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I was just curious what your practice schedules look like? With only (1) 1.5 hr practice per week and a "rookie" core, there is not a lot of time to cover everything we need to work on. I like to spend the last 40 minutes scrimaging and 10-15 minutes on flag pulling.

Do you all incorporate dry running offensive and defensive plays or do you just practice plays during scrimages?

(3) game day issues I have found to be most frustrating that needs work:

1) Players (again 7 and 8 year olds) forgetting their assignments from the huddle to the LOS.
2) Players not running after "HUT", "HIKE" or "GO" only after they get the ball.
3) Players chasing the ball rather than staying in their zone and the ball carrier zig zagging 45 yds for a TD.

Hey Coaches.

I recently discovered your site and have picked up a lot of great tips.  Thanks to everyone for providing information.

I am a first year Head Coach in a 2nd/3rd grade 5v5 "instructional" division and was just curious what you all recommend as a subtitution pattern?  Leave the same kids in for an offensive and a consecutive defensive series and then rotate?  Or switch in between?  I would like to try to give each kid equal reps on both sides (if possible).

Also, regarding QBs; at this level, do you all typically stick with 1 or 2 QBs per games?

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Coach Bo