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Post by blackfly73 on Jul 24, 2006 17:20:36 GMT -6
Last year we had 70+ kids come out for our JV program. Normally this would be GREAT, but we only have enough equipment for about 45-50 JV players MAX. Plus I'm not blessed with a ton of assistants or volunteers.
In my situation you rarely know who is coming into HS until the first days of school.
I was wondering if any of you coaches has drills you do to determine who the better players are in a situation like this: you've only got a few days to decide, and you've got NO equipment.
Please send your ideas! Thanks.
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Post by stone65 on Jul 24, 2006 17:27:03 GMT -6
If you condition pretty hard the first few days I bet that would take care of itself.
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Post by bulldog on Jul 24, 2006 17:48:52 GMT -6
I tend to judge the quality of football players by their ability to move - especially laterally. I like to see quick, explosive movements. So, having only a few days and let's say 3 coaches (you didn't mention how many), I'd design something like this:
Day 1. 2 hours. Offensive Focus.
20 min - team dynamic warmup.
40 min - Agility/Obstacle drills at stations (Players wear names/numbers so coaches can identify them)
- Mirror shuffle
- Rope ladder
- Bag drills
20 min - Offensive skills intro.
- OL - Run blocks
- WR/QB - Pat-n-Go
- RB - slide drill (hand-off, read a block, lateral slide, reaccelerate)
20 min - Competition
- OL - 1-on-1
- WR - 1-on-1 vs press
- RB - Pass Block 1-on-1 vs edge rusher
20 min - Team Offense
- Install Run/Pass vs. Air
Day 2. 2 hours. Defensive Day
20 min - team dynamic warmup.
- DB's work backpedal/turns/breaks
40 min - Tackling Circuit - rotate 10 min each station
- Explain proper tackling - 10 min
- Open Field Tackling
- Angle Tackling
- Shed-n-Tackle
10 min - Defensive skills intro.
- DL - Shed blocks
- DB - Press (or seeing threats if zone team)
- LB - Reads
20 min - Competition
- DL - 1-on-1
- DB - 1-on-1 vs. Slant, Fade, Hitch
- LB - Scrape Reads/Tackling
20 min - Team Defense
- Inside Run vs. Scout (carded)
10 min - Team Pursuit Drill
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Post by los on Jul 24, 2006 17:49:51 GMT -6
I'll second that emotion, Stone! We started every season with 75-80 guys out for football and after conditioning week were down to less than 50. After the 1st week of full pads, another 10 to 15 guys would drop by the wayside. Kinda reminded me of the movie "Junction Boys" where the kids would sneak away during the night! Good way to save on equipment but bad for team depth and getting a breather during the game lol. And then what if most of them stick it out? Doesn't seem right to cut a guy after he's worked his tail off in pre-season 9th/10th grade. We had to share equipment in 9th grade football and although a pain in the arse at times, we made it work. Buddy system kinda deal, 2 guys about the same size/positions/skill levels could share some equipment with each other during practice and games. Just takes a little imagination!
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Post by olinecoach61 on Jul 24, 2006 20:26:11 GMT -6
I also agree with the two previous posts. Natural selection will usually weed out kids that don't really know if they want to be there.
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Post by fbdoc on Jul 25, 2006 8:44:22 GMT -6
You're trying to find out who wants to play and with youngsters that can be a challenge. Stations or Circuits are a great way to work on fundamentals, screen various skills, and work on conditioning while you and your staff put faces and names together.
We have a similar situation at our school (to a smaller degree). We have our 9-12 graders practice for one week with the Varsity and the JV coaches and then have the 8th graders (30-35) come out on Wednesday of the second week. This way we can really focus on the varsity and not have to deal with such a wide range of skills. The JV team (mostly 8th graders) will also end up with some of the 9th graders who just aren't ready for varsity. By having them come out for the first week the JV team has some "trained" players to help the younger guys come along.
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