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Post by unclebuck on Apr 3, 2007 4:49:50 GMT -6
If you were the only coach in a team of 25 what would you get them doing?
There just sint enough time to coach everyone.
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mike13
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Post by mike13 on Apr 3, 2007 9:20:16 GMT -6
Go with fundamentals. Everyone needs to know how to block, tackle and run. A couple of years ago myself and two other coaches did varsity, JV, and 8th grade. So I feel your pain. We didn't win a lot but it was one of my funnest seasons.
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tedseay
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Post by tedseay on Apr 5, 2007 5:22:01 GMT -6
If you were the only coach in a team of 25 what would you get them doing? There just sint enough time to coach everyone. Coach: Steve Calande has a very good handle on this situation -- give him a yell. |
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Post by khalfie on Apr 5, 2007 11:21:00 GMT -6
If you were the only coach in a team of 25 what would you get them doing? There just sint enough time to coach everyone. You need to create coaches... Whether its some interested parents, ex-players, or even some MILF's ;D Spend your time coaching up coaches, and it will pay off exponentially, then you coordinating a single man effort. I'm not sure how the old saying goes... but 10% of a few people, always beats a 100% of 1. |
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Post by coachjoe3 on Apr 5, 2007 14:09:26 GMT -6
Good advice Khalfie.
Have some coaches meetings with those interested before the season and go over what you would need them to do etc. delegate and then supervise.
Can't imagine the challenges of coaching 25 all by myself. If you end up being the only coach, spend the first few days having everyone be everything, rb's learn 3pts stances and blocking as well as hand-offs, ball security, linemen take hand-offs etc. That way you can teach fundamentals with as broad a brush as possible while being able to evaluate talent for each skill all at once. And it will also give the players a little more rounded football education, being introduced to skills they haven't ordinarily used, all while you are able to supervise everyone. Don't expect to break up into groups and have every on task all the time.
Also take advantage of your numbers. With 25 you can probably run your offense's team time vs. your defenses team time with full squads on both sides of the ball - again, teaching skills fundamentals etc. with as broad a brush as possible in game-like situations.
And I'm assuming this is a youth team or jr. high?
If it is make sure you get a volunteer for team mom to handle plans and donations for the end of the year pizza parties and awards stuff and other things that may pop up that your organization may not cover. Things can get lost in details if your the only guy steering the ship.
You have a little time though, see if you can get some interested people helping out.
Good luck, Coach!
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Post by raider7342 on Apr 6, 2007 12:14:46 GMT -6
i did jr. high a couple of years by myself. sometimes less than 20 players. i did a lot of o team vs. air since we could get a lot of off reps in quick just calling from line. also a lot of 1/2 line scrimmage. thats the only way to watch close to everything. create simple drill they can by themselves
ex. qb and backs run route tree by themselves while you do o line. o line does footwork and pulls by themselves while you do skill player work. hope this helps
raider
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coachf
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Post by coachf on Apr 6, 2007 21:40:38 GMT -6
I can't imagine 1. I did it for 2 years with 2 and last year on the Varsity side we had 2 with 50 players. Only thing I can say is make sure you train your leaders. They will be required to take on a lot more responsibility. If they are good ones they will take a big load of your shoulders.
No hope for lots of individual time. I have had this problem the last 4 years. Having to coach RB, QB, WR, TE all at once is pretty rough. Throw in OL, too. Wow!
I know one thing I am doing this year. Our majority of individual, 1-on-1, teaching will be done during the summer. Right after weights. Take them out, show them what you want them to work on. Give them some things they can do each day to improve. Then meet with them as often as you can once practice starts and try to keep them getting some individual work in. But, I agree with raider, just become very crisp in team offense/defense.
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Post by coachbw on Apr 7, 2007 9:38:50 GMT -6
Not sure how much flexibility you have with your schedule, but would it be possible to have sessions with half of the team at a time? Could you maybe have the skill guys come in for 30 minutes of practice, then have an hour of team, let the skill guys go and keep the linemen for a half and hour?
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