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Post by Wingtman on Oct 1, 2014 6:56:48 GMT -6
Im sure we all reach this point in the season where practice has become kinda same ol, same ol. We stretch, do indy, team 0, specials, indy d, team d. Wash repeat.
What are you guys doing this time of year to change things up a little? I know we cant (shouldn't) do full contact Oklahoma or anything like that, but looking for something especially during O to make it a little fun.
Thought about doing a fat man football game or something to mix it up.
Thoughts?
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Post by cltblkhscoach on Oct 1, 2014 7:53:16 GMT -6
We've done kickball in the past, linemen punt returns, relay races for conditioning. We did a coaches impersonation contest after practice last week and it was absolutely hilarious.
When you're having a tough year (we're 1-3) these kinds of things help both the coaches and players lighten the load a little bit. I'm thinking of doing something else in the next week or so.
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Post by joelee on Oct 1, 2014 8:29:50 GMT -6
We have "trick play Wednesday" every Wednesday after goaline. We run about 10 highly imaginitive things and experiment every week.
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Post by 33coach on Oct 1, 2014 8:35:43 GMT -6
Ultimate frisbee is always a good one
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Post by PSS on Oct 1, 2014 8:36:53 GMT -6
Middle of the season is a good time to re-focus on special teams. Often we get so focused on O or D that we don't work on individual kicking: snapping and holding, laying out to block kicks, drills to cover kicks, etc. This week we have used an extra 15 minutes to work these things that have been overlooked.
It's also a good time to work extra fundamentals. I like to think that midseason is time to refresh the things that were taught in 2 a days and might have been taken for granted.
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Post by Defcord on Oct 1, 2014 8:45:41 GMT -6
When I was in high school on Thursdays our prepractice was flipped for skill and linemen. Our Linemen would do 1 on 1 routes. Our receivers and RBs had to stance and starts and some other stuff. I am not sure what the skill guys thought but we linemen enjoyed it.
One of my assistants said they did a trick play day on Thursdays and used it as conditioning. For both the first and second offense each player would get to design a trick play in the huddle. The first offense would run their trick play from the -20 and go the whole 80yards to score. Then the second team would run theirs. While the second team was running theirs the offense would get ready for their second one. Once the second team scored the first offense would run their second one the other way and so on and so on. We never did this so I don't know if it was smooth but our assistant said it only took about 15 minutes and that the kids loved it. He said that the linemen would run guard sweeps or stuff like that. He also said that some of the kids would add in TD dances and stuff. He said that they had to sprint to score so essentially each team ends up doing 11 80 yard sprints. Hope this helps.
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Post by realdawg on Oct 2, 2014 3:12:26 GMT -6
Yesterday I put the ball on the 30 going in. Told our D that they had 15 plays of team, If the scout team didnt score, I would run two gassers when we got done. Kids loved it and impersonated the coaches while I was running.
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Post by mrjvi on Oct 2, 2014 4:42:09 GMT -6
We have an extremely physical contact day usually on Tuesdays. "Hour of Power" 25 reps of power plays either way with less than 30 seconds rest. Water then do it again. They know that is necessary and mentally prep for it.
Other than that we do some of what the above coaches have said. Practices can get extremely boring for many if you don't, for us especially when we have saturday games.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2014 5:22:28 GMT -6
We ended Tues. practices with "Tire Flip Tuesday," which is a tire flip relay race for 50 yards. Kids love it.
The kids also started "Short Shorts Thursday," where they wear the shortest shorts they can find (usually their girlfriend's or sister's) for our Thurs. walkthrough.
The only thing about this stuff is that it becomes old hat after the first three times or so.
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Post by blb on Oct 2, 2014 8:45:08 GMT -6
We do Individual Defense twice a week. I do different drills with LBers each day.
We practice different situations (Coming Out, Going in-GL, etc.) and kicking game phases each day.
Our Specialties and Warm-Up periods differ day to day.
For "4th Quarter" (end of practice-conditioning) we may do "Concealed Running" such as Team Arch Drill (linemen get to attempt to catch passes), 1-man Pursuit Drill, Step overs ("Train Tracks"), etc. for "funzees."
Coaches get bored, not players.
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Post by dubber on Oct 2, 2014 10:01:06 GMT -6
I think if you want to do something to make your practice more effective, then give them a day off.
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Post by blb on Oct 2, 2014 10:29:50 GMT -6
I think if you want to do something to make your practice more effective, then give them a day off.
I have done this from time to time, can be a good idea so long as you explain Why to kids (if having a tough year you don't want them thinking you're giving up on them).
Week ago Monday we were even more beat up than usual so I cut practice down by 45 minutes to help them recover.
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Post by dubber on Oct 2, 2014 17:37:42 GMT -6
I think if you want to do something to make your practice more effective, then give them a day off.
I have done this from time to time, can be a good idea so long as you explain Why to kids (if having a tough year you don't want them thinking you're giving up on them).
Week ago Monday we were even more beat up than usual so I cut practice down by 45 minutes to help them recover.
Agree. Kids need to be on the same page, but it can be useful.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2014 18:07:22 GMT -6
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Post by Defcord on Oct 4, 2014 11:36:51 GMT -6
this is a great article but its so much easier to have successful short practices in college because the number of coaches, the numbers of players, and the ability to use film effectively and efficiently. i do agree that if you can get kids to enjoy and look forward to practicing fast and hard it can really be a positive thing for a program. |
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Post by carookie on Oct 4, 2014 16:02:18 GMT -6
Why do something different? We are what we repeatedly do; if it is mundane for your players then tell jokes and be engaging. Sorry if this comes off as coarse, but ive been a part of teams that were lightyears ahead of anyone else in our division in regards to talent, but fall short of winning rings with one of the biggest problems being a hc who put in new stuff everyweek.
do what you do, repeat til you cant get it wrong, go hit the weights
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Post by jg78 on Oct 4, 2014 16:13:14 GMT -6
To me, time efficiency is important. I like to get 'em in and get them started quickly and keep them moving in a productive direction with as little wasted time as possible. Couple of reasons why: 1) I think kids work better when you limit the time they have to horse around and 2) I love football, but I want to have time for other things as well. Things need to be done right and thoroughly, but if there's 2.5 hours of actual work needed to accomplish that, why not be efficient and get it done in that amount of time instead of piddling around and doing it in 3-3.5 hours? And then when practice is over, tie everything up that needs to be done, keep the small talk to a minimum, and then head to the house.
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