If I Were Coach........
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If I Were Coach........
Matching up against other teams best players.........your thoughts?
Not matching up............foolish?
Pick any team you are aware of...........maybe your home town team:
If you were coaching against them, how would you match up against that team with your players?
How would you look to exploit other teams with your teams assets?
Not matching up............foolish?
Pick any team you are aware of...........maybe your home town team:
If you were coaching against them, how would you match up against that team with your players?
How would you look to exploit other teams with your teams assets?
newsguy35 wrote:DEPTH is the main concern. If teams dont have a solid 3 lines then its tough to match lines. Some teams match players or assign a shadow to a player so that they dont have time or space but in reality, you cant make adjustments if you dont have the depth.
So if you cannot adjust, what good is the coach?
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Re: If I Were Coach........
Matching the right defensive pairing is more important to me than matching forwards--with the exception of having a good center who is usually designated to play higher in the offensive zone. Half of it is getting your players to buy into your game plan.
Adjustments can be made but in reality you cannot match lines if you only have 1 decent one. Sure, you can go out and attempt to switch up the lines to make it more fair but you have to work with what you have. If you have a set of defensemen who are capable of stopping a team, sure you can play them more but 51 minutes every game?lampthelight wrote:I fail to see where your coming from with this statement.... You can always make adjustments as a coach.newsguy35 wrote:but in reality, you cant make adjustments if you dont have the depth.
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Hockeyguy_27 wrote:Matching the right defensive pairing is more important to me than matching forwards--with the exception of having a good center who is usually designated to play higher in the offensive zone. Half of it is getting your players to buy into your game plan.
I would agree on the D pairings. Oddly, I have seen some coaches put out their 5th and 6th D against the other teams best players............inattention to game??? Not sure.
Having a good center is important on both sides of the court.
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You sir are fired.breakout wrote:Having a good center is important on both sides of the court.

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Who changed this to a tennis forum?EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:You sir are fired.breakout wrote:Having a good center is important on both sides of the court.

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breakout wrote:Hockeyguy_27 wrote:Matching the right defensive pairing is more important to me than matching forwards--with the exception of having a good center who is usually designated to play higher in the offensive zone. Half of it is getting your players to buy into your game plan.
I would agree on the D pairings. Oddly, I have seen some coaches put out their 5th and 6th D against the other teams best players............inattention to game??? Not sure.
Having a good center is important on both sides of the court.
Court.......hahhahahahahahahahahahhaha
are you serious?
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Ease up, it was just an expressionelliott70 wrote:Who changed this to a tennis forum?EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:You sir are fired.breakout wrote:Having a good center is important on both sides of the court.

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You are forgiven. And Darth Rogers cannot fire you, that responsibility belongs to two other fine gentlemen.breakout wrote:Ease up, it was just an expressionelliott70 wrote:Who changed this to a tennis forum?EREmpireStrikesBack wrote: You sir are fired.
So consider us eased.

But it was funny.
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LOL not bustin on anyone here but that is funny but elliott i believe the sport that he was referencing would be basketball not tennis. Unless tennis has recently started using a big man up at the net now!elliott70 wrote:Who changed this to a tennis forum?EREmpireStrikesBack wrote:You sir are fired.breakout wrote:Having a good center is important on both sides of the court.

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Thanks............I was nervouselliott70 wrote:You are forgiven. And Darth Rogers cannot fire you, that responsibility belongs to two other fine gentlemen.breakout wrote:Ease up, it was just an expressionelliott70 wrote: Who changed this to a tennis forum?
So consider us eased.
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But it was funny.

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Don't get too comfortable. My day will come. And you will be somewhere on my list (quite a few above you right now.)breakout wrote:Thanks............I was nervouselliott70 wrote:You are forgiven. And Darth Rogers cannot fire you, that responsibility belongs to two other fine gentlemen.breakout wrote: Ease up, it was just an expression
So consider us eased.
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But it was funny.

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If I were coach
Boblee would be the head scout
Zamman would be the head cheerleader
ERE would be the team manager
Can't Never Tried would be the team captain
and we might not win a game.....
Zamman would be the head cheerleader
ERE would be the team manager
Can't Never Tried would be the team captain
and we might not win a game.....
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The Shrine Circus is town??blueblood wrote:Boblee would be the head scout
Zamman would be the head cheerleader
ERE would be the team manager
Can't Never Tried would be the team captain
and we might not win a game.....
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Lines
Personally my team is really good, not to brag or anything. But I like to match up my 3rd line against other teams 1st line. That way my first and second lines can rack up the points.
"Two minutes well worth it."
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Manager? You kiddin' me coach? The only way I refill water bottles is if Jack Daniels is helping me do so.blueblood wrote:Boblee would be the head scout
Zamman would be the head cheerleader
ERE would be the team manager
Can't Never Tried would be the team captain
and we might not win a game.....

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I can cheer!!!!tomASS wrote:The Shrine Circus is town??blueblood wrote:Boblee would be the head scout
Zamman would be the head cheerleader
ERE would be the team manager
Can't Never Tried would be the team captain
and we might not win a game.....