Helmets On

The kids got their equipment last week.  We are doing on week (3 days) of practice with just helmets before moving onto full equipment.  We ran the same drills that we have been doing all along. I just want them to get used to wearing the helmet.  As previously stated, 9 out of the 12 kids are new to football and its equipment.  Some of the kids played lacrosse with us, but a football helmet is a whole other animal.  After about an hour of practice, I had a few kids starting to get upset about the feel of the helmets.  After a water break, I decided to let them finish up the last half of practice without helmets.  I guess an hour on the first night is pretty good.  Hopefully we can make it through the next 2 practices with helmets the whole time, so we can move onto full pads next week.