February 13th, 2008
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A very Quick look at our first football practice of the 2007 Season. I am coaching both a 3rd-4th Grade team this year and a 5th-6th Grade team this year.
As normal, we started out with a mandatory 30 minute parents meeting, where we clearly laid out the goals of our program and for my teams. We clearly stated out practice requirements, grade requirements, position and playing time philosphies and our rigid sportsmanship standard for players, parents and coaches.
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February 4th, 2008
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Some youth football teams have already started practicing; others will start next week like us. The common denominator is that for most of us is, we will be practicing in the heat.
There are three major problems youth football players have in hot weather, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. These problems are caused by heat and dehydration, but by taking a few simple steps, it is possible to prevent them.
Heat cramps are muscle contractions, usually in the calf or hamstring muscles. These contractions are spasm like and quite painful. The cause is heat and dehydration. Rest, massaging or stretching the muscle and water are all that can be done for this, they eventually pass.
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