Monthly Archives: June 2008
Parcells’ 11 QB Commandments
Below are Bill Parcells 11 Quarterback commandments: Ignore other opinions Clowns can’t run a huddle Fat QBs can’t avoid the rush Know your job cold Know your own players Be the same guy every day Throwing the ball away is a good … Continue reading
Filed under Offense
Gold Star Motivation
In 2006, I picked up my current youth football tackle team. The team was mostly made up of small rookie 8 and 9 year old players, and only two players on the roster played tackle football before the 2006 season. A … Continue reading
Filed under Youth Coaching
Practice Days and Length
We have a debate going on amongst my coaches and parents about what days to practice and the length of practice. I grew up playing football in Texas, so I am definitely an old school football coach with regards to … Continue reading
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Even Front Defensive Schemes for Youth Football
I finally finished my Defensive playbook for my 5th grade pee wee football team. After reading and watching Dave Cisar’s Winning Football Series and Coach Reed’s Winning Youth Football book, I focused on the 6-2 Wide, 4-4 Stack and Gap … Continue reading
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Proper Way to Catch the Football – Video
This is an excellent video by Former NFL Player Del Rodgers showing high school football players how to properly catch the ball. Now I know why I dropped so many passes coming out of the backfield in high school football. … Continue reading
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Football Book Review – Complete Guide to Special Teams
Last night, I read American Football Coaches Association’s Complete Guide to Special Teams. This is an excellent 250 page book on Special Teams tactics, drills and techniques written by some of the best Special Teams coaches in football and edited by … Continue reading
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Does your Starting QB play defense too?
Several youth football coaches I spoke with recently do not allow their starting quarterback to play defense more than just a few plays a game, if that. I do not allow my QB to play defense but maybe a few … Continue reading
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The Onside Kick in Youth Football
In 2006 when I started coaching tackle youth football again, the leagues coaching coordinator was very big on kicking onside kicks. That was his thing. To be honest, onside kicking every kick did not work out for us. Sure we … Continue reading
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Is Form Tackling Overrated?
I attended a Denver football clinic last year and the speaker, an ex college coach, brought up a very interesting point for youth football coaches. How many times do you see a perfect form tackle in a high school, college … Continue reading
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Which Offense for Youth Football?
There are so many football offenses these days to choose from, Spin, Double Wing, Single Wing, I-Formation, Power I, Straight T, Wishbone, Pro Set, and more, but which one works best in youth football? In our Colorado Pee Wee Tackle … Continue reading
