Honigs clinic

[ljudge]

I'm interested in learning more about the Honigs clinic.  Is this a teaching clinic, tryout clinic, or a combination of the two?  I'd like to know how much work you get with the on-field scrimmages and the level of play you will be working.  I have been to some clinics with college rules/mechanics but the participants are high school players.  I'm interested in a clinic with lots of reps (everyone wants that) that has competitive players, preferably at an FCS level or higher.  Does the Great Lakes clinic offer that?  I would appreciate some insight.

[Fatman325]

Honig's Clinic is primarily a teaching clinic but there will be some supervisors there. The clinic uses scrimmages primarily at Division 1 and 2 schools to do the onfield work. There will be 3-4 observers at each site and they do a postgame film review. Each scrimmage usually provides 70-80 plays for onfield work. The classroom teaching is very good and is worth the price of admission. I hope this helps.

[ljudge]

It does help.  Could you clarify reps?  I have been to some where there's so darn many people at your position that you basically alternate with about 8 or 9 guys which means 3 or 4 plays, then you watch 30, then you get 3 or 4 again....  It's difficult to get into any kind of rhythm with those logistics.  Is it that way, or do you work an entire scrimmage?

[tzebra]

There usually is about 2 -7 man crews at each scrimmage.  You should get plenty of snaps.

[Andrew McCarthy]

I attended one a few years ago.  The classroom sessions were very good with a great number of D-1 and NFL officials. 

The Saturday scrimmages were mixed.  You're somewhat at the mercy of the school where you're sent.  There were stories of one team running nothing but punts the whole time- with no returns.

I don't think you'll see that many guys at each scrimmage as there are a lot scattered around that day.  We had about 2 crews so you worked half the snaps.

I was sent to a small D-2 school in Ohio.  The scrimmage was on a high school sub-varsity practice field and there was no film review.   I remember the feedback was somewhat limited.  If you were brand new in the college ranks or were changing positions you probably got a lot out of it.  If you had been working a year or two, probably not.

[6310 Forever]

What Dick TRIES to do (tries, HARD, by the way) is to get you to a scrimmage at a school that is somewhat on your way home from Michigan State.   For example, Chicago-, Iowa- or Wisconsin-based guys usually will work at, say, Western Michigan, Central Michigan, Ferris State, Grand Valley State or other MAC or GLIAC schools toward the central time zone.  Some may stay right there at Michigan State.  Those that live east may work at Michigan or any of the Ohio schools that are scrimmaging.  The clinicians generally spend as much time as the campers want, going over film and answering every question asked until there are no more.  If you haven't attended yet, I'd give it a strong look.

[cougar729]

I'm really interested in attending this clinic, I've heard it will be around the April 7-9th time frame, anyone else know if that is true?

[cincybearcat]

yes...Thur-Sat Apr 7-9

[GoGoGo]

I am thinking about attending this clinic.