Prioritize Fundamentals For Practice

[frank10 0]

The next season is starting up in a few weeks. Like everyone else, practice time is extremely limited before games start. I'll have only 2 or 3 practices (if im lucky) in before we play a game. I'm trying to prioritize what I'm going to cover at practice.

We are a shotgun only league

ages 8-11

i expect 1/2 to 2/3 of my players to have never played any form of football before

7 players at a time

most offensive plays are running

here are some skills/fundamentals i think need to focus on, mostly in order of importance. I'm interested in second opinions.

conditioning

center to QB/RB shotgun

blocking

flag pulling

basic run offense

basic run defense

basic pass defense

punting

punt coverage

passing

receiving

basic pass offense

blitzing pass defense

[Coach J Hemi 2]

http://ezinearticles.com/?Winning-Youth-Football-Practice-Routine&id=4587396 this is how i run my practices. I have a large number of new players that never play football before....basics are everything. I agree.

Good Luck Coach.

[frank10 0]

Thanks!

Great article and web site. I also enjoyed the article, What A Youth Football Player Should Expect From His Coaches.