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Post by coachsimp1 on Jun 27, 2017 15:30:12 GMT -6
I have recently taken over a program that has a four day camp before the season. They go away and practice and bond as a team. There will be a total of 8 practices (1 practice-day1, 3 practices-day2, 3 practices-day3, 1 practice-day4). Looking for ideas that anyone may have on a schedule of practices, meetings, and free time.
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Jun 27, 2017 16:07:32 GMT -6
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Post by bigmoot on Jun 27, 2017 16:07:32 GMT -6
possibilities are endless. the times we've been 3x day, the middle was a special teams practice. including the fundamentals of special teams
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Jun 27, 2017 18:56:21 GMT -6
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Post by hunhdisciple on Jun 27, 2017 18:56:21 GMT -6
We have always done a roast. Kids get to roast the coaches, coaches get to return it. It's always really enjoyable, because you learn some of the things that you aren't aware kids pick up on.
And we always have one evening practice that ultimately ends with someone physically challenging and kind of one of the "separates the men from the boys" type things.
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Post by tippecanoe41 on Jun 28, 2017 22:01:32 GMT -6
I have recently taken over a program that has a four day camp before the season. They go away and practice and bond as a team. There will be a total of 8 practices (1 practice-day1, 3 practices-day2, 3 practices-day3, 1 practice-day4). Looking for ideas that anyone may have on a schedule of practices, meetings, and free time. One thing I'll suggest because of a terrible experience with a head coach coming in to a program he didn't know (long story that ends with me cussing a lot) is that you need to learn the program you're coming into. I'll explain what I mean. The school I'm at is about 40 years old. And since it started, the job of head coach has just been passed down the line and kept "in the family." Only a few head coaches in the first 40 years. A new guy came in from out of the program a couple years ago and proceeded to change everything. I mean since the program has always been in the family, there are NUMEROUS traditions that kids are doing that their Dad's did when they play there. They love those traditions. They have heard about those traditions for years and have longed to be a part of those so that they can do what their Dad, uncle, etc. did before them. Anyway, I won't get into the long story about this guy, but kids first turned on him and then most other people, too. (it didn't help that he did not know football and wouldn't take any help from assistants -- I'll talk your ear off for a day with examples that prove that I'm not just being a jerk to him cause he was an outsider, haha.) So I'd say that you should try to put yourself into the program and find a way to make your stuff fit any traditions they have at least until you've been around and established yourself in the community/program/etc. There's not a ton of schools like this, so you might not really have anything to worry about in that department. Beyond that, I guess the question is what do you want to accomplish? Are you doing a brand new offense and/or defense? I'd work on introducing some of the new types of principles in those. Are you taking a team that is just totally down because they never win for years? I'd then put a lot of effort into doing things that are difficult but that they can accomplish through teamwork (don't know examples, just talking theory) to see if the attitude can be changed around. I guess I'd just really think of the biggest couple things that I want to accomplish and then put tons of effort into that. Also, obviously, I think you need to find ways to introduce yourself in your coaching style and also just in explaining yourself to kids. |
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