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Post by joker31 on Jul 17, 2013 11:24:53 GMT -6
Just wondering how you guys try and peak at the right time during the course of a football season. Last season, we peaked early as a team and didn't get much better after Week 6. We have a pretty talented group with good Football IQ returning and I want to get this right...
I have thought about some different ways to do it. Such as adding new formations/plays at different checkpoints in the season (eg: Big games, start of regular season/playoffs, etc) I'm sure there are plenty of different ways to go about it, but wondering what you guys do? |
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Post by Coach Vint on Jul 17, 2013 12:52:32 GMT -6
Ask yourself what caused you to peak to early. Most of it has nothing to do with schematics. Examine your practice schedule/weight program.
The first year we peaked too early it had to do with the fact that we weren't lifting to get stronger during the season. We lifted once a week very light. We also weren't running them the day after the game. We started lifting twice a week. We lifted Mondays and Wednesdays, and we made sure we recorded everything. The day after the game we did film and ran to get the blood circulating. It was a great time to work some non-contact leverage drills. We did film for 25 minutes (10 specials, 15 as position group), and had them 30 minutes outside.
We also started to shorten our practices as the season went along. We found our kids and coaches were mentally more alert when we kept them fresh. We simplified some things which allowed us to cut practice down. By week three we were going 20 periods Monday, 16 periods Tuesday, and 15 periods Wednesday. Thursday was 8 periods. I have talked to some guys that never go more than 18 periods. We were also never in full pads more than one day a week once the season started.
It is also important to break up the monotony. Find some things to do that will let your kids get their legs back and get back mentally. One Wednesday midseason we showed a movie instead of practicing. Our kids were mentally dead Monday and Tuesday. I don't know if it worked, but we had a great Thursday practice and played extremely well on Friday night.
Schematically, add a trick play each week and make sure you run it early in the game. Hayden Fry was a master at this at the University of Iowa.
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Post by joker31 on Jul 17, 2013 22:16:20 GMT -6
Good point about the practices, we never really dialed it down as the season progressed. What exactly did you cut out during your practices to shorten it down? Fundamentals/Skelly-Inside Run/Team??
Another idea I have is to change the practice schedule every couple of weeks to keep them on their toes.
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Post by dubber on Jul 18, 2013 12:47:33 GMT -6
This is a tough one.....
You can trace a hurricane back to the butterfly whose wing beat caused it, but you can't observe a butterfly flapping it wings and predict that is will cause a hurricane.
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