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Post by fishon37 on Nov 7, 2008 7:27:58 GMT -6
I have coached in Texas for 22 years(oline & off season coor) for 4 great head coaches.Each coach let me bring in my off season while also learning from their experiences.The one one thing that I feel is the most important aspect of the off season is taking your athletes everyday and getting them out of their comfort zones. Pushing them to that point everyday is some phase of the off season where they either get tougher or get pushed to the side.To me the off season is an investment .The more the players have invested the more important 4th down means to them.This has been the one factor that I feel has developed all the characteristics that you look for in a player(mental toughness,accountability,physical ability etc) Just my 2 bits on developing high school players.
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Post by coachivie75 on Nov 7, 2008 8:33:46 GMT -6
I couldn't agree more. The slogan around our team is
"The harder you work at something the harder it is to give up"
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Post by thakatalyst on Nov 7, 2008 15:21:27 GMT -6
Exactly! Last season's graduating class understands hard work and they proved that on the field. This season's senior class has not invested as much and it shows.
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Post by lucassean2 on Nov 7, 2008 18:39:42 GMT -6
In what ways do you, or what are some examples of "getting them out of their comfort zones"?
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Post by coachcastleman on Nov 7, 2008 18:46:15 GMT -6
"The Harder You Work the Harder it is to Surrender" Vince Lombardi
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Post by fishon37 on Nov 8, 2008 7:50:10 GMT -6
In what ways do you, or what are some examples of "getting them out of their comfort zones"? Sometimes i would do it with the workout (give them one that was hard to finish). If we had a workout they could finish we would go into a 10 min ab routine at the end.Doing sets of different ab exercises (this was a killer for some of the lineman) Sometimes i would take the last set or two or their weight workout and make them go to failure competing with their partner....In all of these cases the players would get to a point were they didn't think they could do anymore and have to make a choice(stay in my comfort zone or get out of my comfort zone) Their are lots of things to do that did not take that long but make the kids get out of their comfort zone. |
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Post by fishon37 on Nov 8, 2008 9:34:55 GMT -6
We also run timed quarters after every workout.....skill players under 75 and line under 90...if they dont make it they run another one...
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