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Post by dacoachmo on May 15, 2007 20:09:04 GMT -6
Is it possible to teach non-aggressive kids to be aggressive...If so, how do you guys do it???
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Post by brophy on May 15, 2007 20:33:41 GMT -6
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Post by briangilbert on May 15, 2007 21:39:17 GMT -6
To sum up all of the Boards Brophy posted
"CONFIDENCE"
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Post by fbairattack on May 15, 2007 21:49:20 GMT -6
To sum up all of the Boards Brophy posted "CONFIDENCE" Agreed.... a Confident athlete plays fast and aggressive....a confused athlete plays slow and tenative... If you are talking the attitude of being more aggresive in terms of hitting and tackling and blocking... I like 2 on 2 or 3 on 3 drills ... 10 yard " fight".... and pass rush or downfield blocking OL/DL & RB/LB & WR/DB ... |
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Post by briangilbert on May 15, 2007 22:01:15 GMT -6
You have to do things in the off-season that are based on competition. Look up Urban Meyer's circle of life stuff. Make your kids compete with individual 1 on 1 competitions and don't let them quit.
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Post by dacoachmo on May 16, 2007 7:07:43 GMT -6
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Post by coachjim on May 16, 2007 8:22:29 GMT -6
Metallica songs. Even the little soccer loving kids on the team get all fired up. And, of course, what everyone else wrote too.
Seriously, though: When I played twenty years ago, open field tackle drills, one on one, and and didn't matter if you were squaring off in front of the biggest guy. That was the staple drill. When you got up, you got up angry and wanted revenge. In youth last year, our HC was against doing them for fear of injury and our tackling was are downfall. I've seen nothing in our bylaws against it and that's what i'll be doing, most likely, and routinely.
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Post by superpower on May 16, 2007 8:44:08 GMT -6
Weight room, weight room, weight room
I think the way we approach things in our weight room carries over and creates confidence and aggression on the field.
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Post by coachjim on May 16, 2007 9:20:12 GMT -6
Did I mention Red Bull... j/k sorry, wrong thread. Bad suggestion.
That's right up there doing a couple of shots before the game with em. A few of us did that back in the seventies before a game, got a six pack of Busch (yes, bought and paid for by coach.) Times are Way different now, of course, but we were like animals. Animals! Mwhaha, I can't believe we did stuff like that. That's back when coaches brought coolers to the game that weren't filled with gatorade and had "Italian Stallion" tattoed on their forearms. When they called you names like loser and idiot when you did something wrong. When they yelled get up or i'm gonna kick your ass even worse. When you went one on fives against the entire line until you got through. When they told the little guys like me to throw dirt in peoples eyes to make up for the size differential. However inappropriate and *cough* inappropriate this all seems now, man I miss those days. That's how it was.
Sorry, I realize my post is a ridiculous addition, but yours brings back a lot of memories. Of what not to do. And what was done, back then, and is so different now. Like corporal punishment for the weak. Still... did I mention we won the championship?
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Post by kloranc on May 16, 2007 9:27:37 GMT -6
I agree with the weightroom being the key. When kids start to make gains in the weightroom, it naturally gives them more confidence on the field. Repetition helps too. As fbairattack pointed out, when your players have done it a thousand times, they will be more aggressive about it because they don't have any question about what they should do. I really enjoy seeing the athlete who has gotten stronger in the weight room and really knows their assignment really light someone up. The light goes on, and you have an aggressive, confident athlete on your hands!
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Post by spartancoach on May 16, 2007 13:43:45 GMT -6
Raw meat.
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