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Post by nltdiego on Jul 28, 2014 9:48:26 GMT -6
Coaches,
We have 35 players on the roster this year. The past two seasons we get major injuries during practice. What is your approach to hitting and going to the ground during the week.
Does it teach kids how to actually get hit and fall? With such low numbers, should hitting be avoided? Do you have any creative ways to avoid not hitting but getting better?
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Post by jasper912 on Jul 28, 2014 9:55:52 GMT -6
We rarely tackle all the way to the ground once season starts. We just go thud and NEVER let our players tackle each other around the legs.
We also have around 35 guys and injuries are always a concern.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2014 12:15:09 GMT -6
We never go to the ground during the week. It's all thud. Only exception is an occasional Oklahoma drill.
All drills have a quick whistle and we use bags, dummies, sleds, etc. in place of live bodies as much as possible.
We also do a lot of 1/2 line so there are fewer players in each drill at a time and we can gone in on the key blocks/reactions without getting kids on the backside hurt.
In the past, I've found we had more injuries from rope drills and off field stupidity (4 wheelers) than tackling.
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Post by benmcmahon on Jul 28, 2014 12:34:38 GMT -6
we are the same we all thud in game week, one thing we got to help simulate full speed tackling with less injury of risk was a product called shadow man, this was we could teach full speed tackle with out worrying as much if someone was going to get hurt. we like them .. PS in no way am i affiliated with shadow man or trying to sell them, just saying how we mange to get some full speed tackle stations complete www.shadowmansports.com/ |
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Post by joker31 on Jul 28, 2014 18:59:53 GMT -6
In 2011, we were DECIMATED by injury. I remember in our playoff game, we had 11 guys out (7 key guys). We were also starting our 3rd string QB and he actually managed the game well.
A lot of it was just bad luck, but we made sure to do some things in 2012 as a coaching staff to make sure we'd never go through that again.
1) We tackled and blocked each other without pads in the off-season, mainly to increase the pain threshold. Heard it in a clinic from a coach in California. The kids never really get hurt, it was just uncomfortable to hit someone without equipment. They eventually got used to it and stepped out of their comfort zone, and it paid dividends in the season. No injuries the next year, and less than 5 since 2011.
2) DEFINE YOUR TEMPOS. Let them know exactly what "wrap", "thud", "full contact"
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