Post by Coach Campbell on Jun 1, 2014 11:49:24 GMT
By
Grant Pippert
Approach to Practice
The first thing that is told to the student-athletes is that practice is the coach's time; the intent is to work hard, be efficient, and simply get better. The games are for the players; this is the player's opportunity to show their improvement and skill on the field. Practice is designed specifically to be efficient, challenging, and focused. The practice schedule will be broken down into five 30 minute segments with specific focus for each segment. The schedule is broken into 35 segments of five minutes each, which helps to keep the practice efficient and focused. Segments are intended to be broken up into short time frames so that there will be constant movement, instruction, and drill work. The quick pace of practice is ideal for student athletes and coaches because it helps differentiate instruction and allows players to remain focused due to the constant movement. This is also important because it allows for efficient movement from individual position period, into group period, and then a smooth transition into team period.
Practice will begin each day with a team meeting in the film room where we begin with going over the practice agenda, word of the week, and focus for the day. There are times where the coaches will show a short video that helps emphasize our focus and word of the week. After our team meeting the players will break off into their positions to get detailed and specified instruction from their position coach. After film and instruction the players will put on their pads, get a team breakdown, and head to the field to stretch.
Stretching before practice is intended to be focused and is taken very seriously in our program. Each coach will be placed strategically throughout the stretching line to ensure the players are stretching properly and at an intense level. Properly stretching is essential in injury prevention and also sets the tone mentally for an efficient and focused practice. Before each practice and game our team will use plyometric stretching technique which uses movement and is ideal for pre-workout performance. Saturdays after games we will use static stretching to relax the muscles and help the healing process after a long week of practice and an intense game Friday night.
Our first segment is working with our specialist. The kickers and punters will work with long snappers and holders while our return specialist will rotate working on fielding kicks and punts. While this is going on our gunners, jammers, and punt blockers will be working on specific drills to improve technique. The quarterbacks will be going through their throwing progression to get warmed up during this segment. The offensive line and defensive line will be also going through their pre-practice routine working on technique and warming up. After the individual segment of special teams is done the specialists will move into team segments to work on kickoff return, kick coverage, punt, punt return, punt block, and punt protection. The team segment will vary on each day depending on the emphasis and the scouting report for that week.
The next segment will be offense specific in which we start off with position specific individual instruction. The first thing we always will work on is footwork and technique. We feel as though footwork and technique is the most important aspect at any position which is why we will work on this every day and every position. The last five minutes of indy each position will go over responsibilities in the playbook.
After the individual segment the offense will move into a group segment in which the quarterbacks will rotate between working on the passing game with WR's and DB's to working on the running game with the OL and RB's. During this segment the focus will be on carrying over the footwork and technique that was worked on in the individual segment along with executing responsibilities on each play. It should be noted that although this segment is emphasizing offense, the defensive players will also be going through individual instruction, working on technique, and executing their responsibilities on each play.
The final portion of the offensive segment will be focused on executing plays by coming together as a whole team. This will give the 1st team offense an opportunity to go against the 1st team defense and also give the 2nd team players, offense and defense, an opportunity to improve as well. The team portion will be live drill with the defense "fitting" the tackle; we do not want full contact tackling. We always finish our offense segment off by working on PATs and field goals, while also working on PAT and field goal block.
The last segment of practice is always our defensive focused segment in which is ran much like the offensive segment. The players will break off into individual instruction, move into group, and finish off with a team segment. The offense will also be going through indy, group, and team; however, the difference is that this segment is designed to be focused on defense. It should be noted that while during the team period of the offensive focused segment the scout team will give defensive looks of the opponent of that week and during the team period of the defensive focused segment the scout team will give offensive looks of the opponent of that week. The team portion will be a mix of scouting our opponent and going "best" on "best.
The end of practice is designed to do two things: Work on "unique" situations such as Hail Mary's, two minute offense/defense, victory formation, etc. We then finish practice every day by spotlighting players that have demonstrated the word of the week. For instance, if the word of the week is effort we will spot light a player(s) who had shown great effort in practice for that day.
The goal of each practice is to work hard, be efficient, be intense, give constant instruction, and improve in each segment. Practice is designed to have constant movement and instruction for all athletes, we want to limit players from standing around. A properly planned and executed practice is essential to build and maintain a successful program. Furthermore, a properly planned and executed practice will maximize player improvement and minimize behavior issues. Our program will continue to emphasize the importance of a focused and properly executed stretch and we will continue to make adjustment when needed to ensure that our practices are structured with an emphasis on maximizes each minute for player development. We are also committed to developing and maintaining a positive and safe learning environment for every athlete, this includes keeping players properly hydrated throughout practice.
Grant Pippert
Approach to Practice
The first thing that is told to the student-athletes is that practice is the coach's time; the intent is to work hard, be efficient, and simply get better. The games are for the players; this is the player's opportunity to show their improvement and skill on the field. Practice is designed specifically to be efficient, challenging, and focused. The practice schedule will be broken down into five 30 minute segments with specific focus for each segment. The schedule is broken into 35 segments of five minutes each, which helps to keep the practice efficient and focused. Segments are intended to be broken up into short time frames so that there will be constant movement, instruction, and drill work. The quick pace of practice is ideal for student athletes and coaches because it helps differentiate instruction and allows players to remain focused due to the constant movement. This is also important because it allows for efficient movement from individual position period, into group period, and then a smooth transition into team period.
Practice will begin each day with a team meeting in the film room where we begin with going over the practice agenda, word of the week, and focus for the day. There are times where the coaches will show a short video that helps emphasize our focus and word of the week. After our team meeting the players will break off into their positions to get detailed and specified instruction from their position coach. After film and instruction the players will put on their pads, get a team breakdown, and head to the field to stretch.
Stretching before practice is intended to be focused and is taken very seriously in our program. Each coach will be placed strategically throughout the stretching line to ensure the players are stretching properly and at an intense level. Properly stretching is essential in injury prevention and also sets the tone mentally for an efficient and focused practice. Before each practice and game our team will use plyometric stretching technique which uses movement and is ideal for pre-workout performance. Saturdays after games we will use static stretching to relax the muscles and help the healing process after a long week of practice and an intense game Friday night.
Our first segment is working with our specialist. The kickers and punters will work with long snappers and holders while our return specialist will rotate working on fielding kicks and punts. While this is going on our gunners, jammers, and punt blockers will be working on specific drills to improve technique. The quarterbacks will be going through their throwing progression to get warmed up during this segment. The offensive line and defensive line will be also going through their pre-practice routine working on technique and warming up. After the individual segment of special teams is done the specialists will move into team segments to work on kickoff return, kick coverage, punt, punt return, punt block, and punt protection. The team segment will vary on each day depending on the emphasis and the scouting report for that week.
The next segment will be offense specific in which we start off with position specific individual instruction. The first thing we always will work on is footwork and technique. We feel as though footwork and technique is the most important aspect at any position which is why we will work on this every day and every position. The last five minutes of indy each position will go over responsibilities in the playbook.
After the individual segment the offense will move into a group segment in which the quarterbacks will rotate between working on the passing game with WR's and DB's to working on the running game with the OL and RB's. During this segment the focus will be on carrying over the footwork and technique that was worked on in the individual segment along with executing responsibilities on each play. It should be noted that although this segment is emphasizing offense, the defensive players will also be going through individual instruction, working on technique, and executing their responsibilities on each play.
The final portion of the offensive segment will be focused on executing plays by coming together as a whole team. This will give the 1st team offense an opportunity to go against the 1st team defense and also give the 2nd team players, offense and defense, an opportunity to improve as well. The team portion will be live drill with the defense "fitting" the tackle; we do not want full contact tackling. We always finish our offense segment off by working on PATs and field goals, while also working on PAT and field goal block.
The last segment of practice is always our defensive focused segment in which is ran much like the offensive segment. The players will break off into individual instruction, move into group, and finish off with a team segment. The offense will also be going through indy, group, and team; however, the difference is that this segment is designed to be focused on defense. It should be noted that while during the team period of the offensive focused segment the scout team will give defensive looks of the opponent of that week and during the team period of the defensive focused segment the scout team will give offensive looks of the opponent of that week. The team portion will be a mix of scouting our opponent and going "best" on "best.
The end of practice is designed to do two things: Work on "unique" situations such as Hail Mary's, two minute offense/defense, victory formation, etc. We then finish practice every day by spotlighting players that have demonstrated the word of the week. For instance, if the word of the week is effort we will spot light a player(s) who had shown great effort in practice for that day.
The goal of each practice is to work hard, be efficient, be intense, give constant instruction, and improve in each segment. Practice is designed to have constant movement and instruction for all athletes, we want to limit players from standing around. A properly planned and executed practice is essential to build and maintain a successful program. Furthermore, a properly planned and executed practice will maximize player improvement and minimize behavior issues. Our program will continue to emphasize the importance of a focused and properly executed stretch and we will continue to make adjustment when needed to ensure that our practices are structured with an emphasis on maximizes each minute for player development. We are also committed to developing and maintaining a positive and safe learning environment for every athlete, this includes keeping players properly hydrated throughout practice.
