My boy likes football alot. On the weekends we will go practice. At 8 years old I wonder what type of drills would help him out?
2007-01-12 03:07:05 · 6 answers · asked by Bruce Tzu 5 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
rasend d - I sure hope you are joking, but that is some funny stuff
patrick L - life is more that just studying all the time. It is fun for him not a chore.
2007-01-12 04:22:33 · update #1
At 8 years old you need to be careful with the kind of drills you do. Too many drills can turn a kid off of the game at an early age or damage his growing bones. Mostly stick with hand-eye coordination stuff like taking handoffs, catching passes and things of the sort. Get some cones and work a little on cuts and weaving. He is likely too young for a lot of agility work with ropes and footwork. Doing a ton of running (laps and sprints rather than just playing) can be bad for his young bones.
At his age speed, hand-eye coordination and most of all fun and friends go a long way to developing into a football player. Wait for junior high and high school for the real development.
2007-01-12 05:07:22 · answer #1 · answered by rainier 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Full contact. Hand the kid the ball, then jump on him as hard as you can. Do this for about an hour. Every time he drops the ball, scream at him that he is a loser and an embarrassment to his family. If he cries or whines, tell him (and make sure you say it loud enough that the neighbors can hear you) how much you wish his mother would have given birth to a son rather than a little girl. When you've finished this, do some cardio. I suggest gassers in full gear. Stand over him with a stop watch, giving him the illusion that perhaps he could run fast enough if he works hard, but no matter how fast he runs, just keep screaming at him that he moves too slow, and that if you wanted to watch someone run like that, you'd have TiVOed the Jerry Lewis Telethon last Labor Day.
2007-01-12 04:11:26 · answer #2 · answered by rasend_d 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just let him play the game. I don't think an 8 year old needs extra work. At that age the whoever are the best players normally play QB or RB and the game comes to the naturally, let it happen and if in high school if he's still playing then start extra drills and at that time his coach will tell what to do.
2007-01-12 13:53:03 · answer #3 · answered by KGthe1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Postion Drills...
Make him do foot work, from side to side...front and back..also you could show him how to take a handoff...Balance is every thing to a RB...I would also send him to Balay dance class..
Walter Payton did it and he is a hall of famer...
2007-01-12 03:11:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bill Parcells has a DVD you can bye to help you with these things
2007-01-12 03:25:53 · answer #5 · answered by Matt G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NONE!! Focus on school and quit dreaming of him growing up and playing in the NFL...
2007-01-12 03:16:33 · answer #6 · answered by Patrick L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8?!? Give him a ball and let him go play.
2007-01-12 03:11:44 · answer #7 · answered by koyaanisqatsi12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋