Post by gunrun on May 3, 2007 12:21:01 GMT -6
fbdoc made a great point about diminishing returns. The key is finding where that point is. I would rather err on the side of putting in less time. I would rather be fresh and high energy at practice than being worn out and not being able to get my kids ready to play. When the coaches are high energy, the team will practice well. When a team practices well, they will play well.
I worked for a guy who practiced our guys 4 hrs a day, even on Thursday. Then he had his asst's working overtime, too. The kids and coaches were worn out by the end of the year, and we weren't very good. It still comes down to what your players know. We had our three-yr starting 4.5 GPA LB blowing half the checks on Defense because we tried to cram every bit of information from scouting down his throat, and it was overload, even for him.
Those hours put a strain on your family, too. You need to have energy to spend with your family, not just leftovers. Find how much is an optimal time to prepare adequately; practice hard, have a gameplan, and be able to adjust on Friday. That is my humble opinion.
I worked for a guy who practiced our guys 4 hrs a day, even on Thursday. Then he had his asst's working overtime, too. The kids and coaches were worn out by the end of the year, and we weren't very good. It still comes down to what your players know. We had our three-yr starting 4.5 GPA LB blowing half the checks on Defense because we tried to cram every bit of information from scouting down his throat, and it was overload, even for him.
Those hours put a strain on your family, too. You need to have energy to spend with your family, not just leftovers. Find how much is an optimal time to prepare adequately; practice hard, have a gameplan, and be able to adjust on Friday. That is my humble opinion.