One practice field

Do you have the ability to implement a half-field on the grounds? I have been at several schools where we used a smaller area for freshman. As long as you have the width, look for 35-40 yards in length.

We use one field as well with a half field off. On the whole field we are carrying the same numbers as you. We are having the 9th grade stretch and complete individual with the varsity. We then split the field in half and have 9th/10th at one end and JV and varsity at the other. We have 8-10 coaches who will crossover at the lower level based on their coaching duty and help develop our younger players and implement our scheme. We also run multiple huddles to develop all levels.

We have also run multiple huddles for group and team periods to limit the number of players standing around and coach up as many players as possible.

We don't have 3 teams @ HS, but our JH practices at the same facility...so in essence it is the same situation. Varsity & JV have about 85 kids & JH has about 60. We have 1 practice field that is lined and has a goalpost at the North end only. There is a smaller field area (unlined) that we use for line board drills, sled work. The JH uses it for drills & some inside run O/D stuff. They start practice about an hour later than we do. On Mondays & the day before games (usually Fri) Varsity uses the game field so the JH can take half of the practice field. When JV does film the JH also takes their spot on the other half of the practice field. It takes organization & communication between the different levels, but we make it work.

Our JH use modified rules that don't include Kickoff/Kick-return situations so they don't need the space for that so that helps somewhat.

The short answer is that it is a one hundred year old school in the city.

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As far as scheduling, soccer also uses the field. But that is a different issue all together.

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We have made 2 half fields going across the field sideways in the past. It seemed to help break things up pretty well.

At my last school, it was 1 practice field (about 3/4 the size of regulation) that was used to practice Varsity and Freshman teams with a combined 65-70 players. We didn't play a full JV schedule, but those guys were with the varsity the whole time.

What we did successfully was divide the field in half and 2 platoon the coaches. Everyone would warm up together, then offensive coaches would work with Varsity/JV while defensive coaches would coach up the freshmen, then we'd switch up halfway through.  Offensively, the linemen would set up at one corner, the RBs would get a corner, and WRs would get the other corner while the QBs would move around until it was time for team. Defensively, DBs would get one sideline out to midfield, LBs would get the other, and DL would take the backline since they didn't need much vertical room. Then we'd all come together at the end for some final words and dismiss.

It worked pretty well. On days the freshmen or JV had a game, 1 or 2 coaches would go with them while everyone else stayed to finish up the varsity practice.

Where I'm at now, we don't really have a practice field.  We have a narrow, triangular patch of swamp next to our stadium that we use as one.  It still serves well enough, but a bunch of teams in our league just practice on their game field.  Those fields look a little rough on Fridays, but I feel the tradeoffs in having good landmarks and extra room are worthwhile.

We used it to our advantage. Chewed up certain areas of the field before facing a team that was faster than us.