Football Practice - Running A Great Practice - Free Planner
Posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
by Erik Saunders
Union County Sports Academy
Coaches are gearing up for the football season and all across America men are gathering to discuss their strategies, plays and schemes. One thing all of the best coaches have in common is the ability to run an efficient and organized practice that covers the appropriate amount of material without moving so quickly that players do not benefit from each segment. This article covers some ideas to conduct great practices and have your team ready for the season this fall. Have a complete playbook that covers blocking assignments for three defensive fronts, a four man, five man and six man. If you are coaching youth football try to stick with ten plays or less as the blocking assignments for the three front become impossible to teach with more plays. Having this accomplished will give you a list of tasks associated with installing your offense.
Organize your lists of tasks and plan techniques to be taught that directly correspond with plays that will be installed that evening. Use a playbook program or excel spread sheet such as the one offered by www.unioncountysports.com where you can time out each part of your practice. You should keep track of items that are covered and installed and items that are still outstanding or that need further work. Continually rate these items in importance as there are usually more tasks than time will allow and something must always be cut. This approach will help you make smart decision about what to do each night.
Stick to your schedule and make sure to keep everyone engaged at all times. There should never be players standing around or walking to and from training segments. Complete organization and planning is the key to pulling it off and allows you be focus on the player and their execution as opposed to concentrating on the practice mechanics
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