drift
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Post by drift on Apr 24, 2008 14:03:32 GMT -6
My two cents and two comments for youth football and life in general.... whatever it is that you're doing, improve/get better at it and have fun doing it... If a kid has no desire to get better and /or just isn't having fun, it may be time to move on. Likewise for the coach!
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Post by justryn2 on Apr 24, 2008 15:13:21 GMT -6
Coaches,
For the most part I agree with Coach Cisar; you can get a lot more out of your players, and make practice much more enjoyable by interjecting competition wherever possible and making practice fun wherever possible. The only thing I wanted to point out is that "Fun" should not be the focus. Fun is a byproduct of good coaching the reason for it.
For the record, in my two years as a head coach, I have had a very good retention rate. Yes, I have had a few players quit. But in every case, every single one, these were first year players who for whatever reason did not find football as much fun as they thought it would be. Maybe I could have kept them around if, instead of having them run sprints at the end of practice we played patti-cake. But I don't think that would have worked.
The bottom line, at least for me, is that kids should absolutely have a positive experience playing football. Practices should be fast moving, and competitive and yes, even fun. But when fun becomes the focus, the overall experience could be less positive if it means less success for the team.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2008 9:41:44 GMT -6
5 reasons: 1) It's a healthy physical activity 2) It's fun...at worst it beats doing nothing 3) It's builds friendships and relationships you carry for life 4) It builds character (Discipline/Dedication/Accountability/Respect) 5) It warrants respect, not everyone can play this sport
I think you know you've done things right, when your kids come back years later as assistant coaches. When you leave the organization, and people take their kids elsewhere because you are not there. When people ask you to follow their kids through High School, stating that they will write newspapers praising your leadership. When opponents call you asking you to come coach their kids, when opponents kids know who you are and actually like you
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