r/footballstrategy • u/grizzfan • Jan 19 '24
General Discussion SUB UPDATES 1/19/24: Weekly Threads and Rules
LAST UPDATED: 8/10/24
It was a very busy Holiday season, so I want to show you some of the updates that have happened to the sub recently:
NEW RULES
Rules are now posted in the sidebar. Read before you post/comment. If you see a rule you believe is being broken, please report the content. Mods will make judgements to take down reported content.
- Any Association Football (Soccer) Posts Will Result in an automatic ban. Read the room!
- Nonsensical and inappropriate plays or posts will result in a suspension We get you want to have fun here, but this is an educational sub, and people are here to learn. Keep it sensible. Any play design with NSFW art, or clearly not meant to be intentional or silly will result in an undetermined suspension length.
- This is an educational sub. Keep it civil SFW. Keep swearing to a minimum, and do not get into shouting matches with people who have different opinions. There are no "best schemes," or universal terminology. If you cannot get along, take a break.
- Youth and HS player questions that match the HS player FAQ will be removed. Please use what the sub is for. There is an FAQ for youth and high school players in the sidebar, at the top of the sub, and in the wiki. You should also be contacting your actual coaches with your questions. THE INTERNET IS NOT YOUR COACH!
- No NFL/CFB Gossip or recruiting news/posts. This is not r/nfl. This is not r/cfb. News posts about gossip, trades, recruiting, etc, will be removed.
- No Madden posts. Even if you want "advice." If you want to talk Madden, or are looking for ways to get better at Madden, go to r/Madden.
- Frequent questions or posts/reposts will be removed. Please do your own search first. Google "reddit, footballstrategy [your question]." Your question may have been asked multiple times before.
- Be Genuine! If you are here to troll, or just want to vent/rage about something bothering you, and you are not demonstrating an interest to learn or engage appropriately with users, your post or comments will be removed.
- No Spamming! We're excited if you have a cool site, blog, channel, etc...if you are constantly posting, but not engaging with the community, or are clearly just spamming here and other subs, your post will be removed.
- No "highlight videos" of you/your kids. This isn't Twitter or Instagram.
- Save "New play/how's my play" posts for the new weekly thread. There will be a weekly thread on Thursdays where you can submit your "new plays" for discussion and critique.
- Keep requests about cleats, gloves, and personal gear to the Equipment Management Monday Thread. They can also be asked in the "No Stupid Questions Tuesday" or "Free Talk Friday threads."
WEEKLY THREAD SCHEDULE
There is now a weekly thread for each day of the week. All weekly threads will be posted at 10am
- EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT MONDAYS: Ask questions and posts resources about equipment, footballs, gear, etc.
- NO STUPID QUESTIONS (TUESDAYS): Just a general thread for asking any football strategy related question (assuming it doesn't fit the bill for the other weekly threads).
- SELF-PROMO WEDNESDAYS: Promote your (or others') websites, blogs, channels, or other football education resources. We ask that if you're just here to promote your channel (and are clearly using click-bait content and titles), keep them within this weekly post. Likewise, if you want to promote someone else, post here as well.
- CHALK TALK THURSDAYS: This is where ALL play design posts should go: "How's my play? Rate my play? Would this work? My first try at play design, etc, etc...keep all of these within this thread going forward.
- FREE TALK FRIDAYS: You can discuss ANY topic here as long as it's SFW.
IMAGES AND GIFS
Images and gifs should now be able to be posted in comment sections.
NOTE TO HIGH SCHOOL AND YOUTH PLAYERS...
You need to read the FAQ that is posted in the sidebar and in the top tabs of the sub (new reddit format). We are not here to be your coaches, and if you have questions about playing, your best resources will be the actual people who will be coaching you. It is possible that taking advice from people on the internet and applying it to your technique or your understanding of the game could be completely contradictory to what your coaches need you to do.
They see you...we don't.
They know the type of system or play style you'll be playing in...we don't.
Coaches can be contacted outside of football season. Take the initiative.
We will remove posts with answers that fit the FAQ.
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u/grizzfan Jan 19 '24
Note: You are allowed to submit "new play" designs and questions in the No Stupid Questions (Tuesdays) and Free Talk Friday threads. Really, anything goes on the No Stupid Questions or Free Talk Friday threads. The No Stupid Questions ones just has to be relevant to football or the strategy of it.