What are the first few days of practice like for a new coaching staff?
Does anyone know how new coaching staffs generally approach the first few days that they have access to their whole team? Do they immediately try to implement their own drills, etc.? How long does it take for coaches to get an inkling of who are the top performers? Any other insights people (especially current MgoCoaches) may have?
February 19th, 2015 at 11:23 AM ^
I'm sure every staff has its own approach, so it's impossible to answer this.
February 19th, 2015 at 11:25 AM ^
February 19th, 2015 at 11:26 AM ^
Insight about this staff,but I read an article some years back about Urban Meyers first day at Florida. He called a team meeting at the gym all players had to report. I think it was midnight time frame. He had his coaches locked the gym doors. He had the team do wind sprints until people asked to leave. If you left you would get transfer papers.
I played HS football in Michigan and at the time there was a no cut rule, but my head coach would weed out the pretenders by making the team run with the cross country team.
I suppose that there will be some variation of that trimming the fat process involved.
February 19th, 2015 at 11:26 AM ^
Would the players have playbooks in hand already, or does that come after first practice when the coaches have done some drills and explained philosophies?
February 19th, 2015 at 11:43 AM ^
February 19th, 2015 at 11:59 AM ^
Ok thanks. I kind of expected them to hand out playbooks once the staff was assembled and the coaches had an idea of the general schemes they would be running. Good to know.
February 19th, 2015 at 12:37 PM ^
February 19th, 2015 at 1:27 PM ^
to see which ones exhibit real leadership. First, showing Harbaugh that they can take everything he can throw at them. Do it with enthusiasm. Run through every sprint, keep adding weights and reps, getting there early and staying on the field late.
Then, leading their teammates. First, by example, then by vocal encouragement. Real key for QBs, but really all position groups. How do you push your group to excel?
This is what we bought with Harbaugh and I can't friggin' wait for the results.
February 19th, 2015 at 1:58 PM ^
I have heard from a couple guys they really like it. They have been working for over a month and some say they feel noticably stronger using different techniques.
This may be true BUT it seems like whenever there is a new strength guy like Barwis everyone thinks they are stronger and sometimes it is hard to see long term result quite frankly.
Anyway everyone seems positive.We have it good : )