Thomas Oothoudt

🚨College OL Coaches 2026 OL Charles Doyle Vance County HS 6’3 300lb 4.0 GPA 1,000 lb+ in weight room (Clean, Squat, Bench) Wrestler ✅ Track ✅ Great character, but a bully on the field Please take 4 minutes out of your day to watch the film hudl.com/video/3/195750…

To my undrafted players looking to make the team and stick around… Here’s my best advice on work & study habits when I think back on my career: WATCHING FILM: Don’t just watch film in meetings after practice. Try to review your practice reps during the window before meetings start —that way you can have a conversation with your coach when your plays come up. Next, I’d watch EVERY snap on your own time once you get back to your hotel room. Take notes and be hard on yourself. Then, at the end of the day, review it all again before bed so that way you will have seen & visualized each snap at least 3 or 4 more times outside of practice. The key here is taking that feeling of urgency in your brain, where you’re trying to remember everything, and turning it into active processing (IF YOU’RE A DEFENSIVE GUY —you should actually breakdown what the offense is doing because they will run the same shit the next day. And I’m sure it’s the same, offensively.) STUDYING THE PLAYBOOK: Don’t try to learn the install in real time —you’ll be behind & cramming shit in your brain all day. Understand which install is being taught next —then study, take notes, and anticipate questions or gaps the night before. Make sure to review those notes in the AM before everything starts. That way you’re prepared and ready to have questions versus preparing & faking it during the meeting. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING: Show up early to warm up before the warm up. Don’t follow the veterans (they’re playing a different game than you). What you should do is seek out the good ones that have been on the team for a minute —the ones you notice having a full routine throughout the day. Those are the ones you want to surround yourself with. Another move —> ask the strength coach who the best workers on the team are. Find them and follow their lead. UNIT/POSITION MEETINGS: Don’t be a know-it-all and answer every question like you’re trying to be the team’s valedictorian. Find a potential problem with what is being taught and ask a good question. It shows that you not only understand the install, but that you are someone who thinks about “level 2” details. SPECIAL TEAMS!!!!! This is honestly where you make the team. Get to know the Special Teams Coordinator because he will ultimately be the final boss. What not to do —don’t think your play as an offensive or defensive player will be enough. It won’t be unless you’re a Day 1 starter. Something that was taught to me —don’t be one of those groupies and immediately ask questions following a meeting. Instead, find him in his office during “off hours”, ask him to pull up a rep that you have a question on, and allow him to teach you what he wants. Then you’ll be talking ball, watching film, and having your own personal meeting. (Another sleeper play is to always be talking to the Assistant Sp. Teams Coach.) And my last piece of advice —be consistent, man. Pull the fucking trigger and pour everything you have into this opportunity because it might be your only one. “You owe the process everything, and it owes you nothing in return” Go be great 🐺🐺

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As an AD, my job is to bring in and retain coaches who can build, develop, and win. At the same time, good coaches want to be in environments where they have a real opportunity to succeed. If a school’s vision does not prioritize winning or fails to provide the tools, support, and structure needed for success, it will struggle to attract and retain high level coaches. Talented coaches are intentional about where they invest their time and energy. Winning is not about cutting corners or doing it at all costs. It is about alignment. When you have strong coaches, the right resources, and a clear commitment to success, those pieces work together. When everyone is not aligned, the culture is poisoned. That alignment is what builds a sustainable, competitive program.

@kev_red52 Congrats Coach!

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Come compete and experience the “Southern Part of Heaven”! Registration is online Now! billbelichickfootballcamps.com GO HEELS!

Defensive Linemen: Stop the run first. Pass rush is a privilege, not a right. #SackTheStandard

We had some players compete at the Carolina coaches combine this weekend. We also wanna shout out our coaches for being selected to help coach at the combine!

Had some players from @VanceCounty_FB compete at the @CoachesCombines #StrikeFast 🐍

DB MVPs at the @CoachesCombines Great job fellas!

East Carolina QB/WR Mike Wright Jr. (Rd 7-Priority UDFA) + Swiss Army knife, has played 14 positions include DB and punter + 4.39 40-yard dash + Agility and vision in space + 6’3” with large catch radius + Nice arm as QB - What position is he? - Unproven as WR - 55.6% completion

This Saturday‼️ 🔥

It’ll take 20 more years before a school in NC commits to facilities like this.

@ClaytonCometsFB is getting a great coach and an even better person!

"Sleep" young athletes. You have to rest.

Alabama football director of performance, David Ballou What would be his biggest tip to young athletes trying to get to the next level? “A lot of people work hard… it’s the people that work hard & are able to stack nutrition & sleep & those things on top of it.” Listen up:

Throw my name in the mix! Ready to coach some dawgs in the secondary in C-Town! ❌🏝️

ECU Head Coach Blake Harrell is the real deal. He went 5-1 in 2024 as the interim HC and 9-4 in 2025 in his first full season as HC. He kept the momentum going after the season by signing the BEST RECRUITING CLASS EVER In ECU History by AVG Recruit Ranking in 2026. The 85.29 AVG is 0.53 points higher than the 2025 class. The class is led by 3 star EDGE Terande Spencer from Rockingham NC. Spencer has the pass rushing abilities to compete for playing time this fall. 3 star DL Ethan Wilson is another big addition and 3 star LB Chad Fairchild is a tackling machine. An under the radar player to keep an eye on in the future is 3 star OT Ja'Vaughn Hargett. East Carolina is dealing with what a lot of #G6 teams are dealing with, their top players getting poached by #P4 teams but Coach Harrell is doing an excellent job bringing in talent that could develop into quality starters.

If I was a high school football coach wrestling would be mandatory for all big guys on the team as track would be mandatory for all athletes on team.

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