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Post by wiscoach on Aug 2, 2016 15:01:59 GMT -6
First day of practice today. Got a guy out that I've never seen before. He's huge and a sophomore.
We get outside and into our front side down blocks drill. He's with 2nd group left side of the line, at the center position, and we are just working down blocks.
Im getting him going, stance and snap and stepping to protect backside a and once the drill is going he can not snap the ball at the right time. I swapped him out and found out that he didn't know what 'on 2' meant and he pretty much understood nothing from our introductory chalk talk. He never played football til today, never watched it either.
I talked to him about how this will be a tough learning experience for him and that just athletically he has huge potential to be a player.
My immediate reaction was to start working him at defensive tackle instead of o line but I'm not sure if that's the best way to go. At least until he has an understanding of some football terminology better.
Any advice or resources?
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Post by poundtherock1 on Aug 2, 2016 15:32:41 GMT -6
Keep him at offensive line. That's an unnatural position to learn, and if he's never done anything before then he might have a decent shot of succeeding with no bad habits.
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Post by 44dlcoach on Aug 2, 2016 16:29:33 GMT -6
Do you have a good youth team around? They might be a good resource for some basic rules of the game teaching strategies.
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Post by wiscoach on Aug 2, 2016 17:32:14 GMT -6
Keep him at offensive line. That's an unnatural position to learn, and if he's never done anything before then he might have a decent shot of succeeding with no bad habits. I suppose your probably right, But I'm the only O line and D line so I don't wanna spend too much time on one individual and take away from developing other guys. We have 3 coaches for 2 teams and 35 guys so i feel pretty stretched thin Do you have a good youth team around? They might be a good resource for some basic rules of the game teaching strategies. No we don't, maybe there are some decent youtube videos out there. |
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Post by coachklee on Aug 2, 2016 18:38:01 GMT -6
Keep him at offensive line. That's an unnatural position to learn, and if he's never done anything before then he might have a decent shot of succeeding with no bad habits. I suppose your probably right, But I'm the only O line and D line so I don't wanna spend too much time on one individual and take away from developing other guys. We have 3 coaches for 2 teams and 35 guys so i feel pretty stretched thin Do you have a good youth team around? They might be a good resource for some basic rules of the game teaching strategies. No we don't, maybe there are some decent youtube videos out there. Maybe my YouTube Channel to get started? m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWQg-3ZDuumt9Eiuiv8bTN7IcEHjzJkTVm.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWQg-3ZDuumsfOpa4QKuzIeEPgeMI4cyX |
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Post by fantom on Aug 2, 2016 19:49:30 GMT -6
First day of practice today. Got a guy out that I've never seen before. He's huge and a sophomore. We get outside and into our front side down blocks drill. He's with 2nd group left side of the line, at the center position, and we are just working down blocks. Im getting him going, stance and snap and stepping to protect backside a and once the drill is going he can not snap the ball at the right time. I swapped him out and found out that he didn't know what 'on 2' meant and he pretty much understood nothing from our introductory chalk talk. He never played football til today, never watched it either. I talked to him about how this will be a tough learning experience for him and that just athletically he has huge potential to be a player. My immediate reaction was to start working him at defensive tackle instead of o line but I'm not sure if that's the best way to go. At least until he has an understanding of some football terminology better. Any advice or resources? The best resource to teach him the basics: you. Yesterday was our first day and we started from Point 1. Even though we have a veteran OL we teach the basics from the very beginning. We act as though they know nothing. The first thing that we teach is stance. Then we move on we teach snap count, splits, alignment, hole numbering, everything. Every block that we teach is taught from the very beginning. starting at the purpose then each step of the technique. You can't assume that they know anything, from veterans to complete newbies. If has as much potential as you say how can you not work with him? |
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Post by lochness on Aug 2, 2016 19:56:50 GMT -6
First day of practice today. Got a guy out that I've never seen before. He's huge and a sophomore. We get outside and into our front side down blocks drill. He's with 2nd group left side of the line, at the center position, and we are just working down blocks. Im getting him going, stance and snap and stepping to protect backside a and once the drill is going he can not snap the ball at the right time. I swapped him out and found out that he didn't know what 'on 2' meant and he pretty much understood nothing from our introductory chalk talk. He never played football til today, never watched it either. I talked to him about how this will be a tough learning experience for him and that just athletically he has huge potential to be a player. My immediate reaction was to start working him at defensive tackle instead of o line but I'm not sure if that's the best way to go. At least until he has an understanding of some football terminology better. Any advice or resources? The best resource to teach him the basics: you. Yesterday was our first day and we started from Point 1. Even though we have a veteran OL we teach the basics from the very beginning. We act as though they know nothing. The first thing that we teach is stance. Then we move on we teach snap count, splits, alignment, hole numbering, everything. Every block that we teach is taught from the very beginning. starting at the purpose then each step of the technique. You can't assume that they know anything, from veterans to complete newbies. If has as much potential as you say how can you not work with him? I think that's right. If you have a smaller program, and this giant Christmas present just got dropped in your lap- you drop everything and coach him up from ground zero. You don't worry about leaving other guys behind...you coach to your slowest learner in this situation. Trust me, no matter how "veteran" your OL is, they can still use foundational fundamental work. And...can you afford NOT to develop this kid? |
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Post by coachd5085 on Aug 2, 2016 20:29:07 GMT -6
First day of practice today. Got a guy out that I've never seen before. He's huge and a sophomore. We get outside and into our front side down blocks drill. He's with 2nd group left side of the line, at the center position, and we are just working down blocks. Im getting him going, stance and snap and stepping to protect backside a and once the drill is going he can not snap the ball at the right time. I swapped him out and found out that he didn't know what 'on 2' meant and he pretty much understood nothing from our introductory chalk talk. He never played football til today, never watched it either. I talked to him about how this will be a tough learning experience for him and that just athletically he has huge potential to be a player. My immediate reaction was to start working him at defensive tackle instead of o line but I'm not sure if that's the best way to go. At least until he has an understanding of some football terminology better. Any advice or resources? The best resource to teach him the basics: you. Yesterday was our first day and we started from Point 1. Even though we have a veteran OL we teach the basics from the very beginning. We act as though they know nothing. The first thing that we teach is stance. Then we move on we teach snap count, splits, alignment, hole numbering, everything. Every block that we teach is taught from the very beginning. starting at the purpose then each step of the technique. You can't assume that they know anything, from veterans to complete newbies. If has as much potential as you say how can you not work with him? Totally agree. I think this is a great reason why coaches should keep practice plans on file, or have their teaching progressions on paper, or something similar. That helps prevent coaches from assuming prior knowledge. There are famous stories that John Wooden of UCLA fame would start every season showing his players how to properly put on their socks and lace their shoes. |
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Post by wiscoach on Aug 2, 2016 20:31:28 GMT -6
I definitely plan on coaching him to the best of my ability. One of the things I hate to see the most is 2s and 3s standing around and never getting coached up.
Tomorrow I'll get into the basics of the basics. This is my first year installing an offense and I'm realizing I passed over some things.
Too excited to start running power and counter I guess. Haha.
Thanks guys
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