YOUTH FOOTBALL DRILL BOOK - Gregory Double Wing

85. Half Line ScrimmageCPurpose:• To practice your offense anddefense in a live situation.Coaching Pointers:• Try to get as many plays inas possible. Coach yourplayers on the fly.C• Rotate halfway through orevery other day so thateveryone has a chance toplay both offense anddefense.CSet-up and Instructions:This drill seems to work better for some groups of kids than for others.In 2004 I was an assistant coach on a team that participated in half-linescrimmages for a half hour at each practice. It was a great opportunityfor the kids to learn in a game situation and for us coaches to instructon the fly. My 2006 team never seem to get the same benefits and weeventually stopped scrimmaging altogether. The greatest gains willcome if you have two capable coaches – one whose area of expertise ison the offensive side of the ball and another who is able to concentrateon the defense. Our 2004 team practiced three days each week. On thefirst day we would only use our own offense and defense. On thesecond day, we would run our plays against the expected defense ofour upcoming opponent. On the final day of practice, we would look atour opponent’s plays against our defense.93