Post by cudaman on Oct 13, 2012 22:57:44 GMT -6
Hello everyone. I'm coaching a 7th grade football team this year. I have background as a DC at the HS level for several seasons. The teams for the 7th grade level were divided into A league and B League. I coach a B League team. Defensively we run a 4-3 gap control scheme with a over look to strength. DT's in A-gap, DE's in C-gap, MLB and WILL in B-gap. SLB outside TE that has contain. 2 high safeties, SS covers TE man. CB's man coverage. force inside on run. FS reads QB and flows to ball.
Head coach is experienced and had success last year coaching the 6th grade team. He coached HS ball for years as well. good Offensive play caller. Kids seem to listen to him but he's having trouble moving the ball down the field as well. 2 more regular dad AC's. 1 tries to help wherever he can. 2nd wants to run the D his way the same way he coaches his 5th grade team. Stacking the line with no safety help over the top. I'm teaching a simplified version of the kids HS Defense theyll be playing. To his credit he never undercuts my authority in front of the kids.
In all the years of coaching football I have never had a season like this and I dont know what I'm doing wrong.
We played strong in our first game but lost by 1 point in overtime. Since then we have consistantly had our heads handed to us week in and week out by large scores. 32-6, 28-6, 45-0. We've managed to keep the kids heads up even though we're 0-5 and they've started playing hard the last 2 weeks and fighting but they're forgeting assignments.
We go over fundamentals every day in practice. Hit, Wrap and tackle, Lines fire out low, use your hands, drive your feet. Then game time comes and the line is standing up getting blown backwards. The DE's are timid and not controlling their C-gaps no matter who i put in. DT's are standing up and getting blown 5 yards backwards into LB's who then cant flow to the ball. SLB's suck inside and lose contain. We Lose outside contain constantly and i've tried to pound it into their heads every day for the last 2 1/2 months.
We're trying to play every kid on the team a ton so they can get experience. I can put in my studs and we'll be better but they still have brain farts and dont do the one job theyre supposed to do or they dont give full effort every play.
I'm just at a complete loss right now. Any words of advice would be appreciated.
Head coach is experienced and had success last year coaching the 6th grade team. He coached HS ball for years as well. good Offensive play caller. Kids seem to listen to him but he's having trouble moving the ball down the field as well. 2 more regular dad AC's. 1 tries to help wherever he can. 2nd wants to run the D his way the same way he coaches his 5th grade team. Stacking the line with no safety help over the top. I'm teaching a simplified version of the kids HS Defense theyll be playing. To his credit he never undercuts my authority in front of the kids.
In all the years of coaching football I have never had a season like this and I dont know what I'm doing wrong.
We played strong in our first game but lost by 1 point in overtime. Since then we have consistantly had our heads handed to us week in and week out by large scores. 32-6, 28-6, 45-0. We've managed to keep the kids heads up even though we're 0-5 and they've started playing hard the last 2 weeks and fighting but they're forgeting assignments.
We go over fundamentals every day in practice. Hit, Wrap and tackle, Lines fire out low, use your hands, drive your feet. Then game time comes and the line is standing up getting blown backwards. The DE's are timid and not controlling their C-gaps no matter who i put in. DT's are standing up and getting blown 5 yards backwards into LB's who then cant flow to the ball. SLB's suck inside and lose contain. We Lose outside contain constantly and i've tried to pound it into their heads every day for the last 2 1/2 months.
We're trying to play every kid on the team a ton so they can get experience. I can put in my studs and we'll be better but they still have brain farts and dont do the one job theyre supposed to do or they dont give full effort every play.
I'm just at a complete loss right now. Any words of advice would be appreciated.