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Post by bulldogs29 on Nov 29, 2023 9:20:32 GMT -6
We are at a smaller rural school. Our kids are lacking some basic football knowledge and situational awareness. We had talked about during the offseason doing a "football class" of some sorts. Really just thinking terminology and why certain things are done. Has anyone done anything like that? Had success doing it?
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Post by chadavan on Nov 29, 2023 10:07:39 GMT -6
Football 101. I think most coaches skip it because they assume the kids know it already - by watching the NFL or college.
Neither of my boys liked watching football - but liked to play - so it's safe to say there could be a fair amount that join a football team with a lack of basic knowledge.
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Post by Defcord on Nov 29, 2023 10:54:42 GMT -6
If we had the time to do something like this during the school day, I would do it all on the field. Maybe set up various scenarios and then let them play them out a few times and explain the situation. I think being out on the field would help kids be engaged.
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Post by CanyonCoach on Nov 29, 2023 11:02:24 GMT -6
We have done multiple different off season activities with kids.
We previously:
1. used Habitudes as Character Building with just athletes and then rotated it with Football Fundamentals. Total of 12 45 minute sessions. FLF- Food/Leadership/football
2. Football School before open-field/gym- Went through our terminology/motions/adjustments and then went out and did it followed by 7 on 7.
3. QB school- just QB's and watched film before drills plus 6 sessions of Jon Gordon books- Energy Bus, Hardhat and the Training Room. We award athletes with themed stickers from each book for each game.
This year we have 6 Sundays set aside for Jon Gordan activities that correspond with open field.
#1 make it mean something- Now/During the Season/End of Season Awards
#2 make it translate to success on the field
#3 Food!Fun!Fast Paced!
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Post by bulldogs29 on Nov 30, 2023 8:21:35 GMT -6
Football 101. I think most coaches skip it because they assume the kids know it already - by watching the NFL or college. Neither of my boys liked watching football - but liked to play - so it's safe to say there could be a fair amount that join a football team with a lack of basic knowledge. Exactly, I think we assume that kids know stuff and they don't. We had a kid at a previous school I was at who ended up being our best lineman. But at the beginning of the year we told him "on this play you block down...on this play your turn out". He had no idea and we had to take like 10 minutes of practicing time explaining down meant toward the ball and out meant away from the ball. Kids don't know what lining up on the numbers or splitting the difference. Just little things that we have thought if we could teach these things before practice we could be better off. |
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Post by bulldogs29 on Nov 30, 2023 8:25:10 GMT -6
We have done multiple different off season activities with kids. We previously: 1. used Habitudes as Character Building with just athletes and then rotated it with Football Fundamentals. Total of 12 45 minute sessions. FLF- Food/Leadership/football 2. Football School before open-field/gym- Went through our terminology/motions/adjustments and then went out and did it followed by 7 on 7. 3. QB school- just QB's and watched film before drills plus 6 sessions of Jon Gordon books- Energy Bus, Hardhat and the Training Room. We award athletes with themed stickers from each book for each game. This year we have 6 Sundays set aside for Jon Gordan activities that correspond with open field. #1 make it mean something- Now/During the Season/End of Season Awards #2 make it translate to success on the field #3 Food!Fun!Fast Paced! When you went out on the field, we wouldn't be allowed to have a ball out. Did you find the kids to be attentive? Or did they just want to practice and run around? |
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Post by cqmiller on Nov 30, 2023 9:02:30 GMT -6
Kids don't know anything... their parents know even less... A lot of guys on here have created some basic football stuff over the years and I am in the process of compiling a "Football School" presentation where we go through as much basic stuff as possible. Here is what it looks like so far: 2024 CHS Football School (Incomplete) |
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Post by cwaltsmith on Nov 30, 2023 9:16:39 GMT -6
Football 101. I think most coaches skip it because they assume the kids know it already - by watching the NFL or college. Neither of my boys liked watching football - but liked to play - so it's safe to say there could be a fair amount that join a football team with a lack of basic knowledge. Exactly, I think we assume that kids know stuff and they don't. We had a kid at a previous school I was at who ended up being our best lineman. But at the beginning of the year we told him "on this play you block down...on this play your turn out". He had no idea and we had to take like 10 minutes of practicing time explaining down meant toward the ball and out meant away from the ball. Kids don't know what lining up on the numbers or splitting the difference. Just little things that we have thought if we could teach these things before practice we could be better off. My 1st week as a head coach, Guard kept missing a down block so we walked up to the line & I was screaming lol and I pointed to the guy and said why can't you block down on this guy.... Kid looked me dead in the face and said coach you didnt tell me which guy you just said block down so I dove on the ground to get down as low as I could. Swear I am not making it up. I decided right then, NEVER ASS..U..ME anything ever again lol |
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Post by coachwoodall on Nov 30, 2023 9:26:48 GMT -6
Kids don't know anything... their parents know even less... A lot of guys on here have created some basic football stuff over the years and I am in the process of compiling a "Football School" presentation where we go through as much basic stuff as possible. Here is what it looks like so far: 2024 CHS Football School (Incomplete)I could have sworn I read on here somewhere the the officials don't HAVE to blow the whistle to signal the end of a play, or the end of a play can happen without a whistle, or something to that effect. If I'm remembering correctly is was related to a late hit or some call/penalty that happened without a whistle being blown. or I could be wrong..... |
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Post by senatorblutarsky on Nov 30, 2023 10:04:34 GMT -6
Kids don't know anything... their parents know even less... A lot of guys on here have created some basic football stuff over the years and I am in the process of compiling a "Football School" presentation where we go through as much basic stuff as possible. Here is what it looks like so far: 2024 CHS Football School (Incomplete)I liked this so much I stole it.
We've always gone over this type of stuff on the field... but I really like the idea of materials to hand out when we do that (and to do it in a classroom setting... which we haven't done much of in the past- mainly because I don't have a classroom).
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Post by cqmiller on Nov 30, 2023 16:06:14 GMT -6
Kids don't know anything... their parents know even less... A lot of guys on here have created some basic football stuff over the years and I am in the process of compiling a "Football School" presentation where we go through as much basic stuff as possible. Here is what it looks like so far: 2024 CHS Football School (Incomplete)I could have sworn I read on here somewhere the the officials don't HAVE to blow the whistle to signal the end of a play, or the end of a play can happen without a whistle, or something to that effect. If I'm remembering correctly is was related to a late hit or some call/penalty that happened without a whistle being blown. or I could be wrong..... There is a "natural stop" thing somewhere. I don't know where off the tip of my head, but winning a game of Fair Catch Free Kick last year was SWEET |
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Post by blackknight on Dec 3, 2023 16:25:56 GMT -6
I once had a kid come out that did not know where the sideline was!
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Post by chi5hi on Dec 3, 2023 23:08:04 GMT -6
Exactly, I think we assume that kids know stuff and they don't. We had a kid at a previous school I was at who ended up being our best lineman. But at the beginning of the year we told him "on this play you block down...on this play your turn out". He had no idea and we had to take like 10 minutes of practicing time explaining down meant toward the ball and out meant away from the ball. Kids don't know what lining up on the numbers or splitting the difference. Just little things that we have thought if we could teach these things before practice we could be better off. My 1st week as a head coach, Guard kept missing a down block so we walked up to the line & I was screaming lol and I pointed to the guy and said why can't you block down on this guy.... Kid looked me dead in the face and said coach you didnt tell me which guy you just said block down so I dove on the ground to get down as low as I could. Swear I am not making it up. I decided right then, NEVER ASS..U..ME anything ever again lol I had to chuckle about this. You're correct! Many years ago while installing a base Okie defense I told my linebacker "When the Guard blocks down...step up and fill." As it turned out, neither the OG nor the LB knew what I was talking about. The point is...words have meanings and professional coaches who have been involved with the sport sometimes forget that we didn't know our language at one time either. Someone has to teach it. Another time I was teaching a kick-out block by the Guard. I told him to "Kick the first color that shows". Sure enough, the kid actually kicked the forcer! Later, his dad came up and told me that the kid was also color blind! "first color that shows"... |
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Post by tabs52 on Dec 5, 2023 7:07:00 GMT -6
I find that the knowledge our kids have about the game is fractional then what we expect, staff has talked about doing a weekly class for this, its just the little things that cost my team this year, kids not realizing there was a fumble and possession changed.
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