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Post by Yash on Nov 14, 2015 0:08:37 GMT -6
What do you do to create great effort in practice. What I mean is when you see a lineman in a game running 50 yards down field to throw a block that was coached. But how do you get that into a kid. Obviously you don't run every play 50 yards down field in practice right? How do you get a whole team that hustles through the whistle on every play.
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Post by Defcord on Nov 14, 2015 5:28:30 GMT -6
This is a great question. I would add on top of the question if anyone hss any practice video they could show of the drills/periods they give as examples that would be awesome.
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Post by skcoach on Nov 14, 2015 18:31:38 GMT -6
My philosophy and experience is that it begins with me. Am I modeling the effort and enthusiasm expected from my players? Secondly, explain the reasons for why we expect great individual effort. For example, my defensive coordinator once said to a kid that if you miss an assignment, then you don't sprint to the football then you've made two mistakes. The best way to cover up the first mistake is to hustle to the ball. Use some YouTube clips pre-practice that model what you're trying to achieve if you lack film. For example, Don Beebe stripping Leon Lett to prevent a touchdown and recovering the football.
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Post by mariner42 on Nov 14, 2015 18:48:30 GMT -6
1-Communicate your desired result to them as explicitly as possible
2-Show them examples as often as possible
3-Hold them accountable to that standard as often as possible
We run the Wing-T and on Buck Sweep, our BST is responsible for sprinting across the play and throwing a cross body block on the CB on the opposite side of the formation. It looks ridiculous when we practice it without a defense because there's one kid who's just sprinting across the field and diving at the air. Probably 24 out of 25 times when we run it, the kid doesn't get to the block. But then he does it in a big moment of a big game and our HB cuts back behind that block and we go 88 yards to the house to go up 21-6 in what was a tight game and finish the game 35-12 with 5 straight league titles and the kids see that it was all worth it!
Also, some kids will just have that in them. Play them at any cost because once the standard becomes "we play hard, all the time", then that's just your culture.
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Post by poundtherock1 on Nov 14, 2015 23:20:20 GMT -6
We have our lineman "finish in a fit". Had to do it as a player in college and hated it until I played in games and was able to knock people down.
Our o line coach stops the play with his whistle during team, so he just blows two whistles about 2 seconds apart. The first stops the skill players and the lineman drop into a good "fit"(eyes in the chest, hands inside, butt down, good back angle... all the points) on who they are blocking or immediately find the closest unoccupied defense. It's a little habit, but it really helps I think.
Also fake it till you make it. That's a Pete Carroll thing and it really works. Have a few kids that you deem as the energy guys for each practice. They can be obnoxiously over the top with energy. Yell stuff, be cheesy, whatever. But eventually that energy becomes real, and as a bonus it gets out in front of the negative stuff that could surface.
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Post by coachorm on Nov 14, 2015 23:43:18 GMT -6
I agree with mariner... some kids just have it. This year we had our best offensive line ever. Main reason was we had guys on it that just had that finish you off factor.
One way we found to get other guys to play with great effort more was to make every drill and situation have meaning and real consequences.
Some examples:
Offense Practice:
During pass catching drills of any kind dropped passes equal pushups.
During Team Period we have to achieve 7-10 first downs in a 15-20 minute period. We make this harder by calling the runner down if the Scout guys just get minimal contact. After that period if the Scout kept us from getting the first downs they get to take off a couple of sprints during conditioning and the Offense gets a couple of extra sprints. If the offense makes the first downs then that is what they are suppose to do and we don't do anything special for that.
Defense Practice:
We run man coverage only so every four catches by the scout team sends the defense running to the goal post or fence and back.
During the entire defense practice we expect 8 turnovers to be caused. They can happen in any drill. If we don't achieve those 8 then we do extra. And to keep kids from cheating with this the coaches get to decide if the turnover is legit.
Basically just try to make everything competitive with good and bad consequences.
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Post by jg78 on Nov 15, 2015 13:50:31 GMT -6
1. Demonstrate a positive attitude and show enthusiasm at practice.
2. Get the players started on something (whether it's weight room, film, etc.) as soon as possible. Don't give them time to sit around and grab a$$ like teenagers with idle time tend to do. It wastes time and leads to a lack of focus.
3. Have a purpose for everything and explain the importance of it to the players. Don't do things just to do them. Don't think you have to practice to a certain time or a certain number of hours. Do what needs to be done and get it done as quickly and efficiently as possible. Kids practice better when they know they're not going to be out there all day. I highly recommend a practice schedule be posted prior to practice so the kids know what to expect and stick to it.
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Post by blb on Nov 15, 2015 14:35:25 GMT -6
Tell them Effort is not optional.
They will only get chewed out for two reasons: Lack of effort, and mental mistakes.
They will get plenty of breaks during practice so that they can go full speed at all times.
They must make Second Effort a part of their personality, and only way to do that is to practice it.
Control the things they can control - and one is effort.
We also do a couple of drills to emphasize above - I-Man Pursuit, Shallow Crossfield Drill.
During film make sure to point out-verbally reward great effort plays.
Lastly, I as HC have the whistle during Team - and if you are not Playing Hard Until the Whistle, you are going to hear about it, and it will affect our evaluation of you as a player. That includes Scout Team.
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Post by CS on Nov 15, 2015 16:31:07 GMT -6
1. Demonstrate a positive attitude and show enthusiasm at practice. 2. Get the players started on something (whether it's weight room, film, etc.) as soon as possible. Don't give them time to sit around and grab a$$ like teenagers with idle time tend to do. It wastes time and leads to a lack of focus. 3. Have a purpose for everything and explain the importance of it to the players. Don't do things just to do them. Don't think you have to practice to a certain time or a certain number of hours. Do what needs to be done and get it done as quickly and efficiently as possible. Kids practice better when they know they're not going to be out there all day. I highly recommend a practice schedule be posted prior to practice so the kids know what to expect and stick to it. Number 3 is a big one here. The players on our team hear me say "do it right, do it light" all the time. It became a team chant because they heard it so much. The kids know that if they come out with great effort and do the things right that we want to get done then we will leave. |
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Post by brophy on Nov 15, 2015 19:07:31 GMT -6
effort is intensity.
Is your tempo in practice aggressive? Are coaches running around and coaching with the same amount of effort and intensity you expect out of the players?
Show the kids hustle plays by successful teams.
Show how it only takes 1 or 2 plays to turn a ball game around. Those plays are generally made when great effort is used.
Preach it in practice, demand the kids be "up" to play; in Indy, in Group, and in Team.
When a kid makes an exceptional effort play and it creates an explosive gain or takeaway - make the group celebrate that effort. Coach the kids to surround that kid and affirm him by patting him on the hat [enthusiasm].
You've set the tone, now make them accountable. If every practice play doesn't demonstrate the tempo you need, it is a loaf. Nail loafers right away and punish the GROUP early, then after the practice has been accepted, go after the player.
** I should add that the kids aren't always going to feel like giving this enthusiasm. They are going to get tired or get beat/defeated. It doesn't matter. Teach them how to exhibit the body language of excitement because that is the standard. How would you behave and carry yourself if you have a ton of energy and are confident? That is the body language the kids have to be conditioned to exhibit. Much like an Anthony Robbins or charismatic church gathering, you have to work yourself into a state where your body acts like you are excited (fake it) and eventually your mind will not have a choice but to get on board. What is effective is if the kids show flat or defeated body language, run them to the sideline and have them breakdown as a unit until they display that insane excitement you want to see on Friday night's film ("Jesus, these kids came to play!"). How they actually feel doesn't matter. Keep in mind its not about rah-rah, its about getting into a physiological state that provides the momentum to carry on at your peak condition.
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Post by dan1784 on Nov 16, 2015 9:08:42 GMT -6
Love the ideas about creating effort. I saw where somebody posted about how they create competition during team time periods with the scout team. How do you guys keep the scout team guys giving max effort on a daily basis in 7 on 7, inside, team, etc.?
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Post by fballcoachg on Nov 16, 2015 9:37:50 GMT -6
Love the ideas about creating effort. I saw where somebody posted about how they create competition during team time periods with the scout team. How do you guys keep the scout team guys giving max effort on a daily basis in 7 on 7, inside, team, etc.? Team we have more success with this and we praise them publicly, talk smack when they make a play, have starters on scout team, treat them right (if they are getting cracked I tell them they are getting cracked and have the crackee and cracker fit up, if it's a huge mismatch I have the ones lay off on contact) etc. but most importantly it's our expectation that everyone goes 100% from the top down. we hold coaches and players accountable to effort at all times so much so that we lost a coach preseason over it (blessing). |
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Post by mariner42 on Nov 16, 2015 10:31:24 GMT -6
Love the ideas about creating effort. I saw where somebody posted about how they create competition during team time periods with the scout team. How do you guys keep the scout team guys giving max effort on a daily basis in 7 on 7, inside, team, etc.? If you are running later, tell the scout D for every TFL, every turnover that's one less sprint they have to do. Tell the Scout O every time they get 5 yards that's one less for them. On the flip side, every time the scout squad gets one taken off means that's one that the starting squad has to add on. They can take them off with pancakes, TFLs, etc. You can see practice pick up. |
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Post by mholst40 on Nov 16, 2015 11:29:13 GMT -6
We use reminders when players don't meet our standards of behavior or our expectations.
For example, players "roll" when they walk on the field or have their helmet on the field.
At practice, we keep score during every team session. When it's an offensive emphasis day against the Scout defense, the offense earns 1 point for gaining more than four yards on one play and they earn 6 points for a TD. On defensive emphasis days against the Scout offense, the defense earns 1 point for holding the offense to less than 3 yards on one play and they earn 6 points for a takeaway. The winners at the end of the day earns a helmet sticker (which the players will bend over backwards for). We also give helmet stickers at the end of the practice to scout team players of the day and highlight effort during this time.
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Post by WingTheT on Nov 17, 2015 7:56:06 GMT -6
1-Communicate your desired result to them as explicitly as possible 2-Show them examples as often as possible 3-Hold them accountable to that standard as often as possible We run the Wing-T and on Buck Sweep, our BST is responsible for sprinting across the play and throwing a cross body block on the CB on the opposite side of the formation. It looks ridiculous when we practice it without a defense because there's one kid who's just sprinting across the field and diving at the air. Probably 24 out of 25 times when we run it, the kid doesn't get to the block. But then he does it in a big moment of a big game and our HB cuts back behind that block and we go 88 yards to the house to go up 21-6 in what was a tight game and finish the game 35-12 with 5 straight league titles and the kids see that it was all worth it! Also, some kids will just have that in them. Play them at any cost because once the standard becomes "we play hard, all the time", then that's just your culture. Cut off block - one of the most important blocks for buck that differentiates an 8 yd play from a 80 yd TD play. |
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Post by coachorm on Nov 19, 2015 19:59:21 GMT -6
Love the ideas about creating effort. I saw where somebody posted about how they create competition during team time periods with the scout team. How do you guys keep the scout team guys giving max effort on a daily basis in 7 on 7, inside, team, etc.? One thing we have done during 7 on 7 is we made it down and distance and if the offense got a first down then the defense does push-ups including the defensive coach. If the defense stops the offense then the offense does push-ups including the coach. Made it fun and competitive. Especially when you get a scout team coach out there coaching his ass off cause he doesnt want to do push-ups. Of course that may only work well for us cause I am the OC and the HC is also the DC so during offense 7 on 7 he will run the defense and during Defense 7 on 7 I will run the offense. |
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Post by fantom on Nov 19, 2015 20:44:18 GMT -6
Love the ideas about creating effort. I saw where somebody posted about how they create competition during team time periods with the scout team. How do you guys keep the scout team guys giving max effort on a daily basis in 7 on 7, inside, team, etc.? One thing we have done during 7 on 7 is we made it down and distance and if the offense got a first down then the defense does push-ups including the defensive coach. If the defense stops the offense then the offense does push-ups including the coach. Made it fun and competitive. Especially when you get a scout team coach out there coaching his ass off cause he doesnt want to do push-ups. Of course that may only work well for us cause I am the OC and the HC is also the DC so during offense 7 on 7 he will run the defense and during Defense 7 on 7 I will run the offense. What worries me about this is the danger that it becomes so competitive that the team doesn't get what it needs out of the session. As a DC, I want to see competition but it's more important that we see a good simulation of the offense that we'll be seeing on Friday. I know that the HC/OC feels the same way about the defense. I'm also uncomfortable going into a group/team session without a script since I don't know what to look for. This is fine for a situation when you're not prepping for a specific opponent, in the spring or early two-a-days. Once a week for ten minutes in-season might be OK but otherwise I don't think that we have the time. |
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