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Evaluations versus Coaching
I have written about this elsewhere but it bears repeating here. You need to clear it with your youth football administration of what the objective of the tryouts is. If the tryouts are meant to evaluate the players fairly and split them up by skill, then please understand this section.
I want to make sure each player has a fair chance during the tryouts. You are trying to get a fair assessment of each player’s ability. To make sure this is what happens you nee d to keep the individual coaching to a minimum. The last thing you need is a parent screaming “foul” thinking some other player received special treatment during the playoffs.
You need to run the tryouts giving complete instructions to the group, but I would keep the individual coaching to a minimum. I always make sure there are no questions after we explain the drill, but even then use your head and do not let any player who is confused get hurt.
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