Turn360
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Post by Turn360 on Aug 6, 2009 11:36:30 GMT -6
What is the best method you have come up with to teach 7 & 8 year olds holes and numbering system? Ex: Like for this play 44 Dive
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Post by chadbartlett on Aug 6, 2009 12:45:24 GMT -6
QB as 1 back...then I go from left to right as lined up 2, 3, and 4 backs.
<-----7----5----3----1---0--2---4----6------8------>
TE T G C G T TE
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Turn360
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Post by Turn360 on Aug 6, 2009 13:13:07 GMT -6
What is the best method to teach the kids (7/8's) this
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Post by eickst on Aug 6, 2009 14:28:38 GMT -6
I would rather use a wing-t style numbering system. What I did, running Dave C's SW, is replace all the linemen position names with numbers.
So, instead of-
LE-LG-C-RG-RT-PT-RE
it's -
1-2-3-4-5-6-7
Didn't have to teach any lineman position names. I gave the backs a color, so instead of TB, FB, and BB it's Green, Yellow, Red.
So you would call "green power 6" and that would tell everyone that we are snapping to the green back (TB) and the blocking is power, to the 6 man/hole. I am not even using hole numbers this year, so I am just calling "Green Power". I don't even need the color but at this point its easier for the center to only have to remember green/yellow/red and not power/trap/counter/pass/wedge/sweep etc.
Working pretty well so far, and has been the fastest install of a numbering system I have ever done. Took about 5 minutes.
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Post by davecisar on Aug 6, 2009 15:05:54 GMT -6
Makes LOTS of sense
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Post by eickst on Aug 6, 2009 17:43:31 GMT -6
Thanks, dave, that means a lot coming from you! ;D |
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Post by raiderpirates on Aug 8, 2009 13:53:42 GMT -6
Odd left, even right, QB numbers in teens, 30, 40, 50 setbacks, 20 series is the flanker.
I'd like to change the first number designations for backfield action descriptives in playbooks to HS level or above, but it's a pretty direct system for what we do.
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Post by tiger46 on Aug 10, 2009 12:32:08 GMT -6
Coach, what offense are you going to be running? That may help with deciding on how you want to teach hole numbering.
I coached 9>10's, using DC's UBSW, also. Like Coach Eikst, I didn't number holes, either. I numbered the linemen. 3-1-C-2-4-6-8. I kept Dave's play terminology. The backs were numbered 1>4.
The 'C' knew any play that began with a 1 or a 4 were snapped to the TB. 2 = FB, 3 = BB, 4 = TB hand-off to WB. Backs knew to run to whatever O-lineman that was designated. So, 16 Power was snap to the '1' back; who would then run to the '6' lineman.
Once the kids understood the rules, I could bend them if needed. i.e... we had 'Jet 29' and ' Jet 37 Pass' that both snapped to the TB. Of course, the TB was the only one that it could be snapped to in our Jet formation, so it didn't take a lot of brainpower for the 'C' to figure out who to snap it to.
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Post by ramsfootball on Aug 12, 2009 15:03:59 GMT -6
What is the best method to teach the kids (7/8's) this I use a LOS "tape" I roll it out on the ground and the kids get a instant visual on where to go (holes) and where the OL positions are. I hand made mine, to scale for 7-9yr olds. We learn all our plays on this and then take it away once they all are comfortable. My 6 has learned the playbook in less than 3hrs of working with us as a fill in. You can buy these at Football America for 100 bucks (adult size assume), I made mine for about $40.00 out of a 4-5" flat tow line, 3 cans of paint, vinyl numbers and letters from office store. |
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Post by eickst on Aug 12, 2009 15:47:39 GMT -6
Rams you can use old firehose for that too. Just ask the local firehouse if they have some scrap, that way it's cheaper (aka FREE!).
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Post by tiger46 on Aug 12, 2009 20:41:04 GMT -6
Yes, firehose works well. Our local fire station was more than happy to donate whatever I wanted. Another method that I came up with but, didn't implement was to use cheap football discs. I found some cheap ones at Academy. shop.soccertutor.com/PhotoDetails.asp?ShowDESC=N&ProductCode=6A1011I painted one side of each disc so that they would be shaded and put mailbox sticker numbers on them. I was going to use them so that the players would understand hole numbering and shading. But, since I decided to do away with hole numbering all together, I just used them as markers on drills. One thing I'd recommend if you can get firehose is to ask for 10yrds of it, if possible. On one side, mark the positions. On the other side mark of yards. Youth players don't really understand fighting for yardage. It helps when they get a visual of just what 10yrds consists of. Again, cheap markers set at intervals was a nice substitute. During drills, I'd put markers at 3, 5 and, 10yrds on each side. It helped my 'O' & 'D' understand what fighting for every yard meant. |
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Post by ramsfootball on Aug 14, 2009 12:33:37 GMT -6
I tried firehose first, went to the local station and got a kinds of puzzled looks? hose? old? hmm? Then was told to call some guy that worked strange hrs and see if he knows where they keep or have old hose. I guess my local station is well off when it comes to equipment so old things like hose is pitched. So I went to hardware store found tow line 4"-5". thick, heavy and can be rolled. I'm thinking of doing another for the defensive gaps.
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