MAT DRILLS

PS: The Lou Holtz "MAT DRILLS" are the ones I used in my out-of-season program. I can honestly say that THESE (more than anything we did out-of-season) transformed a group of kids at a school I coached at from a bunch of "soft" kids who were losing when I got there, to a bunch of TOUGH kids that won. THE KIDS LOVED THESE!!!!!

PPS: We did two others not shown in his book, "THE GRASS IS GREENER:

#1 "KING OF THE MAT" = put a GROUP (DLM; LBers; Secondary; etc.) on the mat, & the last one LEFT on the mat WINS! Only rule was that they must NOT stand up. NOTE: It was "interesting" to see how 2 or 3 would "team up" & try to shove the TOUGHEST kids off the mat (which made them even tougher)!

#2 "HARNESS DRILL" = we bought a harness that enables two players to pull AGAINST each other. 2 kids started in a 3 poins stance & charged in opposite direction. It taught "LEVERAGE" better than anything I ever saw because the kid that raised up the highest got flipped over on his back! The winner was the man with forward momentum after 6 seconds. These were done on the wrestling mat, of course!.

Coach Mountjoy, I also would appreciate it if you could send me a copy of these Mat Drills.
thanks email coachpodach@yahoo.com