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Post by coach79 on Apr 24, 2007 1:42:15 GMT -6
I plan on running a fullhouse this season, but I am not sure how. Should I keep everything simple and keep the formation the same? No left or right? it being a simple formation i don't wanna confuse the kids. make sense? For Full right I flip the backs and y's. Bad idea or good?
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Post by groundchuck on Apr 24, 2007 4:17:54 GMT -6
When we run a balanced fullhouse formation like bone or string I we do not give a directional call with the formation. We just say "bone" etc. If we want to flip the backs or TEs we just tell them. Why do we do it this way? It cuts down on huddle communication.
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Post by coach79 on Apr 24, 2007 4:19:30 GMT -6
ok, that is pretty much what i wanted to know. this is for 9-11 year olds and i don't want to confuse them. with a bunch of numbers.
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Post by fbdoc on Apr 24, 2007 10:17:14 GMT -6
Thats still a lot of numbers. You might want to consider Concepts or Paths. Sweep Right, Dive Middle, Trap Left, Power Left, etc. Obviously there are lots of ways to call plays but the way we figure it
38 Sweep is 4 things - 3 for the back, 8 for wide & right, plus sweep.
Sweep Right is 2 things - Sweep and Right
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Post by fad3d on Apr 24, 2007 13:43:55 GMT -6
When I was that age, one thing my coach did was give us two colored shoelaces. Our team colors were red and black, so on our right foot we had a red shoelace, and a black on the left. Helps with directions and such, always thought it was a good concept.
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Post by davecisar on Apr 24, 2007 15:22:02 GMT -6
Very doable, from a 15 year youth coach, that age can do what you are asking with no problems, much more in fact. Even with minimal practice time of 3 days a week then cut down to 2 once school starts, my age 8-10 kids last year ran 80% of our plays out of one formation, we ran the rest out of 4 other closely related sets. We run no-huddle with about 18 plays, we have 4-5 set adjustments to our base play. we Pull, trap, double team, wedge etc no problem. We do it with that 8-10 age group and we use a simlar play calling set that you describe, and we have 3 different types of motion and shfts too. The kids love it and it has been very successful averaging about 35 ppg the last 6 years. The plays don't matter that much, it's about series based football, blocking, tackling and setting the right priorities.
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