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Originally Posted by Vince148
I'm new and preparing for my first league experience. I've been practicing plays everyday. I'm looking at how different turns of the dials create running lanes, etc.
I still need to work on getting receivers off the line without being hindered by shutdown corners. That's my biggest problem right now.
Defense seems pretty decent. Loopers from both sides are set. I have shutdown corners and cover corners. I'm proud of the cover corners because I customized them myself. I've got my FS to go in all directions. I have a speedy MLB.
I may not win a lot of games because of inexperience in my first go-round, but I hope to learn a lot more.
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You may not win a lot of games, but do not let that discourage you. Every time you go up against an experienced coach that match up is also going to help you elevate your game.
Focus on the smaller "victories" during a game with an experienced coach:
Are your men doing what you need them to do, when you need them to do it every time?
Are you passing up to par?
Is your running game working?
Is your defense as strong or stronger than his?
Is your offense as strong or stronger than his?
Are you containing his receivers?
Are you getting your receivers off the line?
etc...etc...etc...
Focus on putting some points on the board against an experienced coach and focus on holding him to no more then 2 or 3 TDs and then consider that a victory.
If you can say yes to all or some of these, even though you may still have lost, you know you are definitely on the right track with your squad. The coaching experience will come.
I am going through that right now as a rookie member of the LAEFL in some of my games, playing ring winning coaches who have been doing this for ten years makes it tough to match their level of coaching experience. I use this mentality to gauge my progress against really experienced coaches.
And it all leads right back to the topic of the thread...PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE...I am putting in 20 minutes of passing drills every night before I go to bed. I am also putting in a few hours during the week to work on my squad and spend about a total of 15 hours on the weekend working with them.
I returned to the hobby 4 years ago and played mostly solitaire, but for the last year or so have been involved with the the LAEFL guys, they have definitely opened my eyes to what practice can do for your game.