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Post by trojan on Jul 27, 2008 21:28:03 GMT -6
I coach a Wing-T 7th grade team. We have three coaches. One guy coaches the backfield, one coaches the line, and one deals with receivers. The problem as I see it is that 1/3 of our "staff" deals with 1/11 of our offense. Our split ends coach was going to coach the QBs, while I handled the RBs, but that was contingent upon a guy who was going to volunteer. He would have taken the SEs. Since that guy isn't coming, we are back to the old way. Frankly, our SEs are the kids that aren't "..........." enough to play in the positions that make our offense go. It is not a good way for us to maximize our resources by having this guy with the SEs. Any suggestions?  |
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Post by lochness on Jul 28, 2008 5:52:48 GMT -6
Put the SE's with the backfield during indy portion. SE's still carry the ball and run with it (in theory, if they are lucky enough to catch it), so ballcarrying drills apply to them to. Just make them "catch" the ball before executing the same drill that a RB would "take a handoff" before starting!
Also, you can work routes and stalk blocking during other periods, like special teams. Take time and have one coach go work with them while the other 2 coaches work special teams. Work a rotation so that they still get reps on special teams (maybe put them all on the 2nd team, unless they are good enough to be on the first) but can spend 10 minutes on routes and blocking skills.
That should do the trick.
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Post by trojan on Jul 28, 2008 7:19:09 GMT -6
Then when you guys do your passing game stuff...which is probably 98.99% waggle anyway (lol) take the SE's with the QBs and RBs. First of all, I don't appreciate you giving away my passing game strategy... ;D Lochness & dcohio: I thank you for your input. Mike Johnson of the Pioneer Panthers in Indiana runs the Wing-T with two TEs. As you guys mentioned, he split his SEs up and sent them either to the line or to the backfield. This sounds like a good idea for us, and on game day, those SEs can split out without missing a beat (in my opinion). Any other suggestions would also be welcome. |
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Post by wonderingcoach on Jul 28, 2008 7:31:19 GMT -6
Of course you could always go OLD school and have no SE's. It is 7th grade, so there is no garuntee any of these kids will play the same position in HS. Make everyone a back and rotate the one kids out there. That way they don't feel wasted as an SE in limited throwing offense and when a kid runs his rotation he gives it his all. I of course say this because the 1 time I coached 7th grade, (bald patch of hair just growing back) I coached alone. So we used a double Tight wishbone, so when I coached O there was no little butterfly counter more than 6 yards from me. It wasn't exciting football but it was easy to keep stats.
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Post by lochness on Jul 28, 2008 9:31:59 GMT -6
That's a good point actually.
In HS, we were a double TE team, and we would just split our ends out occasionally as a formation adjustment (probably about 35% of the time). We'd tag the base formation with "X" or "Y" depending upon who we wanted to split.
That's another option here...!
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Post by fbdoc on Jul 28, 2008 19:38:59 GMT -6
Put the SE's in with the RB's and have your 3rd coach work with the scout team. Same thing when you're working on Defense.
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Post by kurtbryan on Jul 28, 2008 23:13:50 GMT -6
With the stresses you have I would say:
Less plays and Defenses, More walk Through as a Team, LOTS more total film review and teaching, and Kick Butt on Special Teams.
KB
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