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  • What if you are dominating a game so completely that the other team's starters can's stop your second and third team players?

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Jason Lockhart
Jason Lockhart
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What if you are dominating a game so completely that the other team's starters can's stop your second and third team players?

My boys won a scrimmage today against a team they had completely overmatched. We pulled our backs if they scored and our starters only played about 10 minutes of a 45 minute scrimmage. At the end, the kids on the other team looked dejected. These boys worked very hard and had nothing to be embarrassed about. I hope their coaches told them that.

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  • Charlie Symons
    Charlie Symons
    Answered August 16, 2009
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    I have actually been there, what I did was put my smallest guys on the line and let some of my more uncoordinated kids run the ball between the tackles. Should if nothing else slow your team down.

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    1. We did that. Don't get me wrong, I am proud of my team. I am just concerned for the confidence of the other boys.
      Jason Lockhart · August 17, 2009
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  • Paul Paschke
    Paul Paschke
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    Very good question... Awhile back a girl H/S team won a game 100 to 0 and a
    bunch of talk went around about this and some really good stuff was brought up..
    For the life of me I can't remember what sight I was on or any thing about it but
    maybe somebody may be able to beep in later about it...
    Not sure of the age group but I was always told that you should never tell players
    to slow down because that's when you get hurt, kind of thing... Even took a knee a
    couple of times in a run-away game and got booed ... WOW guess I would have to
    be there to maybe make adjustments with players and play calls... Run a 4th string
    qb. send receivers long knowing he can't throw that far and let him throw ducks...
    Really I don't know sorry...

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    1. I heard that story. The coach on the winning team was fired (I think). I would never run up the score. And, like you said, I can't ask my boys to not try their best.
      Jason Lockhart · August 17, 2009
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  • Jack Houston
    Jack Houston
    Answered August 17, 2009
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    Jason,
    No matter what the situation, your players must be coached to play to the best of their ability. It is up to the coach then to work on weaknesses of his own team. The other team can tell when they've been dismissed, which will destroy their confidence even more. Don't allow your boys to become arrogant.

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    1. Thank you. This summer we had two scrimmages against "sub-par" teams. I could see the beginnings of the kids starting to get arrogant. We let them know about the very tough games coming when the real season starts. And if any comments were made that sounded arrogant, the offending boy did grass drills.
      Jason Lockhart · August 17, 2009
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  • Paul Paschke
    Paul Paschke
    Answered August 17, 2009
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    Good point Jack

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