National H.S. Practice Study (FS)

1. National High School In-Season Practice Study: The Perfect Practice

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* 1. In your high school program, on average, how long are your daily practices?

Under 1.5 hours

Between 1.5 - 2 hours

Between 2 - 2.5 hours

Over 2.5 hours

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* 2. How many total periods are scheduled in your program’s daily practice plan?

5 - 10 periods

10 - 15 periods

15 - 20 periods

Over 20 periods

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* 3. On average, how long are your periods during practice?

Under five minutes

5 - 10 minutes

10 - 15 minutes

Over 15 minutes

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* 4. How long is your longest period in practice?

Over 20 minutes

Between 15 - 20 minutes

Between 10 - 15 minutes

Nothing over 10 minutes

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* 5. What is the first period of your practice?

Weight room or conditioning

Pre-practice (walk-through)

Stretch period

Some form of up-tempo drill like pursuit, perfect play, etc.

Meetings

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* 6. Which type of stretching does your program employ during practice?

Static movements

Dynamic movements

Combination of static and dynamic movements

We don’t stretch

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* 7. How does your program handle water breaks during practice?

We schedule water breaks in our practice schedule

Players get water on their own

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* 8. Does your program separate daily sessions into offensive and defensive practice or a mixture of both?

Practices are separated by offense/defense

We mix both in

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* 9. When is the last session during the week that your team will be in full pads?

Up until the day of the game

One day before game day

Two days before game day

More than two days before game day

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* 10. How many walk-through periods will you have during the course of a practice (these can be periods such as blitz pickup, perfect play or defensive recognition)?

None

One - usually at the beginning of practice

One - at any point in practice

Two periods

More than two periods

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* 11. Briefly explain your most productive station or circuit that you run on offensive days (this could be ball security, blocking, etc.). Please include your name, email and cell number in the event our researchers want to learn more about your practices.

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* 12. Briefly explain your most productive station or circuit that you run on defensive days (this could be tackling, takeaways, block destruction, etc.). Please include your name, email and cell number in the event our researchers want to learn more about your practices.

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* 13. Which type of conditioning does your program employ in practice?

Position or drill specific

Linear conditioning such as sprints, stations, gassers, etc.

Mixture of both

We don’t condition

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* 14. Although this may vary, at what point in your practice does your program most often schedule your condition period?

At the end of practice

At the beginning of practice

In the middle of practice

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* 15. On average, how many plays do you script during an offensive team period?

Up to 10 plays

10 - 15 plays

15 - 20 plays

We don’t script

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* 16. How many periods of live tackling does your program schedule during a routine defensive practice?

One period

Two periods

More than two periods

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* 17. How many circuit periods (offense, defense or special teams) will your program conduct during a routine practice?

At least one circuit

Two circuits

More than two circuits

We don’t conduct circuits

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* 18. How often will your program film practice during the season?

We film every practice session

We film roughly half our practice sessions

We film less than half of our practice sessions

We never film practice

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* 19. How often does your coaching staff meet to plan practice for the week?

Once a week

Twice a week

At least three times a week

We meet every day

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* 20. During the course of the practice week, how often will you schedule “ones on ones” during practice? Please note: this could also include half-line drills.

Every day in practice

At least three times a week

At least two times a week

Only once a week, mainly early in the week

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* 21. Do you meet on Sunday’s as a coaching staff?

Yes

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* 22. How often during the course of the work week will your team lift weights or have some form of weight training?

Once a week

Twice a week

Three times a week

More than three times a week

We don’t lift during the practice week

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* 23. Who handles the special teams responsibilities among your staff?

We have a special teams coordinator (who is not the head coach)

Each coach is delegated a special teams responsibility

The head coach handles the special teams

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* 24. What is one thing you’ve done in practice that has helped you develop competition among your players. Please include your name, email and cell number in the event our researchers want to learn more about your practices.

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* 25. How does your program handle “situational periods” offensively or defensively during the course of the week?

Situational periods are done daily

Situational periods are done once a week, usually pre-game

Situational periods are done 2-3 times per week

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* 26. Which of the following periods will usually end your program’s practice sessions?

Conditioning

Team period

Group period

Individual or group period

Other (please specify)

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* 27. How often will your program deviate or break away from your practice plan?

Daily

Once in a while when we feel the need to

We rarely deviate from the practice plan

We never deviate from the practice plan

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* 28. How does your program most often handle discipline issues in practice?

Conditioning, regardless of what point we are in practice

Extra conditioning at the beginning of practice

Extra conditioning at the end of practice by unit

Extra conditioning at the end of practice by individual

We don’t use conditioning as a form of punishment

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* 29. Which element of practice - in regards to tempo, drills, competition or group and team periods - do you feel has helped your practice efficiency? Please include your name, email and cell number in the event our researchers want to learn more about your practices.

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* 30. Which element of practice - in regards to tempo, drills, competition or group and team periods - do you feel your program needs to improve on? Please include your name, email and cell number in the event our researchers want to learn more about your practices.

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* 31. What is your football program's 2010 winning percentage?

50% - 100%

0% - 49%

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