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Post by dacoachmo on May 29, 2006 18:28:17 GMT -6
Okay Coach Einsteins. who has some good inventions that are results of when they didn't want to buy some overpriced piece of equipment from a catalog?
I have made speed ladders from pvc pipes and rope...
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Post by amikell on May 29, 2006 18:34:14 GMT -6
I made a set of chutes from PVC and 6 by 6's last year for about $80. Ours went missing after some work was done on a drainage ditch about a week before 2 a days.
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Post by poweriguy on May 29, 2006 19:43:02 GMT -6
We made a kicking tripod for our kicker out of scrap pvc. All I had to buy was the fitting , because I already had the glue and pipe. Total cost was around 80 cents.
Now he can practice kicking without a holder.
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Post by kcbazooka on May 30, 2006 14:24:12 GMT -6
Old football on a shoe string to simulate snap for defensive linemen - costs $0.15 - improved reaction time - priceless.
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Post by coachtroy54 on May 30, 2006 15:41:47 GMT -6
How did the pipe work for the speed ladders. I was always afraid of players rolling their ankles.
I like the idea of using a 2"x8"x10' for your off. line bevel the side down and put some heavy finish on it.
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Post by bigdaddyd on May 30, 2006 15:46:40 GMT -6
I made agility ropes out of 1 1/4 inch PVC pipes. I made it about 15 ft in length, our pool was being renovated and there was extra PVC pipes that were left behind. The only thing that cost us was the bungee cords.
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Post by airman on May 30, 2006 21:05:20 GMT -6
rec poles. 4 x4 timbers, cemented into buckets.
got the buckets from the bakery for free, timber was a donation from landscapers. we bought the cement. mixed it up in a wheelbarrow and used our own tools.
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Post by knight9299 on May 30, 2006 21:09:02 GMT -6
Old football on a shoe string to simulate snap for defensive linemen - costs $0.15 - improved reaction time - priceless. One plunger head + one broom handle + brown tape + old football = MAGIC SNAPPER! |
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Post by saintrad on May 30, 2006 22:25:00 GMT -6
a plain white envelope with a large stack of large bills (Monopoly $$$) for the head ref (who was friend) as a joke at the beginning of a game... helped us get some calls by being friendly and having fun
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Post by zexx14 on May 31, 2006 5:11:37 GMT -6
Free Standing QB passing net from PVC. Left some of the joints unglued so it can be broken down and stored. Allows our QB's to work on throws when receivers are not available. The "net" is a yard tarp of see-through black mesh. It is working great in our off-season workouts.
Zexx 14
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Post by hsrose on May 31, 2006 13:37:44 GMT -6
4-way Tug-of-war. Large metal ring, c-clamps, 4-1' lengths of chain, 4-30' lengths of 1' nylon rope. Total cost $120 (rope mostly) but very good workout. Connect the chain to the clamps, tie the rope to the chains. We do this several times over the summer and as a reward at the end of practice.
We use 3 guys on the ends of rope. Set a 10-yd square with cones, put the ring in the middle. You win if you get the ring over your end-line. What is effective is that if the pullers change their angles they can combine forces against the other teams. Then to win they have to shift angles again. Our best battle was a 47-second war with the OL/DL. Because this is strength and some agility (moving angles) it works the players pretty well.
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Post by hsrose on May 31, 2006 13:44:22 GMT -6
1 more thing - elevated ropes. Took 4 12" spikes, put them through a PVC end cap, connected that to a 6" length of .75" PVC. Filled that with plaster. Put a 3-way cap on top of that. Poked the spike into the ground (10 yds on a side) and ran a .25" rope and elastic ropes through the tops. Now I have a 40-yd perimiter that is is 5-6" off the ground. Because of the elastic the rope will give so nothing gets broken.
I use this to have the players jump over it. Ex: 1st length is right foot only, 2nd is both feet, 3rd is left foot only, 4th length is both feet again. Change off the jumps. We run this in summer conditioning.
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Post by dacoachmo on Jun 4, 2006 11:44:10 GMT -6
had no problems with the same pvc pipes...no rolled ankles...plus when used of grass...we had extra cushion!!
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