Many youth football programs seem to have a problem with "dad" assistant coaches or even head coaches putting their sons in "glory" positions like quarterback or running back when maybe the player doesn't have the skills for the position. In some cases maybe in the coaches defense, it may be all he has, but in others it may clearly be a case of favoritism.
There are a number of very simple steps to take that solve this problem:
Start out with communicating to everyone the coaches, players and parents the value of each an every postion on the field,that no one position is more improtant than another. Explain that football is a team game and players will be put in positions that benefit the team most. With the Single Wing, this is easy to do since all our players do get involved in every play, our linemen are integral. Add that positions are not permanement, sometimes they change during a season and they definitely change from year to year.
Quantify the needs of each position and test in a quantifiable method to the requirement of that position. Concrete results from tests can give you 80% + of the data you need to make most position decisions. Our evals and scoring methods tell everyone exactly how they stack up in comparison to each other and take the guesswork out.
Do drills in competitive format or "king of the hill" format to determine who your better and weaker players are.
I will never forget a team I had in 2004 where a dad was convinced his son should be a starter on defense. I suggested dad attend our Monday practice and observe the competitive 3 group open field tackling drill we do. The son consistently finished in the weakest group, dad saw we were not playing favorites.
It turned out dad thought his boy was an all-american at every sport and the other youth coaches in the area all came up with the same wrong evaluation of junior according to him in baseball, wrestling, football etc etc. Nice kid, too bad dad could not just accept his sons limitations and support him, instead he had to ruin it for the poor little guy.
Not all players are created equal, that doesn't mean that a player can't mature and move past another. As a coach you have to put a stake in the ground and start somewhere and the fun evals and competitive drills starting on page 71 of the book are a great way to help you do this.
On the flip side, if you are a dad coach and like many are fair even to the extreme and you have a son that is a solid player, use the evals and competitive drills format to justify the selection of your son to a particular position.
More free coaching tips:
Copyright 2007 Cisar Mangement Services
There are a number of very simple steps to take that solve this problem:
Start out with communicating to everyone the coaches, players and parents the value of each an every postion on the field,that no one position is more improtant than another. Explain that football is a team game and players will be put in positions that benefit the team most. With the Single Wing, this is easy to do since all our players do get involved in every play, our linemen are integral. Add that positions are not permanement, sometimes they change during a season and they definitely change from year to year.
Quantify the needs of each position and test in a quantifiable method to the requirement of that position. Concrete results from tests can give you 80% + of the data you need to make most position decisions. Our evals and scoring methods tell everyone exactly how they stack up in comparison to each other and take the guesswork out.
Do drills in competitive format or "king of the hill" format to determine who your better and weaker players are.
I will never forget a team I had in 2004 where a dad was convinced his son should be a starter on defense. I suggested dad attend our Monday practice and observe the competitive 3 group open field tackling drill we do. The son consistently finished in the weakest group, dad saw we were not playing favorites.
It turned out dad thought his boy was an all-american at every sport and the other youth coaches in the area all came up with the same wrong evaluation of junior according to him in baseball, wrestling, football etc etc. Nice kid, too bad dad could not just accept his sons limitations and support him, instead he had to ruin it for the poor little guy.
Not all players are created equal, that doesn't mean that a player can't mature and move past another. As a coach you have to put a stake in the ground and start somewhere and the fun evals and competitive drills starting on page 71 of the book are a great way to help you do this.
On the flip side, if you are a dad coach and like many are fair even to the extreme and you have a son that is a solid player, use the evals and competitive drills format to justify the selection of your son to a particular position.
More free coaching tips:
Copyright 2007 Cisar Mangement Services
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