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Post by utchuckd on Aug 7, 2009 18:47:47 GMT -6
Anybody got any good alternatives for wristbands? We would like to no-huddle but the cheapest wrist coaches we can find are $6+. Just don't have the coin to pop for them right now. Any other suggestions? Can 10-12 year olds learn a verbal code system?
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Post by morris on Aug 7, 2009 18:59:51 GMT -6
Hand signals. If you use a number system it is super easy. Taught our kids a hand signal for each number 0-9 and a couple for passes. Fast and simple
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Post by davecisar on Aug 7, 2009 19:02:28 GMT -6
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Post by utchuckd on Aug 7, 2009 19:12:08 GMT -6
I've checked them out Dave. They are a team dealer and you have to place a $500 order to get that price.
I was thinking if we could come up with a verbal code we could put a wristband on the QB and let him call the play, that way we wouldn't need a full team's worth of wristbands.
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Post by kkennedy on Aug 7, 2009 21:12:30 GMT -6
I have used a hand signal system with 8 and 9 year olds before but I much prefer using wristbands and a whiteboard.
Hand signals can be done though. What we did when we used it was always signed everything we verbalized.
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Post by oregoncoach on Aug 7, 2009 21:35:32 GMT -6
I ordered the allsports wrist bands and didnt have to spend $500. I think the min was $100 for an indvidual.
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Post by utchuckd on Aug 7, 2009 21:38:16 GMT -6
Really? I got an email from the rep yesterday that telling me about the team dealer stuff. He directed me to the individual website but the price for the bands was like $8 there.
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Post by oregoncoach on Aug 10, 2009 13:49:02 GMT -6
Swear, just got them in the mail. They were ugly. Have a huge N on them. But they will work. Just go thru the order process then at the end they will ask you if its individual or team. Act like you are a team and just give the rep your info. She told me $100 min order.
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Post by eickst on Aug 10, 2009 14:04:28 GMT -6
I may try the taped laminated cards as a backup because the writs coaches are HUGE and I'm sure I'll lose a couple on the field when they fall off.
hell, I'm tempted to have one of my kids 'lose' one by the other teams sideline so I can switch cards at halftime and score a couple easy tds.
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Post by gameface on Aug 10, 2009 14:32:55 GMT -6
I'm in with coach Morris, we use hand signals to speed up play calling. But we are a younger team with not that many plays as mabey an older team.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2009 10:55:07 GMT -6
Make em....we did one year, use contact paper, or laminated 3x5 cards, looked like crap, but worked. We just taped them on before the games.
Changed them at halftime
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