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Post by topaztec on Aug 20, 2006 19:10:20 GMT -6
I need some suggestions on teaching my receivers that the best way to win is to show some team unity. I coach a group of receivers that think they deserve more playing time. We talked about playing the best players on Friday's night and that is the understanding, but somehow I feel that they quarrel too much for playing time. How should I address this issue. Thanks in advance.
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Post by phantom on Aug 20, 2006 19:24:36 GMT -6
Who do they quarrel with? Make sure that they understand that they need to please you to get on the field and arguing isn't helping their case.
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Post by tvt50 on Aug 20, 2006 19:51:56 GMT -6
Up-Downs should help.
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Post by topaztec on Aug 20, 2006 20:33:49 GMT -6
Phamtom, they usually quarrel with each other. They don't do it in front of me but I heard that they do it behind my back. ...
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Post by Yash on Aug 21, 2006 8:20:24 GMT -6
What is this wide reciever position you speak of? I'm not sure I've ever had any of them.
I had a kid last year on my JV team say he wanted to play wide reciever, i told him if he wanted to touch the ball at all he'd play fullback. Hes turned out to be a pretty good one too. I tell my Wideouts that if they want to play they better learn how to block because we aren't going to throw the ball too much. Its not that they can't catch (although a lot of times it is) but JV just can't protect that long to throw passes. Best pass play is pop pass to the TE or a FB in the flats off the play action.
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Post by bulldog on Aug 21, 2006 10:51:33 GMT -6
I coach WR's and I tell them early and often that the only way on the field is to block. I don't really care about their pass catching ability. Of course, I emphasize this by spending 80% of my individual time working on blocking and don't spend much time on routes or catching the ball.
I don't know why they would argue with each other - since they have nothing to say about PT. If they want to talk about PT, my first questions are always, 'do you know alignment/assignment?', and then 'how is your blocking?'.
The next thing is to develop leadership. Leaders need to quash this type of bickering and gossip. It should not be tolerated.
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Post by coachcalande on Aug 21, 2006 18:40:54 GMT -6
Phamtom, they usually quarrel with each other. They don't do it in front of me but I heard that they do it behind my back. ... I believe i have the solution to this problem...maybe several... solution suggestion number one: test the boys....best results is the player, everyone else carries his jock. solution suggestion number two: someone else said it, up downs will solve the problem. solution number three and my personal favorite. hold a "receivers only" practice, bring nothing but goalie gloves and soccer balls. meet the kids at the soccer field and let them play... tell them all to have a "nice time" and walk away shaking your head in disgust...football is the ultimate TEAM GAME and this crap has no place anywhere near a football locker room or team. |
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