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3 Days No Contact - What to do During your Youth Football Tryouts
If your youth football league is like most others, there will be a waiting period for each player before he can participate in full contact, during the youth football tryouts. It is very important that you obey this rule. Do not let any player participate in any contact until he has practiced the required amount of “no contact” practices.
Youth Football insurance will usually only cover claims when the rules are followed. If you break this rule and a player gets hurt, there may possibly be a liability claim against you and the league that insurance will not cover. Please make sure you have the youth football administration explain all the details to you.
The question is during the 3 days of no contact so what should I do during the youth football tryouts. I always make sure I fill these days with as many non-contact youth football drills and tests that I can.
A few of the youth football skills I look for without contact include
- Speed races
- Power contests
- Agility skills
- Passing skills
- Receiving skills
- Kicking skills
- Holder skills
- Snapping skills
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I want to make sure I have all these skills tested for since I know when contact starts I need to check toughness, tackling and blocking. I will only get two days of contact before I need to cut the squad so there is not much time for any non-contact drills during the youth football tryouts.
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