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Post by nltdiego on Nov 20, 2014 23:24:15 GMT -6
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Post by CoachBrownAZ on Nov 21, 2014 0:26:32 GMT -6
Thanks for the clip... I missed this airing.
I ran something similar to coach's tire tug o war drill but with a towel tapped up (the kids politely nicknamed them donkey-d*&^s.. you get the picture). They start with all four hands on the DD and are on a knee facing each other. On coaches whistle blow first one to snatch the DD away from the other is the winner.
It gets heated... players swing each other around .. throw each other.. get VERY close to fighting. You have to have a quick staff that knows how to handle conflict and still coach through it. But man did it help tackling that year!! I really felt the team that I put that in with in the off season tackle so tough because they kept such good grip when they grabbed ANYTHING they could get their hands on to tackle.
I'm hoping my coach lets me put in in for next year but unfortunately I'm on the offensive side now and no one listens to offensive guys for toughness drills for some reason LOL.
Thanks again for the clip.. I hope other coaches provide some input.. looking for good controlled un-padded aggression / competition drills as well.
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Post by jgordon1 on Nov 21, 2014 7:21:08 GMT -6
I am just not sure drills make you mentally tough..physically maybe..mentally ehh...for football,to me you, need to be able to make decisions while being put under stress..alot of mental toughness IMO comes from confidence in each other and in a system
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Post by CS on Nov 21, 2014 7:30:46 GMT -6
"sometimes football doesn't look like football".......I want to slap the taste out of every douche that becomes a sportscaster
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Post by newt21 on Nov 21, 2014 8:26:30 GMT -6
I did the tire tug-o-war and it was great. I did it to where they had to drag the tire/other person across a line, not just out of the other person's hand. We also did a drill I called the "hog drill" where kids would get in a 4 point stance, fit up their shoulder and lock elbows. On the whistle they would have to drive the other guy back to where their own feet were past a line. Worked great IMO to teach leg drive.
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Post by coachklee on Nov 21, 2014 8:31:04 GMT -6
I am just not sure drills make you mentally tough..physically maybe..mentally ehh...for football,to me you, need to be able to make decisions while being put under stress..alot of mental toughness IMO comes from confidence in each other and in a system I mostly agree. However, some of these drills teach the toughness/aggressiveness players need to develop so they truly play whistle to whistle. |
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Post by IronmanFootball on Nov 21, 2014 9:33:23 GMT -6
We played a team of 17 kids, they got 15 of them on the field and everyone of them played tougher meaner and harder than my 30! Those kids believed in each other and their system. You could see it in their body language, demeanor, the things they said to each other. A kid missed a tackle they slapped his pads and said "you got em next time!" Not down on each other, not dead silent like "uh, oh, this again" but confident, positive, and determined. I think I'll be close to that with my current group next year and hopefully all the way there the year after. But man. I was jealous.
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Post by fantom on Nov 21, 2014 10:20:01 GMT -6
It was a point of emphasis last year. We had Competition Thursdays (I know. It's not very catchy but we weren't trying to sell videos) during which the linemen did games while the QB and receivers threw. Some of the things that we did: NASCAR Day- they pushed my car around the parking lot for time. Sumo Tire Tug O War Piggyback Relay Bull in the Ring- The legal kind. Guys are on their hands and knees and try to push the other guy out of the ring. Obstacle Course Farmer's Walk Race We had Fabulous Prizes, usually donuts (Remember, they're linemen), I don't know if it helped (although we were 5-5 last year and are 9-2 so far this year) but it was fun. |
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Post by coachmonkey on Nov 21, 2014 14:18:52 GMT -6
We played a team of 17 kids, they got 15 of them on the field and everyone of them played tougher meaner and harder than my 30! Those kids believed in each other and their system. You could see it in their body language, demeanor, the things they said to each other. A kid missed a tackle they slapped his pads and said "you got em next time!" Not down on each other, not dead silent like "uh, oh, this again" but confident, positive, and determined. I think I'll be close to that with my current group next year and hopefully all the way there the year after. But man. I was jealous. This is how we coach our team. Our head coach has a "put up or shut up" rule. You either put up your teammates, or shut up. The entire team runs if we get on each other. It's definitely neat in a game when its tight and our kids are picking each other up and the other team is tearing theirs down. We point to that as a reason they are about to break and our kids buy into it. It really does make a difference. |
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