Practice 2 done. Next: The 3-2-2 formation

We completed our second practice -- again with great attendance, including one more player who wasn't able to be at the previous practice.

In this second practice I once again allowed the kids to have a crazy scrimmage at the end, with no assigned positions or formations -- and without interrupting them during play. In future practices, I will start introducing more structure and we should all see a big difference over the next couple weeks.

I want the kids to see what a difference it makes when we start playing in a more organized way. Of course, at this age, it'll always be a little crazy during the games. But, they'll learn basic tactics for kickoffs, goal kicks, corner kicks, throw-ins, etc.  They might not notice the difference, but the parents probably will.

We can't cover all that at once, so, at the next practice I'll probably just aim to start teaching them the positions and the 3-2-2 formation.  If you can, please watch the video below with your son or daughter(s), so they'll have a little introduction to positions and the specific formation that I'm going to use in our games. Keep in mind that this person who made this video goes into a bit more detail than I will. It's really not complicated.


A good video explaining the 3-2-2. But, the guy in this video makes it a little more complicated than I will.

Coach Barger's version of the 3-2-2 for the Wahoos.