Ten
Ways to Make your Youth Sports Practice More Successful
By: Gary
Stocker
www.youthsportstraining.com
- Jot down a plan in
advance.
Even if it’s on the back of an index card, jot yourself some
notes as to what you want to accomplish during the practice.
You’ll also want to list the drills you want to do and the time
you want to spend on each.
There are a couple of advantages to this small planning
exercise. First, both the children and their parents will
appreciate your efforts to prepare. Second, you’ll be able to
teach many more skills that can positively impact the results of
your team’s games.
- Assign general
time limits to each activity.
It has been very disconcerting for me to watch youth sports
teams practice and stay on one uninvolved, uninspired drill for
what seem like an endless time. Children are standing around,
counting dandelions, and otherwise observing their environs.
I have found 4-8 minutes is enough time for any single
drill. I always have a master list of drills I use available to
pick from. You can get some ideas from
www.youthsportstraining.com on the drills you can use for
your teams.
- Add competition to
as many skill-building drills as possible.
When teaching dribbling skills, add races. When teaching
shooting skills, add ‘most in 30 seconds’ contest.
When teaching how to catch fly balls, have two teams and see who
can catch the most out of 20. If you want to teach cut-offs
from the outfield, divide up into two teams with one team trying
to advance from 1st to 3rd (or 2nd
to home) and the other trying to execute the cut-off and tag out
the runners.
In each and every drill that I have ever created or used, I have
always looked to add a competitive element to that drill. Do
likewise and you’ll find the children learning more – and having
more fun doing it.
- Keep the
perspective.
Remember, most of the children on your youth sports team
will usually get more enjoyment out of practices than the
games. Most will fall by the sports wayside as they get older
and develop other interests. So, we have found great learning
value in creating fun – even goofy competitions during practice
while building some skills at the same time
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