Cowboy_Up
08-16-2009, 07:35 AM
IMO, way too many people put way too much stock in what they see in the first scrimmage.
Some coaches actually seem to want to "win" the scrimmage. Some use them for evaluation and play everyone equal time and if I'm a player fighting for playing time, I appreciate the latter approach. Competition reveals who you really want playing.
If my team looks good in the first scrimmage, the first thing I think of is they didn't work hard enough in two-a-days.
Good coaches use scrimmages as another practice; to see how their troops will react under fire.
There is a thread on this first page where someone who should know better is basically writing off a very good team because they didn't "win" their scrimmage. I know the coach of the "losing" team and he's very old school in that he still uses two-a-days to find out who is tough enough to play for him. In other words, his kids are gassed before they even start. He wants to see who can suck it up and still play and think when they are tired. He competes for championships, not scrimmage victories.
When did '"winning" a scrimmage become important?
Some coaches actually seem to want to "win" the scrimmage. Some use them for evaluation and play everyone equal time and if I'm a player fighting for playing time, I appreciate the latter approach. Competition reveals who you really want playing.
If my team looks good in the first scrimmage, the first thing I think of is they didn't work hard enough in two-a-days.
Good coaches use scrimmages as another practice; to see how their troops will react under fire.
There is a thread on this first page where someone who should know better is basically writing off a very good team because they didn't "win" their scrimmage. I know the coach of the "losing" team and he's very old school in that he still uses two-a-days to find out who is tough enough to play for him. In other words, his kids are gassed before they even start. He wants to see who can suck it up and still play and think when they are tired. He competes for championships, not scrimmage victories.
When did '"winning" a scrimmage become important?