This idea for [tag]youth football plays[/tag] was sent in by Doug. This game of Sharks and Minnows will grab the attention of your youth [tag]football[/tag] team and hone their skills in record time!
From Doug
Sharks and Minnows
The boundaries: mark off 20 yards length using the sidelines as the width.
The participants in this [tag]drill[/tag]: Select approx. 25% of the players to be “sharks”.
The remaining players are “minnows”.
The object: Sharks are positioned anywhere with the boundaries “the tank”.
Minnows are spread across one of the end lines. Minnows try to avoid being [tag]tackled[/tag] by any of the sharks in the tanks using speed & agility. Sharks pick off ([tag]tackle[/tag] ) any minnow as they try to make it across the tank to the other end line. As minnows are tackled, they then become sharks increasing the number of sharks while decreasing the number of minnows. Ultimately the most evasive minnow will be remaining against a tankful of sharks.
Benefits: works on a number of aspects: open field [tag]tackling[/tag], [tag]open field running[/tag], gives players an opportunity to switch mindsets ([tag]defensive[/tag] players as minnows and [tag]offensive[/tag] players as sharks)
