Hi, My name is Steve and live in NYC. This is my first season of coaching any type of sport. I was asked to coach an 8-10 yr old 5x5 flag football team. I was able to scout the team yesterday playing in a different league and have a pretty good idea how the kids will fit in. My first objective is to develop a practice plan. I was thinking a 1 hour practice that all the parents have committed to. I have played football throughout my teens and 20's. In my 30's I started playing flag football with the 20+ yr olds until I tore my hip, and realized its time to hang up the cleats. The only coaching experience that I have is coaching my 10 yr old son in football and baseball and will try to apply the same principles at a larger scale. There are 7 kids on the team and I was thinking of running 5-10 minute drills for 45-50 minutes and try to do some type of 10 minute scrimmage. I've been scouring the message boards for tips and ideas which has been extremely helpful. All feedback/comments are welcome.
