Depends on the offense and the play. Some offenses are better suited to keep teams guessing.

 

What is your typical thought though. Pound it or save it.

What is your typical thought though. Pound it or save it.

 

If it's a run play, probably keep going to it.

Love this thread!!! Another one. A lot of talk about platooning vs having your best athletes on the field. With these kids being 16-18, in shape, hungry to be on the field, is there really an advantage to staying true to a platoon system if you have athletes that can help on both sides of the ball? I feel like we've been conditioned to believe the platooning is the gospel now and I'm not sure I believe that unless you truly have so many athletes that leaving an athlete off the field isn't going to hurt you. One of the first questions we hear on here nowadays when predicting an outcome is "how many kids does team X have going both ways. Unless the answer is all of them, is it really an HUGE factor?

 

Depends on what the competition is doing. If the teams you play 2 platoon, you probably need to if possible.

3RD AND SEVEN

Why run to the short side of the field?

 

Thanks.

Bill Curry used to do it with Tim Couch. That's a whole other topic. Used to drive me nuts.

I think there's several reasons or talent advantage. Best reason numbers advantage. Some do it from habit. Some get to right handed. Some run to their sideline. Habit. Setting up other plays etc.

Love this thread!!! Another one. A lot of talk about platooning vs having your best athletes on the field. With these kids being 16-18, in shape, hungry to be on the field, is there really an advantage to staying true to a platoon system if you have athletes that can help on both sides of the ball? I feel like we've been conditioned to believe the platooning is the gospel now and I'm not sure I believe that unless you truly have so many athletes that leaving an athlete off the field isn't going to hurt you. One of the first questions we hear on here nowadays when predicting an outcome is "how many kids does team X have going both ways. Unless the answer is all of them, is it really an HUGE factor?

Different philosophy's different circumstances. Experience wise I've coached in state championships in KY+WV also took another program

0-11 to 12-1 in 1 season. All 3 cases we 2 platooned about 90% of kids so defiantly a good case for it from experience. That said my nephews team went 13-1 this year. Not a shot they'd done that without 2 platooning!

Step further we were undefeated w a 2,300+yd tailback that went to Marshall. We practiced him a good month plus at safety in case we needed him around state. Team we played could recruit Baltimore/DC area. They were loaded but 1 WR that went to Ohio U was awesome! We played our tailback both ways good bit that game. Didn't really matter other team was significantly better and we lost best DTackle in state to broken leg on 1st drive. It was a great learning lesson though. His burst wasn't there. 90yd runs were 9 yd runs. I don't think there's any doubt about leg freshness.

I always think about Mike Bush in the greatest game I've ever seen. Happened to be state finals vs Trinity. He was so exhausted he couldn't drop back to pass. He'd catch the snap and sling BB's! Great topic!

Lets see if we have any coaches that will answer this,,

Your team is O and four in the conference, you record is 1 and 10, do you really want to travel 4 hours to face an undefeated team that you know is going to put a running clock on you before halftime?

Lets see if we have any coaches that will answer this,,

Your team is O and four in the conference, you record is 1 and 10, do you really want to travel 4 hours to face an undefeated team that you know is going to put a running clock on you before halftime?

 

As a coach, regardless of what I would want, I have to find the positives about the challenge and go at it as hard as I can go. We have to look for ways to accumulate enough small victories that give us a chance to get to the 4th quarter with a chance to win. And, no matter the circumstances, I/we have to give our best every day, practice, rep, play, etc. What I WANT has nothing to do with doing my job and I am not even going to think about what I want to do or not. It doesn't matter. It is a challenge that has to be attacked and that is what we are in the business of doing.

 

As a parent, fan of the team, supporter of HS football/fighting to preserve HS football..... ABSOLUTELY NOT.

If you have an offensive play that you know is working, do you go to it until the stop it or do you keep mixing it up and only pull it out when you need it?

 

Mix it up, attack the same area with a different play, run the same play but make it look different. Knowing with 99 % certainty what the next play will be can be a significant advantage for the defense.

 

To avoid being dishonest, there is one major exception to this for me and the teams I have coached the last several years. And, it went a long way toward helping us win some huge games. If you played for me or against one of our teams, you probably know what I am talking about. When we get it rolling, I love it. The kids/fans do as well.

Mix it up, attack the same area with a different play, run the same play but make it look different. Knowing with 99 % certainty what the next play will be can be a significant advantage for the defense.

Bill Tom Ross had a "3+ Rule". If a play got three yards, he ran it again, and again, and again, until the defense adjusted to stop it. The players knew the rule, and many times would line up without a huddle (before that was common) and ran the same play again. Now, the beauty of that rule was, there were exceptions after the other team learned what was coming. After a gain, he would run the opposite direction when the opposing team thought for sure the "same play" was coming.

 

Just a perspective of a coach gone by.

You have a big led and pull your starters.

 

Do you allow the back ups to run your offense, or do you just being them in the game to run it up the gut three times and then punt the ball away?

I meant his team had to play both ways. Just not enough kids in school to do it. Hard to stay healthy both ways.

As a coach, regardless of what I would want, I have to find the positives about the challenge and go at it as hard as I can go. We have to look for ways to accumulate enough small victories that give us a chance to get to the 4th quarter with a chance to win. And, no matter the circumstances, I/we have to give our best every day, practice, rep, play, etc. What I WANT has nothing to do with doing my job and I am not even going to think about what I want to do or not. It doesn't matter. It is a challenge that has to be attacked and that is what we are in the business of doing.

 

As a parent, fan of the team, supporter of HS football/fighting to preserve HS football..... ABSOLUTELY NOT.

 

Good answer.

You have a big led and pull your starters.

 

Do you allow the back ups to run your offense, or do you just being them in the game to run it up the gut three times and then punt the ball away?

 

We will use the parts of our offense that will allow us to either run the ball or throw a very short pass if they load up the box. It keeps it simple for everyone. We basically are calling the same play/plays every snap, but it can be a run or short pass.

I would much rather be getting ready to play tomorrow night. I have never been able to do that. The guys that ARE getting ready to play have better answers than I do.

 

But, I am enjoying this thread. Good idea.

I would much rather be getting ready to play tomorrow night. I have never been able to do that. The guys that ARE getting ready to play have better answers than I do.

 

But, I am enjoying this thread. Good idea.

Love having your opinion.

 

With the recent conversation about punting, or not punting, what are you thought about punting in high school football? Do most coaches punt because it's expected? Or, do they punt because they think they get an advantage?