saturday workouts

DO BREAKFAST AND FILM from 9-10:30am

I think its easier to get coaches and players out of bed if you buy some mcdonalds breakfast burritos, egg biscuits and mcmuffins. coffee for the coaches.

then after film, have one group run plays in the gym, the other lift, switch places in half an hour. Send everyone home after that unless they are JV players who need another hour before Mondays game.

As coaches, we come in @ 7am to breakdown the previous night's film. The 9th/JV coach breakdown next week's opponent. Our kids come in @9 w/ offense watching film first one week, defense first the next week. While one group watches film, the other lifts, then we switch. The OC will go into the breakdown room to get a feel while we watch D, then vice versa. The kids are done around 11. Coaches-well sometimes it's longer than others.

I have been in programs that had the kids come in on Saturday and ones that did not. Which is better? I liked not bringing the kids in on Sat. It gave them some family time and time to relax. I felt like they were more fresh and ready to learn on Monday. What do others think?

We also do not bring kids or coaches in on Saturday. It is a great break for everyone and keeps everybody fresh. No worry about unexcused absences, excuses, college visits, etc.

There is usually other athletic events at our school on Saturdays and the trainer is around for the kids that need them.

Saturday workouts become a lot tougher on morale during the losing seasons.

No Saturday workouts is not for everyone but it has worked for us.

That's the same way that we do it although sometimes we have JV games on Saturday mornings.

we come in at 10:00 and watch film with the varsity. Jv plays on saturday morning. It usually last 45 minutes. Then we take them out and go through a good warm up. Then about 25 minutes of light running which builds up to sprints towards the end. Just to get them loose. From there we go through a partner stretching period and finishe it off with ice baths we are usually done by noon.

was at a program that did this. kids didn't come in to lift or run on saturdays. we would grade the film in the morning. then, make notes for each player and place in their locker. copy of film was set out in the locker room at noon and any player that wanted to could come in to watch. did the same thing at 4 pm on sunday. kids could watch if they wanted to.

then, monday we would do a quick film session in position meetings to go over their notes sheet from friday night and begin the scouting report. we met in position meetings every day so much of the film load was spread out. position meetings were very specific rather than watching the whole game -- went much faster. of course, we were very large school with lots of meeting space and projectors, editing system network, etc. the qb's and i would watch specific, selected (edited out and cut) clips - both good and bad. we didn't watch the entire set of offensive plays. those 'non factor' plays were omitted and focus was on getting better and reinforcing things that were done well and exceptional.

position meetings are much more efficient and effective (not to mention, shorter) than whole group or team meetings. but, staffing and space (and size of school, 1-side of ball, etc.) are major limiting factors.

Agreed.

I worked at a school where we crowded 45 kids in one classroom to watch film. It was a disaster. Kids fell asleep because it was so hot and stuffy and the jagbags on the team would do everything they could to disrupt the film session...playing grabass and farting as much as possible.

The best use of film time was at the first school I was at. We used three classrooms. We would watch film for an hour and a half. The first 45 minutes were spent with offensive positions (OL in one classroom and RBs, WRs, and QBs in another classroom). Then we would break and go 45 minutes of defensive positions (DL/LB/DBs). It was very effective because you had a relatively small group of kids to deal with and you only had to watch film that pertained to those particular kids.

How many of you that do not practice on sat. will have practice on sun.? We can't practice on sundays. The coaches will meet but without the kids. Not practicing all weekend seems like an open invitation for kids to party their arses off. We all hope they aren't doing it, but we know some are.

Doesn't keep them from partying on sat. night but it does keep them from partying on fridays after the game. One night of boozing is better than two, unless you're a coach. I prefer to booze both nights!

Wolverine, true. We know that some kids do it. But it may also keep some from doing it as well. Plus, I think Sat. mornings are some of the best times to hang out as a team, especially after a win. Kids talking about great hits or great plays. Once we leave the building on Sat. the past game is history and we come to work monday ready for the upcoming friday.

This is exactly our experience. When we are running film during our light work out it's to get out all the ooh's and ahh's and commentary. They know Monday's film session is all business.

We keep the mood on Saturday mornings pretty low key and are very easy about attendance. If a kid want to go to his brothers Pee Wee game, has to do lawn work for dad, or has any to work, we excuse them for just about anything as long as they tell us Friday night. It's not required for coaches and it's usually our trainer and two to three coaches.

The fact is that when we are having a good season and have great team unity, Saturday mornings are fun! And we know it's an accountability tool to get kids in bed.

After our games many of the kids go out to eat with parents and other kids at a pre-designated spot as kind of a booster deal. Not mandatory but kids and parents like it. This wraps up around 11-11:30pm. Kids can go home - or they can go get into trouble. Since parents know they are working out in the morning, 90% go home. Their parent like that too!

saturday morning

8 am film watch in jured meet with doctor and trainer for treatment.

9 am offense on the field Defense in the weight room

1030 offense in the weight room defense on the field

noon go home.


monday

same scedule


we have two heavy lifting session per week and two skills practices where we work strictly on technique .


wed and thur we have game prep practices and special teams.

thurday specail teams and walk thru.

I wish our JV games were mondays, would make weekend meetings as a full staff much easier.

In highschool we always had saturday meetings usually at 8 with film breakdown ice baths, donuts and some milk. Varsity would also get their 3rd day of lifting in and would go home or if the JV game was home they'd come down to the field to watch.

This year i was on the JV staff and was always at the game by the time we got back usually the coordinators had broken down everything and were gone and we would have our meetings on Monday night at that point if we needed more time.