OakParkCoach

Thanks guys for the advice! Roy

Hey Texas...THANKS! I just saw your question...sorry for the late reply. I used Apples iMovie...had never used before and just wanted to see what it could do so for that movie, I used every transition in the program just to see how they would look. I've finished my "opus" of the entire season and will try to post in July when I return from vacation. Not sure if I can upload a 25 minute movie but sure had fun making it...i learned how to do slow mo and break clips plus added tons more music...it was a lot of work and my wife things I'm obsessed, but like I said it was fun. iMovie and iDVD are free Mac programs that are really worth checking out.

roy

hey John...just read the thread about the first grader playing with 3rd and 4th graders...glad it worked out and he didn't get hurt....but the league was a bonehead in my opinion and Orange was right, had the kid gotten hurt there could have been a lawsuit...but on that note, it is amazing what level younger kids can rise to...I'm a Y flag division director and had to fill in for a coach the first week last weekend...played my first grader (cause they were way short on kids)  with 3, 4 and even a 5th grader and he held his own....like you, I found his strengths...he's a super fast squirrelly kid who made the QB's life ###### on the rush. Bravo to you to keeping the little kid on board...that's what good coaching is all about and he'll NEVER ever forget that experience or you...the coached who believed in him.

Roy

Speaking of Refs, does anyone have suggestions on Ref training? Our YMCA league is starting it's fifth year and we still struggle with getting consistent reffing on the field. Part of this is due to the pay structure of the Y...we can't pay the refs more than Lifeguards and as such they get just $10 per hour...most of the refs are college kids home for the summer. We plan to hold a refs meeting to train them on issues we have seen happening on the field. We also plan to designate a head ref at each game for tough decisions...and we are setting up division directors to be at games in case a ref has a question about a call or play, but if any of you have other thoughts, I would love to hear them.

Roy

Here's one of my favorite games....I'm compiling a season highlight film...it's almost 20 minutes long...doing it primarily for my entertainment and will have that up in a few weeks.

Roy