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Post by boblucy on Nov 21, 2005 19:28:10 GMT -6
Lou Holtz talked about it in his book "Winning Every Day". Jerry Vallotton talked of it in his book "The Toss". Ask any kid in the August heat what he'd rather endure, The Perfect Play drill, or 100 yard sprints. I know of team that has done this drill in place of sprints and other conditioning drills and it really works to perfect concentration(it's main objective) as well....Filming it is great, if kids know going to be taped, there will be zero loafing............
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Post by los on Nov 21, 2005 20:31:12 GMT -6
I'm not familiar with that one, Bob. Our head coach, sometimes does a pursuit drill in place of wind sprints, but I think the players hate this as well!
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Post by phantom on Nov 21, 2005 20:36:19 GMT -6
I live Perfect Play. Kids can go brain-dead and function on autopilot for gassers or sprints. They have to focus and work hard on Perfect Play. I really love it early in camp to set a tone about your expectations.
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Post by bhb on Nov 21, 2005 20:59:30 GMT -6
I wouldn't even consider going into a game without running this the last practice of the week before game day... In the begining of the season we only do 100 yards because at this point it can take awhile- but by mid-season we're going 400 yards and we're really nit-picking about any little thing we can find wrong... lol... The kids hate it, but like a post above said, it's better than sprints- plus we work in our no-huddle offense, game situations, and substitution plan at the same time...
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Post by fish on Nov 21, 2005 21:02:26 GMT -6
essay time boys, compare and contrast the perfect play drill and regular ol' pursuit drill. what are the pros and cons of each?
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Post by boblucy on Nov 21, 2005 21:55:31 GMT -6
The perfect play drill is not for everyone. Only teams that REALLY want to improve should attempt it. I mean, kids could be in tears on the 5th time they have to start again. Only kids who want to be good will accept it when they have to start over for the 10th time. This is a special drill where coaches ABSOLUTELY MUST NOT tolerate any errors. And, conversely, kids have to WANT to be closely scrutinized. This can be frustrating for some teams to try. Like Bill Parcells said in his book, "Finding A Way To Win", "The road to execution is paved by repetition." The perfect pursuit drill is a defensive drill, Fish. There is much less concentration demanded........
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Post by fish on Nov 21, 2005 22:01:53 GMT -6
ok, then i am confused. i know the perfect play drill for defense. line hitting the floor then get up and run on pursuit angle to a cone on the field depending on which way the ball goes. playside backers and secondary fill in on positioning for the tackle and backsiders go on their pursuit angle to their cone. is their a perfect play drill on offense? and how do you run it?
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Post by boblucy on Nov 21, 2005 22:16:40 GMT -6
The way I know of it, is the offense starts at the 1 yard line and runs plays vs. air with the head coach standing 10 yards in front of them watching every thing, and assitants getting side and back views. They move the ball up 5 yards every successful play that is executed. If they are 80 yards down field and almost done, and even ONE offsides or error happens, then they go ALL the way back to the 1 yard line and start over...How quickly this all gets done with is determined by ALL 11 MEN focusing and concentrating. If you're drilling for error-free offensive football, this activity really stands alone......
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Post by fish on Nov 21, 2005 22:22:28 GMT -6
ok. we go down the field, but not in the perfect way. 5-10 yards at a time, just moving down the field. we usually do this the day before the game. i like the way that works. how long do you work it if the team keeps making a mistake?
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Post by tog on Nov 21, 2005 22:25:11 GMT -6
I would rather spend my time going against a front. Going against air for OL is about useless for them in my mind.
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Post by tog on Nov 21, 2005 22:27:26 GMT -6
have done it, and we do it for some things on our day before game practice to get some of those ideas in there, but going without a front is a waste of time for the guys I have that need all the reps they can get against different looks just to figure out how to zone
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Post by boblucy on Nov 21, 2005 22:40:05 GMT -6
The perfect play drill is a step from full out scrimmaging. I agree with the idea of using something as a defense, showing some sort of front, but this drill is to run things to perfection. Put it this way. The way this was explained to me is just have your QB and 2 recievers runs pass routes against air. Now, if your QB does NOT complete every single pass, you've got a problem. If your QB goes 6-10 vs. air, how's he going to do vs. a pass rush and DB's on the recievers? Theres the point, if you can't achieve 100% execution vs. air, either running plays, or passing the ball, how are you going to do vs. live action? The perfect play drill is a high intensity drill that is very hard to actually complete.....Even vs. air...
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Post by Coach Huey on Nov 22, 2005 22:29:16 GMT -6
we rarely do a "perfect play" drill. however, on thursdays (afternoon practice before a game) we execute drives vs air. this is more about working on subsitutions, checks from sideline, etc. than anything else. entire team is on sideline and we basically play the offensive portion of the game on the field. start with a kickoff return. ball then spotted according to a script. all plays scripted with various scenarios.......package changes, individuals "hurt" or needing a sub. ball is moved. may have a "penalty" thrown in. script may call for a TD or a punt, or FG. go through our game plan call sheet scenarios basically. not done for conditioning but used more as a procedural thing.
typicall, we'll start the session (about 35 minutes in length) with ball not being moved in more traditional "team" setting. defense is placed with front & lb's in shields (we are non-pad on thursday). will rep the main plays from each package. everything is scripted - offense, defense, down/distance. this takes about 20 minutes. then, last 15 minutes is vs air like i mentioned above. this is for working the "sideline organization" aspect of our game plan. the first half is more about the assignment aspects.
as far as a conditioning drill for the offense we may do things similar to perfect play described. usually is a pass play. ball is spotted on the +35 (anywhere from midfield to +30...but always the same for entire drill). 1st team huddles & play is called. receivers/backs execute the pass route while lineman kick-step in their pass drops. qb throws ball (to primary or instructed receiver on timing called for in play). coaches will throw a ball to each of the other receivers in the route. after qb releases ball ALL players sprint to end zone. as 1st team sprints to score....2nd team breaks huddle & executes same play. so on for 3rd team. process then repeats with a new play.
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