Coaching youth football is all about preparation and organization. I think it is very important to have a consistent schedule for the practice. The days and time should remain the same. The parents can then plan around your schedule. Make sure you know the administration's rules as far as how many hours and days per week, you are allowed to practice.
In the current league, I am coaching once school starts we can only practice six hours maximum per week.
I set youth football practices when school starts for three times a week but for only 90 minutes. I believe that two hours is just too long and you lose the attention span of the players. I like to go a serious 90 minutes with no down time.
I also believe it is very important to start and end your practices on time. Do not be the coach that starts practice 15 minutes late and runs 30 minutes over. Neither the parents nor the players appreciate this. I have very productive and consistent practices. Every part of the practice has been prepared in advance. My youth football practices are well thought out. The early part of the season is fundamentals and teaching the schemes while later in the season a good portion of the practice goes into the Game Plan.
It is a good idea to get a list of the religious education schedule since that always seems to affect a good number of players on the same night. If you can determine in advance what night it is and how many players it will effect this may change the day you practice.
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Bad Youth Football Practices - Coaching Youth Football
It does not matter how organized you are while coaching your youth football team there are going to be days when everything seems to go wrong.
Sometimes right from the beginning of your youth football practice things will not go as according to plan. One of he sure signs that the practice is not going to be productive is unexcused absents. You may have it scheduled to work on a specific play or scheme and the player you need does not show up. If you are coaching a youth football team with fewer than 20 players it is hard enough to run plays but when a few kids miss your practice options become limited.
There will also be times where it feels like "there is something in the air" and the practice just sucks. You and your coaches are ready to go but the kids just have an off day. I am not talking about an off day because the players are screwing around, I cover how to handle that in the next topic, but just a day where all the players are missing tackles. The players are brain dead as you add a new youth football or a variety of other bad signs.
As long as this is an exception and not the rule, I tend to turn the balance of the practice into a drill or something FUN that the kids will enjoy.
I find when coaching youth football that by turning a bad experience into a fun one the kids respond well and come back strong the next practice.
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Sometimes right from the beginning of your youth football practice things will not go as according to plan. One of he sure signs that the practice is not going to be productive is unexcused absents. You may have it scheduled to work on a specific play or scheme and the player you need does not show up. If you are coaching a youth football team with fewer than 20 players it is hard enough to run plays but when a few kids miss your practice options become limited.
There will also be times where it feels like "there is something in the air" and the practice just sucks. You and your coaches are ready to go but the kids just have an off day. I am not talking about an off day because the players are screwing around, I cover how to handle that in the next topic, but just a day where all the players are missing tackles. The players are brain dead as you add a new youth football or a variety of other bad signs.
As long as this is an exception and not the rule, I tend to turn the balance of the practice into a drill or something FUN that the kids will enjoy.
I find when coaching youth football that by turning a bad experience into a fun one the kids respond well and come back strong the next practice.
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Monday, October 26, 2009
Surprise 2009 NFL Teams Through Week 6
This has been a great season of football so far, and some outcomes have been far from what we've expected through the first third of the season. For example, who would have thought that the Titans and the Panthers, two of the best teams in the NFL in 2008, would have one combined win through the first five weeks of the season? Both of these teams were seen as legitimate playoff contenders in 2009, so this comes as a huge surprise to many.
On the other side of the issue, there have been some teams who have been pleasant surprises in 2009. Expected to have a losing season of football, these teams have outdone the expectations of many and continue to impress. Here are a few of them.
1. The Cincinnati Bengals. Perhaps we forgot about the fact that they were a pretty good team with Carson Palmer at QB, but their 4 win season in 2008 quickly cast this team as one of the weakest in the NFL. Palmer is back from an injured 2008, and the Bengals sit at 4-2.
2. Minnesota Vikings. Yes, we knew they'd be good and we knew they could win their division - but was anyone expecting a 6-0 start? Brett Favre has quieted any doubters so far with some exceptional play at the QB position.
3. Denver Broncos. At the time I write this, the Broncos are still undefeated, with a 5-0 record and will meet the Chargers on the big stage with a Monday Night Football game. If they can win again, they have to be considered legitimate contenders this season.
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On the other side of the issue, there have been some teams who have been pleasant surprises in 2009. Expected to have a losing season of football, these teams have outdone the expectations of many and continue to impress. Here are a few of them.
1. The Cincinnati Bengals. Perhaps we forgot about the fact that they were a pretty good team with Carson Palmer at QB, but their 4 win season in 2008 quickly cast this team as one of the weakest in the NFL. Palmer is back from an injured 2008, and the Bengals sit at 4-2.
2. Minnesota Vikings. Yes, we knew they'd be good and we knew they could win their division - but was anyone expecting a 6-0 start? Brett Favre has quieted any doubters so far with some exceptional play at the QB position.
3. Denver Broncos. At the time I write this, the Broncos are still undefeated, with a 5-0 record and will meet the Chargers on the big stage with a Monday Night Football game. If they can win again, they have to be considered legitimate contenders this season.
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