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Post by samadams on Aug 31, 2011 20:43:30 GMT -6
At a small school and don't have alot of depth. Most of our starters are 2-way players. Through two games we are already beat up a little and lost one for possibly the year. Any practice suggestions to keep from risking injury without loosing intensity and toughness?
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Post by fballcoachg on Sept 1, 2011 6:36:31 GMT -6
Thud, have controlled goalline, quick whistle...injuries are going to happen, sometimes you are lucky sometimes it seems to be rolling down hill, but these are what we do to try and limit some of those possibilities. Also, as the season progresses you may be able limit how much live team you run and do more mental reps, ie. on bags.
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Post by coachcastleman on Sept 1, 2011 6:58:42 GMT -6
It is a constent struggle. We are a team of 27 kids. 9-12. At lifting this morning, we had three on cruches. It really makes it difficult to have a full team session in practice. We limit hitting as much as possible, but you still need the kids to be aggressive on Friday nights. It is a catch 22. However, our kids were hurt in games, not practice, so there is only so much you can control.
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Post by dubber on Sept 1, 2011 7:23:13 GMT -6
Hold out returning starters more.
I have an all conference DE (also starts at Center). Crashes the power gap like a beast. I mean he ALWAYS spills power.
He has proven his physicality, so in TEAM D (where most of the collisions of practice occur, right?), I give him less and less reps.
This also provides your NEW starters and back-ups a greater amount of reps........
So, you're guys who have proven they can get the job done on Fridays can get by with more mental reps (this formation = these plays = this responsibility).......save the wear and tear on them, and focus on developing the newbs.
I look at injuries as an opportunity to build depth......but I'm a silver lining kind of guy.
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Post by coachcb on Sept 1, 2011 7:27:30 GMT -6
Also, focus on your warm-up and cool down routines. We do a dynamic warm-up/stretch and then finish with static stretching. This has really reduced the number of injuries we deal with. A lot fewer strains and over-use 'ouchies'.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2011 8:10:52 GMT -6
Reduce your practices to 1 day a week of heavy hitting. We did this a few years ago, and it worked wonders. Normally we hit Tues. and Wed. but we started hitting Tues. only. This gave Sun. and Mon. to recover from game, and then Tues. to liven up, w/Wed. and Thurs. to heal again.
An important thing to focus on is what type of injuries they are too. At one of my first coaching gigs, we were having a TON of shoulder injuries, we changed our shoulder workout in the off-season, and cut the number of shoulder injuries by 2/3 the next season!
Duece
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Post by aggie98 on Sept 7, 2011 13:53:27 GMT -6
Do alot of 1/2 line and things like that where there are not 11 on 11 which means 22 bodies flying around on the field. The fewer the amount of people in a drill the less likely someone is to get hurt.
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Post by dbeck84 on Sept 7, 2011 14:11:06 GMT -6
I agree with aggie98. 1/2 line is great. Not only are there less bodies on the field, but there seems to be less injuries when you can match varsity-level players with other varsity-level players. When its a "starting o vs. inferior d" type of situation bad things always seem to happen.
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Post by dazzleox on Sept 7, 2011 14:56:42 GMT -6
We've done 3 man line, we've done half the field, we've had coaches holding bags. None of it is perfect but all have bought us some reps.
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Post by coachks on Sept 8, 2011 9:15:17 GMT -6
What are the injuries? Lots of different types of injuries.
You get your catastrophic variety... torn ligaments, broken bones. The stuff that can't be avoided. A lot of this stuff (knees especially) can be caused during a walk-thru just as easily as going full-bore. No reason to get concerned, because there is nothing you can do.
Then you have the wear and tear injuries. If you are getting a lot of pulls, sprains and strains (and, assuming you stretch properly) these are probably the result of workload/intensity of workload...often from over-conditioning. The more you work a muscle under fatigue, the more likely it is to strain (Especially hamstrings and groins).
Then you have the contact-injuries. Shoulders are obviously the biggy, a rash of shoulder injuries means a little too much live hitting. Hips get this as well. Same with real deep bruising.
So it's really a matter of "what injury is it?" If it's a leg-injury (Hammies, ankles, ect...) it's probably a matter of too much running at high intensity. If it's shoulders and hips, it's too much high-intensity contact.
If it's a hodge-podge of everything, it's bad luck and/or a toughness issue.
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Post by Coach JR on Sept 8, 2011 10:08:14 GMT -6
We have a couple of kids that always have something wrong. My best OL/DL is such a titty baby. His mom holds him out for the least little boo boo. He's a 6'2" 285 beast that can move. But always hurt. Got another one that is a 2nd team OL out with a concussion this week, so that's real. A couple of the "skill kids" are always limping around with something. The other day when the tropical storm cam through we practiced in a cold rain, and one kid was pouting about how cold he was, and eventually "took himself out of practice" and just stood under a tree hunched over. Fact is, we have few "real injuries" 2 games in. Lots of nicks that some kids will play through, some won't. On the other end of the spectrum, I have a G/LB, a OT/LB, and a RB/LB that play nearly every snap of a ball game, and will give me lip if I even try to sit them for a play or 2.
We do very little full speed, to the ground stuff in practice. We do some Oklahoma occasionally, and did this week a couple of full speed tackling drills, but that's not the norm. The problem with having 25 or so kids, where only maybe 15-18 can really help you, is that they know you need them, and some will "pace themselves" at practice, or even in games. The thing I hate most is having no continuity on the OL. When I have to move players around, like this week due to my wimpy stud, we really suffer.
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Post by blb on Sept 8, 2011 10:20:13 GMT -6
We have 22 Varsity kids. But we did the following when I was coaching school where we had 40-50:
We only wear Helmets-Shoulder Pads on Monday and Thursday. Thursday practice is half hour less than other days.
We do not tackle to the ground once season starts.
We do not hit each other below the waist.
Only weekend stuff they do is Sunday film.
We lift after practice Mondays-Wednesdays to try to maintain strength built up in off season.
We monitor amount of running-conditioning we do.
I am very concerned that our kids are fresh (especially legs) and eager to hit on Friday night.
We are up front with kids, tell them at first team meeting Football is an uncomfortable game - they will be sore and tired for the next three months.
We start 8 kids both ways. And I think we are a good hitting team because we have taught them how and stress playing "Fast and Furious."
But - we wouldn't allow moms to hold kids (or kids do it themselves) out of practice. Only our trainer or a physician can do that.
Otherwise those kids don't play.
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Post by hwkfn1 on Sept 13, 2011 7:26:09 GMT -6
We have low numbers this year for whatever reasons. We have several kid sout with broken thumbs, including our backup QB. Last Friday morning, in a 20 minute span, I got an e-mail from the mom of our starting QB saying he was up all night with the stomach flu and that they were pushing the fluids to get him to come to school so he can play (he didn't make it). Then, the mom of our starting center cam eto my room and told me that he was home with a 103 degree fever (needless to say he didn't play) and then I got another e-mail from a mom that one of our starting DL, who had been sick, was still sick, he had lost 10 pounds in a week due to the stomach flu. We had no QB, a back-up center, several more starters were finishing their 3 game suspensions, and down one DL. We still won 21-6.
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Post by coachmacplains on Sept 13, 2011 11:25:21 GMT -6
Reduce your practices to 1 day a week of heavy hitting. We did this a few years ago, and it worked wonders. Normally we hit Tues. and Wed. but we started hitting Tues. only. This gave Sun. and Mon. to recover from game, and then Tues. to liven up, w/Wed. and Thurs. to heal again. An important thing to focus on is what type of injuries they are too. At one of my first coaching gigs, we were having a TON of shoulder injuries, we changed our shoulder workout in the off-season, and cut the number of shoulder injuries by 2/3 the next season! Duece We have moved this direction. I learned the hard way. |
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