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I'm with you, GL. I have told my oldest daughter to use her best judgment handling things and if that means popping some kid, especially a boy, in the mouth, I've got her back and will deal with the school.
 
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I'm not sure how Mom will feel about this but many kids get a boost in self confidence and self defense with some karate lessons.

Maybe in the off season?

I never had to tell me 5 year old anything. We were called to preschool after she wailed on a little boy that pulled her pig tails. My wife blamed my side of the gene pool for that one.
 
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Grad... Have a question for you. I'm coaching 6-9yo football this year and i'm pretty much in charge of the O. How do I get the line to stick with thier blocks instead of getting into a shoving match or just brushing up against the defender? Another problem I have is getting my backs to run north-south instead of trying to "shake" people. Two of my backs are big hitters but when they get into the open field in a one on one with a defender they try to juke instead of planting a shoulder. Any help would be great!
 
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Well, I would definitely do some drive drills if a sled is available or even use a dummy and provide resistance while the kids "run" their feet. At that age, you are going to get a good bit of "titty bumping" but show them the proper techniques and just work on getting them there.

As for the backs, in the open field we teach them to make one move (head/shoulder/jab step) and if the player doesn't bite, drop the hammer and drag. Getting North/South is hard to sink in until the kids find other kids who are just as big and fast as they are. Once they realize pursuit speed...they stop the dancing. We have talented kids every year who cant break that habit and end up as strictly D players.

I'm sure Hawg has some drills for that footwork you are looking for. Anything else, just let me know.
 
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I've worked on the sled with them a couple of times but they are just too small to push the damn thing and they arent getting anything out of it (they just pretty much stand in place and lean into it.. doing no good for them). There is an awful lot of "titty bumping" going on and I've taught them how to fire out and get underneath the other guy's shoulder pads but like I said they fire out ( sometimes hard and other times lazy) get into the guy and release as if they were doing a bump and run pattern.
 
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Enjoy the time together and try to teach him about discipline and teamwork and you will have done more to help him in life than in sports.
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Great advice! I find this surprisingly hard to do, but I'm working on it.

I tend to remember playing soccer (my parents aren't from this country I didn't know ANYTHING about football until high school) when I was 10-12 and expect my 7 year-old daughter to play like that now. I have been working this year on just teaching her one thing before a game and then just watching without "teaching" during the game. Also we just play sometimes while we talk about other stuff... the time together is more important than the game. I do preach the importance of teamwork (missing practice or being late is letting down your team, etc.) and discipline... "There is no crying in soccer!" though.

A proud moment was when I heard her explaining this to her little sister: "If you're really hurt it's OK to cry, but if you are just a little hurt you have to keep playing or it's not fair to your teammates!"
 
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I've worked on the sled with them a couple of times but they are just too small to push the damn thing and they arent getting anything out of it (they just pretty much stand in place and lean into it.. doing no good for them
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The sled doesn't have to go anywhere...just have them keep running those feet from whistle to whistle. You can start out without the fire-off and just place them in proper position on the sled or dummy...just work those feet and gradually add in the start and fire. Its frustrating at that age...hell we still have to work that stuff at the Varsity level.
 
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