Little help

DB,

I know that feeling because I have been there. Here's my advice:

First, keep everything simple. Especially if you have big numbers out. The more complicated you make it, the harder it will become to manage it.

Second, sit down with your newbie coach and teach him what you want him to know. Get tape cut ups together of the skills you are going teach and have your coach watch it. This will give him a better understanding of what your going to teach. Also use some or all of those teaching tapes out there. But only those that have the skills you are going to teach. You can also use these to teach the kids.

Third, you and your new coach need to get to coaching clinics. The more you both learn, the better off you will be.

Fourth, when running your practices, when you break down into groups for drills, break down into stations that form a circle, with the stations with in 10-20 yards of each other. This way you can be in the middle directing/watching/rotating to help out.

Fifth, have your upper classmen take responsibility by running the drills and help teach the lower classmen the skills during drills. This will take some of the stress off. It will also allow the kids to take ownership of the program. This will reinforce pride, enthusiasm, the idea that things need to be done right, and the sense that they need to leaders.

Sixfth, when you break down into O,D,special teams, only practice one of these at a time. This way you can focus all of your attention/energy.

I hope this helps.