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Post by nltdiego on Apr 13, 2015 21:08:42 GMT -6
Coaches,
Looking for competition drills to do at spring ball that deals with mental toughness and heart.
Got any ideas willing to share?
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Post by coachbdud on Apr 13, 2015 22:21:37 GMT -6
nltdiegothis might not be super helpful, just my two cents on it I dont have on field, football related competition/toughness things other than maybe 1on1s I look at spring ball as the time to work on the basic skills we need to master for our core plays, and what our responsibility is on those core plays... used to worry about scheme, but now I care much more about the skills needed to block, rather than the blocking scheme itself I personally look at the idea of competing/toughness/heart as an S&C related thing I would personally keep the football focused on Indys, base O and D now in the weight room, and with conditioning work you can challenge their manhood tire flips, sledgehammers on tires, tire pulls, sled pushes, farmers walks kids freaking love relay races, you'll never see a fat kid run faster than a relay race I have even considered putting everyone in the gym with a projector and an insanity DVD (awesome workout that'll be tough for most of them) these are all things that are difficult, will challenge their manhood and perseverance some and are general things to improve their condition I hope you can implement some of these ideas before or after practice wasnt sure if you were looking for ideas like this? or more football specific things to mix in during the actual practice itself?
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onelooneyzeta
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Post by onelooneyzeta on Apr 14, 2015 10:24:30 GMT -6
you do what you think you got to do for your kids...i'm looking at doing some competitions during the spring and through the summer...if i get the results i want might even do them during the season...
some ideas...
bench press competition set the weight and see how can get the most reps
farmers carry..carry a 45 for distance with a pinch grip
towel hold...towel pull up and hold it for time keeping a 90 degree bend in the elbow
towel wrestle or tire wrestle...2 guys wrestle a towel or tire from each other...there are many other variations...
tire flips
relays...the mile relay is about as tough as it comes...any time you get guys sprinting a 400 for a cause, toughness!
if you divide them into teams you can do all kinds of stuff...which is my grand plan
dodge ball
monster basketball...all teams have 1 ball and are playing on 1 goal...when you score the person who made the basket is out...the goal is to get your whole team out...(coach plaa)
tower of power...team picks their strongest guy and he is the base of the tower...the rest of his team climbs on...he holds the team for time...longest time wins
we have wrestled in the past...both guys have to stay on their knees...gets pretty intense at times...
i just picked up a copy of 101 conditioning games and drills this past offseason...i have started thumbing through it to find more stuff...
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Post by WingTheT on Apr 15, 2015 9:38:46 GMT -6
When I was in HS, on Tuesdays & Thursdays we would end a bit early and be on the track for conditioning. We would be in relays for the 4x100 which got competitive between the guys.
Obviously there were two different groups for skill guys and fat guys.
All I remember was that this was a more fun way of being competitive.
We also did back then what our HC now calls Perfect Plays. We would run the play (offense) on the field and then sprint about 15-20 yards. There would be multiple groups and obviously if someone messed up, you would have to go back and do it again.
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Post by WingTheT on Apr 15, 2015 9:39:40 GMT -6
And all of this was towards the end of practice. All were an alternative form of conditioning
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Post by coachwoodall on Apr 17, 2015 18:03:56 GMT -6
One of the best 1vs 1 things I have ever done is sock wrestling.
Shoes off, 1 sock off, match up
The object is to get to sock off the foot of your opponent
Easy elimination tournament, those that still have on a sock after round 1 match up with some one that still has a sock on. Keep going until you have winner.
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Post by bigspicy on Apr 29, 2015 22:52:26 GMT -6
like many said, I use Spring to focus on getting better at our core stuff...
for the OL, we put a lot of work into our steps, landmarks, and driving our feet.
The HC asked me if I wanted to do 1on1's vs DL, I said no because majority of my linemen are not even close to being ready and could lead to my OL feeling like crap.
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smcauliffe54
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Post by smcauliffe54 on May 3, 2015 11:26:54 GMT -6
we work our base stuff as well.
what we will do however is that during 7on7 games or tournaments we will be working with the other teams to have oline competitions during that time. so now the big guys that want to be part of the team during 7on7 have something to do.
long snap competition
tire flip
wheel barrel race
medicine ball throw
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Post by coachd5085 on May 3, 2015 17:16:56 GMT -6
nltdiegothis might not be super helpful, just my two cents on it I dont have on field, football related competition/toughness things other than maybe 1on1s I think that is the way to go. OL/DL one on ones for run and pass WR/DB one on ones, blocking and pass receiving, LB vs FB filling ISOs etc. Put some positive and negative consequences with it, and there you go. You have an opportunity to spend much more time on these drills and emphasize the competition than you would during the regular season. Constantly drill competition. One thing I never could get across to the last High School HC I worked for (but something I picked up coaching DB's in D1AA ball) was that you don't need a scoreboard to compete. I beat you or you beat me. You got off the line clean enough or I interrupted your route. I was in phase with you throughout the route, or you got out of phase. I manhandled your stalk block, or you effectively shielded me. I don't need a scoreboard for those things. An added bonus is that it eliminates the idea of "drudgery" of practice. Once you instill into the players that every drill is competitive, every rep is competitive, practices in late November seem to be more crisp, polished, and the work gets done. Contrast that with relays, and games and other "non-practice events that might not be viable choices in week 9, 10, 11 or so... |
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