I would design a simple 4 plan structure for offense customized to the opponent. I would have my players drill those 4 simple plays all week until they could do it in their sleep. Game day they can go off their wristband for each play/quarter. No need to come up with new plays during the game. If every player executes the drilled plays they'll win. Each game has 4 new.plays learned and executed and can be rotated around for each drive. Just use acronym on wristband. Simplify it.
Also ima try your method with the HTMS , to call plays but do you think a system of which i calls plays from color and a number so say I have a wing formation I’d call it red for instance, and then a trips and call it blue , would that be pretty simple for the players ?
You can have more combinations with the letters than colors. Otherwise you get too many colors and they have to remember the colors. In this, they just need to know how to read the letters and it’s all on their arm band.
Should I keep it simple and just run 2 formations maybe ? And just have a variety of plays from it , my first year coaching this year and I’m the only coach on the staff , coaching 5th and 6th grades and don’t want to make things overwhelming for them but also don’t want to be so simple the other team catches on to what we are running any suggestions ? Me personally I wanted to run 3 formations with 4 plays each , making 12 in all would that maybe be to much ? And should I just stick to two formations ? Because I want to be able to give the plays off on the sideline
For fifth and six grade, you could literally run everything out of one or two formations. In Sixth grade, we took third place out of 22 teams off of one formation. We only lost to the top two teams by a touchdown each so it was close and all out of one formation. Sometimes keeping it very simple so they can just be aggressive and not think about what they have to do helps especially in the younger grades.
@@Icoachfootballonline I’m going to be running the Gun T and have 2 formations only and a lot of running in between and outside the numbers , I have another question though coach I only have 3 days out of the week and 1 hour and 30 minutes each practice, I was thinking one day offense , The other Defense and the last day before game day a Walk-thru / Game simulation or game plan type of practice to end the week , you think that’s a great practice schedule ?
@@Icoachfootballonline Hit the nail on the head coach. I have used the coach wrist for the last two years, this year having a smaller team I like the 4 letter , 3 way combo without having to speak the play. So I will be using this method this year. Thanks for that. And I concur. Two formations max , unless you have some sort of special. But simplicity is going to be your best friend for kids at the 12u level. Same thing with defense. Simplify it.
I say yes keep,it simple. Don’t give the kids too many things to think about. Don’t underestimate them but do not overload them with information. Stick to the basics first then as you go through your season you will see things you can do and not do. But get fundamentals down first and you can run the ball all day.
I would design a simple 4 plan structure for offense customized to the opponent. I would have my players drill those 4 simple plays all week until they could do it in their sleep. Game day they can go off their wristband for each play/quarter. No need to come up with new plays during the game. If every player executes the drilled plays they'll win. Each game has 4 new.plays learned and executed and can be rotated around for each drive. Just use acronym on wristband. Simplify it.
I've seen coaches use number system, calling out numners for specific plays. And I've seen defensive players figure it out.
I have 4th and 5th graders how do they know what routes are ran for pass plays?
Also ima try your method with the HTMS , to call plays but do you think a system of which i calls plays from color and a number so say I have a wing formation I’d call it red for instance, and then a trips and call it blue , would that be pretty simple for the players ?
You can have more combinations with the letters than colors. Otherwise you get too many colors and they have to remember the colors. In this, they just need to know how to read the letters and it’s all on their arm band.
Should I keep it simple and just run 2 formations maybe ? And just have a variety of plays from it , my first year coaching this year and I’m the only coach on the staff , coaching 5th and 6th grades and don’t want to make things overwhelming for them but also don’t want to be so simple the other team catches on to what we are running any suggestions ? Me personally I wanted to run 3 formations with 4 plays each , making 12 in all would that maybe be to much ? And should I just stick to two formations ? Because I want to be able to give the plays off on the sideline
For fifth and six grade, you could literally run everything out of one or two formations. In Sixth grade, we took third place out of 22 teams off of one formation. We only lost to the top two teams by a touchdown each so it was close and all out of one formation. Sometimes keeping it very simple so they can just be aggressive and not think about what they have to do helps especially in the younger grades.
@@Icoachfootballonline I’m going to be running the Gun T and have 2 formations only and a lot of running in between and outside the numbers , I have another question though coach I only have 3 days out of the week and 1 hour and 30 minutes each practice, I was thinking one day offense , The other Defense and the last day before game day a Walk-thru / Game simulation or game plan type of practice to end the week , you think that’s a great practice schedule ?
@@Icoachfootballonline Hit the nail on the head coach. I have used the coach wrist for the last two years, this year having a smaller team I like the 4 letter , 3 way combo without having to speak the play. So I will be using this method this year. Thanks for that. And I concur. Two formations max , unless you have some sort of special. But simplicity is going to be your best friend for kids at the 12u level. Same thing with defense. Simplify it.
@@B2Real2kthat is a tight schedule. WOW. 8 hours a week for us. 2 hours Monday thru Thursday for us.
I say yes keep,it simple. Don’t give the kids too many things to think about. Don’t underestimate them but do not overload them with information. Stick to the basics first then as you go through your season you will see things you can do and not do. But get fundamentals down first and you can run the ball all day.
I simply used a number system from 1 to 10 and had a signal for left or right. Super easy.