Coaching Tips for Position Work at Practice
As a youth growing up it was rare that I had a coach or coaches take the time to break us up into groups of guards/posts and work with us that way. Now, it is something that is seen a lot and I highly recommend it.
Each position needs some specific work and that is a great way to get some focused training to the post/guard spots.
We often get asked how much time should be spent doing position work per practice and the answer will vary depending on the age/skill of the players involved. If I’m coaching a younger team the difference between a guard/post is slim to be honest. You can almost treat them the same because they can be taught to develop the same skills. As you get to Junior High age kids you want to be more focused so take at least 20 minutes with each group in focused training. As you get to high school you would want to take that to 30 minutes a practice.
I’ll cover what to do during those sessions in later blogs this week.
