BUMMER

Cayden White broke his arm tonight at practice. It is a small fracture and he should be good as new in about three weeks.
Cayden should be ready to practice with us on Monday but he will be in a cast and we have to be pretty careful with him.
Get Better soon Mini Redneck we will be waiting for you to come back and Hit somebody.


Coach Cox

PLease help

I know 6:00 is early for those of us who work but please get the kids there on time. I am trying real hard to hold up my end of the deal and letting the kids go by 8:00.
I have a two hour practice set aside everyday and if we don't get the kids there on time I am forced to stay later and I know that these kids need to get to bed so please help me out by making sure we start on time.

Thanks
Coach Cox

I am so Stoked!

That was an awesome first day with pads. I cant believe how much fun that was, I almost forgot why I love coaching earlier today but it all came rushing back to me.
Thanks parents for sticking with us coaches through all the equipment failures. Hopefully tomorrow night after I go to the shed after practice everything will be taken care of and we can move on full steam ahead.
The kids are doing great, they are picking things up extremely well.
16 Power was ran very well.

GO PIONEERS!

1st day of evaluations

Our first day went great, I know you parents that where there are thinking " those guys have lost their minds." not really, we learned a lot today. We learned who the muscle was of the team.
We learned who had the heart of the team, we learned what it means to never give up and to stick with it no matter what. We worked some evaluation drills that let us in on who the speedsters are and we met the giants and all their power. The lineman where exceptionally strong and that's how we like em'BIG and STRONG!

The kids worked up a sweat and we had fun, I know I did. In the end the coaches put there heads together and evaluated and worked on a plan for tomorrow, I am excited to see what everyday has to bring , and if its anything like the first day I think we will be ok. I hope the kids had as much fun as we did and I hope they sleep good for you parents tonight. Make sure you get the kids there tomorrow and either feed em early or not at all. From all us coaches have a good night and see you tomorrow!

practice update

We are changing our practice location, due to the fact that North Pointe is the new PLACE TO BE! we are moving our practices to Sego Lily Elementary school.

I am sorry for the inconvenience but sometimes things happen. My wife will be calling all of you to make sure the word gets out.
The Address for Sego Lily is:
Sego Lily Elementary
550 East 900 North
Lehi, UT 84043

First practice is still Monday July 27th 2009 @ 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
*********NO PADS OR HELMETS

Team uniforms

I forgot to mention this at the parents meeting on Tuesday but for our uniform we are going to request that every player wears Black short socks, ankle socks are what we are looking for but any calf high socks will work.
You have some time on this I just want to remind everyone that we would like all our kids to be uniform out on the field.

Thanks
Coach Cox

Practice field

We are suffering some set backs as far as a practice field is concerned, North Point has become very crowded with football teams in the last week or so.
I am trying to work something out and will keep everyone posted as things progress.
Also it looks as if everyone on our team has been fitted and is ready to go for practice on Monday, with the exception of Sage (who needs everything) and Grants helmet.
If you have any equipment needs please let me know so I can make arrangements.
Don't forget to pick up mouth pieces this week, you'll need them for Wednesday if you want to practice

Equipment pick up tonight

If you need your helmet and the pads for your pants, tonight is the night it goes from from 6:00 to 7:30 all grades.
please make sure you get down to the storage and get outfitted, we start practice on Monday.
My wife and I will be there to assist you if you think you may need help.

See ya tonight!

Coach Cox

My self torture

My wife has taken the kids up to her brothers to roast some dogs and marshmallows but I am stuck at this computer trying to create an offense and defensive scheme that will enable us to become successful, behind a book trying to make up a practice schedule that is effective. This is a sickness I cant seem to find the cure for.
I haven't been sleeping well, continually trying to pre-place kids in my sleep in player positions from their camp performances realizing I still have two days to evaluate players further and make a decision of what ultimately will be the pieces that make up this team. I find myself going over my preparation, asking myself do I have what it takes as a coach to be subjective and open minded, or am I stuck in a rut and fighting the urge to replay last year even though last years season was fun yet not too productive? Do I have the ability to turn these boys into the players I know they have potential to be? Do I have the ability to guide my coaching staff down a path of unity and togetherness?
Man, I am going nuts waiting for this season to start. Come on Monday or Wednesday. Come on, Helmets and pads, Come on Jamboree, Come on Lone Peak!
I feel like a kid at Christmas waiting to open up his Christmas present.
With all this uncertainty, I am sure of one thing, I will look back in the years to come and remember the 2009 Lehi Youth Football 3rd Grade team, it is mine and my staffs job to make sure they remember us and their days with us as enjoyable and successful win or lose!

Go Pioneers!

Warming up

Quote from Dave Cisar's winning youth football book: " The most important thing to remember about warm ups is that TOO MANY COACHES WASTE TOO MUCH TIME ON WARM UPS. I often see kids age 8-10 in 90 % heat doing thirty minutes of cals and warm ups. For crying out loud, most prepubescent kids can bend their legs back behind their heads at that age. Even many high school teams have gone to short dynamic warm ups rather than extensive and time wasting routines. College teams always start out with dynamic drills before they do anything. "

Definition of Dynamic Stretching: Dynamic stretching, according to Kurz, "involves moving parts of your body and gradually increasing reach, speed of movement, or both." Do not confuse dynamic stretching with ballistic stretching! Dynamic stretching consists of controlled leg and arm swings that take you (gently!) to the limits of your range of motion. Ballistic stretches involve trying to force a part of the body beyond its range of motion. In dynamic stretches, there are no bounces or "jerky" movements. An example of dynamic stretching would be slow, controlled leg swings, arm swings, or torso twists.

Parents meeting

Team Rules:

Bring a water bottle to every practice with players name on it. We will have a designated area for them to keep their bottles. We do not want them taking their breaks with the parents. This will help in keeping them focused.

We will supply water for the games only.

Every player will need a physical paper from the doctor before the first game. They will not let them play if you do not have this.

At the football games there is a box where the players are. The parents are not allowed in this box. League Rules. Thanks for your help in this.

Every player is guaranteed 10 plays per game.

If your player misses 2 or more practices a week they will not play the first half of the following game.

Each player needs 2 mouth pieces.

Sprortz FilmZ are $8.00 per game. We will be doing fund raising for most of the cost. Right now it is around $67.50. per year per parent, lets work together to get this price down.

Our team moms are Christy Soper 801-766-8608 and Kristy Luce 801-766-1318
Please contact either of them to let them know if you want to do the Sportz Filmz.

7-29-09 RB's coach Cox, coach Jones

Form fit blocking

Stance/Ball carrying technique, alignment

Cadence: shift down ready, set, go

Seat the ball and freeze. (Run ball back to coach)

Run between cones 6 yards off center 15 yards deep

Water Break/ explain numbering system

Same with gauntlet

gauntlet add coaches with shields

Hand off drills

Water Break/ Review snap count

pass throwing, pass catching drills

install 16 power via progression

run dear hunter drill

7-29-09 Defense coach White, coach Atoa

angle form fit tackling

Splatter tackling Drills

Base Defense Back Drills

Line Bull Rush Drills

Water Break/ player introductions

Bear crawlers: crawler relay races

DB read and react drills

line swim move drills to form fit drill

bear crawlers squeeze and squeeze drill

Water break/ review holding and clipping penalty's

Defense walk though

Defense recognition

talking circuit drill (Splatter, open field, and three slot challenge)

base close quarters Drill

scout offense

7-29-09 O-Line coach Freeman, coach Wilbur

Stance(all linemen are in a 3 point stance)

Line up on LOS and Form Fit Blocking via progression Cadence

Center Drills all kids take 6 snaps each (two to each back location)

Water Break/ chalk talk (explain gaps and quiz)

Pull Drill all players take 4 reps scraping paint though the six hole and form fitting coach with ear and shoulder

Review line positions

Install G.O.D via progression (add quiz and make them tell you who and why)

Install Power tag and associate with G.O.D

Water Break/ chalk talk (G.O.D quiz)

Run one step freeze fit with backs.

Run deer hunter game