How did your coach fix fumble-itis?

[Tyrone_Biggums]

When I played the whole team got 200 yards of rolls per turnover. (Rolls= Full sprint, whistle blows, somersault, full sprint...repeat. Most effective in wet morning grass)

[Matt]

Put the running back on defense!

[jabu84]

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When I played the whole team got 200 yards of rolls per turnover. (Rolls= Full sprint, whistle blows, somersault, full sprint...repeat. Most effective in wet morning grass)
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:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

oh how do I remember doing this on a saturday

[raideroldtimer]

Duct Tape? Back then Stick'em was still allowed or whatever that sticky spray was called.

[bulldawg64]

have the back or qb who fumbles often carry
that ball every where with him,like carrying a
baby around,or hold it tight like you would a
girlfriend.

[cbear4]

I read Jimmy Johnson's book, "Turning the Thing Around" years ago and he mentioned that when he had a kid prone to fumbling he never told him " do not fumble" before going out on the field. He would say " hold on to the ball". He was a Psychology major in college and his philosophy was always positive reinforcement. Sometimes when you fumble you worry to much about it was his philosophy I gathered. Anyway just a thought.

[bulldawg64]

yes football is just a mind game as
is it a physical game.

[BigWolf10]

coach would have the fumble prone player carry the ball all week. and dare another player bring him the ball. If another player brought him the ball the fumbler had hell to pay. So he had to fight his but off to keep that ball all week.

[BrenhamFan]

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coach would have the fumble prone player carry the ball all week. and dare another player bring him the ball. If another player brought him the ball the fumbler had heck to pay. So he had to fight his but off to keep that ball all week.
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Exactly what I was gonna say!

[SgtRey]

In my kuntree dey chop off de arms....den tell him to tri again.... ;D

[jayhawk]

[quote name="Tyrone_Biggums" post="844638" timestamp="1284232458"]
When I played the whole team got 200 yards of rolls per turnover. (Rolls= Full sprint, whistle blows, somersault, full sprint...repeat. Most effective in wet morning grass)
[/quote]  Didn't make it to the game - what player(s) fumbled and under what circumstances - did they get the crap knocked out of them or was it mental miss- Q's  !

[Tyrone_Biggums]

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[quote author=Tyrone_Biggums link=topic=72849.msg844638#msg844638 date=1284232458]
When I played the whole team got 200 yards of rolls per turnover. (Rolls= Full sprint, whistle blows, somersault, full sprint...repeat. Most effective in wet morning grass)
[/quote]  Didn't make it to the game - what player(s) fumbled and under what circumstances - did they get the crap knocked out of them or was it mental miss- Q's  !
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Mostly mental.  I try not to call out specific players because they are just kids.  It wasn't just one player with the dropsies in the dayton game though, coughing up the ball was definitely a team effort.

[GoDogs27]

Line up about 30 players facing each other, making a lane or alley for the back to run through.. as he runs between the players, every player is trying to beat or strip the ball out.. Cake..

[orangecoog]

Work the stadium steps to the tune of 200x with the football in their hand.

[SKINS]

Taped the ball to the players hand all week long, teachers used to get so mad at that.

[ChampionEagles]

He didn't. The bench did.

[eagle65]

do not make the head game worse.. make them aware and leave it alone.  it will correct itself.  believe i heard something similiar from an ole oiler coach.

[EX-Ceauxch]

By letting me chew my mouth piece on the sideline for the rest of the game. Then about 1000 Green Bay's Saturday morning! >:(