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Post by coachcalande on Sept 10, 2006 18:50:02 GMT -6
just curious, how many of you coaches break your practices into "periods"...what practice format do you use typically?
I like to base my practice on:
30 minutes "flex" time meaning that every day I have 30 minutes to focus on whatever needs the most work. I can divide that time up any way I want.
1 hour for offense, of which 8 periods will be indy O and 4 periods will be team O
1 hour for defense and special teams.
what do you guys do?
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Post by brophy on Sept 10, 2006 19:17:11 GMT -6
PERIOD 0 - 10 min film & chalk talk (before practice) - explain everything we will be doing for the day and do the walk thrus HERE....so there is NO walk thru when we get on the field.
PERIOD I - pre practice
----------7 min Punt / KO group
----------7 min Punt return / KOR group
PERIOD II - dynamic stretch (7 min)
PERIOD III - Special Teams
-------------FG (7 min)
-------------KO (7 min) / Punt (7 min)
-------------KOR (7 min) / Punt Return (7 min)
PERIOD IV - "Winning Edge" position specific circuit (15 min)
PERIOD V - "40 Sec drill" high-tempo conditioning period (5 min)
---water break---
PERIOD VI - Individuals (10 - 15 min instruction period)
---water break ---
PERIOD VII - Group (20 - 25 min group period)
-------------------skelly / Thud / inside drill / pass rush matchup / etc
---water break ---
PERIOD VIII - Team (30 - 40 min)
------------15 plays x 2 (both Offense & defense ) with 5 plays goal line (or 2 min drill)
Team Break.
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Post by stone65 on Sept 10, 2006 21:43:04 GMT -6
Brophy,
What is your "Winning Edge" position specific circuit?
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Post by brophy on Sept 11, 2006 12:35:53 GMT -6
just 4 drills each coach uses for his position that you can move at a high tempo with little rest....constantly repping stuff (form tackle, block destruction, escape moves, etc). Usually go four 5 min periods within that block.....just get in, get out as quickly as possible getting a high volume of reps.
We usually do Varsity + JV (& Sophs) all together to have two coaches for each position and send them in circuits ....example = 2 separate drills, 2 separate LB coaches......switch groups every 5 minutes. Just keeps the tempo high and reinforces basic fundamentals, so that when INDY time comes, you don't have to spend time with the basics.
The tempo is like a Chinese fire drill.....nobody walks or stands....you're always moving during that period. We start out at 20 minutes at the beginning of the season, and go down to 10 by 3/4 of the season.
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Post by stone65 on Sept 11, 2006 13:18:06 GMT -6
I like that. So, when instruction time comes, it's all teaching and recognition?
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Post by brophy on Sept 11, 2006 13:21:08 GMT -6
INDY time is spent preparing for GROUP. GROUP time is spent preparing for TEAM. TEAM time is spent preparing for GAME NIGHT.
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Post by coachpoe on Sept 11, 2006 21:40:59 GMT -6
brophy just a new guy starting out, but I like the sound of the "winning edge" drill. Have never done it or seen it, but sounds good. Is that your conditioning for the day, or do you also add something at the end of practice?
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Post by brophy on Sept 12, 2006 5:45:28 GMT -6
we used to do conditioning at the end of practice, but you'll find guys pacing themselves, and it is frustrating for everyone involved. Our true conditioning period is the "40 second drill" which is broken down by positions, specialists, backs, and linemen. They do 'double crossfields' (other sideline and back, other sideline and back) in under 40 seconds (32 seconds for specialists). We start out doing 10 sets of them......then by mid season it's more like only 2.
By keeping a high-tempo (organized) practice, where we are never walking or standing around, you get your conditioning just by practicing and the kids get out of there faster (better attention span).
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Post by coachpoe on Sept 12, 2006 14:08:18 GMT -6
brophy, I have never heard of anybody doing that kind of conditioning in the middle of practice, but I agree with your point. As a Sophmore coach this year (my first coaching) my rule is if we fly around in practice and hustle, then conditioning will be light. If we are standing around and look slow and aren't hustling, then we need to run to get in shape since we aren't getting any conditioning in practice. We usually run a little anyway, but their effort in practice deticates how much conditioning we do. We do something similar to the 40 second drill, but I might trying throwing it into the middle of practice to see how it works.
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Post by brophy on Sept 12, 2006 15:24:37 GMT -6
yeah, I hear ya, but consistency is the key. I've learned it is a heck of a lot less frustrating when us coaches make things as idiot-proof as possible / limit the amount of control the kids actually have, and set the tone for them...leaving little to doubt what is expected of them. If they aren't conditioned by the 3rd week of practice (start of regular season) then we, as a coaching staff, really haven't done much in the off-season for the program. The point is to get their muscle-memory conditioned to go balls-to-the-wall whenever we are on the practice field. All we want is short bursts of explosive power, not marathon runners. We don't do a lot of walking and talking once we are in Group and Team.
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