Written by Rick Torbett on February 20, 2009 – 10:37 PM (No Comments)
Q: How is the Read & React Offense taught in layers to younger players and how would you integrate scrimmaging?
A: The Layered approach to teaching the R&R Offense is another way of saying “teach this thing first and this thing second and this thing third, etc.” There is a progression to follow and this progression [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on January 23, 2009 – 3:33 PM (2 Comments)
Q: Do you have any practice plans you would be willing to share with a new coach. All I know are fundamental drills that I ran in high school as a player and those drills we ran last year with the team. I would like to incorporate the entire R&R system and have several progressive [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on January 9, 2009 – 2:42 PM (No Comments)
From: Arne Eriksson, Hoonah, Alaska
Here is a scrimmage idea I have come up with to teach layer 1 (it would work with any layer).
• Divide players into two teams of 5. Extra players stand ready on the sideline.
• Players call their own fouls and violations as they would in a pickup game.
• The coach watches to see if [...]