For those Youth Coaches Wasting time on Stretching

davecisar
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For those Youth Coaches Wasting time on Stretching Nov 10, 2008 7:19:23 GMT -6

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Post by davecisar on Nov 10, 2008 7:19:23 GMT -6

www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/sports/playmagazine/112pewarm.html?_r=1&no_interstitial&oref=slogin

We went away from static stretches 11 seasons ago
Our "warm up" lasts 5 minutes or less

BUT I still see youth teams doing this kind of stuff for 20 minutes a practice

Last Edit: Nov 10, 2008 7:20:07 GMT -6 by davecisar

In Youth Football you can teach great fundamentals, have fun, play everyone, be great sports and win. These aren't mutually exclusive goals.

coachdbs
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For those Youth Coaches Wasting time on Stretching Nov 10, 2008 11:09:47 GMT -6

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Post by coachdbs on Nov 10, 2008 11:09:47 GMT -6

Dynamic stretching is the way to go. If it takes you 5 minutes or 15 minutes...not a big deal...just avoid holding stretches. Do things like high knees, butt kickers, walking lunges, bodyweight squats, etc.

eickst
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For those Youth Coaches Wasting time on Stretching Nov 10, 2008 13:27:57 GMT -6

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Post by eickst on Nov 10, 2008 13:27:57 GMT -6

We do A-skips, B-Skips, high knees, hip stretches (elbow to instep), low and high scorpion rolls, ballistic pushups, walking lunges, and that's pretty much it. We do not do the pushups on gameday. I used to do neck bridges at the bequest of old school coaches but no longer do them because most kids flake on them anyway and there is really no way to tell if they are doing them correctly.