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Post by stilltryin on Apr 25, 2018 9:04:39 GMT -6
Hope I'm not screwing up this thread if I take the discussion from practice to game day. How similar is what you do pre-game to what you do pre-practice? And, similarly, do you do any organized stetching at halftime ... and if so, is it the same as pre-game? An abbreviated version? And if not, why not? It's similar but not exactly the same. Friday nights there's more of a "show them off" feel to the warm-up. Like other teams, we have our chants/rituals we do solely on game days. A lo of it IMO has to do with continuation of the mental prep for being game-ready. Monday-Wednesday are pretty low-key..."we're here to work" feel. We keep them moving quickly, helmets stay on, not a ton of traditional warm up lines or anything like that. Thursday we treat as a run-through for game day, including our stretch. But after that, we go straight to our normal practice schedule. Friday nights we bring kids out to the field early (like everyone else) based on position groups. QBs, followed by O skills and return men/kickers, then bring out the rest of the team. When the "fat guys" hit the field, we start our pre-game warmup routine.
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Post by stilltryin on Apr 25, 2018 9:18:52 GMT -6
Thanks whitemike, silky ice, and everybody who chimed in here. Even as a kid ... a very long time ago ... I always wondered why we stretched cold, warmed up hard pre-game, then did nothing after sitting through halftime in an often unheated locker room.
Of course, we also weren't allowed water at practice (and when we were, we all shared the same ladle ... or even better, the same sponge ... from the same water bucket. Somehow, most of us are still alive.)
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Post by newt21 on Apr 25, 2018 9:43:29 GMT -6
Dynamic stretch for 8-10 minutes then we go into offensive indy right after. Indy: QB's warm up/mechanics, RB/WR catch balls thrown while QB's work mechanics, then practice taking handoffs while QB's work pitch phase all while OL practices snaps, steps, and blocking progressions. Same exact thing on game day, to a T.
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Post by Sonofahitch on Apr 26, 2018 11:12:24 GMT -6
Heard a great speaker talking about not starting practice with stretch. It’s slow paced, boring and redundant. They stretch about 20 minutes into practice but try to start with something more engaging. I thought it was a great idea. By the time the regular season gets started, practice can feel too familiar and scripted. Any ideas for what to start practice with? On air, up tempo offense? One on ones? If your kids need some structure at the start of practice, a short dynamic warmup works. OR you could spend that time on "everyday" indy drills at 1/2 speed. It's a good way to focus on basics while getting their blood pumping.
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Post by mdftfo on May 3, 2018 16:00:20 GMT -6
For those that have removed static stretches, do any of you do neck stretches still in some fashion?
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Post by PSS on May 4, 2018 6:17:12 GMT -6
For those that have removed static stretches, do any of you do neck stretches still in some fashion? We'll do them early in the season but cut them out after the first week of pads.
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