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I just feel like talking about Football!!!! Lets have a football trivia!!!
really im just mad b/c its not August and theres no football talk!!1
kepdawg
05-23-2006, 12:57 PM
Why do most teams seem afraid to kick a ball deep on a kickoff? Don't the coaches teach kick coverage anymore?
Originally posted by kepdawg
Why do most teams seem afraid to kick a ball deep on a kickoff? Don't the coaches teach kick coverage anymore?
I guess to kick the ball to someone that doesn't usually handle the ball and then they might fumble!!! Other than that i would kick it deep all the time unless my coverage was absolutely horrible!!
daddy02
05-23-2006, 01:06 PM
SOme coaches would trade field position by squibbing, rather than give up a long return.....usually coaches squib or pooch if they do not have alot of speed
raider red 2000
05-23-2006, 01:13 PM
Originally posted by wedo
I guess to kick the ball to someone that doesn't usually handle the ball and then they might fumble!!! Other than that i would kick it deep all the time unless my coverage was absolutely horrible!! it is hard to find 10 kids that are willing to run down in lanes and break down and tackle.
Originally posted by raider red 2000
it is hard to find 10 kids that are willing to run down in lanes and break down and tackle.
True!!
Old Dog
05-23-2006, 01:31 PM
My how times haved changed.............I don't recall willingness having anything to do with being on kick off teams. It had more to with not running sprints and laps the rest of your days!!!!!!
lostaussie
05-23-2006, 01:34 PM
Originally posted by kepdawg
Why do most teams seem afraid to kick a ball deep on a kickoff? Don't the coaches teach kick coverage anymore? i hate that. we do it on nearly every kickoff . oh well i guess thats why i don't get paid to coach:D
Conditioning is a big part of special teams especially if you have starters on special teams!!!
Originally posted by lostaussie
i hate that. we do it on nearly every kickoff . oh well i guess thats why i don't get paid to coach:D
I don't like it much either!!!!
raider red 2000
05-23-2006, 02:06 PM
Originally posted by Old Dog
My how times haved changed.............I don't recall willingness having anything to do with being on kick off teams. It had more to with not running sprints and laps the rest of your days!!!!!!
there are kids that can do it and some that cant suck it up and go.....one kid gets lazy on one KO and 7 points and Mo have gone to the other team.
bhtrainer
05-23-2006, 02:14 PM
i wonder how bh is going to do next year in 4a... it shoule be a challenge and im kind of sad...say goodbye to 3adownlow
raider red 2000
05-23-2006, 02:19 PM
you can stay around.
what does barbers hill have coming back?
cdlvj
05-23-2006, 02:19 PM
What is really bad is to squib when you have a kicker that consistently kicks it into the endzone!
SintonFan
05-23-2006, 02:22 PM
Is the drop-kick legal in HS football?
raider red 2000
05-23-2006, 02:41 PM
Originally posted by SintonFan
Is the drop-kick legal in HS football?
for an extra point?
SintonFan
05-23-2006, 02:51 PM
Originally posted by raider red 2000
for an extra point?
.
Yes...
I saw a show on Doug Flutie the other day and wondered if it was legal for HS, too.
raider red 2000
05-23-2006, 02:54 PM
i guess so...i can look it up
raider red 2000
05-23-2006, 02:58 PM
yes it is legal
I just wanna bring this thread back b/c i want to talk some more football!!!!! Anybody else?????
Roll'em up
05-24-2006, 04:01 PM
Originally posted by kepdawg
Why do most teams seem afraid to kick a ball deep on a kickoff? Don't the coaches teach kick coverage anymore?
It really has nothing to do with teaching kids to cover or even kids unwillingness to do the job. I have talked with coaches about this and these are the reasons I have been given.
If you were to sit down and chart the avg starting position for most teams that kick deep it would be around the 30-35 yard line. This is due to lack of speed on the kickoff team or the lack of a kicker to kick it deep enough with enough hang time. You would also most likely find that they gave up a long return or TD somewhere in their season. So most coaches have taken the theory that you can pooch kick the ball to the 25-30 and force a fair catch or a quick tackle with the possible reward of a fumble recovery.
Originally posted by Roll'em up
It really has nothing to do with teaching kids to cover or even kids unwillingness to do the job. I have talked with coaches about this and these are the reasons I have been given.
If you were to sit down and chart the avg starting position for most teams that kick deep it would be around the 30-35 yard line. This is due to lack of speed on the kickoff team or the lack of a kicker to kick it deep enough with enough hang time. You would also most likely find that they gave up a long return or TD somewhere in their season. So most coaches have taken the theory that you can pooch kick the ball to the 25-30 and force a fair catch or a quick tackle with the possible reward of a fumble recovery.
I was at a game last year where a Head Coach kicked right to the the oppisite team's best player the whole game!!! The first time the kid took it back something like 90 yards for a TD. And the team started their possesions at around the 45-50 the whole night, which IMO cost them the ball game b/c the coach of stubburn
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