Winning With Class

Q1: When you are winning by a large margin, how long do you keep the starters in? #txhsfbchat
Q2: What method of control can a coach use to keep the game from getting out of hand? #txhsfbchat
Q3: How do you teach your athletes how to win with class and dignity? #txhsfbchat
Q4: Do you believe a mercy rule is necessary in high school football? #txhsfbchat
Q5: What message to the kids is sent when you implement a mercy rule? #txhsfbchat
Q6: Is it the coach’s responsibility to have the kids across the field in mind when winning large? #txhsfbchat
Q7: What do you do to retain professional respect with your opponent? #txhsfbchat

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Why Do You Coach Football?

This week #txhsfbchat had the good fortune of Tai Brown, Education Director of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) as our host. We discussed topics covered during the 30 Coaches Under 30 Institute AFCA hosts for one day at the national convention. The institute targets young coaches who have ascended the career ladder faster than…

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Turnovers and Ball Security

Q1: How do you teach your defense to produce turnovers? #txhsfbchat
Q2: What has led to your team success in creating turnovers? #txhsfbchat
Q3: How do you teach ball security to your team? #txhsfbchat
Q4: What would a ball security circuit consist of as part of your practice? #txhsfbchat
Q5: How do you teach your team to respond after a turnover? #txhsfbchat
Q6: How do you use turnovers to create opportunities for your offense? #txhsfbchat
Q7: How do you create an offensive/defensive mindset to cause/prevent turnovers? #txhsfbchat

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Knowing Your Opponent

Q1: You’ve faced the same team for at least the past 4 years with the same staff and systems in places, how do you game plan with a fresh approach? #txhsfbchat
Q2: How much do you examine the previous year’s games to learn from successes and failures? #txhsfbchat
Q3: Why do you or why don’t you pay closer attention to tendencies during this week? #txhsfbchat
Q4: If your opponent is someone you have worked with and runs the same system(s) as you how much new scheme is introduced for that week? #txhsfbchat
Q5: Have you ever consider changing play signals, etc due to a long history of playing that team and same coaching staff? #txhsfbchat
Q6: If the opponent does something you like, would you meet with them in the off-season to discuss how they do it? #txhsfbchat
Q7: Would you be receptive to meeting with a familiar opponent in the off-season to discuss your system? #txhsfbchat

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Go-To Plays

Q1: How do you game plan your Go-Tos against your opponent each week? #txhsfbchat
Q2: How often are they scripted in practice? #txhsfbchat
Q3: Do your Go-To plays change year to year based on how the team executes? #txhsfbchat
Q4: What is the expectation when your bread and butter play is called? #txhsfbchat
Q5: Do you care about tendencies during the game when running your go-tos? #txhsfbchat
Q6: How do you incorporate your play-makers into your go-to plays? #txhsfbchat
Q7: What are your best drills you use to work your position’s responsibility in your go to plays? #txhsfbchat

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