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Post by doublewing on Mar 11, 2008 15:06:45 GMT -6
I think most of us will agree football is a game of pressure. How well our kids perform under that pressure often determines what side of the scoreboard you end up on. What I'm asking is what drill or concepts do you guys use to create pressure practice situations:
1) my first one is the "POWER HOUR" from Calande in which you run your power play from the 3 yd line against anywhere from 16-22 players
a) reward punishments are in place for failures
2) from Nick Hyder (old Valdosta Coach) I like his "Make 5 or Lose 5": scrimmage situation coming out from the endzone to the 50 and back in
a) each play has to be perfect
b) if offense doesn't gain 5 yds they lose 5 yds
c) stay until you get it done!
looking for other ideas that you guys use to APPLY PRESSURE IN PRACTICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by davecisar on Mar 11, 2008 17:37:50 GMT -6
As practice is ending we go with our field goal team.
All our extra players in front of the LOS jumping, screaming
Behind the kicker all the parents in a semi circle yelling cheering
He makes it we are done, misses it they all run a short lap
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Post by airman on Mar 11, 2008 17:51:50 GMT -6
this idea is more of a game thing but it carries over in practice.
we have a offensive loaf board and defensive loaf board.
loafing is when the play is going the other way and the backside of the defense just stands there or starts walking.
on the offensive side of the ball it is for any player not seen hustling down field.
for every loaf, the team does a sprint from one side of the field to the other.
it helps, especially on defense to force players to hustle to the ball.
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Post by revtaz on Mar 11, 2008 20:00:01 GMT -6
We do this thing that we call "the Code":
Run over 5 yds +5
Pass over 7 yds +5
Off. TD +5
Losing the Moneyball +5
Takeaway -5
Sack -3
TFL -3
Def. TD -5
Winning the Moneyball -5
The number at the end of practice is some form of discipline. For us it is hills. They do them as a group. Just the defense and anyone who gets in as a sub. If the number is a negative they can miss sprints the next day.
worked for us.
Taz
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Post by silkyice on Mar 12, 2008 7:04:05 GMT -6
We have an offensive goalline period. We put the ball on the 5 or closer and run plays against the BEST 11-18 that we can put over there. We usually start with 14 defenders and work to 18. One in every gap (8), one at nose, 2 OLB, 3 ILB, 2 corners, 2 strong safeties. One day we had 20 over there and were still scoring from the 5.
It is intense. The offense loves it and hates it! To say the least, it is high pressure and physical.
You can make the loser's do up/downs or winners get running off or whatever. We usually don't have to offer any incentives on this though.
We do it for about 5 - 10 minutes on Tuesday.
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Post by mrfr33z3 on Mar 12, 2008 7:23:07 GMT -6
well we do a what we call P.U. P " Pass - under - pressure where we send any and all imaginable stunts and blitzes at the Off. but we do it similar to what Calande does but we use 12 players on Def. if it's an Offensive segment and Vice versa on Def. Segments. it works pretty well. I've seen this happen in a game where a Pat Block team blocked 3 FG in a game with 12 people on the field and they ended up winning the game because of this and the other team got screwed because they didn't count the players they were trying to figure out why both sides were overloaded LMAO!!
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Post by coachwoodall on Mar 12, 2008 9:16:33 GMT -6
Defense has to get a set number of turnovers during practice (usually 12-15) this comes from all phases of practice: perimeter, inside run, team pass, scout offense, etc....
if they don't get it, then they run
We do a segment called 2nd & 8. Offense gets a 1st down = 1 point, defense gets a hold = 1 point. Best of 5 or 7, or timed. Loser is punished.
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Post by coachjd on Mar 12, 2008 11:36:31 GMT -6
We like to mix in special teams from time to time during our team periods or make our 3rd down period (3rd down and punts) for the day. Just like a game, there is really no script. Each game is different.
I know our kids took a lot of pride in the 3rd down with punts period last year to not punt in the 10 min period. We have a script with different 3rd down situations and working from our 40 and going in. If we gain the first down, we call the next 3rd down play, if we do not get the 1st down, we run the offense off the field and run the punt team on to punt vs the scouts.
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Post by threeback on Mar 12, 2008 16:06:07 GMT -6
We would structure one practice a week (usually Wed) to mimic the game as close as possible. "Captains" calling the toss to see if O or D got the ball first. If D got the ball first, Kickoff would be up and kick the ball off to the JV kick return, and then the scout offense would run our opponent's offense. Down and distance would be kept and the drive would go as long as the offense was successful or the defense stopped them. If offense was stopped, punt return would come on and our JV punt team would punt. Afterwards, 1st O would have its turn. Any TDs scored, extra point/field goal block would be called out with a play clock. Play clock was kept the entire practice to insure that our guys were getting to and from the huddle in a timely manner.
I would also note that no coaches were allowed on the field. Everything was as close to game conditions as possible. If I was going to signal plays in the game Friday- I would call out the play to my backup QBs/line coach, who would then signal the play in. If I was going to run the play in, the receiver would get the play from the head coach/line coach and run the play in. I was practicing getting the plays in on time, as well as the kids.
My reason for structuring it like this:
1. If you script your plays (12 plays first Offense, 12 1st defense)- it takes away that "strive for perfection" mentality because kids know they have 12 plays no matter what. The defense knows that if they hold to a 3 and out, they are going to bust their butts. Same thing with offense- if you expect them to control the ball and pound away, how are they ever going to get a feel of it if you never practice it? After a 2-3 "drives" by both scout and first teamers, a goal-line period was held with first O vs. first D for 4 plays from the 10. The kids were usually pretty tired and I found it toughened them mentally. No rewards for offense or defense if the scored or were stopped- if O sccored- we told them they were supposed to score from the 10. If the defense stopped the offense- we told them that's what defenses are supposed to do.
2. Special teams are often practiced by a "Kick Off Team" and then they run out, instead of the kids getting in the ready box and being ready when the offense is about to score or the punt team running on the field and subbing when the offense is stopped. How many times are we yelling expletives on the sidelines for a special team with some kid with his head up his $%*^ is not paying attention? It's our fault for not practicing it.
3. It mimics the game-time atmosphere in order to prepare the kids mentally for Friday.
4. It cut down on "down time" for everyone in practice and allowed both JV (who had a game on Thursday) and varsity to get good quality reps.
I found this worked great for us this year.
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