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Post by 19delta on Jul 22, 2019 18:22:59 GMT -6
My brother has experience at the JUCO level coaching women's basketball and he says that based on his experience and what you can read between the lines on the show, Indy doesn't have much budget for support staff, coaching staff, or facilities, despite the acquisition of the turf but even that was a deal. There's probably a reason Brown was one of only two guys to even apply for the job, at least according to what the Garden City coach said at the end. This would tie right into your #3. Very young, inexperienced staff and in the last season particularly, I agree with your assessment. Again, hard to be too judgmental given how much editing goes on, but I honestly think the QB coach was just trying to brown nose the QBs and ride with them to a D1 school. Yeah...the QB coach seemed like a pretty major dousch. What was the deal with him telling the QBs that it was his last week and he was quitting because he couldn't take the chaos? And why say that with the cameras right in his face? I also didn't understand why Brown fired the QB coach and the strength coach before the final game. Something about how both guys had already found different jobs? Given the revolving door of college assistant coach positions, I found that to be an odd reason to fire coaches.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 22, 2019 17:05:04 GMT -6
****SPOILER ALERT**** Don't read any further if you haven't watched all the episodes. So, why did this season go so far off the rails for Indy? Clearly, there were serious issues at QB. None of the guys they had seemed to be very good. It seemed that the offense struggled in general. Lots of turnovers. Defensively, they had the kid who was the #1 JUCO player in the country but he did not seem to make much of an impact. In fact, the show didn't focus on him at all. I can't imagine that they weren't as talented as they were in the first season. Just wondering, from a football perspective, what exactly went wrong. I think the bigger mystery is how did they win games the previous season with all of that dysfunction. Eh...I don't know if they were truly more dysfunctional this year compared to last. That simply could be the narrative that the creators of the show went with, given the 2-win season and Brown having to resign over the winter. I don't think that "dysfunction" can credibly explain how they went from conference champs and a pre-season National Championship pick to a 2-win season. Is it possible that they just did not do as good of a job recruiting? That the team simply was not as talented as the year before? Previous seasons of "Last Chance U" showed some amazingly talented football players who were going to go somewhere big-time if they could get their heads on straight socially and academically. I did not get the impression that, for this season, they had that same level of talent. Again...the kid who was the #1 JUCO player in the country. You would think he would be a major storyline. But he just wasn't. I'm assuming he was not particularly productive? Why else wouldn't the people who made the show focus on him?
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Post by 19delta on Jul 22, 2019 15:21:51 GMT -6
****SPOILER ALERT****
Don't read any further if you haven't watched all the episodes.
So, why did this season go so far off the rails for Indy? Clearly, there were serious issues at QB. None of the guys they had seemed to be very good. It seemed that the offense struggled in general. Lots of turnovers.
Defensively, they had the kid who was the #1 JUCO player in the country but he did not seem to make much of an impact. In fact, the show didn't focus on him at all.
I can't imagine that they weren't as talented as they were in the first season.
Just wondering, from a football perspective, what exactly went wrong.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 22, 2019 15:13:39 GMT -6
I got that. I was addressing the idea that the reason he was at EMCC was to show college coaches that he could stay out of trouble. While it is true that he didn't get caught smoking weed again, he isn't a good citizen. I guess a lot of his bad attitude could be attributed to the fact that he was the best player on the defense and, regardless of how the coaches felt about him or spoke to him, he was going to play no matter what. Heck... It probably would have resulted in a lot fewer headaches if the coaches would have just handed Carter a game schedule and told him to just show up a half hour before every game! 😂 At Pitt, he probably won't be such a big fish in a little pond. Like you said, he will have to take to coaching and do things the way the coaches want them done. Otherwise, they will take his scholarship away and Carter will have to take his show on the road again for his senior year. Now that this thread got bumped with the new season out, I looked up Kam Carter. He didn't even last a whole year at Pitt. He played 9 games as a backup and had a total of 8 tackles, then announced he was transferring in Jan. He wound up at Duquesne. As a redshirt Jr. in a smaller pond, he was All-NEC. So that cat has been to 4 colleges and he is still a redshirt junior? Wow. How old is he?
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Post by 19delta on Jul 21, 2019 11:52:30 GMT -6
Just watched Ep. 1 on the treadmill. Going home to watch the rest. I just got to the Garden City game in Ep. 4 and the HC for GC told a kid if he learned to tuck his shirt in then maybe he would have covered the guy who beat him deep better. WTF have we become in this profession?? Just watched the episode. Isn't Garden City where that poor kid died of heat stroke earlier this spring? Maybe the Garden City head coach should worry more about the health of his players than whether or not their shirts are tucked in.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 20, 2019 20:56:11 GMT -6
Just watched Ep. 1 on the treadmill. Going home to watch the rest. I just got to the Garden City game in Ep. 4 and the HC for GC told a kid if he learned to tuck his shirt in then maybe he would have covered the guy who beat him deep better. WTF have we become in this profession?? The DE...Kaidon? His mom is an honest-to-goodness genius. Making the hurricane party snack sandwiches with the electric carving knife? That scene literally re-oriented my life. She needs to write a cookbook.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 20, 2019 12:23:06 GMT -6
That doesn't make sense. How are we supposed to play games if our players are not in good enough physical condition to play games? What good does it do to have a player get faster and stronger if he's gassed on the bench? You don't need to run a kid all year long to have them be "in shape". In our state we get 25 days in the summer to practice as well. I mean if they left in May and showed up in August having done nothing the 1st week of camp might be tough but most kids who don't have severe body comp issues are going to be in shape just by practicing every day. Agreed. In fact, the best "conditioning" is playing other sports. Our 3-sport guys are always in the best physical condition.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 20, 2019 12:21:12 GMT -6
Anyone else watching the new season yet? I'm not quite done, two more episodes to go. Don't want to give too much away for those that haven't watched yet, but my synopsis is basically yes it was the train wreck you would expect it to be. I think ultimately East Mississippi kept doing what they do while Indy let being Last Chance U absolutely consume them. Of course, Brown has much bigger issues than football going on now... Just watched Ep. 1 on the treadmill. Going home to watch the rest.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 19, 2019 10:32:49 GMT -6
That doesn't make sense. How are we supposed to play games if our players are not in good enough physical condition to play games? What good does it do to have a player get faster and stronger if he's gassed on the bench? I think what he was saying that you don't need to be working to be "in shape" for june and july. You need to be in shape for the first game in late August/early Sept. Yeah. That's how I read it,too.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 17, 2019 16:55:55 GMT -6
Yeah, but larrymoe and blb lets be genuine here. He isn't saying that is bad. He is saying that it is counter productive for football athletes to train in that manner. Peopke of that cult have flat said making people run long distances unless they're cross country runners is child abuse. Maybe not in that particular thread, but it's happened. Agreed. The #CatPeople think that if your athletes actually break a sweat (or, God forbid, get strong in the weightroom), you are some kind of caveman.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 16, 2019 7:30:51 GMT -6
Holler is DEFINITELY the kind of guy who loves the smell of his own farts:
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Post by 19delta on Jul 14, 2019 14:30:22 GMT -6
I don't have tweeter, but i looked at the conversation for the basis of this discussion. I will be honest, I think Holler made up the story just to create an argument. Doesn't mean he is wrong, and I certainly know many HS FB coaches who have used the 110s as a conditioning test, but I still don't see why a test prescribed by a college strength coach initiates comments "I don't get FB COACHESS". Definitely seems like he was just looking to start an argument. He's a piece of work. Make sure you check out his blog, or read his book, or articles, or go to his clinic, or... PS- he used to coach football as well. coachd5085...and if you do all that stuff, make sure to ask him if weight training makes athletes faster. 😆
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Post by 19delta on Jul 14, 2019 13:16:54 GMT -6
...I think Holler made up the story just to create an argument. ...but I still don't see why a test prescribed by a college strength coach initiates comments "I don't get FB COACHESS". Definitely seems like he was just looking to start an argument.
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Post by 19delta on Jul 14, 2019 12:47:38 GMT -6
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Post by 19delta on Jul 2, 2019 20:19:25 GMT -6
I will be intrigued to see if that level of commitment continues when things don't go to their expectations. Me too. But I am not sure what their expectations are. LOL On a side note, the year I had the most not come back out or wanting not to work was the year after a state championship. Crazy right? Coaching bad teams is easy. You just make sure that you play everyone. Coaching on a really good team is hard because most parents are only going to care about the team's success if their son is directly involved in it.
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Post by 19delta on Jun 30, 2019 6:47:43 GMT -6
What do you do when your D1 quaterback is prospect is also a High Major D1 basketball prospect? Thank the football gods for their infinite wisdom and generosity. Maybe sacrifice a goat or something...
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Post by 19delta on Jun 29, 2019 12:02:29 GMT -6
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Post by 19delta on Jun 19, 2019 17:51:14 GMT -6
Do they legitimately have a chance to get basketball scholarships? Maybe 1 or 2 kids every year. But it hardly happens. They get cocky & parents get in their heads...etc. I'm a little confused. You said the school is producing 1 or 2 scholarship basketball players a year. But then you said it hardly ever happens. Can you explain? If your school is producing 1 or 2 scholarship basketball players a year, that is amazing.
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Post by 19delta on Jun 18, 2019 13:07:52 GMT -6
Eh...I think that is a pretty big stretch to suggest the girls are going to beach week to meet a future husband or find a job. Again....regarding the college guys, I'm not going to fault them for deciding to not play because they are protecting their future earning potential. With these girls, I think it was the wrong choice. But really, what can be done? I don't think that there is any way to prevent something like this from happening. Another way to look at it...the team lost in the championship game but the biggest reason they were even in the game was probably because of these two girls. So, it's a shame the girls didn't play that final game (it's actually inconcievable to me that they wouldn't want to play after the season they had but I digress) but maybe the other girls on the team should be thankful they got as far as they did. We will just have to disagree a bit. As I said, I absolutely fault them, but I do so realizing that I might make the same selfish decision if I were in there shoes. That doesn't make it right or any less selfish, nor would it make anyone calling me out on it wrong. Is cheating on your wife with Sofia Vegara, or Gal Gadot or Beyonce different than cheating on your wife with a honky tonk waitress with bad acne who is missing a tooth? Both the softball players and the college football players are acting out of selfishness. There is no question about that.
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Post by 19delta on Jun 18, 2019 8:16:14 GMT -6
While both situations are similar in that the athletes are motivated by selfishness, the elite college football players get a pass from me because an injury in a game after they have already established themselves as a top NFL prospect can cost them millions of dollars. Here is my issue with that line of thinking--we are now placing a value judgement on the priorities as NC1974 mentioned. Maybe those girls will meet people at beach week and that networking will lead to a much greater income than they could have gotten previously? Maybe it would lead to a lifelong romance more rewarding than an NFL salary. Also, haven't those same players already established themselves before hand? Did Quinnen Williams or Clelin Ferrel need to play in the championship game to be picked 3rd/4th respectively? I don't think so. Did Devon White at LSU, even though some of his teammates chose to sit out (and incidentally fell into the mid second round) ? I don't give those guys a pass at all. I understand their choice more, but still would say they displayed the same degree of selfishness as the girls here in question. I say that knowing I might also make the same selfish decision, and I would be just as wrong. But make no mistake it is still a selfish one. Regarding your son, I think that is a bit different because he was not going to play. I am assuming the wrestling tournament was not a school based event (otherwise there would be no issue in my eyes). I think in that case I would have approached the coach and asked permission and if the coach said no, then I think the coach would be a bit of a dbag in doing so based on what you have said. Eh...I think that is a pretty big stretch to suggest the girls are going to beach week to meet a future husband or find a job. Again....regarding the college guys, I'm not going to fault them for deciding to not play because they are protecting their future earning potential. With these girls, I think it was the wrong choice. But really, what can be done? I don't think that there is any way to prevent something like this from happening. Another way to look at it...the team lost in the championship game but the biggest reason they were even in the game was probably because of these two girls. So, it's a shame the girls didn't play that final game (it's actually inconcievable to me that they wouldn't want to play after the season they had but I digress) but maybe the other girls on the team should be thankful they got as far as they did.
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Post by 19delta on Jun 18, 2019 5:29:02 GMT -6
While I don't agree with what the kids did, I'm not sure how I feel about an adult-- who makes a living in part by reporting on kids sports--ripping them in the local paper. But that's just me. Yeah. Agreed. That writer was WAY too invested! 🤣
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Post by 19delta on Jun 18, 2019 5:18:32 GMT -6
When I read this article I thought about the War on Football Thread. I didn't want to hijack that thread (Although, in retrospect, I realize that that's impossible) so I'm posting it here. To me it raised interesting questions about participation in HS sports. On one hand I thought that it highlighted questions that have been raised about kids's lack of commitment and parental permissiveness. On the other hand how about the expanded HS sports schedules, with fall sports games starting before school starts, spring sports ending after school's out, and everybody practicing year round? www.sungazette.com/sports/local-sports/2019/06/chris-masse-on-high-school-softball-west-chester-east-senior-duo-let-teammates-down/First thing that jumps out at me is the absolutely terrible grammar in the first sentence. Unless I have a mental block (I have read, and reread the opening line) I am shocked that kind of thing gets published. Regarding what happened, WOW. Were there other seniors who stayed behind and played? I do think the ladies in question should be ashamed of themselves, but is this a sign of the times so to speak? That playing a team sport is just another activity, and really isn't a commitment? I know lots of people gave passes to the guys in the NCAA who shut it down and skipped bowl games before the draft...is this terribly different. The reason behind skipping is selfish either way isn't it? While both situations are similar in that the athletes are motivated by selfishness, the elite college football players get a pass from me because an injury in a game after they have already established themselves as a top NFL prospect can cost them millions of dollars. But these girls...it is a crazy! I am thinking there has to be more to the story. My kid plays baseball. He's, how shall I put this...not good. But, he's a pretty good wrestler. Anyway, in May, he did a big wrestling tournament in Virginia Beach. Many of the top high school wrestlers in the country were at this tournament. Had our baseball team advanced to the sectional tournament, we would have had a tough decision to make. Would we have let him stay home so he could sit on the bench and be a cheerleader for guys who play or would we tell the coach that he wouldn't be around because he he was going to the wrestling tournament? Fortunately, we didn't have to make that decision because the baseball team ultimately did not advance but it was certainly something we had several long conversations about here at home.
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Post by 19delta on Jun 15, 2019 5:35:11 GMT -6
In response to Phantom, I would stress quality. We all know what the average high school coaching staff is like. There is the header and hopefully two coaches, usually his coordinators, who are real coaches. The rest of the guys, while well meaning, are maybe a step or two ahead of the kids they are coaching, and it gets worse the lower you go, which is dangerous. That is not the case with youth soccer. Because you need to have your credentials in order to coach academy and competitive, you need to know your stuff. The process weeds out people who do not want to invest in time and resources into the craft of coaching. I do not have to confront this issue because I have a daughter, but if I had a son I'm not sure that I'd want him to play football over soccer, in large part because of the coaching. One image remains burned on my memory. My daughter's team once had to move their practice from the complex to a local middle school where the youth football team was practicing. I watched both practices and from a coaching perspective the difference between the two practices was night and day. The soccer practice was crisp, had a clear focus, and the girls were moving all the time. Moreover, the girls all looked professional and sharp. The football practice, well, the less said the better. The coaches just seemed like a bunch of former players or Madden wannabes. They screamed and hollered, made pointless comments, and just ran plays. The soccer practice, the coach never once raised her voice, but she had complete command of the field. This is one of the reasons why I believe that the AFCA should become a credentializing board that certifies coaches. You can't coach unless you've been certified and been through the process. One of my daughter's coaches played professionally in Europe, clearly knows the game, but he had to go through the certification process, which took two years for him to earn his "A" status. Such a process would weed out a lot of people at all levels and create a demand for qualified individuals. I can tell you now , and I am not chummy with any of these people, but the parents of my daughter's soccer team value these things. And to be honest, the proof is in the pudding. I routinely see kids whose teams in August looks like crap-shows making it to the finals in the Oklahoma State Cup in June. If you don't think that this would go a long way towards increasing participation and assuaging safety concerns then do you think that "football" parents are different from "soccer" parents? And for what its worth, soccer is a violent game, even at the youth level. My daughters legs and face are banged and cut up from numerous collisions and tackles. So soccer has its health issues too. My oldest boy played AYSO for a couple years. The coaching was excellent. In fact, AYSO is the best-run youth sports organization I have ever experienced. So I do think there would be a lot of benefit to further professionalizing youth football coaching. With that being said...many youth or middle school programs don't have the luxury of turning potential coaches away. Pretty much, if someone has a pulse, they are getting a polo shirt and a whistle. I saw this happen firsthand a couple years ago here. We had two guys running our middle scholl program who had absolutely no idea what they were doing. They destroyed the program. Ran it so far into the ground that our head varsity coach advocated eliminating the program. We haven't had middle school tackle football for going on three years now.
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Post by 19delta on Jun 14, 2019 10:38:17 GMT -6
We just put about $10,000 into our weight room this summer.
How'd we convince our superintendent to do it? Well, I made sure that there was a waiting list of kids to get into me Conditioning and Fitness PE classes. In fact, so mnay kids wanted in on the class, they added a third class for next year.
Second, we made sure to find excuses for the superintendent to come down to the weight room when the athletic teams were training in the morning. Our GBB coach will have 30+ girls in the weight room and football usually has around 20 (we are a co-op program so only about half the kids train at our school. There are also afternoon sessions that some of the kids attend rather than coming in the morning).
So, for us anyway, we needed to show our administration that we had outgrown our previous facility and we needed an upgrade. I think that would be a good place to start.
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Post by 19delta on Jun 14, 2019 8:55:01 GMT -6
It was the Navy. It was over the phone and the recruiter said for him to get down to under 200 and they could talk about possible accommodations then. Sea-Men!!
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Post by 19delta on Jun 13, 2019 20:38:45 GMT -6
Do you see a CORRELATION with this??? 71 percent of young Americans between 17 and 24 are ineligible to serve in the United States military. Put another way: Over 24 million of the 34 million people of that age group cannot join the armed forces—even if they wanted to. Some of this is the military's fault. My oldest son looked into joining the military. The problem is he is 5'9 235. Big shoulders, chest, and legs. Not thin, but not even close to being fat. Jumped over 30" on the just jump, ran a 4.8, benched 300, etc. Would probably be in the top 10% athletically of people who enlisted in the military. Problem: He has to weigh a MAXIMUM of 175 to enlist at his height. That means he would have to lose 60 pounds just to enlist. Ridiculous. My youngest son just graduated high school. He is 6'3" 192. He is trying to get to 210 before college baseball season and eating like a horse. If he gets to 206, he would now be too "fat" for the military. This is a three sport athlete. A quarterback, and if he just gains a little more muscle and gets stronger and faster, he now is too "big" for the military. Oh, and I would have to lose 23 pounds to enlist. Just look at my avatar and you can see all of us. Just a whole another perspective. www.military.com/join-armed-forces/army-weight-rules.htmlWhat branch? I was US Army from 1996-1999. Weighed about 230lbs. My maximum allowable BW was like 180lbs. I could have sawed a leg off and not made that weight. But, the Army had bodyfat standards for the big guys and I always made that with plenty of room to spare.
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Post by 19delta on Jun 13, 2019 20:31:39 GMT -6
Kids are different when it comes to football.
No longer are they willing to work nine months in the Off-Season just to sit on the bench-be a team member.
If they do not see themselves as starting or at least getting significant playing time, they will find something else to do. And there are more options now for them than BITD.
More kids now are specializing in search of the Scholarship Grail, playing other sports year-round (fall baseball for ex.)
Some kids, after playing youth football for several years, have had enough by the time they get to HS ("burn out"). Or they had bad experiences, including losing. They don't see the value in working all year when the result will likely (in their eyes) be the same. They have already decided whether or not they are good individually and as a class, and whether the time is worth it.
There have always been kids-parents that used the "dangers" (injury potential) of football as an excuse not to play, but the concussion hysteria has no doubt had some affect on participation.
Most kids will not respond well to old-school authoritarian coaching style any longer. It will have a negative affect on their attitude-performance, or drive them away altogether.
They are not as motivated by intrinsic rewards of football as before. They play mostly for fun and camaraderie (for many football is not even their favorite sport, just what they do in the fall). If it is not fun or camaraderie with their buddies and-or coaches isn't there they will not play. blbI think you are the guy who posted on here a couple years ago something to the effect of "football is not as important to the kids as it is to us (coaches)". That has stuck with me. Profound observation. I think if more coaches recognized that fact, more kids would want to play.
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Post by 19delta on Jun 13, 2019 20:22:23 GMT -6
I coach in a very small rural/farm town. I've been around our football programs (Pop Warner, Middle School and High School) since 1997. In that span, I've seen an overall drop in numbers at every level. I think most programs are seeing something very similar as well, or at least many of the local ones I see around us are also experiecing this. My question is, what are we, as coaches, doing about preserving this great game? The concussion scare is a major factor to blame for this, but I also feel there are some social factors chipping away at the fabric of football as well. What are you doing, to combat a drop in numbers? If you had access to all levels of a town's football programs (youth, junior high to high school), what would you do to combat a drop in participation? I have some ideas, but would love to hear others. Duece www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/11/income-inequality-explains-decline-youth-sports/574975/ This article also presents some interesting ideas There is a lot of truth to this article. When I first got into coaching and teaching almost 20 years ago, there were travel teams but they were pretty much only for the truly elite kids. These teams had highly competitive tryouts and often had sponsorships that significantly subsidized the cost of being on the team. But that's not the case any more, at least around here. There are dozens of "travel" teams and for many of them, the only prerequisite is that the check clears the bank. So, for a couple hundred bucks (or more, in some cases), the kid gets a nice uniform and a gear bag and the parents get to brag about their kid being on a "travel" team. The other thing I have seen a HUGE proliferation of is these "invite-only" camps. We have a kid who is pretty good baseball player. Definitely well above average for small, rural high school baseball team. He plays baseball year round and is always talking about these "invite-only" camps and showcases he is going to. The thing is, his family has to PAY for him to go to these events, and they are often pretty expensive. What this kid doesn't understand is that the reason he is paying for these camps and showcases is so the really elite, talented kids who attend don't have to!
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Post by 19delta on Jun 12, 2019 4:40:50 GMT -6
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Post by 19delta on Jun 10, 2019 19:40:50 GMT -6
This one of my all-time favorite drills. Big shout-out to davecisar for sharing this. The Deer Hunter GameI like it for many reasons: - It's great conditioning
- Good opportunity to do some realistic COD and starting and stopping
- It's a lot of fun
- It encourages teamwork. The "hunters" have to work together
- It's HIGHLY competive
I have only played the game with the Nerf balls a few times. Instead, we just play "Tag" and call it "Cops and Robber". I mark off a playing area (usually about half a football field). There are usually 3-4 "cops". They have to work together to take all the "robbers". We will put a stopwatch on the cops and create an incentive or have a prize for the team that captures all the robbers in the least amount of time. We also create a prize or incentive for the last remaining "robber" in each round. Also a good idea to give each team of cops about 2-3 minutes to discuss strategy prior to the round beginning. Coach, could you provide some more detail on this Deer Hunter game? The link you provided doesn't work. Hmmmm...not sure why the link isn't copying. Here's Dave's article about it: As many of you know I’m a huge proponent of using unique movements and games to help me determine who should play what positions as well as help the athletic development and conditioning of my players. One of the best games for doing this is the Deer Hunter game. Last weekend at my Coaches Clinic in Boston, a youth coach that has used the “Winning Youth Football” system shared with me his twist on my version of this game. Why We Do It Remember in football what we are looking for is a players ability to control his body, change direction and accelerate in very small spaces. The key component in doing well with this skill set is core strength, the power one has from below the rib cage through the upper thighs. Your best FOOTBALL athletes are always have a very strong core. How We Do It The way we do our Deer Hunter it is mark out a 20 yard by 20 yard square with cones or shells. With a 24 player team put 4 “Hunters” in the middle of the square, put yellow shell jerseys on them to signify to everyone that they are the Hunters. The remaining players are the deer, the deer spread out across the square, roaming freely. Each hunter has a soft nerf ball, any will do. On your count the game begins and the deer scatter. The hunters throw the nerf balls at the deer, to take the deer out of the game. Once hit the deer go get a quick drink and sit until this quick game is over and we start a new one. In most cases the hunters chase down the deer and get at very close range to knock the deer out with the ball. Only the hunters are allowed to throw the balls. Hidden Conditioning As you might have guessed, everyone gets winded very quickly doing what? Very short stop and go change of direction runs. Sounds like anything we do in football? In very short order you will be able to determine which players can change direction and accelerate, which players have body control and which don’t. At the end of the game when you have the 4 hunters chasing down the one remaining deer, you will see some of the most amazing football moves known to man. In addition to you being able to see who your athletes are very quickly, the kids get some great conditioning in AND have a great time doing it. They will breathlessly beg you for more of this game. When was the last time your kids begged for more conditioning? New Twist What my Boston friend added to this game was he put a bucket of cold water in the middle of the circle. The hunters were allowed to soak the nerf balls into the cold water for added fun effect. I asked this coach to e-mail me so I could attribute him in this post, but 10 days later and no e-mail yet. Thanks coach, great idea. Added Benefits We like to use this game at the end of the first practice. Not only does it help us determine positions but it gets the kids excited about being at practice more than a bunch of 30 yard sprints. But of course we are getting just as much conditioning in as with the guys doing gassers, it’s just that our kids are loving it. Don’t even get me started on how much the parents love it too. When you are coaching youth football you want them on your side as well. You can do this game without the nerf balls, just play it as tag. Copyright 2009 Cisar Management, all rights reserved. Republishing allowed if links are kept intact. For 400 Free Youth Football Coaching Tips or to Subscribe to Dave’s free Youth Football Coaching Tips Newsletter go to : http://_
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