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Post by mental311 on Aug 24, 2010 19:01:23 GMT -6
We are a new staff on a program that has been a constant loser... and we see why. There is absolutely no intensity! Practice is more like a library session and when talking to the kids they say this is how they have always practiced.
We have our methods but I was wondering if you had anything you use to ratchet up the intensity other than the typical oklahoma drills. It's going to be something that we are going to have to address every week. Thanks. We are going to turn this thing around!!
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Post by szimm29 on Aug 24, 2010 20:03:11 GMT -6
add some kind of competition drill to practice a couple times a week.... tug of war, egg joust... w/e
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Post by dubber on Aug 24, 2010 20:08:47 GMT -6
What does intensity mean to you...........getting hype or giving 100% effort?
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Post by mental311 on Aug 24, 2010 20:30:38 GMT -6
In my opinion, having intensity being emotionally ready for what is about to occur and approaching the situation with a serious mindset. Football is a controlled fight, IMO, so there has to be a level on anger and excitement, ESP in the pitts, to do your job and finish your job. Looking for that optimal level. Not a total loss of emotional control.
My question is how do you "practice" that to achieve the perfect level...
Not HYPE. Not even sure what that is.
100% effort is a level of perceived exertion. Most don't even really know what that is nor have they reached it.
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Post by highball007 on Aug 25, 2010 0:00:56 GMT -6
The program has been a losing program right??? I would tell them "If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always gotten"
It took our staff 3 years to break the kids of this! We now have kids that know what we mean when we say that the Intensity needs to be picked up!
Maybe I am wrong but I have found that you will never get 100% intensity running gassers and other conditioning drills. I have found that the best way to get intensity is to keep the kids on their toes with Sudden Change and new competition drills.
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Post by coachbuck on Aug 25, 2010 1:42:05 GMT -6
I was just thinking about this exact question. Im coaching at a H.S. that has been losing as of late. There freshman team has been fairly successful. Im frustrated with the lack of intensity. My conclusion was "its me". The other coach that posted has it right. How long does scout team need to be set up, how many reps are you getting. Are your drills well thought out. My practice is well thought out but we are lacking in being prepared scout team wise and are wasting alot of time. So Ive come to the conclusion that we as a staff are failing. That will be changed tommorrow.
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Post by flexoption91 on Aug 25, 2010 5:02:58 GMT -6
add some kind of competition drill to practice a couple times a week.... tug of war, egg joust... w/e I am very curious about what an egg joust is? |
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Post by coachwoodall on Aug 25, 2010 6:25:40 GMT -6
Make your competition drills be something that will carry over into a game. Go 1s vs. 1s. Hit it quick, sub in and go 2s vs. 2s. Hit it quick and move to the next period.
A great thing we do at the very beginning of practice to set the tone. Right after our dynamic warm up and SAQ, we go straight to a team segment. Since we are a passing offense, we have a Team Pass period. Hurry up pace, get as many plays run as possible, the defense knows it's pass and can tee off, correct only on the fly or sub the kid out, and then go to indy. Now, during indy you can immediately correct mistakes, take a chance to slow down a bit, and move on.
Another thing that will help is to keep the periods short, no more than 10 minutes before you have to change in some way. The change may be to hitting a specialty period, and then coming back to indy. It could be could be going from a team screen period to a team run period. Most coaches are going to want as much indy time as they can get, but even if you alot 30 minutes a day to indy, does all have to be set as 1 continuous period?
For example, if your OL needs to work on zones, traps, and pass pro; then break the teaching/work into 3 distinct periods. And don't just have a water break to catch your breath, and then go back to indy. Mix a PAT, punt pro, etc...
A great thing I have done in the past with a new staff and a new offense, (had gone from a multiple I option team to the wing T)was to go to indy to teach/rep ONE play, then come together and rep/correct that ONE play. Then we went back to indy to teach/rep play #2, then come together in team and rep/correct the second play. Really great way to break the monotony of only working a couple of plays for that one practice. You could even break it into 3 segments (if for example you were installing a passing concept) Indy, group (QB + WRs), team.
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Post by unc31 on Aug 25, 2010 7:48:30 GMT -6
dcohio, great post and I concur 100%. Play fast every rep. Coaches set the tempo, no down time.
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Post by atalbert on Aug 25, 2010 7:57:57 GMT -6
I have to agree with the above posts. Our staff knows that anytime the focus and energy level drops, its because we let it. The coaching staff picks up the pace and the players do to. We've even gone so far as to make them do 5 quick up-downs in the middle of a session if the next group isn't ready, etc. Then we explain that next time we have to wait for someone to jump in, it will be 10, then 20 and so on. It usually looks like a Chinese fire drill for the next 3 reps with kids climbing over each other to get in the drills quickly.
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Post by jpdaley25 on Aug 26, 2010 19:53:21 GMT -6
During Indy and other drills we use updowns and hills as reminders to go hard.
That's how we describe intensity to our kids - going as hard as you possibly can.
During scrimmage, we often liven it up by offering a competition or a challenge. The offense has three downs to get ten yards and the D has to stop them - 10 updowns to the losing side. Or, we will tell the D, we won't take a break until we have five slobberknockers. Or, we tell the O we won't take a break until we have five perfect plays in a row. Or, if we are working on routes on air, we won't take a break until all receivers make their catch on the pass five times in a row.
Intensity is not something that can be left up to the kids - the coaches have to constantly generate it and preach it.
I really liked some of the suggestions above and I will definitely be adding those things in.
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Post by noplaysoff on Aug 26, 2010 21:02:19 GMT -6
Our team has been fairly flat this year so far and we had a talk with our captains about it. Well today, after yelling at the guys for not playing til the whistle the play before, our senior captain CB (all 5'6" 130lbs) punches our LG on the side of the helmet (full swing) and yells "CHASE DOWN BALL" after an interception. The LG didn't know what to say.
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Post by lilbuck1103 on Aug 27, 2010 6:36:17 GMT -6
I always try to look at ourselves first when evaluating "intensity, attitude or effot."
We try to develop a practice philosophy that is built on tempo, short periods and lots of movement. The teenage brain can only provide "great focus" for I believe 6-8 minutes of performing the same activity. So after that initial time, you begin to lose them. We work off a 5 minute period practice schedule where try to always get the best rep from the kids for those 5 minutes. We took over a losing program and the assistants and I have done a nice job of breaking those "lack of intensity or effort" moments so far. I believe you quicken up practice, keep it flowing with enthusiasm and the kids will follow. It will take time, but they will follow.
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Post by dacoordinator on Aug 27, 2010 7:51:22 GMT -6
Coach you have to do something that grabs there attention, something that gets them going. as a coach you have to know that 25% percent of your players come to practice excited and ready to practice. the other 75% percent you have to get excited. I mean sometimes as coaches you dont come to practice exactly wanting to be out there and something gets you motivated a play, players executing plays correctly. We as coaches have to be the example setters. Our players are a direct reflection of us. If we go through the motions, so will our players. And being that you are at a new program that's use to doing things their way it may take some years to weed out the wanna be's. B,ut the next time practice doesnt have any intensity look at your coaches and see what their doing. That may be your answer there. Not saying that your coaching staff isnt giving the intensity, just something to think about
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Post by mariner42 on Aug 27, 2010 8:23:47 GMT -6
Hold them accountable to their effort and intensity, each and every time. That's really, really hard to do, but it's like house training a dog, eventually they get it and it's not a problem any more. Our LBs have 'got it' now, after 3 weeks, and we have both of them flying around and thumping skulls. It's been fun to watch the light-bulb go on.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2010 9:11:51 GMT -6
If a coach has to motivate you...it's false to me. I ain't the one playing, the kids are, they have to "get" that, or else. I never had to have a coach motivate me, or "intensify" me. I agree practices should be intense, but if you are relying on your staff to motivate players...something's amiss...  Duece |
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Post by mental311 on Sept 10, 2010 9:47:38 GMT -6
Duece - Does this work for your team? I understnad what you are saying and I love it. But how do you achieve this?? I have never seen and entire team reach the required intensity level on thier own... Something has to be done from the coaches standpoint to at least facilitate this atmosphere... Please explain....
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Post by phantom on Sept 10, 2010 10:02:33 GMT -6
Do you film practice?
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