So first off, scrimmaging and games will always feel really disorienting. Alway. Forever. It kind of sucks. Keep practices, though. The more you play in scrimmages, the more your mind will be able to keep up.But there is hope! Accept that scrimmages are chaotic and that you’re not in control of everyone. That’s the first step.The second is each time you go in for a jam, focus on one or two things you really want to work on. Say, for example, holding the inside line. Make it your sole purpose, that whenever that jammer is coming through, you are holding that inside line to the best of your abilities.As for keeping track of things, listen to your pivot. If you have a good one, they’ll be saying whatever is going on, or at least where the jammer is and where you should be.Also, don’t be afraid to look around. Keep up and work on situational awareness. Try and keep track of where the jammer is on the track, and where at least one of your blockers are so you can team up with them when need be.And talk yourself! The pivot shouldn’t be the only one talking, because, unfortunately, we pivots cannot see everything, even if we wish to. Even if you’re only talking to yourself and under your breath, that vocal confirmation really helps.so tl;dr - 1. it will always be chaotic - you’ll learn to work around that with more practice/experience 2. for each jam you go in, pick a job or two that you will do and do it 3. listen to the pivot 4. learn situational awareness 5. communicate!
