davidyee said:
...in the league we are running our mini camp now, during the summer holiday we will run a five day camp in pads and each position coach will be taking his group and running through position specific drills at four other sessions on their own.
Camp will assemble again at the end of August and by the second week of September we begin play.
Have we allotted enough time for these kids?
David, that should be plenty of time. Seems like you have things well orchestrated in that sense, so you're off to a good start. Just prepare youself, staff, and kids for the repitition that is involved with this.
And I'm sure you will.
BTW, Adam is absolutely right. Sweeps, reverses, fake keepers, etc. are your money plays at this level. It's tough to sustain drives. Things naturally bog down, whether it be the blocking, penalties, whatever. Typically, you'll be scoring on big plays using your speed, primarily to the outside. Simple counters also have been successful for me. Run those off your base dive/belly plays. You're always trying to set up something.
Those "homerun" plays are also something I'd run on first or second down. Not always, but if you always save those for third/fourth and long, a defense will likely be more prepared for the possibility of you running such a play. You may have already considered these things, but I thought I'd share that anyway.
Good luck to ya!
