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Re: Coach Rapone

Postby HENJOHN on Tue Jan 22, 2013 5:34 pm

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HENJOHN wrote:Balt Hen-He did pretty well with the College players too. He was an excellent teacher. Something often taken for granted and something many of us miss.



well he certainly did not teach any tackling skills......that is for damn sure.


Do you want to blame him for the 2008 Market collapse? Do you ever go to practices or really see coaches in action or at their job? He was a very good coach and to blame him for tacking is just stupid.
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Re: Coach Rapone

Postby Baltimore Hen on Tue Jan 22, 2013 5:51 pm

HENJOHN wrote: He was a very good coach and to blame him for tacking is just stupid.



Well who do you blame? Was he the DC? yes. If the players suck at tackling who is responsible for fixing it? The DC. Did the Hens Tackling stink the last few years? Yes.
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Re: Coach Rapone

Postby Henzone on Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:08 pm

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HENJOHN wrote: He was a very good coach and to blame him for tacking is just stupid.



Well who do you blame? Was he the DC? yes. If the players suck at tackling who is responsible for fixing it? The DC. Did the Hens Tackling stink the last few years? Yes.


I taught my middle school kids how to tackle when I was the greatest head coach in New Castle County :roll: College is no place to start teaching tackling skills.

Backoff Baltimore Hen and give the complaining a rest until things get rolling again. Rapone, the News Journal. How about the mascots? Please listen tomorrow at 1:00 and objectively see what you think.
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Re: Coach Rapone

Postby HENJOHN on Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:08 pm

We obviously disagree on this but I go to practices and see the staff at work and don't judge everything from my computer. We didn't have a problem tacking every year Rapone was here in case you weren't aware. Nobody was screaming about our tacking in 2010. Besides, wasn't it Keeler's fault we had tacking issues at times? If you can't tackle by the time you get to college...
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Re: Coach Rapone

Postby HenStater on Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:10 pm

The defense ran through a tackling circuit just about every day in practice. unfortunately you can't dedicate an entire practice to tackling technique since you have to get your scout work in. it wasn't lost on the staff how bad some of the tackling was. They breakdown every play on Sundays. You can teach and drill as much as can but if the player doesn't apply the procedure at the moment of truth, there's not much else you can do.
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Re: Coach Rapone

Postby Baltimore Hen on Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:11 pm

Henzone wrote:
Baltimore Hen wrote:
HENJOHN wrote: He was a very good coach and to blame him for tacking is just stupid.



Well who do you blame? Was he the DC? yes. If the players suck at tackling who is responsible for fixing it? The DC. Did the Hens Tackling stink the last few years? Yes.


I taught my middle school kids how to tackle when I was the greatest head coach in New Castle County :roll: College is no place to start teaching tackling skills.

Backoff Baltimore Hen and give the complaining a rest until things get rolling again. Rapone, the News Journal. How about the mascots? Please listen tomorrow at 1:00 and objectively see what you think.



there is no time like the present to teach something that is lacking. So college, Pro, Pop Warner.......if there is a skill that needs developing it needs developing. And it was a skill in major need of development. I felt that Rapone should go as much as Hofher so I am not sad to see him gone.
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Re: Coach Rapone

Postby Henzone on Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:18 pm

I have zero interest in going backward but as I pointed out just after the season was over the senior class turned out to be a weak one in general . Rapone's new position speaks volumes for his overall work and reputation.

Unfortunately after watching a ton of games on Sundays there's a slew of DB's in the NFL that can't and won't even try to actually tackle someone. Somehow over the last fews years they're gone from tackling to bumping.
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Re: Coach Rapone

Postby Baltimore Hen on Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:48 pm

Henzone wrote:I have zero interest in going backward but as I pointed out just after the season was over the senior class turned out to be a weak one in general . Rapone's new position speaks volumes for his overall work and reputation.

Unfortunately after watching a ton of games on Sundays there's a slew of DB's in the NFL that can't and won't even try to actually tackle someone. Somehow over the last fews years they're gone from tackling to bumping.



partly blame espn I guess, but I think the coaching has been influenced by espn too and it is not being taught at the lower levels.
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Re: Coach Rapone

Postby UD27 on Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:02 pm

Henzone wrote:Somehow over the last fews years they're gone from tackling to bumping.


You can't get on ESPN by wrapping up and making a solid tackle, seems you have to ball up and launch yourself at the ball carrier.
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Re: Coach Rapone

Postby larry on Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:12 pm

Coach Rapone is an outstanding person of character, mentor for these kids, technician and student of the game. You will continue to hear how the offensive schematics have changed defense to one of intellect, pass defender and tackle in space? Get, grab what you can in situations putting you on an island. It is no longer covering 3 stationary receivers nor tackling between two cones. A combination of intellect, coverage and tackling in space leaves lots of room for one slight mistake and td. Unfortunately it comes with the position, perfect play for 43 plays and one mistake and TD.

All that being said ...be in position, know your assignment, study film and CREATE COLLISIONS that section J can not just hear but feal! ATTACK
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Re: Coach Rapone

Postby larry on Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:12 pm

Coach Rapone is an outstanding person of character, mentor for these kids, technician and student of the game. You will continue to hear how the offensive schematics have changed defense to one of intellect, pass defender and tackle in space? Get, grab what you can in situations putting you on an island. It is no longer covering 3 stationary receivers nor tackling between two cones. A combination of intellect, coverage and tackling in space leaves lots of room for one slight mistake and td. Unfortunately it comes with the position, perfect play for 43 plays and one mistake and TD.

All that being said ...be in position, know your assignment, study film and CREATE COLLISIONS that section J can not just hear but feal! ATTACK
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Re: Coach Rapone

Postby Section J on Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:42 pm

Henzone wrote:
Baltimore Hen wrote:
HENJOHN wrote: He was a very good coach and to blame him for tacking is just stupid.



Well who do you blame? Was he the DC? yes. If the players suck at tackling who is responsible for fixing it? The DC. Did the Hens Tackling stink the last few years? Yes.


I taught my middle school kids how to tackle when I was the greatest head coach in New Castle County :roll: College is no place to start teaching tackling skills.

Backoff Baltimore Hen and give the complaining a rest until things get rolling again. Rapone, the News Journal. How about the mascots? Please listen tomorrow at 1:00 and objectively see what you think.

As much as I hate to agree with HZ :wink: , he's right. You get to college, you better know how to tackle. That's player execution, not coaching execution
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Re: Coach Rapone

Postby RalphD58 on Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:17 pm

You'd be surprised to see how some kids are taught to tackle from Pop Werner to high school. There is a lot of bad coaching out there. Not to mention tackling less than stellar athletes in HS is a lot easier than tackling men in college. A lot of kids get away with bad technique because they are usually stronger and faster than most kids in their HS league. It's a whole new ballgame at the next level. Combine that with the wussification of football with everyone being scared of contact in practice and you have the perfect recipe for poor tackling.
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Re: Coach Rapone

Postby bluehenbillk on Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:23 am

RalphD58 wrote:You'd be surprised to see how some kids are taught to tackle from Pop Werner to high school. There is a lot of bad coaching out there. Not to mention tackling less than stellar athletes in HS is a lot easier than tackling men in college. A lot of kids get away with bad technique because they are usually stronger and faster than most kids in their HS league. It's a whole new ballgame at the next level. Combine that with the wussification of football with everyone being scared of contact in practice and you have the perfect recipe for poor tackling.


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Re: Coach Rapone

Postby Baltimore Hen on Wed Jan 23, 2013 1:35 pm

RalphD58 wrote:You'd be surprised to see how some kids are taught to tackle from Pop Werner to high school. There is a lot of bad coaching out there. Not to mention tackling less than stellar athletes in HS is a lot easier than tackling men in college. A lot of kids get away with bad technique because they are usually stronger and faster than most kids in their HS league. It's a whole new ballgame at the next level. Combine that with the wussification of football with everyone being scared of contact in practice and you have the perfect recipe for poor tackling.



Well said. I have watched documentaries on ESPN, NFL network, etc about youth coaching and the tackling methods, and the guys they interview sound like morons. More like they are living their football fantasies through the kids.
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