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Post by Coach Bennett on Jul 25, 2012 18:28:39 GMT -6
We're running a youth clinic for grades 1-6. Having worked exclusively w/high school students, I'd appreciate any advice or must's. The clinic is one night for two hours.
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Post by rsmith627 on Jul 25, 2012 19:32:58 GMT -6
We did ours a week ago. We didn't separate them by position, but did drills with them for every different position group. There's no way of telling where those kids will be physically in a few years, so separating them didn't make much sense.
We did basic things: stances, receiver routes, coverages, etc.
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Post by dblwngr on Jul 26, 2012 0:52:10 GMT -6
Ours will be this Thurs/Fri, we will not separate by position either. Our plan is to have even groups of kids rotating through each position station to get a little taste of it all.
I would also recommend an obstacle course that is football related. Last year we had a course that stretched out the entire length of the field. We timed the kids and they loved it!
We also end ours with a BBQ
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Post by Coach Bennett on Jul 26, 2012 8:00:03 GMT -6
Thanks coaches.
How long was each station?
Any football related competitions?
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Post by rsmith627 on Jul 26, 2012 14:36:27 GMT -6
Obstacle course is a good idea. We did a tackling drill using bags that was an obstacle course. Split the players into two groups, and turned it into a race. It was a big hit.
Our camp was 3 days coach, so we didn't have the time restraints that you have. I would find how many drills you want to run, and just split the time up evenly, keeping in mind that the young kids have a really short attention span. Make sure you leave time for stretches.
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Post by carookie on Jul 27, 2012 0:00:27 GMT -6
Separate them both by position and age groups (you don't want a 50 lb 6 year old matching up with some pubescent 12 year old). Let them choose their position groups and switch daily if they want.
Chunk your drills heavily, do nothing for more than 5 minutes. Keep it active, keep it light, make sure your coaches keep their mouths clean. Have some of your varsity players come out and help with the drills, its a thrill for the kids.
Remember your goals should hopefully be to get these kids excited for football, and sell your program for the future.
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Post by kcbazooka on Jul 27, 2012 3:41:03 GMT -6
In our four day- one and a half hour camps --- we did four 15 minutes stations and made sure coaches did three of four things during that time to keep them fresh. after each station they got a full five minute water break.
stations included blocking, tackling, passing, receiving, d-back drills, d-line drills, one-on-one pass routes, punting, kick ball. new this year was a station in the weightroom basically so that the kids could see it. Ended each day with an obstacle course/relay races which the kids enjoyed.
Our last station we taught how to catch punts but it was really a fun water balloon toss competition.
Ended the camp with a watermelon feed.
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