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Post by arizonavol on Oct 10, 2013 9:15:34 GMT -6
I have been coaching defense for a couple of seasons but will be taking over as HC for a team of 6-8 yr olds.
I have a couple of quick questions:
1) I am looking for some suggestions about an online play diagraming tool? Something user friendly but effective.
2) Is there a great youth offense system out there that I should look into implementing?
3) We currently run a gap-air-mirror defense and have had a lot of success but i'm open looking at some other successful youth defensive schemes. Is there any you guys might suggest?
thanks for your input
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Post by spos21ram on Oct 10, 2013 9:19:31 GMT -6
At that age, just getting them lined up properly can be a challenge. Focus on the fundamentals of football, stance, get offs, tackling, etc. Any offense/defense can be used, just simplify it greatly for 6-8 years olds
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Post by 5straight on Jan 23, 2014 17:30:45 GMT -6
We use a combination of Excel and PowerPoint for creating playbooks.
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Post by CatsCoach on Jan 30, 2014 13:09:18 GMT -6
There is no great youth offense out there, what ever your running just keep things simple. I my sons team 8-9 yr olds had a about 10(5 left/5 right) plays total and 3/4 formations. I always believe in running what you know and teach the kids the fundamentals of the game at that age.
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Post by dshanko67 on Jan 30, 2014 19:12:27 GMT -6
We use a combination of Excel and PowerPoint for creating playbooks. I've been playing around with powerpoint a bit to diagram plays. What exactly are you using/doing in there to do so. I've gotten a little annoyed after spending and sometimes wasting time. Thanks |
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Post by coachphillip on Jan 30, 2014 23:09:57 GMT -6
Best thing to do is to make a template sheet, group it, and then use that slide for all your plays. The original template might take a while, but it will save you tons of time in the long run.
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Post by 5straight on Jan 31, 2014 9:35:05 GMT -6
Best thing to do is to make a template sheet, group it, and then use that slide for all your plays. The original template might take a while, but it will save you tons of time in the long run. Exactly what I was going to say. Must make a Template. Go into "View" and "Slide Master". PowerPoint may require a bit of a learning curve but once you get comfortable with it, you can do quite a bit. I will try to upload / post a slide from our playbook so you can see what can be created. |
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Post by coachphillip on Jan 31, 2014 9:37:56 GMT -6
I diagrammed our base defense vs every offensive formation. So, I just print out as many as I need and draw blocking assignments, routes, etc. for our scout cards.
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Post by jrk5150 on Feb 3, 2014 10:38:50 GMT -6
Really depends on the type of teams you play.
There are tons of leagues around the country where you could line them up on O and D in a simple formation and stress nothing but getting off the ball and blocking the guy in front of you on O, and pursuit and tackling on D, and do very well.
Then there are circumstances where that isn't going to work. Maybe because your league has talented coaching and you'll actually need schemes in addition to fundamentals. Or you are in a league where you face a talent deficit and your kids aren't going to win those one on one battles, where scheme can give you some advantages to make up for that.
If your situation is the latter, I'd highly recommend checking out Dave Cisar's systems at _ - they are thorough and proven on grass at all ages. It's about as good of a total team/org building approach as there is, and it works.
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Post by bobgoodman on Feb 3, 2014 10:50:00 GMT -6
Really depends on the type of teams you play. There are tons of leagues around the country where you could line them up on O and D in a simple formation and stress nothing but getting off the ball and blocking the guy in front of you on O, and pursuit and tackling on D, and do very well. Then there are circumstances where that isn't going to work. Maybe because your league has talented coaching and you'll actually need schemes in addition to fundamentals. Or you are in a league where you face a talent deficit and your kids aren't going to win those one on one battles, where scheme can give you some advantages to make up for that. You might also have a talent deficit and be able to make up a bit for it by technique. Even the 1-on-1 battles aren't decided wholly by talent, strength, or speed. I've also seen matchups where psychology made a difference; interesting how some coaches seem able to get the kids to want to play (and also to devote effort or att'n to practice) more than others. Typically these factors go together, but not always. |
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Post by coach2013 on Feb 3, 2014 14:50:13 GMT -6
I have been coaching defense for a couple of seasons but will be taking over as HC for a team of 6-8 yr olds. I have a couple of quick questions: 1) I am looking for some suggestions about an online play diagraming tool? Something user friendly but effective.
2) Is there a great youth offense system out there that I should look into implementing? 3) We currently run a gap-air-mirror defense and have had a lot of success but i'm open looking at some other successful youth defensive schemes. Is there any you guys might suggest? thanks for your input 1) power point 2) double wing, single wing, wing, t, power I 3) GAM is a good start, consider 46, Consider Celina 10-1, Consider 7 Box, Consider 6-3, consider 44 stack. Consider 53 stack. |
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Post by wildcatslbcoach24 on Feb 3, 2014 21:39:19 GMT -6
Could also look into the 3 - 4 defense, with a few adjustments it can look just like the 5 - 3, but if you have a number of LB types it can be very effective.
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