Special thanks to Todd and to Reginald for sending these drills and tips in. Filling the football coaching shoes for youth football requires special insight into motivation! Try these out with your team.
From Todd…
Just a way to get your players to appreciate each other a little more.
At the 9/10 age group, most of the time the bigger boys get stuck on the line. Try to put your skilled guys up front and challenge them to block the correct person defensive person. Also allow the lineman to become the QB , Backs, and receivers.
You will give them a little taste of this and they will all see that the grass is not always greener on the other side.
From Reginald…
My son is 8 years old and plays tight-end.
For passing drills, I found it hard to get him enthused about sprinting for passes. I pulled out a stop watch. I had him and a few friends running 8 yard slants and 8 yards and out. I timed each one’s ability to get to the 8 yards before they broke. It was like magic. Each one wanted to beat their previous time.
I pushed the concept that you are always competing against your last time instead of each other. Towards the end I subtract an eighth of a second to boost moral.
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