Post by Coach Campbell on Nov 22, 2002 11:02:37 GMT
Things that must take place during half time:
1. Players must be given time to rest.
2. All injury and equipment problems taken care of.
3. Staff must analyze the first half and make plans for the second half
4. Players must be remotivated to play the final and most important part of the game
Half time divided into four periods:
1. First period (four minutes)
a. Staff meetings
b. team rest
c. injury and equiptment care
2. Second period (four minutes)
a. Offense and Defensive position coaches meet with assigned groups
3. Third period Offense and defensive Coordinators meet with their entire offense or defensive squads (four minutes)
4. Fourth period (four minutes)
a. Head Coach meets with both offense and defense as a team
b. Return to field for warm-up
In order to stay on schedule you might want to assign a staff member or parent to keep meeting times on schedule. One coach or manager should be responsible for for keeping the time as well as letting the head coach know how much time if left before the start of the second half.
Period One - Half Time Organization
The first period is a critical one for the staff. At this time you should be involved in an analysis of what has taken place during the first half and deciding what your plan of attack will be for the second half. The information that you should consider includes:
1. Offensively
a. Fronts by down and distance
b. Secondary by down, distance, and formation
c. Short yardage and goal line defenses - stunts
d. your play selection by success and failure
2. Defensively
a. Plays by formation
b. Plays down and distance
c. Pass routs
d. Your defensive calls by down and distance
3. Kicking Game
a. Has there been any assignment breakdown in any phase of the kicking game
b. Is the fake punt possible
c. How is the kick-off coverage and punt coverage
d. Should you punt, block or return, etc.
4. General
a. Personnel adjustments because of injuries or toher reason
b. Any possible playing conditions such as wind, rain and so on, affecting the play
From all points listed above, your staff should arrive at a second-half philosophy. This philosophy will be based on how your opponent is attacking you both offensively and defensively and how you feel they will adjust to you during the second half. All blocking adjustments, route changes and theory of attack is decided offensively. Also, any front adjustments, coverage, or force adjustments are made to stop the opponent defensively.
While your staff is actively involved in second half strategy, your players should be getting ready physically for the second half. All inidental injuries and equipment problems are taken care of in their designated asssigned areas of the locker room. Liquids, towels and other needs are brought to the players. This allows them to rest and prevents a lot of moving around. You should try and keep this initial period to approximately 4 to 5 minutes.
Period Two - Half Time Organization
The second period of your halftime is for each coach to meet wiht the players of his position. During this period, you hope to do two things. First, you quiz your players as to what is happening to them on the field. Your staff should be made to feel that it is extremely important to have open communication with their players. Many times you will find that one of your players will come up with information that turns out to be very helpful in the second half. Also, the coach needs to know, for instance, if a receiver can beat a corner on an out route or streak, or if an offensive linemen can reach down defenders on outside plays.
Period Three - Half Time Organization
As soon as each position coach has met with his players, both the offense and defense meet with their coordinators to tie the schemes together. You should allow 4 to 5 minutes for this period.
Period Four - Half Time Organization
With about 8 minutes remaining the person in charge of keeping time will give a 5 minute warning. At this time your coaches with press box responsibilities and your team captains should leave the locker room for the field. The head coach will take control at this point and the offense and defense join together for final instructions. it is the job of the head coach to finalize all strategy and goals and to motivate the squad for the second half. This time period lasts usually not more than 3 to 4 minutes. The team then departs for the second half.
Coach CAmpbell
1. Players must be given time to rest.
2. All injury and equipment problems taken care of.
3. Staff must analyze the first half and make plans for the second half
4. Players must be remotivated to play the final and most important part of the game
Half time divided into four periods:
1. First period (four minutes)
a. Staff meetings
b. team rest
c. injury and equiptment care
2. Second period (four minutes)
a. Offense and Defensive position coaches meet with assigned groups
3. Third period Offense and defensive Coordinators meet with their entire offense or defensive squads (four minutes)
4. Fourth period (four minutes)
a. Head Coach meets with both offense and defense as a team
b. Return to field for warm-up
In order to stay on schedule you might want to assign a staff member or parent to keep meeting times on schedule. One coach or manager should be responsible for for keeping the time as well as letting the head coach know how much time if left before the start of the second half.
Period One - Half Time Organization
The first period is a critical one for the staff. At this time you should be involved in an analysis of what has taken place during the first half and deciding what your plan of attack will be for the second half. The information that you should consider includes:
1. Offensively
a. Fronts by down and distance
b. Secondary by down, distance, and formation
c. Short yardage and goal line defenses - stunts
d. your play selection by success and failure
2. Defensively
a. Plays by formation
b. Plays down and distance
c. Pass routs
d. Your defensive calls by down and distance
3. Kicking Game
a. Has there been any assignment breakdown in any phase of the kicking game
b. Is the fake punt possible
c. How is the kick-off coverage and punt coverage
d. Should you punt, block or return, etc.
4. General
a. Personnel adjustments because of injuries or toher reason
b. Any possible playing conditions such as wind, rain and so on, affecting the play
From all points listed above, your staff should arrive at a second-half philosophy. This philosophy will be based on how your opponent is attacking you both offensively and defensively and how you feel they will adjust to you during the second half. All blocking adjustments, route changes and theory of attack is decided offensively. Also, any front adjustments, coverage, or force adjustments are made to stop the opponent defensively.
While your staff is actively involved in second half strategy, your players should be getting ready physically for the second half. All inidental injuries and equipment problems are taken care of in their designated asssigned areas of the locker room. Liquids, towels and other needs are brought to the players. This allows them to rest and prevents a lot of moving around. You should try and keep this initial period to approximately 4 to 5 minutes.
Period Two - Half Time Organization
The second period of your halftime is for each coach to meet wiht the players of his position. During this period, you hope to do two things. First, you quiz your players as to what is happening to them on the field. Your staff should be made to feel that it is extremely important to have open communication with their players. Many times you will find that one of your players will come up with information that turns out to be very helpful in the second half. Also, the coach needs to know, for instance, if a receiver can beat a corner on an out route or streak, or if an offensive linemen can reach down defenders on outside plays.
Period Three - Half Time Organization
As soon as each position coach has met with his players, both the offense and defense meet with their coordinators to tie the schemes together. You should allow 4 to 5 minutes for this period.
Period Four - Half Time Organization
With about 8 minutes remaining the person in charge of keeping time will give a 5 minute warning. At this time your coaches with press box responsibilities and your team captains should leave the locker room for the field. The head coach will take control at this point and the offense and defense join together for final instructions. it is the job of the head coach to finalize all strategy and goals and to motivate the squad for the second half. This time period lasts usually not more than 3 to 4 minutes. The team then departs for the second half.
Coach CAmpbell