Post by plahen on Aug 6, 2014 10:49:16 GMT -6
Yesterday was our first practice in pads, so I know what to expect from some of our 5th graders...
"My helmet hurts"
"I cant run in my pads"
"I cant breathe"
YOu know the drill. Well we did some one on ones yesterday, and one of the kids who has never strapped up the pads before would shy away from contact. He is the 2nd biggest kid on the team, but he wouldn't/couldn't hold his ground at all.
Im sure you all have run into this before. I have been coaching since 2nd grade, and I have never had this happen. I have had kids get consistently dominate in one on one drills, but never had a lineman not want to make contact at all.
Here is my plan to work with him. Please give me your thoughts as well.
Work the 5 man sled in rotation with the 8 kids we have. So each kid slides over, hands back hands inside and drive then slides to the next pad. I would be on the end, and the next kid in rotation would have to go up against me. I would give resistance. enough that they would win the fight, but still have to work for it.
In this drill, my thinking is
1. I havent isolated this one player, because i have everyone else doing it.
2. I hopefully can build his confidence by having them come at me hard and with proper form, and then I could adjust how much resistance I give.
I really want this kid to stay on the team, and learn the game. He is a quiet kid, but everyone that told me he was coming said that he is so rough and tough with his brothers.
Last thing about me, because maybe it's my coaching style. I am a Rah Rah, encouraging, high fives, get hype coach when things are going well, and stop the drill gather everyone around, explain to everyone what Im seeing, and how to correct it (in a even teaching tone for lack of a better description), and then jump right back into the Rah Rah mode.
Yall have may more experience than I do, so I am all ears. If I'm doing something wrong, or maybe need to change things up please let me know.
Thanks
(Sorry for the long post)
"My helmet hurts"
"I cant run in my pads"
"I cant breathe"
YOu know the drill. Well we did some one on ones yesterday, and one of the kids who has never strapped up the pads before would shy away from contact. He is the 2nd biggest kid on the team, but he wouldn't/couldn't hold his ground at all.
Im sure you all have run into this before. I have been coaching since 2nd grade, and I have never had this happen. I have had kids get consistently dominate in one on one drills, but never had a lineman not want to make contact at all.
Here is my plan to work with him. Please give me your thoughts as well.
Work the 5 man sled in rotation with the 8 kids we have. So each kid slides over, hands back hands inside and drive then slides to the next pad. I would be on the end, and the next kid in rotation would have to go up against me. I would give resistance. enough that they would win the fight, but still have to work for it.
In this drill, my thinking is
1. I havent isolated this one player, because i have everyone else doing it.
2. I hopefully can build his confidence by having them come at me hard and with proper form, and then I could adjust how much resistance I give.
I really want this kid to stay on the team, and learn the game. He is a quiet kid, but everyone that told me he was coming said that he is so rough and tough with his brothers.
Last thing about me, because maybe it's my coaching style. I am a Rah Rah, encouraging, high fives, get hype coach when things are going well, and stop the drill gather everyone around, explain to everyone what Im seeing, and how to correct it (in a even teaching tone for lack of a better description), and then jump right back into the Rah Rah mode.
Yall have may more experience than I do, so I am all ears. If I'm doing something wrong, or maybe need to change things up please let me know.
Thanks
(Sorry for the long post)