I'm coming back to this topic (see Seattle on trial) after letting it slide for a while (mainly because there are too many teams running the endzone drill at the Open Tour), but I want to reemphasize how both the endzone drill (or Seattle as we call it in Toronto) and the box drill should not be your goto warm up drills before a game or a tournament. They're not bad drills for beginners at practices, but they're not great warmup drills.
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My reasons:
- Too little touches including throws and catches. Approximately 30 seconds between throws on a team of 14
- Artificial cuts with no pressure
- No marking during throws
- Even the best end zone plays don't work that way as much as we all wished it would
- Too much standing around
For example this is a few drills that some of the Open teams do:
- Clapham's pair throwing with challenging throws including airballs and fastballs
- Johny Bravo's mini scrimmages
- Michigan's mark, cut, and throw drills
- EMO's dump and huck drill
- UBC's breakforce 45 drill
Innovate...pass it on
PJ
6 comments:
I would tend to agree with this. Also, I think everyone is so used to the endzone drill, that it doesn't prime anyone mentally for the game coming up.
Would anyone mind giving a brief description of what those drills look like?
Just to clarify, I'm referring to the list below:
* Clapham's pair throwing with challenging throws including airballs and fastballs
* Johny Bravo's mini scrimmages
* Michigan's mark, cut, and throw drills
* EMO's dump and huck drill
* UBC's breakforce 45 drill
I do like to use a box drill (not by itself but as part of a larger warmup) in situations where there is a prevailing wind. I find it helps players adjust their throwing mechanics for the wind conditions better than just static throwing does.
I'm interested too. Any explanations ofpjckzzh these?
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* Clapham's pair throwing with challenging throws including airballs and fastballs
* Johny Bravo's mini scrimmages
* Michigan's mark, cut, and throw drills
* EMO's dump and huck drill
* UBC's breakforce 45 drill
I leave the description of the drills to the teams that in some way have a patent on them.
More importantly, watch what good teams do to warmup. Think about what they are doing, and emulate the best bits.
PJ
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