E-Man,

I will weigh in on periodization in a day or too, as I have been training a college football player (WR) for the last 2 years. and have build a program for the last 10 months as he was off school because he's transferring.

Recovery however is a challenge with teams. Building a 30-40 minute warm-up that is intense and will develop balance, flexibility and some agility (ladders, hurdles) is an idea, however educating your athletes on the importance of rest and how it will enable them to train harder and play harder is also critical. Another great idea is to play non-sport specific ESD games in the off-season. ie/tag varieties, ultimate Frisbee, game that get them moving but are not related to their sport, so that they get a mental break from the competitive nature of their sport, it will also give multiple teams to interact with each other because everyone will be on a "even" playing field.

Hope this give you some ideas, hope things are going great with your teams.

Jay AKA CANADA