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Post by sidelinetosideline on Dec 8, 2016 10:53:43 GMT -6
This was with MS aged kids, not JV, but one thing I did for these sitations was create relay races that incorporated football skills. I would basically make them up on the fly but always tried to incorporate a footwork component (ladders or cones) and a football skills component (catch a ball, make a block, make a tackle, etc.). The focus for me, especially when dealing with guys from many position groups, was on speed, intensity, competition, and having fun, and not so much focused on technique.
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Post by sidelinetosideline on Jun 24, 2015 10:11:00 GMT -6
You have to let him go if he doesn't want to be there. Football is NOT a sport you can play with your heart half in. I don't know the kid but by your description he sounds like a guy that has probably thought through what he wants to get out of his HS experience and if football isn't it then so be it, the game isn't for every one. My advise is talk to him about his other plans for his newfound free time, other interests off the football field and try to make sure he's making the decisions for the right reasons for HIM.
A personal anecdote. I quit football in the offseason after my 2nd year in university. One of the hardest decisions I've made but in the end it was the right one for me. The game I loved had become more like a job and I wasn't having fun, not even winning was fun at that point. I told my HC and he really made me feel bad about it, told me I would regret it, making a mistake, letting him down, teammates down etc and I always resented him a bit for that. I got the impression from how he approached it he only cared about his football team and not about me and what I wanted. My DC on the other hand was 100% supportive on my decision, talked to me about my other plans in life, life after football etc and was generally really supportive or me as a person and not just me as a football player, and that went a long, long way in my book.
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Post by sidelinetosideline on Jun 24, 2015 9:05:28 GMT -6
I'm from Canada so probably not applicable to a lot of you but ... in Canada almost every school has 2 levels, Junior (Gr 9 and 10) and Senior (Gr 11, 12 and 13 if applicable) with some small schools only having Senior for Gr 9-12. In my school very, very occasionally and under extenuating circumstances a Gr 9 or 10 will move up from Junior to play at Senior (only happened once in my school in my 4 years and it was due to a rash of injuries) but for the most part you play at your age level and that's that. Its not the type of thing where if you play really well you might get moved up, its more like 2 completely separate teams. No play time limits for anyone and the concept of a freshmen team was completely new to me before I found this site. Also worth noting that the HS football in my area is very much 2nd tier to the community summer teams.
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