Post by GCTIGERS57 on Apr 25, 2007 6:00:02 GMT
Coaches,
Would I be crazy if I totally "ditched" the traditional summer running and spent that time doing other things conducive to football. My thinking is that instead of having my skill players run "x" amount of sprints for an hour each day - I could spend that time working on running routes and catching balls. They would be running anyway, right?
Many coaches, including myself, have gone away from the traditional stretching - has anyone gone away from the traditional summer conditioning and geared that time to more football type training or learning.
I think the majority of kids are in shape anyway (exeption might be OL) because of their involvement in the off season workouts and other sports. I just sometimes wander if I am wasting time when I am blowing that whistle over and over again, watching those kids run sprints all summer long.
Your thoughts.
Would I be crazy if I totally "ditched" the traditional summer running and spent that time doing other things conducive to football. My thinking is that instead of having my skill players run "x" amount of sprints for an hour each day - I could spend that time working on running routes and catching balls. They would be running anyway, right?
Many coaches, including myself, have gone away from the traditional stretching - has anyone gone away from the traditional summer conditioning and geared that time to more football type training or learning.
I think the majority of kids are in shape anyway (exeption might be OL) because of their involvement in the off season workouts and other sports. I just sometimes wander if I am wasting time when I am blowing that whistle over and over again, watching those kids run sprints all summer long.
Your thoughts.
