This past Sunday nearly 200 young men gathered at the Hun School of Princeton, under sunny skies to learn and train their OLine Skills at the 22nd Alercio OLine Clinic. By all accounts, it could not have been a better day. These aspiring student-athletes were attentive, focused, hardworking, and enthusiastic. For four hours they learned new skills in a large group and then trained these tactics in smaller groups allowing their coaches to make any necessary changes in their steps, body positions, visual targets, or strike points.
I often hear in education that the one disadvantage of technology is that it has made the kids of this generation lazier, or at a minimum easily distracted. With nearly 200 cell phones tucked away in backpacks and gym bags on the sideline, this generation of student-athletes was exemplary and would rival any of the best generations of the past. The only cell phones seen were those of their coaches taking photos and videos of players for future training reference. I’m sure many will also provide players fond memories of a Spring day in the sun where common goals united a diverse spectrum of talents and backgrounds to prove just how potent teammates can be when they set personal interests aside for the good of the team. Those young men and their coaches have plenty to be proud of.
Coach Rich Alercio is available to discuss coaching philosophy, X’s & O’s, or teach his O-Line “techniques in the trenches.” Contact Coach at richalercio@gmail.com and share http://www.olineskills.com with your colleagues and friends. Thanks for supporting this blog and joining our conversations, and as always, thanks for your time!
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