Many coaches still spend a lot of time in practice showing their teams set plays to run during each possession during a game. I've always wondered if that's the best way to teach kids how to play. Realistically speaking, a given play could work maybe 2-3 times a game at best depending on how sharp the coaches and players are who have to deal with this set play. Usually, your team will end up spending about 60% of the time improvising through the offense because the defense has made the adjustments needed to defend against the set play. If the play requires improvisation, then why should we spend so much time at practice running plays. Wouldn't it be better to work on adjustments from the get-go? I have to admit that I have been guilty teaching set plays as well but through the years I've noticed that opponents catch on pretty quickly and disrupt your play as quickly as the second time you run it. This means that my team had to start adjusting to the defense...
