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Post by jcoleman7 on Jul 26, 2013 20:27:16 GMT -6
Hey all. Well, here's the deal...
I just separated from my enlistment in active duty air force and moved back home here in Kentucky on Tuesday. Since then, I have been back at my old high school helping with the defense(mainly DL) all this week. Earlier this morning before practice, head coach told me about a spot at the local park to be a head coach for the team there. Said he'd love for me to take it, they've been wanting some former players with football knowledge to get up there and actually teach the kids some of the basics and techniques and the basic systems that they will be using in high school here. So, I jumped at the chance. Not sure of the age group yet, but I have zero coaching experience for football. Just coaches pitch baseball for a season before I enlisted right after high school.
My question is, where exactly do I begin at practices, teaching the kids, etc. I'm excited to be doing it, just don't know where or how to start. I know the basic stuff, proper tackling, gaps, alignment, shades, etc.
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Post by coachschro on Jul 26, 2013 21:04:08 GMT -6
-Practice with tempo, coach on the run no standing around talking
-get good assistants, football knowledge is less important then loyalty and buy in
-Coach what you know and what your head hs coach wants you to teach them
-Make it fun for them, you should have a goal of 100% retention
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Post by bobgoodman on Jul 27, 2013 10:09:19 GMT -6
Have you ever worked with children in any capacity? Have you any experience as an instructor of any sort for adults or children? If yes to either question, you may be farther along than you realize. A lot of it is just getting & keeping their att'n.
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Post by fantom on Jul 27, 2013 14:11:53 GMT -6
Hey all. Well, here's the deal... I just separated from my enlistment in active duty air force and moved back home here in Kentucky on Tuesday. Since then, I have been back at my old high school helping with the defense(mainly DL) all this week. Earlier this morning before practice, head coach told me about a spot at the local park to be a head coach for the team there. Said he'd love for me to take it, they've been wanting some former players with football knowledge to get up there and actually teach the kids some of the basics and techniques and the basic systems that they will be using in high school here. So, I jumped at the chance. Not sure of the age group yet, but I have zero coaching experience for football. Just coaches pitch baseball for a season before I enlisted right after high school. My question is, where exactly do I begin at practices, teaching the kids, etc. I'm excited to be doing it, just don't know where or how to start. I know the basic stuff, proper tackling, gaps, alignment, shades, etc. You start at the very beginning. I'm a HS coach and the first day of practice, the first thing that happens is that everybody in my position group-whether he's a new 8th grader or a three year starter-learns and works on stance. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2013 15:10:34 GMT -6
Hey all. Well, here's the deal... I just separated from my enlistment in active duty air force and moved back home here in Kentucky on Tuesday. Since then, I have been back at my old high school helping with the defense(mainly DL) all this week. Earlier this morning before practice, head coach told me about a spot at the local park to be a head coach for the team there. Said he'd love for me to take it, they've been wanting some former players with football knowledge to get up there and actually teach the kids some of the basics and techniques and the basic systems that they will be using in high school here. So, I jumped at the chance. Not sure of the age group yet, but I have zero coaching experience for football. Just coaches pitch baseball for a season before I enlisted right after high school. My question is, where exactly do I begin at practices, teaching the kids, etc. I'm excited to be doing it, just don't know where or how to start. I know the basic stuff, proper tackling, gaps, alignment, shades, etc. You start at the very beginning. I'm a HS coach and the first day of practice, the first thing that happens is that everybody in my position group-whether he's a new 8th grader or a three year starter-learns and works on stance. +1 |
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Post by coach2013 on Jul 27, 2013 17:35:56 GMT -6
Blocking, tackling, ball security
discipline, effort, team work
conditioning
simple xs and os, but good schemes
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Post by jcoleman7 on Jul 30, 2013 21:10:39 GMT -6
I have coached one season of coaches pitch baseball before I joined the military in 09. A team with all of the kids that had NEVER played baseball before, the coaches put them all on the same team and took the good players. We finished 2nd in the league that year to haha
But, I will be coaching 3-4 graders. The team won one game last season. Was talking to some people and they all told me that they had a fast athletic team but the coaches was horrible; playing players out of position, not teaching them technique, etc. Basically the style of football that is line up here and go...
I am wanting to start them on the basics of the spread offense, screens, play actions, etc. We have tryouts on the 8th and draft that night. I am going for the fast players, don't care about size... I want speed.
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Post by joris85 on Jul 31, 2013 5:47:00 GMT -6
Blocking, tackling, ball security discipline, effort, team work conditioning simple xs and os, but good schemes This, in that order, although I would change 3 and 4. |
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Post by davecisar on Aug 12, 2013 15:52:28 GMT -6
Teaching kids who are 8 & 9 years old- who have never won:
Learn HOW TO TEACH and how to communicate effectively- progresssions
Learn how ti MANAGE a team and parents effectively
Learn WHAT TO TEACH- most youth coaches invest their practice time in the WRONG PLACES
Learn the correct techs and schemes that make sense and have been proven in YOUTH football at THAT age group
What is BEST way to do thay?
Asst coach for the very best youth coach in your area
or follow a proven template
or invest 100s of hours here and elsewhere to become a reasonably competent coach
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