Teaching Football Skills Understanding the Game Coaches Tips for Team Play – At-A-Glance Tips for Practice 1. 2. 3. In practice games, use cones to mark positions on the field. Call out the positions and have players run as quickly as possible to that position. When setting up for scrimmages, always ask players to name the position in which they are starting. Put players in their positions without opponents. Have them play without opponents, staying in their positions. In a scrimmage, spend time with each player, prompting them about where to play. Special Olympics Football Coaching Guide Created: February 2004 117