Breaking the Large Group Into Smaller Groups During the Youth Football Tryouts - Part 2
I believe the more groups you have, the better the evaluation will be.
The players will get more opportunities, hence a better evaluation.
I will use a simple example of 40 players that will be broke down into four small groups of 10 each.
I have a youth football coach in charge of each group.
I will use as an example the test I use for speed.
I do not believe in using the 40-yard dash like most coaches.
There are too many variances including the actual measurement, place of race and field conditions.
I prefer to have two players race against each other.
I know they are both trying and there is a competitive reason to try to win.
This will also show the players that "rise to the occasion" or "fold under pressure".
I break the players up differently depending on the test.
For the speed test, I will break the players in groups by alphabetical order.
Since this is youth football, I will test the speed for a 20-yard distance.
I will have the coach in charge of each group stand 20 yard down field and have two players at a time race to the coach.
I have found it easier for the coach to hold both arms above his head, and when he drops them, the race begins.
After the coach drops his arms, he then holds them straight out, instructing the players to touch the hand on the side they are running.
This makes it easier for the youth football coach to declare the winner.
The movement of players could not be easier.
If you win, you go to the group on the RIGHT.
If you lose, you move to the group on the LEFT.
If you win while in Group a you stay.
If you lose while in Group D you stay.
The coaches are instructed to keep the races going, one after another, until the head coach blows the whistle signaling the end of the drill.
I like to run each youth football drill for a minimum of 20 minutes.
Usually after about ten minutes, you start to get a great idea of which group the players will wind up in.
All your speed is in groups A & B.
I will run this a few times throughout the evaluations to make sure all the players get a good solid look.
When I blow the whistle to end the drill I have all the players in that group go to the coach of that group where the coach marks his name with a letter.
I give each coach a clipboard and roster list with the template ready to be filled in.
The coach just marks the group letter he was running next to the player's name.
This is a fast, effective and fair way to judge your players during the youth football tryouts.
The players will get more opportunities, hence a better evaluation.
I will use a simple example of 40 players that will be broke down into four small groups of 10 each.
I have a youth football coach in charge of each group.
I will use as an example the test I use for speed.
I do not believe in using the 40-yard dash like most coaches.
There are too many variances including the actual measurement, place of race and field conditions.
I prefer to have two players race against each other.
I know they are both trying and there is a competitive reason to try to win.
This will also show the players that "rise to the occasion" or "fold under pressure".
I break the players up differently depending on the test.
For the speed test, I will break the players in groups by alphabetical order.
Since this is youth football, I will test the speed for a 20-yard distance.
I will have the coach in charge of each group stand 20 yard down field and have two players at a time race to the coach.
I have found it easier for the coach to hold both arms above his head, and when he drops them, the race begins.
After the coach drops his arms, he then holds them straight out, instructing the players to touch the hand on the side they are running.
This makes it easier for the youth football coach to declare the winner.
The movement of players could not be easier.
If you win, you go to the group on the RIGHT.
If you lose, you move to the group on the LEFT.
If you win while in Group a you stay.
If you lose while in Group D you stay.
The coaches are instructed to keep the races going, one after another, until the head coach blows the whistle signaling the end of the drill.
I like to run each youth football drill for a minimum of 20 minutes.
Usually after about ten minutes, you start to get a great idea of which group the players will wind up in.
All your speed is in groups A & B.
I will run this a few times throughout the evaluations to make sure all the players get a good solid look.
When I blow the whistle to end the drill I have all the players in that group go to the coach of that group where the coach marks his name with a letter.
I give each coach a clipboard and roster list with the template ready to be filled in.
The coach just marks the group letter he was running next to the player's name.
This is a fast, effective and fair way to judge your players during the youth football tryouts.
