Coach Dan Blackbourn
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Follower of Christ, Husband, Father, Educator, and Freshman Head Coach, Valdosta Football, Former Varsity OC/OL coach in Illinois #DATE
Freeport, IL ✈️ Valdosta, GA
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“Coach, can you give me a ride home?” Pull in the driveway and see 3 cars sitting there.
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JJ McCarthy was a 3 year starter for Nazareth Academy in Illinois and won a state title there. He left because Illinois wasn’t playing football in the fall because of Covid. Let’s not act like IMG developed him. He was already committed to Michigan before he left Illinois.
There is one school that consistently stands out at producing elite CFB talent.
IMG Academy.
Let’s reveal IMG’s top 5 prospects of all time.
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6 of the 8 champions in Illinois were private schools 🧐
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Music at practice?? Who’s doing it? Kids seem to enjoy it. Is anyone against it? Just curious…
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If your staff has to meet 6+ hours in high school together over the weekend you suck managing your time! There, I said it. Technology today makes it so easy to not have to do this.
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It may come across as coach is lazy, but I hate long practices. In my experiences anything over 2 hours usually becomes extremely unproductive and then coaches get mad at the players when in all reality it’s our fault for dragging the practice on forever.
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Small school ball coaches are laughing their tails off. Shoot, I think I’ve coached with a roster of less than 20 varsity players before.
Bowl games being cancelled cause not enough players? 90 on roster and they're down to what - 60-70? High school coaches could figure it out.
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You mean the 18 page lesson plans we had to put together in college for a 45 minute PE lesson was too much!?
I can’t help but feel like we overcomplicate teaching…
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If my guys up front can beat the hell out of your guys up front I don’t care what their flying 10 number is or a 40 time. Don’t get me wrong, speed is important, but if the hogs are putting that work on your boys then the rest of it is irrelevant. Rant over.
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Thank you
@shelton_felton
,
@marcus_gowan
, and Dr. Richardson for the opportunity! I can’t wait to get started!
@24VHSFootball
@VHS_FBrecruits
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Man, what were our coaches thinking back in the day when we had 2 a day practices that each lasted 3 hours! I don’t know whether to laugh or cry! I know I wanted to cry as a player! 😂😂
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Pray for our country.
This may be the most impressive two minutes of ineptitude I’ve ever seen in my entire life …
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Hudl…definitely way better than gas station VHS exchanges on a Saturday morning!!
If you’ve coached football for more than 15years, what’s something that wasn’t a thing when you started but you deal with now?
I’ll start, Growth Plates
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I just had a kid come into my room with a Bishop Sycamore sweatshirt. Automatic A.
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Unbelievable HS football stadium down here in Allen, TX! Never seen anything like it. So awesome!
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Wife has been in the hospital since early this morning and has to stay overnight with some post-surgery complications and infections that are causing fever, vomiting and severe pelvic pain. Hoping for a better day tomorrow! 🙏
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Wife’s blood patch had to be stopped as she went into a seizure. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers!
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Very thankful for the support of my peeps here. Never easy moving 1000 miles with no other family around. I can’t thank my wife enough for being the rock of our family for our boys. I love you and appreciate it you for your love and support!!
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@zachballard21
No doubt! I’ll always give that ride, but at times when it’s late and I want to get home to see my own kids I’m like bruh…
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Please lift up my wife this morning. Going in for surgery to hopefully alleviate years of lady issues she’s been struggling with! 🙏
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After seeing many states play high school football now for weeks, college football for 2 and NFL starting tomorrow, I firmly believe Illinois dropped the ball on a fall season. It truly is disappointing “our leaders” in Illinois let our student-athletes down.
#missingfootball
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Did Tim Tebow just say Cincinnati played a 3-3-6? If so, that’s cutting edge.
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Kind of sad that to watch IHSA state events you have to pay a subscription to do so, but NBC sports Chicago will show Iowa state championships for free! 🤦♂️
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Wife admitted to the hospital today with a low iron count and dehydration. She's a tough cookie, but prayers welcome!
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Peace out Freeport and Illinois. You’ve been good to us, but it’s time to start a new chapter! Next stop Titletown, GA! Feel free to call me anyone. My dog and I in the car and nothing but open roads for the next 14 hours! Wife and kids are in the other car!
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I wish Illinois allowed a preseason scrimmage against an opponent. It would provide us a good look before the season and a chance to see someone you might not normally see.
#FridayThoughts
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Stop calling them a high school. This isn’t that. Just please stop...
Going undefeated as the No. 1 high school football team in America, with an average win margin of 37 ppg is only the beginning of the success
@CoachBA1010
enjoyed in 2020.
He recaps Year 1 at
@IMGAFootball
with
@SIAllAmerican
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Had to get up at 3:30 to run to the hospital for a setback for my wife and my head coach stops by the house to check on the kids and get them breakfast! Appreciate you
@shelton_felton
!
#WildcatFamily
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I’ll never understand why teams or coaches charge their own athletes for “lessons” or off-season/Summer S & C. Help me understand!
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You can cheat quite a few things and possibly get away with it. One thing you can’t cheat is the weightroom! It never lies!! If you’re trying to cheat it you’ll be exposed in a hurry!
#StrongMindStrongBody
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I had a terrific 15 minute phone conversation with representative Andrew Chesney! He fully supports our student athletes and their return to play! Keep pushing!
#LetUsPlay
#HearOurVoiceIllinois
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This is how you get down after a Winnersville Classic W!!! 7-0 and 1-0 in the region!!
#DATE
#TheStandardIsTheStandard
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It truly saddens me to see kids and parents fall into the trap of AAU basketball, club soccer, 7 on 7 football travel teams, travel baseball teams, etc when they clearly won’t be a high level prospect, but yet they are guaranteed to earn a D1 scholarship from these “experts.”
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I think I’ll celebrate the resurrection of my Lord and Savior tomorrow instead! What a joke this is.
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Wife came home this afternoon! Operation was successful and polyps/endometriosis were removed that appear to be benign and should lead to improved health!! 🙏
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Tip of the day: Please stop calling your event the “1st annual.” It’s the inaugural! Any year after that first one it can be your annual event! Rant over…
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Not quite all of them, but a bulk of the 2021 reading plans have arrived!
@The_Coach_A
@b_peters12
@CoachJacksonTPW
@cameronsoran
@Fergus_Connolly
@mlombardiNFL
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When your student whom hasn’t done anything in 14 weeks asks for all their missing work.
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The day I ever do this with a kid is the day I should retire.
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Mental illness, depression, suicide, and isolation is affecting school aged kids more than Covid. It truly is a shame what’s happening to kids.
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Every Thursday night from August-November!! If you coach ball you know!
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Please keep my wife in your thoughts prayers as she goes in for a hysterectomy today! 🙏
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I think Derek Leonard is the most creative offensive coach I’ve ever seen at the HS level. This dude has answers for everything!
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5 years ago this program was formed from 2 schools that just finished 0-9 seasons. Today we sit as conference champs! The coaches and players around here deserve so much credit for this turnaround! I’ve been blessed to have been welcomed in this past year! We aren’t done yet!
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Please tell me again how it’s a level playing field…
.
@CaravanFootball
coach Jordan Lynch had a plan to bring the area’s best talent to the program when he took over at his alma mater in 2018 – and Saturday was the night his vision all came together as the Caravan won the Class 7A title.
@mdwojak94
's story:
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Big time win tonight for our boys!! Stepped up and knocked off the
#1
team in 1A. They were an absolute load! Couldn’t be prouder of our guys and the resiliency we showed!
#BurnTheShips
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Very stupid take here. I married a single mother and adopted the little boy whom was 9 months old at the time! Now I proudly call him my 11 year old son and have ZERO regrets! I wouldn’t be who I am today without going through this awesome process!
I’ve never understood as a man why you would date, or marry a single mother if you’re single with no kids of your own.
Seems to me he doesn’t feel he has options or doesn’t value himself as a man.
I’d feel like I was a backup plan helping raise another man’s kids. 🤷🏼♂️
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Very few things make me as proud as this kid and the adoption that happened 10 years ago today! Couldn’t be any happier with the decision I made to take this young boy in and raise him right!
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Over the years as OC or OL coach I’ve spent a ton of time researching new offensive ideas and although I won’t stop doing that I need to continue to study more defense and their nuances!! Need to get into the heads of the bad guys!
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It’s been 69 weeks since I’ve been able to say this, but it’s GAMEWEEK!!!
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Update on the Mrs: She’s in the care of PCU right now and staying overnight again. Hoping tomorrow we can bring her home. Making some progress today though! 🤞🙏
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I'm thinking about possibly putting on a small clinic that the football coaching network could participate in and with a very small fee/donation. On behalf of my son and the Autistic Self Advocacy Network I'd love to donate to this group. Coaches...would this interest you?
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Some good things to consider when putting your film together recruits! 🚨
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My last day of teaching at Freeport after 15 years of teaching/coaching. Some good memories, but it’s time to move on. Thanks FSD/FHS!
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It’s called I should be fired for allowing this drill. Utterly ridiculous.
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We’re so proud of our little Karter! Any parent of an autistic child knows how difficult it can be to socialize and want to to get out of their comfort zone. Karter had a successful sleepover with a friend last night! Big step for us!
#Autismparents
#HappySunday
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Keep Aquin Freshman Football player Mason McIntyre and his family in your thoughts and prayers! His father passed away unexpectedly yesterday.
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Why am I seeing Andre the Giant?
Scientists at Stanford University have reconstructed this 3D model of how Joseph, the husband of Mary the Mother of Jesus Christ might have looked.
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@TheKendallBaker
Hell of a catch, but why is a state championship game played on a field with a snow fence!?
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Who was your favorite college fullback growing up? Mine was Marc Edwards and his mean flat top.
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Awesome to see Dan Orovlosky pray on air! This is something that should be more widely accepted!
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As I go to bed tonight I can lay my head down peacefully knowing my wife did not make the family wear matching pajamas that we had to take a picture in.
#blessed
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Introducing my kids to some old school training and the also the man that ended the Cold War!!
#Rocky
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Whatever happens in this game I don’t care, but Pat Fitzgerald is absolutely a top 10 coach in the nation. There isn’t a coach and staff that gets more out of their players!!
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Excited to be joining a quality program! I can’t wait to get to work!
We’re excited to announce the addition of Coach
@DanBlackbourn
to our staff!
Coach Blackbourn brings with him 14 years of coaching experience, most recently as the OC & OL coach at Aquin HS.
He’s a family-first guy that fits perfectly with our program values.
Welcome, Coach!
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I love coaching and that’s only a small part of what defines me, but nothing has shaped me more than a moment like when I adopted this awesome boy! 7 years ago today and thank the Good Lord for bringing us together!
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Got the Gatorade shower! Congrats to my brother
@BlackbournMike
on the defensive gem and earning an opportunity to compete for the National Championship! Congratulations
@ReiverFootball
!
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Tough way to end the season, but very proud of our guys and the journey they took us on. Very few predicted us win more then 5-6 games and we were able to surpass many of the predictions people had for us. Conference champs and 2 playoff victories! So much to be proud of!
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So I spend a lot of talking sports and not a ton about my personal life, but just wanted to life as a Dad of an autistic son isn’t always easy. Empathy for my son is always something he struggles with. Today he told his friend he was sorry for his loss of his grandmother! 1/2
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Coaching Friends…what’s on your off-season reading list??? For those still playing chime in as well (I’m jealous too)!
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I have it done myself in 30 minutes. Next question please.
If you and a friend finish this in 3 hours, you get $10,000, can you do it?
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Great ball security! What a joke this is. Embarrassing
@Rivals
Tennessee ATH commit Jack Luttrell putting people on skates
@RivalsCamp
ATL
@JackLuttrell
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@AustinPriceless
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