kansasCowboy said:
Slow Hand said:
Apparently this thread is full of College coaches......Hmmm Who knew? Bwaaaaaa, (said with a deep cynical tone)
Well I currently coach HS. But have coached in college. But I've been told it doesn't mean anything cause it wasn't D1. But then I have to be told how wrong I am from a bunch of arm chair QBs and tv coaches.
I currently coach at the high school level as well and I can tell you that teaching tackling is not an easy undertaking. I have found through my 20 years of coaching football that they either have it or they don't. It isn't something that is easily developed. It is more a state of mind than anything else. Once they are convinced that it isn't going to hurt they can be taught technique. However it is difficult to get kids to take that first step and actually run through someone instead of "catching" them. Typical thought process is as follows......" let me get this right, you are telling me that if I run faster and harder than the guy I am going to hit it won't hurt? This, after I am still seeing stars from being run over trying to tackle the same dude?" My son, who played for me and is currently on the Cowboy roster, is a terrible tackler. A testament to the fact that some people just have it. Thank God he is a receiver LOL !
What I find comical however is people who have never tried to teach the skill telling others how to do it.