Increasing Competitiveness In Players?

Coach Rockell
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Increasing Competitiveness In Players? Dec 6, 2013 10:03:16 GMT

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Post by Coach Rockell on Dec 6, 2013 10:03:16 GMT

Coaches,

We have a very intelligent but under aggressive set of football players.
Instead of trying to instil anger and aggression we are looking to appeal to their sense of competition, encouraging them to complete harder for longer.
So I'm looking for any ideas to take intelligent but largely passive players and make them more competitive - is there anything outside of providing down & distance type challenges (in scrimmage or drill situations) that anyone has had success with?

Thanks.

Nick Rockell
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UEA Pirates (England)

Coach Campbell Forum Owners Welcome to JCFB.com website and Forum Posts: 7,957	Increasing Competitiveness In Players? Dec 6, 2013 17:13:44 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Coach Campbell on Dec 6, 2013 17:13:44 GMT Make your practices as near game like as possible and remember repition in learning is key. Get your skill guys doing 7on7 in the summer and your linemen in big man contests to keep them competing. Coach Campbell

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Increasing Competitiveness In Players? Dec 11, 2013 13:09:46 GMT

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Post by Coach Rockell on Dec 11, 2013 13:09:46 GMT

Thanks Coach.

They learn stuff OK, and we do a lot of game like practice, even setting up positional drills to be more like in-game set-up mostly.
But their competition level is the same throughout. If they get beaten they get beaten, they just don't want to beat the other man bad enough, preferring to see what happens.
I was wondering if maybe going the other way and moving back to smaller drills with scores kept would drive a bit of their competitive spirit? Maybe we are doing too much game-like work and they find they can hide.

As we are a University team all our players spread across the country over the summer, we only have them term-time, otherwise I would already be planning camps.

Nick.

Oneback Senior Member EMAIL: billmountjoy@yahoo.com Posts: 6,223	Increasing Competitiveness In Players? Jan 21, 2014 18:11:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Oneback on Jan 21, 2014 18:11:28 GMT Have "Combative Mat Drills" in your out-of-season program.
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Increasing Competitiveness In Players? Jan 23, 2014 23:06:18 GMT

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Post by EthanGrant04 on Jan 23, 2014 23:06:18 GMT

I've been at several schools some very successful some very not. Either way I've always used talking about making history to motivate players to want more. Either make it for the first time or continue the tradition, either way be remembered.

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