Um, I believe you brought up the words
never and
every.
Wouldn't that include blowouts ??
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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
NEVER tell the defense what to do. Go into EVERY kneeling situation as if the offense is going to fake it. This might only happen to you once in a lifetime, or never, but if you aren't ready and/or you've told the defense what to do, then any fallout is your fault.
AT MOST - tell them something like, "If they take a knee, no nonsense." Or "Don't hit anyone after the whistle, boys." AT MOST.
At youth ball, you might want to be more specific, but unless the league has a sportsmanship rule forbidding fake knee-plays, you better preface your warning with IF.
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Whereas, I responded with....
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Originally Posted by asdf
"Never" and "Every" ???
When's the last time you saw a 56-6 game end with the offense taking a knee and the defense going balls out to make the tackle?
You don't see it because the officials told the guys that "they are taking a knee."
When the situation calls for the announcement, announce it.
If you don't know if the siutation calls for it, then you have a lot of work to do.
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Followed by....
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Originally Posted by asdf
Exactly !!!
Why let something stupid happen at the end of the game when you have been working hard all game long to prevent it?
Hence, at 56-6 we tell our kids "they're taking a knee".
At 17-14, we are signaling to our crew members to "stay alert, see the ball, the game's not over."
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Next time, take a second to read what's been posted. You might see that we agree from time to time.