Limit on Contact

[TheInsideScoop]

OK GO AHEAD AND BREAK THE RULES...#LOP

Teams will practice as usual and you can take that to the bank. Nothing will change with practices during the season.

[UpperCumberlandMan]

Teams will practice as usual and you can take that to the bank. Nothing will change with practices during the season.

+1

[sheppy]

I understand the statement about the TSSAA not being able to monitor the length of practices.  That is just like the NCAA has no way of MONITORING illegal recruiting practices in college, but they punish schools rather frequently in many different sports.

 

It comes down to this.  Will you follow what the rule is or do you say screw it, I'm not changing anything from the way I've done in the past.  Coaches WILL CHANGE.  Will all of them change and follow the rules to the letter of the law, NO.  And hopefully those that don't follow will NOT HAVE any serious injuries that will cost a coach his/her job.

 

Guys, 50 years ago old coaches thought water at practice would ruin the game, making players soft.  Last time I looked the game was still doing good!

 

You can still get plenty of live, full speed contact work in a week's time by folowing the rules, i.e., HOLDING a dummy does not stop live contact work, it can go on forever; or at least that is the way I read the rule.

[sheppy]

I understand the statement about the TSSAA not being able to monitor the length of practices.  That is just like the NCAA has no way of MONITORING illegal recruiting practices in college, but they punish schools rather frequently in many different sports.

 

It comes down to this.  Will you follow what the rule is or do you say screw it, I'm not changing anything from the way I've done in the past.  Coaches WILL CHANGE.  Will all of them change and follow the rules to the letter of the law, NO.  And hopefully those that don't follow will NOT HAVE any serious injuries that will cost a coach his/her job.

 

Guys, 50 years ago old coaches thought water at practice would ruin the game, making players soft.  Last time I looked the game was still doing good!

 

You can still get plenty of live, full speed contact work in a week's time by folowing the rules, i.e., HOLDING a dummy does not stop live contact work, it can go on forever; or at least that is the way I read the rule.

[TheInsideScoop]

Simply stating that this rule will not change most practices during the season.  Key statement DURING SEASON.

[TheInsideScoop]

Simply stating that this rule will not change most practices during the season.  Key statement DURING SEASON.

[bounder]

First thing you do is turn every team in your district in for cheating! Just saying.

[UpperCumberlandMan]

First thing you do is turn every team in your district in for cheating! Just saying.

so if you can't beat them, taddle tail? Lol

[bounder]

Or just plain lie!! Time the TSSAA finds out the truth it's too late. This rule is a farce.

[TheInsideScoop]

I don't think y'all realize how long most coaches actually go full contact. It's not that long. The average play is 10 secs or less. So 6 plays a minute. Being in the huddle and or coaching in between plays is not full contact. Take 6 plays a minute and multiply it by 30 minutes. No team in America practices with 180 full contact snaps a week.

On the other hand where I am most coaches go light on Sunday , heavy but short on Monday due to JV, Heavy on Tuesday, Team thud on Wed and helmets only scripted on Thursday. That being said if someone can get 180 plays in a week I wanna come watch your practice cause you have to be one heck of a Genius.

This rule will affect summer practice installs and 2 a days

[bounder]

The point I'm trying to make is who is going to police it? Self policing? Get real not everybody is going to go along with this, and go by the rules. And the rule is not that big of a deal, but some people are just not going to obey it. 

[TheInsideScoop]

The point I'm trying to make is who is going to police it? Self policing? Get real not everybody is going to go along with this, and go by the rules. And the rule is not that big of a deal, but some people are just not going to obey it.

I go to the official rules meeting about it soon. I'm very intrested in what the fine print says.