The Warriors covered a variety of defensive positioning strategies during this evening's practice. Those defensive plays cover bunt situations, various relays, cuts, double cuts and first & third strategies. I won't review our plays on this website as opposing teams have been known to learn our signals/signs in past seasons by stumbling across this information while doing a Google search!
The Warriors implemented the defensive strategies that are used by many high school, college and professional teams. I had to consult my notes to remember all the player responsibilities as it's been many seasons since I coached a team that was capable of executing these plays. We've usually designed alternative plays that made it easier for players to remember their responsibilities and easier for players lacking strong arms.
I've been coaching since I was in my early 20's--and it seems that every five seasons or so a special team comes around. One of those special teams was the 1990 Royals of the Santa Clara Pony League (the last team that successfully executed all of these plays). But, no team has been more enjoyable to coach than our current Warriors team.
The Warriors implemented the defensive strategies that are used by many high school, college and professional teams. I had to consult my notes to remember all the player responsibilities as it's been many seasons since I coached a team that was capable of executing these plays. We've usually designed alternative plays that made it easier for players to remember their responsibilities and easier for players lacking strong arms.
I've been coaching since I was in my early 20's--and it seems that every five seasons or so a special team comes around. One of those special teams was the 1990 Royals of the Santa Clara Pony League (the last team that successfully executed all of these plays). But, no team has been more enjoyable to coach than our current Warriors team.
1990 Santa Clara Royals (click to enlarge)
