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Offense
Feb 7, 2007 13:46:32 GMT -6
Post by ruffus on Feb 7, 2007 13:46:32 GMT -6
Looking for suggestions on an offense for 8/9yr old kids - anything and everything would be appreciated - Thanks
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Offense
Feb 7, 2007 14:00:47 GMT -6
Post by ajreaper on Feb 7, 2007 14:00:47 GMT -6
While never having coached that age I'd think a pro I would be a good basic offense for that age group. You can easily run basic run plays to either side, Iso, dive, sweep, toss, etc and it's fairly easy to incorporate some mis-direction- boots and reverses.
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Post by tedseay on Feb 9, 2007 4:22:44 GMT -6
Coach: Single wing -- you can call it your "Florida power spread"... ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) Seriously, it's easier to teach at the 8-9 level than any other offense, it emphasizes fundamentals more than any offense I've seen, and there are some great free materials out there -- PM me if interested.
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Post by patrice on Feb 9, 2007 5:09:22 GMT -6
I did coach 8 and 9 years old last year, we lost 2 of are 3 first game and we adjust our offense. we played and I formation with a dive, lead, toss and some simple pass. We finish with 8 win and 3 lost. In québec we play with 9 players.
At these age make the pratice fun with a lot of fundamentals and evething will be O.K. the KISS sysreme.
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Post by Coach Bruce on Feb 9, 2007 8:24:38 GMT -6
Fun and simple being the key words. You can even run some pretty sophisticated passes if you keep the "explanation simple" break it down step by step not drill by drill. If you explain your play very simply you will be suprised how "un" simple you have to keep it.. P.S. lots of hugs, smiles and pats on the back. Win or lose suppoert support support.
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Offense
Feb 9, 2007 14:53:52 GMT -6
Post by wccoach on Feb 9, 2007 14:53:52 GMT -6
Hello Coach,
I coached a 3-4th grade team a few years back when my son was young and we ran I backs, Offset I, Power I and Split back with a Te and Split End. We ran 75% of the time and threw 25% of the time. Our running game was Off tackle, Toss Sweep, QB Sweep, Counter and Reverses. We always had at least one back leading every play. Our Passing game was all Rollout/sprintout PA off of the run game with a run/pass option for the QB. We had a maximum of 2 guys in the route Playside and never used any backside routes at all.
We were usually the smaller team both in size and numbers each week, but were very successful on offense. The key was the Offensive Line. We made the blocking as simple as possible. Since we never ran between the tackles, the center and guards basically pass blocked each play. Their rules were to block the man over you, if nobody over you block inside gap, if nobody inside, block outside gap. There job was to make a pile at the LOS. The playside tackle was to attack the outside shoulder of the man over him. If his man was lined up too far outside then take him outside and the backs would go inside of him. Backside tackle job was the same as the guards and center. TE job was to block the man over him and get his body between the defender and the hole. Basically our line did the same thing each play except the playside tackle. We coached them to fire out hard for one step and try to stop penetration. Since we only used PA passing, we blocked everything the same run or pass. If your kids can limit the inside penetration and the ball carrier can get to the edge with a lead blocker, your team has a great chance to make positive yardage.
The system was so simple that we were able to run some hurry up, no huddle with very simple verbal commands at the LOS. Very effective at the 3-4th grade level.
We used our most aggressive kid as the FB to lead the plays and that made a huge impact on being able to consistently move the chains. Hope this helps!
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