--It's taken a lot of hard work and sacrifices to get to this point but they are ready to play. The goal is to get to 1-0.
--When it comes to routines, it will be a week-by-week thing. This is very helpful for the staff and the players, but for planners this has been a very difficult time and he's had to come to grips with it in an uncertain time. There are no long range plans, they have plans for this week and next but nothing after that.
--Brown said they have one positive case right now, but doesn't have the totals for the duration. He said the team is ready and excited to play. They've asked them if they wanted to play from the start and they've understood that. He isn't declaring a win over the virus but he likes the protocols they have in place. Kerry Martin was the only opt-out.
--Once they get into the game week it will be standard when it comes to game-planning. They have more offense and defense installed than they normally would because of the OTA's and zoom meetings. They don't have as many full-speed reps and have only been practicing together for two weeks. They aren't going as long or as many repetitions as they normally would for a week one but other than that it is status quo.
--Brown talks about change a lot and how it is difficult with football coaches. You either adapt or die and in this game dying is losing. He knew it would be an issue with planning, but they've adapted to the protocols, practice requirements and everything else that was necessary. The players feed off the staff and if the staff can handle things it trickles down.
--Brown said that the smallest amount of practices he has done is three days leading into a game. But he doesn't know how much they would need if some were canceled by the medical staff or other outlets.
--West Virginia cross trained a group of individuals during OTA's and taught them base offense or defense depending on where they could be used. That way if they had to be plugged in they could at least call a few plays if guys had to flip sides of the ball. Once they got into camp they had split practices, which allowed for a lot of reps and participation, but the competition wasn't great at certain positions. That was the biggest change. Everything they did was a progression and they built over time to where they are now.
--When it comes to routines, it will be a week-by-week thing. This is very helpful for the staff and the players, but for planners this has been a very difficult time and he's had to come to grips with it in an uncertain time. There are no long range plans, they have plans for this week and next but nothing after that.
--Brown said they have one positive case right now, but doesn't have the totals for the duration. He said the team is ready and excited to play. They've asked them if they wanted to play from the start and they've understood that. He isn't declaring a win over the virus but he likes the protocols they have in place. Kerry Martin was the only opt-out.
--Once they get into the game week it will be standard when it comes to game-planning. They have more offense and defense installed than they normally would because of the OTA's and zoom meetings. They don't have as many full-speed reps and have only been practicing together for two weeks. They aren't going as long or as many repetitions as they normally would for a week one but other than that it is status quo.
--Brown talks about change a lot and how it is difficult with football coaches. You either adapt or die and in this game dying is losing. He knew it would be an issue with planning, but they've adapted to the protocols, practice requirements and everything else that was necessary. The players feed off the staff and if the staff can handle things it trickles down.
--Brown said that the smallest amount of practices he has done is three days leading into a game. But he doesn't know how much they would need if some were canceled by the medical staff or other outlets.
--West Virginia cross trained a group of individuals during OTA's and taught them base offense or defense depending on where they could be used. That way if they had to be plugged in they could at least call a few plays if guys had to flip sides of the ball. Once they got into camp they had split practices, which allowed for a lot of reps and participation, but the competition wasn't great at certain positions. That was the biggest change. Everything they did was a progression and they built over time to where they are now.
