the summer to be prepared for the fall?
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coachfisher_rp
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:51 PM EDT
A7: Have a summer, but when you are here you need to be here...with your team...be ready to play come August
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kdawgswift
Jun 7 @ 9:52 PM EDT
A7: Use your heads do not- through not thinking things thru- throw away a season by getting hurt or breaking training rules
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- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:50 PM EDT
Q7: What message do you tell your athletes when they leave school for the summer to be prepared for the fall?
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CoachBlacha
Jun 7 @ 9:52 PM EDT
A7: we'll see you Monday to start summer workouts lol
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kdawgswift
Jun 7 @ 9:53 PM EDT
Night guys BBQ Burgers tonight. Till next week happy trails and fish'n
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- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:50 PM EDT
Q7: What message do you tell your athletes when they leave school for the summer to be prepared for the fall?
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txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:54 PM EDT
thanks for being here and providing your insight!
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In reply to @kdawgswift
txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:57 PM EDT
Good stuff! We are doing great things with our summer programs!
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- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:58 PM EDT
Thank you
@Sky_Coach
for supporting our network of learning and professional development
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txhsfbchat
- Moderator
Jun 7 @ 9:59 PM EDT
Thank you
@Krossovr
for educating coaches and helping us get better each week
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Jun 7 @ 10:00 PM EDT
See you next week as one of my favorite advocates of coaching and
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@LSGridiron
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