#txhsfbchat Archive

A chat for high school football coaches. Topics discussed: coaching methods, program development, and impacting our athletes.

Wednesday September 26, 2018
9:00 PM EDT

  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:00 PM EDT
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  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:02 PM EDT
    This chat is for coaches of all levels interested in professional learning and networking and sponsored by @SidelinePower #TXHSFBCHAT
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:04 PM EDT
    This week's topic is Getting Your Team on the Same Page...back on track, all together, buying in...whatever needs to be done to get the most out of your team #TXHSFBCHAT
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:05 PM EDT
    Let's check in! Tell us who you are, what you coach, and where you're coaching! #TXHSFBCHAT
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:07 PM EDT
    This is @coachfisher_rp, your everyday OL coach at RPHS and the guy that makes sure #TXHSFBCHAT is here each week
  • MyGAOnline Sep 26 @ 9:07 PM EDT
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  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:10 PM EDT
    Q1: If the offensive or defensive unit doesn't seem to all be operating on the same page, what do look for to start solving the problem? #TXHSFBCHAT
  • CoachJLadd Sep 26 @ 9:10 PM EDT
    Jonathan Ladd, RB/H back coach at Spring Hill HS in Longview, Tx. #txhsfbchat
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:12 PM EDT
    A1: On OL, I look at communication first. Are they communicating to each other, and what is the QB communicating to the OL. Once I diagnose where the miscommunication is occurring, it helps get things going in the right direction #TXHSFBCHAT
  • MyGAOnline Sep 26 @ 9:14 PM EDT
    A1: Are we communicating? Start there always, are we talking to each other? #txhsfbchat
  • CoachJLadd Sep 26 @ 9:18 PM EDT
    A1: start with communication. If there are reads based on calls and those calls aren’t made, the play cannot be executed like it should. #txhsfbchat
  • GFD_CoachT Sep 26 @ 9:18 PM EDT
    @txhsfbchat Sorry didn't check in I'm really a nice guy, but no one believes me #TXHSFBCHAT
  • weekschad Sep 26 @ 9:19 PM EDT
    A1: I look at myself as the coordinator and I look to see what we can cut out. 9 times out of 10 it’s our fault as coaches trying to get too cute that’s the cause of the confusion. Less is more. We make a simple game complicated. #TXHSFBCHAT
    In reply to @txhsfbchat
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:20 PM EDT
    Q2: If player buy in is lacking, how do you increase belief during the season? #TXHSFBCHAT
  • Coach_DeMarco Sep 26 @ 9:21 PM EDT
    A1: it might mean that the players are on overload. Sometimes it helps to simplify + get back to the basics. Basic inside zone in spread or buck sweep and trap in the wing-t for example and simplify the pass game. #txhsfbchat
    In reply to @txhsfbchat
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:22 PM EDT
    Good point! We see something in a highlight or on twitter and think we can fit it in, when all it does is overload the players and the plan #TXHSFBCHAT
    In reply to @weekschad
  • Coach_DeMarco Sep 26 @ 9:24 PM EDT
    This could mean a couple of things, including lack of confidence in coaches. In many cases the players are starting to lose confidence in themselves. Getting back to the basics, staying positive, &celebrating small victories in practice help to build that confidence #txhsfbchat
    In reply to @txhsfbchat
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:24 PM EDT
    A2: You've got to have a good core of leaders that the players will respect. Get them to lead the way and more will fall in #TXHSFBCHAT
  • MyGAOnline Sep 26 @ 9:25 PM EDT
    A2: Kids that are not buying in sometimes don't see what is in it for them in the long run. That it why it is improtant to get them to see how everything is benefiting them in some shape or fashion and they are showing growth. #txhsfbchat
  • MyGAOnline Sep 26 @ 9:29 PM EDT
    Yes sir! Sometimes coaches feel like they are playing chess with the guy on the other side and forget that there are kids inbetween those side lines #txhsfbchat
    In reply to @weekschad, @txhsfbchat
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:30 PM EDT
    Q3: If the problem is the personnel, what steps do you take to fix the people? #TXHSFBCHAT
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:31 PM EDT
    Agree! The long run benefits are hard to show, so we have to help them see the immediate benefits as well. Celebrate success, have special team events to build togetherness. Things that help kids see the value now #TXHSFBCHAT
    In reply to @MyGAOnline
  • MyGAOnline Sep 26 @ 9:35 PM EDT
    Every kid and situation is differnt! Biggest thing is trying to figure out what is going on and why a kid is acting a certain way. IT is difficult and might take time but if they are being a cancer got to cut it out A3 #txhsfbchat
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:37 PM EDT
    A3: Depending on how the player's performance is effecting team performance, 1) Fix the player's mistakes or 2) replace him with a kid who is...personnel is personal...sometimes it hurts the player and the coach to have to make a move, but the team is priority 1 #TXHSFBCHAT
  • GFD_CoachT Sep 26 @ 9:39 PM EDT
    Make sure you are building relationships. Show them that you care #TXHSFBCHAT
    In reply to @txhsfbchat
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:40 PM EDT
    Q4: If the problem is the scheme, what steps do you take to fix the scheme? #TXHSFBCHAT
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:41 PM EDT
    Personnel could be the coaching staff too #TXHSFBCHAT
    In reply to @KyleAuffray
  • MyGAOnline Sep 26 @ 9:44 PM EDT
    A4: Scratch it, get what you can out of it and move on. Quit wasting time. #txhsfbchat
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:48 PM EDT
    A4: Big fan of self-scout here. Look at what your team does best and what they just don't do well. Stop running what they just don't perform well and focus on what they do. #TXHSFBCHAT
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:50 PM EDT
    Q5: In season, we don't have a lot of time to make sweeping overhauls, so how can we take advantage of time when needing to fix part of our team? #TXHSFBCHAT
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:52 PM EDT
    A5: If something is wrong enough to derail what you are trying to accomplish, time does not matter. You make time to fix the problem and adjust the rest of the schedule. #TXHSFBCHAT
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:57 PM EDT
    Thank you for making time! #TXHSFBCHAT
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:58 PM EDT
    Thank you @Sky_Coach for sponsoring #TXHSFBCHAT. Coaches everywhere can benefit from sideline replay, whether its game use or practice, or one of their many other services, Sky Coach is here to help you!
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:59 PM EDT
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  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:59 PM EDT
    I think there are things you can do in practice as well. We do weekly OL skits. I've heard of people flipping the positions and running plays. I like OL Olympics as well: see how they catch the route tree, catch punts, etc #TXHSFBCHAT
    In reply to @TrevorH12674232
  • kdawgswift Sep 26 @ 9:59 PM EDT
    A1 Sorry late PST time & practice It starts with personnel, & execution of fundamentals. #TXHSFBCHAT
    • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 9:10 PM EDT
      Q1: If the offensive or defensive unit doesn't seem to all be operating on the same page, what do look for to start solving the problem? #TXHSFBCHAT
  • txhsfbchat - Moderator Sep 26 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    Next week we have a treat with @angusreid64 hosting! He has a great new book that I've started reading this week, Thank You Coach needs to be in your reading list! See you next week! #TXHSFBCHAT https://t.co/bNUMbUCGxR