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Post by fshamrock on Nov 6, 2013 9:35:58 GMT -6
Okay so let me preface this by saying that I'm not a bleeding heart kind of guy, nor am I a young coach who is looking to shatter the foundations of high school football or anything dramatic like that, but I did notice something that's got me thinking. I am an offensive line coach with a good assistant who wasn't able to make practice a few weeks ago for a family issue. During our individual period we usually have a 10-15 minute session where we split the lineman up to work on drills specific to their position. Since he wasn't going to be there I decided to take the C's and G's with me because they REALLY needed to work some zone combinations, and I just sent the tackles off on their own with some instructions. It was pretty simple "look guys, you need to work on x,y, and z and you have two periods, i'm only 30 yards away and if I look over and see you screwing around you will pay dearly". Long story short, they got in 15 minutes of great work, the seniors were echoing me coaching up the younger guys,they all seemed a little bit more enthused to do the work, and it looked to me like the got some more reps since they weren't waiting on me to say "ready,go" before every rep. They just took turns and got it done. I'm wondering if this tactic might be a nice change of pace to implement from time to time, especially towards the end of a season. We know how kids are with authority these days anyway, and speaking for myself, I can't imagine having somebody ordering around my every movement for an hour and half without it feeling like drudgery. I'm tempted to start next year's individual periods by teaching the drill and what I want to see, then cutting them loose to work on it while I move around the group and correct what needs correcting, instead of standing in front and yelling "go" six hundred times. By the time we get into the season I'll be able just say "alright fellas...stick drill..partner up and get started" then walk around and correct until it's time for the next drill. The potential for chaos is high and I might get fired, but it's interesting to me. Anybody already do this? Thoughts? Craziness? Thanks fellas
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Post by coachphillip on Nov 6, 2013 10:07:26 GMT -6
I do this with my LB as well. "AAA Drill" and they run their keys. I correct technique as I go around from pair to pair. It's great as long as you have good leadership and an "all about the team" attitude like Ohio stated.
When I went to work at a new school that had no culture, I tried this and it completely failed. Players were "working out deals" with each other to go easy. Would've been nice if we could've "worked out deals" with the other teams that trounced us week to week in season. Create an environment where this can work and you'll be amazed at how far kids are willing to push and be pushed by peers.
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Post by newhope on Nov 6, 2013 10:17:28 GMT -6
Some of the best coaching that goes on is when the veteran players are instructing younger players on the fine points. When we have kids doing drills, while the coach is conducting the drill, you often see the veterans waiting their turns offering instruction to the younger players who are waiting. Down time waiting your turn to go in the drill turns into instruction time. Can't beat it.
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Post by dubber on Nov 6, 2013 14:22:25 GMT -6
I thought some coaching staff (maybe at De La Salle) said their dream was to sit up in the stands and watch their team run itself on game day.
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Post by shocktroop34 on Nov 6, 2013 14:47:01 GMT -6
I thought some coaching staff (maybe at De La Salle) said their dream was to sit up in the stands and watch their team run itself on game day. It was pregame practice (Thurs.) prior to the Friday game, and I went to the press box to turn on the music. As it started, I saw the players move to their stretch lines. My assistants are not teachers and show up a little after we start. Instead of going back to run the practice, I decided to stay up. I witnessed them run the entire practice, all of the situational work, personnel changes, special teams, etc, etc. They knew the format and procedures like the back of their hand. After a while, they could tell I was going to stay up top as long as things went smoothly. Maybe that was their motivation, hahaha. My staff showed up and watched in amazement. When I came down (about an hour later), they were quietly beaming as if to show me how disciplined they were. It was a thing of beauty. It was week 9. They won the conference that year. |
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Post by gibbs72 on Nov 9, 2013 16:20:07 GMT -6
I will pick an older players to lead our position warm - up/ stretch time. This year I picked one who lolly-gagged through it the first couple weeks. When he had to take over, he didn't know the order of things and his lolly-gagging ticked the other players off. He got knocked down a couple pegs by the other guys, his work during this period improved, and he got a little ownership in things. Hopefully I found something I can use year to year to get a lolly-gagger more focused.
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