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[Ed Hickland]

Originally Posted by w_sohl

youth coaches that they have to teach their canter to get their head up after snapping from SKF. They almost always say "...but I thought if he kept it down he couldn't be hit?"

My reply, Not true, if he keeps it down and has had time to protect himself and still keeps it down, he is going to get hurt. He needs to get his head up and defend himself.

Youth "coaches" an oxymoron.

One year I gave a short seminar to a group of youth players on safety and it was unbelievable the misconceptions that exist. Have not done it since but it is a worthwhile contributory effort for officials -- not in uniform dress -- to spend time with these young players to help them and their "coaches" learn about the game away from the game. Kind of like investing in a better game for you.

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by Ed Hickland

Youth "coaches" an oxymoron.

One year I gave a short seminar to a group of youth players on safety and it was unbelievable the misconceptions that exist.

I'm interested, TIA.

[jjrye22]

I used to give rules nights to the local teams that wanted it (you can tell something about the coaches if the didn't want to).
I went through the basics with the players using video clips for everything. Didn't do obscure rulings or timing stuff - just the basics, lots of focus on Rule 9.

The always loved it, getting to watch videos of plays and have explained what was wrong (or right) with it. I actually started the discussion with an equpiment check (needed, allowed, banned) - that already taught most of them something.