Attention Football Coaches - Stop Repeating Yourself !
Posted: Wednesday, August 05, 2009
by Erik Saunders
Union County Sports Academy
Tips On Speaking To Your Team
"O.K. ... Listen Up! I said Listen Up...Take a knee and listen UP! You guys shut up..... take a lap!" author unknown
Perhaps you know who the author above is because you have said those exact words to your team in the past. Today's message is short and sweet and it will help you communicate properly with your team. Getting twenty five kids to pay attention at once is a pretty good trick. Here are a few tips to getting a groups attention and keeping it.
- Take a Knee - Have the players take a knee to address the whole group. Anyone that does not kneel is spacing out.
- Tell the group to raise their hand high above their head if they can hear you. Anyone that doesn't raise their hand is spacing out.
- Start your message with the guy's name that didn't raise his hand.... " Luke.... The most important thing about tackling is...."
- Use three or four other player names during the message. Look for guys that are not making eye contact.
- Ask questions when you are done. "Billy... what is the most important thing about tackling?" If they know you will ask questions every time, they are more likely to pay attention.
Have a great season,
Coach Saunders
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