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    3/3/2020 The Games We Play | Coaching Youth Football

    Coaching Youth Football

    DRILLS

    THE GAMES WE PLAY


    08/04/2017 | COACH DAVE | LEAVE A COMMENT

    While other coaches are doodling with their X’s and O’s, I’m researching and dreaming up new games for
    the kids to play that will either develop their aggression ability or condition them or both. It will also
    allow them to have more fun while doing so which will bring them back for another season. Hopefully
    you can use some of these.

    Hurricane

    The circle represents the other players on the team.

    Pick 2 teams. Team 1 chooses 3 players for offense, 2 blockers with blocking shields and 1 runner with
    the ball. Team 2 picks the defender. Alternate choosing offense and defense each turn.

    The defender has 12 seconds to touch the runner. If he does, his team gets a point. If he does not, the
    other team gets a point. Play until all players have had a chance to participate. Losing team bearcrawls
    back to the water break area.

    I have tried it without the shields. It gets too violent. We don’t really enforce blocks in the back. Also if
    the defender falls down, he is likely piled on and loses. The more the boys cheer the better it is. Of
    course we play music during this drill.
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    Deer Hunter

    Mark off a square area at least 20 yds by 20 yds with cones or lines. The bigger it is the more running
    they have to do.

    Pick 3-4 hunters. Equip them with balls to kill the deer with. They run after the deer killing them with
    the balls until you only have as many deer left in as you have hunters. These deer now become the
    hunters for the next round.

    Variations-We sometimes have a gate for the deer to run out of after being killed. They run to a
    designated point and back and enter into the game again thru the gate…We use footballs because they
    sting a bit more when they hit. Since we have helmets on, headshots are legal.

    I just came up with a new variation. Using pool noodles as the weapon to kill the deer. You have to get
    closer to make the kill. More chasing and running is done with this variation. The kids liked it too.

    Sumo

    We make a large circle of players. Start with the 2 weakest players. They sumo wrestle. If they are driven
    out of the circle or a part of their body touches the ground they lose. Winner stays on until you have one
    nal player standing. Of course we play music for this game.

    King of the Boards

    Have two players face off and try to drive each other backwards. Declare a winner. Winner stays on.
    Start with the weakest players and work up to your King. Music is played. Bonus effect of this drill is that
    the players (and parents if they’re watching) know the pecking order on the team and that will cause you
    less questions about playing time in the future.

    Rescue the Treasure

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    This drill is brand new but the kids loved it. Mark off 3 – 5 yd by 5 yd boxes with cones or lines. Place a
    guard with a blocking shield in each box. The “Rescuer” is placed at the front of the area. He has to get
    past all 3 castle guards, rescue the treasure (football) and escape back through the same 3 castle guards.
    Guards attempt to knock the rescuer out of the drill area but must stay in their own box.  If the Rescuer
    is knocked out of the castle walls, he loses and does 10 pushups. If he makes it back out of the castle, he
    wins and has no punishment. Rescuer goes to the back of the line. Rotation through the drill starts with
    the guard nearest the treasure. Players move to the outer wall until they become the rescuer.

    I would recommend this drill be done as one station instead of a whole team drill. Just more time
    ef cient that way.

    We do 1 fun drill per day in the middle of the practice. It breaks up the grind of the rest of practice and
    injects a little more spirit into the kids. Have fun with them. Encourage them during the games. This
    helps build team spirit as well.

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