This is one of the fun football drills for kids that one of my subscribers sent to me. Try this out with your team this summer and reap the benefits!
From Scott…
Coaching in a youth football league is fun and challenging.
Each year we try to find new things to keep our youth interested in coming to football practice and working hard. We always try to reward our boys with something fun to end the practice with.
We do our conditioning at the end of practice and it is always a challenge motivating the boys. I want them to work hard, see results and stay motivated and learn to love this great game. One of the fathers asked if they could bring water balloons to practice. His idea was during ladders to arm all of the fathers with the balloons, place them on the side lines and let them throw at the players, while they ran. This was a instance hit.
Our boys ran harder than they ever had. Once you got hit you were out. Last boy not to be hit was the winner. We went through this football drill a number of times and the boys never realized that they had run more than they ever had.
We use this each year to motivate our players, telling them if they will work hard and the coaches see success we will reward them with the balloon toss. This gives them something to work for, gives them a goal and rewards them for their hard work, not to mention cooling them off on a hot August night.
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