turney
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Spread'em and Shread'em[F4:coachturney]
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Post by turney on Oct 3, 2007 10:26:24 GMT -6
I am coaching the most laid back group of kids I have ever seen. They are non emotional and non violent. I know that violence is hard to teach but they never get excited about anything.
The last head coach didnt allow them to get excited at all. I am one that believes that getting excited with your teammates is okay but these kids wont even do that.
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Post by brophy on Oct 3, 2007 11:23:30 GMT -6
put caffiene in the water bottles........
or develop aggressive confidence through clear leadership
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emotion is one thing........performance is another.
The more we cajole the kids into doing it "like we used to do it" only drives them further from it.
Let them come to their own conclusion that playing POWERFULLY (violently) is the way to play.........
that there are direct rewards or consequences to competition.
The psychology of the Alpha Male / Pack Leader.
The "good ones" are sociopaths.......like it or not.
Sometimes you just get groups of kids that ARE laid back, and that isn't necessarily a bad thing, so long as they perform.
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Post by wingman on Oct 3, 2007 11:56:25 GMT -6
I actually a defensive group one year as DC that never got excited. We'd get a turnover and they'd just run off. So I decided to coreograph our excitement. When I held up a fist, one guy was assigned to whoop it up, another guy jumped and turned, another guy sprinted around etc. We'd do it at odd times at practice. We were trying to prime the pump. It helped a little but they are what they are.
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Post by wingt74 on Oct 3, 2007 12:05:46 GMT -6
Line up kids, face to face, hands locked on each other's shoulder pads. Wait for a good 5-10 seconds.
Essentially, you are forcing the kids to have their personal space invaded.
Then on the whistle, each player tries to drive the other backwards.
Have the kids rotate after each rep so they face someone different every time.
Progress to 1 yards apart and 5 yards apart.
I had this problem. And using this drill before every practice seemed to work wonders.
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Post by coachcalande on Oct 3, 2007 12:38:06 GMT -6
My guess is that emotion is there...perhaps its the display you want? some homes dont allow a display of emotion while in others its not only permitted but its not at all squashed when the display is inappropriate. emotion about the game of football is probably either there or its not in most kids. do they LOVE the game? have them been COMMITTED and INVESTED in the program? ...
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Post by coachd5085 on Oct 3, 2007 13:02:49 GMT -6
Funny how we want things just a "certain" way. You have people upset because of lack of emotion, but also you have people upset when someone gets emotional like Deangelo Hall did, or like TO and Chad Johnson do when they score...
"I want you to be full of emotion...and show it exactly in the following way : ...... "
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Post by coachcalande on Oct 4, 2007 7:01:46 GMT -6
Ill bet personal experiences have alot to do with that. Personally, the best teams I have ever coached were very stoic and confident, like rocks emotionally...didnt display anything until the season was over. they expected to execute, expected to dominate and expected to score, expected to win.
the worst teams were jumping up and down when they got a first down. I wasnt the head coach and often had to try adn get the other staff to calm down just to communicate with them. rediculous.
in the end I think OFTEN, not always, the team reflects the coaching staff.
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Post by justwingit on Oct 4, 2007 7:49:14 GMT -6
developing emotion and violence -- have you tried rap music?
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Post by sls on Oct 4, 2007 8:53:06 GMT -6
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