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Post by estore2 on Oct 26, 2008 8:59:31 GMT -6
This is all hind sight my season is over my record 3-4 i"m wondering if i built my team the right way. This is what i had to work with 75lb developmental i had five players that were pretty good football players and i put them all at a skill position QB,FB,HB,WB,TE which left me young an unathletic on the offensive line on defense i kind of like did the same my two best players were at safety and the other three played DE and DT my question would be how do you as a coach start the building of your team to be sucessfull?
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Post by jhanawa on Oct 26, 2008 9:55:12 GMT -6
Daily emphasis on motor skill development drills and fundementals. Football players aren't born, they are developed. At the age your working with, everybody should know how to get in a proper stance and block. IMO, put your focus on fundies, not wins/losses, the wins will come with good footwork....
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Post by davecisar on Oct 26, 2008 11:57:28 GMT -6
That is what most of us have tro work witrh, some years a few more, some years a few less.
On defense my opinion is your best athletes go at LB and CB with "smart" obedient players at DE. At that age/size I doutb I put a super strong player at safety since most teams that age rarely pass effectively.
If your priorities and fundamentals are spot on, the wins usually follow.
Most of us have to play those unathletic kids and yes we put them on the o-line minus one pulling guard position if we have one.
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Post by los on Oct 26, 2008 11:59:51 GMT -6
I agree with JH and Dave.....the more kids on your team, that have "learned" the basic generic football skills....the better off you'll be in the long run.....consistent wins will come, "more" by mastering these basic skills, than anything else.
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Post by coachdoug on Oct 27, 2008 20:48:41 GMT -6
This is all hind sight my season is over my record 3-4 i"m wondering if i built my team the right way. This is what i had to work with 75lb developmental i had five players that were pretty good football players and i put them all at a skill position QB,FB,HB,WB,TE which left me young an unathletic on the offensive line on defense i kind of like did the same my two best players were at safety and the other three played DE and DT my question would be how do you as a coach start the building of your team to be sucessfull? First off, let me say that I agree with the others that suggested you focus on fundamentals first and foremost. Having said that, here is how I generally position my talent: On Defense: Best all-around athletes at CB and OLB (with the larger ones at OLB and the smaller, shiftier ones at CB). Disciplined players at DE (some size helps, but not really required). Studly, strong type at MLB - doesn't require the same speed as the OLBs, but speed always helps. MPPs at the interior line positions, although if you can work in at least one stud in one of those positions, it really helps. S should be a disciplined kid with decent speed. I question why you're running a 2-deep scheme - if your weight limit is only 75 lbs, I assume you have 7-8 yr-olds, so passing shouldn't be a major concern. Better to load up the box with 8 or even 9 - you really don't need any safety at that level, but I can't imagine why you would have more than one. On Offense: This is really going to vary depending on your scheme, but in general at your level, I put my best overall athletes at RB. I want a smart kid that can run the huddle and recognize if the team is lined up properly at QB (of course, some abillity to throw the ball is nice). If you have a QB that can throw, having decent hands at the receiver positions is a good idea, if not you can load up with MPPs at the WR positions. TE and T are where I put my best blockers (I really, really want to establish the off-tackle play, so this might be different if you run a different scheme). I want a smart, disciplined kid at C. You can hide weaker kids at G, but if you have some athletic linemen that can pull and you put them at G, it really expands what you can run. We actually have two very athletic guards this year and we pull them regularly, getting us an extra body at the point of attack - it helps a lot. |
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Post by estore2 on Oct 28, 2008 18:55:54 GMT -6
This is all hind sight my season is over my record 3-4 i"m wondering if i built my team the right way. This is what i had to work with 75lb developmental i had five players that were pretty good football players and i put them all at a skill position QB,FB,HB,WB,TE which left me young an unathletic on the offensive line on defense i kind of like did the same my two best players were at safety and the other three played DE and DT my question would be how do you as a coach start the building of your team to be sucessfull? First off, let me say that I agree with the others that suggested you focus on fundamentals first and foremost. Having said that, here is how I generally position my talent: On Defense: Best all-around athletes at CB and OLB (with the larger ones at OLB and the smaller, shiftier ones at CB). Disciplined players at DE (some size helps, but not really required). Studly, strong type at MLB - doesn't require the same speed as the OLBs, but speed always helps. MPPs at the interior line positions, although if you can work in at least one stud in one of those positions, it really helps. S should be a disciplined kid with decent speed. I question why you're running a 2-deep scheme - if your weight limit is only 75 lbs, I assume you have 7-8 yr-olds, so passing shouldn't be a major concern. Better to load up the box with 8 or even 9 - you really don't need any safety at that level, but I can't imagine why you would have more than one. On Offense: This is really going to vary depending on your scheme, but in general at your level, I put my best overall athletes at RB. I want a smart kid that can run the huddle and recognize if the team is lined up properly at QB (of course, some abillity to throw the ball is nice). If you have a QB that can throw, having decent hands at the receiver positions is a good idea, if not you can load up with MPPs at the WR positions. TE and T are where I put my best blockers (I really, really want to establish the off-tackle play, so this might be different if you run a different scheme). I want a smart, disciplined kid at C. You can hide weaker kids at G, but if you have some athletic linemen that can pull and you put them at G, it really expands what you can run. We actually have two very athletic guards this year and we pull them regularly, getting us an extra body at the point of attack - it helps a lot. thats great talk i got the point of teaching fundementals thats all we have been doing all season so we pretty much got that down on defense we are running jack gregory's 63 defense the two safeties are playing cover two it works out pretty good when you have kids that follows the rules of the defense and on offense we run wing-t belly and down series alot but its just as i was thinking i just have my best players at the wrong positions |
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Post by los on Oct 28, 2008 19:12:11 GMT -6
Estore....we all know what its like, to have a "small number" of naturally gifted athletes on a team.......what the guys are saying more or less......"make more good players", by stressing the fundamentals.....it may not help you this season......or the next.....but eventually it will......look at it from another perspective......rather than thinking = "I have 5 good players, where do I play them most effectively".....You might look at it like...."how can I make the other 6 (not so good ones) better?" lol....There's not many ways you can "hide" 6 weak players, if the other team is pretty solid...... and come out on the good end.  |
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