Special thanks to Rodney and to Garrett for sending these in. If you’ve every struggled with fresh ideas for [tag]football coaching aids[/tag] with your youth teams, you MUST try these out!
From Rodney,
When working with the young players (ages 10 -12) it is often difficult to keep their attention and focus.
In addition keeping [tag]football[/tag] [tag]drills[/tag] and activities fun, revolving and well planned, we found it very helpful to keep them vocal. Emphasizing on counting loud at [tag]warm-up[/tag], loud breaks at the [tag]huddle[/tag] and loud group cheers during practices and games seem to use their energy in a way that pulls them together. We even have the players recognize other players who executed a play properly, who gave extra effort and even a struggling player’s improvement.
Kids are being empowered. Bonus, they also show a higher level of [tag]good sportsmanship[/tag].
From Garrett,
I ended last [tag]practice[/tag] with my 5th and 6th graders with a ‘jump and bump’ celebration [tag]drill[/tag] that we then demonstrated for the parents as part of pre-game warm-ups on opening day.
Goal: Team spirit and laughter.
Directions: form two lines facing each other with kids of similar size/weight opposing each other. Then, in pairs, have them run towards each other timing their jumps so they belly-bump at the peak of their jumps.
For experienced bumpers: once air-born, spin ¼ revolution in opposing directions and bump side to side.
