Winning Youth Football Practice Routine
In youth sports, a well planned and productive practice is essential for your team’s success. A structured practice can often times be a challenge as children have a natural desire to have fun and be kids. The key is to make sure your youth football practice is upbeat yet productive. Here is an in-depth, inside look at how to run a successful youth football practice.
5-8 Minutes:
Stretch. 4 player lines across -4 yards between each player lane – each row is 5 yards behind the row in front. Everyone stays in line evenly, every person counts and hits their pads after each stretch 10 count. Have your kids look & sound like a TEAM.
20 Minutes:
Warm-ups/ Conditioning. Players stay in the lines from stretching but move inside until they are one yard away from each other. Your conditioning coach should be in front; seeing 4 helmets across (Each kid is directly behind each other in all 4 lines). Proceed with High Knees, Kick outs, Shuffle, Backpedals, and then end warm ups with two