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Post by coachtua on Sept 30, 2015 2:22:24 GMT -6
Our practice times are regulated by study hall before practice and chow (Military boarding school) after practice. We usually only have 2-2.5 hours to practice. We constantly stress to the boys we cannot afford to have wasted reps or time.
A few weeks ago at practice we completed our OL Indy time and transition to group run period. OL is stinking it up so I ask them why is it that we just spent 10 minutes working reach blocks and combos and we can't translate it to the group run period. I almost had an aneurysm when the STARTING LG said, "I thought we did those drills just to fill time."
The next day during team defense, after spending their Indy time working on driving on a slant route for 10 minutes, the starting corner says the same thing.
I stopped practice and brought both the JV and Varsity together and told them, Everyday drills are not meant to fill/waste time. It is the set of skills that would be the used in that days emphasis during group and team periods. YOU COULD SEE THE LIGHT BULBS TURNING ON IN THEIR HEADS...
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Post by coach2013 on Sept 30, 2015 2:44:17 GMT -6
monkey rolls
That's a time waster
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Post by John Knight on Sept 30, 2015 4:50:25 GMT -6
No animal drills!!!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 5:03:30 GMT -6
You need to be using the same verbiage you use in Indy? In the film/ meeting room. Emphasize the drills you see in game film. Animal drills are a time waster.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2015 5:32:46 GMT -6
One more thing, if your upperclassmen have not grasped what is going on, I think you have bigger issue either in the coaching or the leadership from upperclassmen. Maybe both. Your kids should be tired of you saying the same things over and over.
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Post by Wingtman on Sept 30, 2015 7:02:48 GMT -6
We've talked, you know Im in the same boat you are. 85% of my kids have never played ball before, and we speak 4 different languages on our team. Its tough. Explain why you are doing what you're doing. That may help.
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Post by newt21 on Sept 30, 2015 7:08:19 GMT -6
When you show film, try to emphasize those indy drills showing up in the game. When they defend a slant in practice, reiterate that it's what they just worked on in indy and that time was used to stop that route. For me the film piece is the biggest piece of the puzzle.
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Post by mholst40 on Sept 30, 2015 7:49:10 GMT -6
I like to make drill tape and include game highlights showcasing where those individual drills show up. That's when I started getting more buy in for drill work.
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 30, 2015 8:54:11 GMT -6
Everyone always says animal drills are a waste of time. I'll tell you what, the day that two of my friends and I are in a small room and we all have our clothes catch on fire and there's not enough space for us to stop, drop, and roll ... I am going to say "THANK GOD FOR COACH SMITH! I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO!" and those monkey rolls will save our lives!
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Post by coachphillip on Sept 30, 2015 8:56:04 GMT -6
Our practice times are regulated by study hall before practice and chow (Military boarding school) after practice. We usually only have 2-2.5 hours to practice. We constantly stress to the boys we cannot afford to have wasted reps or time. A few weeks ago at practice we completed our OL Indy time and transition to group run period. OL is stinking it up so I ask them why is it that we just spent 10 minutes working reach blocks and combos and we can't translate it to the group run period. I almost had an aneurysm when the STARTING LG said, "I thought we did those drills just to fill time." The next day during team defense, after spending their Indy time working on driving on a slant route for 10 minutes, the starting corner says the same thing. I stopped practice and brought both the JV and Varsity together and told them, Everyday drills are not meant to fill/waste time. It is the set of skills that would be the used in that days emphasis during group and team periods. YOU COULD SEE THE LIGHT BULBS TURNING ON IN THEIR HEADS... I feel your pain, coach. I wrote about it happening to me too. |
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Post by coachtua on Sept 30, 2015 14:13:58 GMT -6
Ya...After it was explained to them that the EDD are not a waste of time we ahavent had too many issues, at least on the offensive side of the ball. Defense, glad I don't coach defense, they still don't get it. As referenced by Coach Jenkins part of the issue is many of them are ESL students and a lot of first time players.
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Post by dubber on Oct 1, 2015 19:53:10 GMT -6
It is amazing how often we (coaches) overestimate how much our players are on the same page.
I think the best coaches understand this, and communicate the best to overcome it.
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Post by Chris Clement on Oct 7, 2015 22:12:25 GMT -6
I try to point out instances in game film that resemble specific drills we do.
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Post by coachcb on Oct 8, 2015 8:41:18 GMT -6
The beginning of our practice breaks down as such:
Blocking/Tackling/Shedding: (10-15 minutes) This is done in individual skill groups and we emphasize that we will be successful if we can block/shed/tackle better than the other team. We rep the blocks/sheds/tackles specific to the position and EVERYONE does them. Yes, even the QBs learn how to perform and Iso block.
Clean-up Time: (20 minutes minutes) This is also indy work but we fix some things we saw on film and reinforce areas where we are weak. Our LBs decided they were blind this weekend and blew their reads, constantly. So, we drilled read steps/hip swivels hard for five minutes and then did two read drills. We have struggled to break on the ball in zone coverage this year so we took 5 minutes and stressed that.
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