Comments on: The Onside Kick in Youth Football http://coachparker.org/2008/06/12/the-onside-kick-in-youth-football/ Coaching Youth Football Zone by Coach Parker Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:23:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Coach Chris http://coachparker.org/2008/06/12/the-onside-kick-in-youth-football/#comment-16539 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:46:30 +0000 http://youthfootballzone.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-16539 We have actually tried all three approached, and went in an opposite direction. We have our speed players lined up on each side of the kicker. The kicker kicks the ball VERY HARD, at the top of the ball, in a straight line. It will normally come to hard for the first line to handle, bouncing between the front and second lines. Our kickoff team aligns 10 yards deep from the ball, the kicker 4 yards deep. They leave at a full sprint on the kickers forward motion. We are recovering at roughly a 60% clip in this formation.

]]> By: Ben Staley http://coachparker.org/2008/06/12/the-onside-kick-in-youth-football/#comment-9390 Sun, 29 May 2011 00:57:40 +0000 http://youthfootballzone.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-9390 We have been kicking off from the hash, the targeted landing spot is just behind or even with the second line of returners and close to the sideline. We try to have 2 kickers, one for the short side and one for the long side. We call the side with a hand signal determined by the alignment of the receive teams
personnel. We put our speed players evenly divided per side on the outsides.
We recover more of these kicks then most teams that onside kick every time.
In 31 seasons we have given up 2 kick off TD’s. Have used this kick off tech
in all youth league age groups. Coach Ben

]]> By: JUAN TURCIOS http://coachparker.org/2008/06/12/the-onside-kick-in-youth-football/#comment-2238 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:01:11 +0000 http://youthfootballzone.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-2238 FOR THE LAST 6 SEASONS WE HAVE KICKED IT ONSIDES AND HAVE HAD GOOD RESULTS ESPECIALLY WHEN SCORING A TOUCHDOWN THE TEAM HASN’T REALLY GATHERED THEMSELVES AND NOW TO RECOVER THE ONSIDES WILL REALLY GET TO THEM, WE AS COACHES DO WANT TO WIN RIGHT??

]]> By: Dan Szepesi http://coachparker.org/2008/06/12/the-onside-kick-in-youth-football/#comment-79 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:22:34 +0000 http://youthfootballzone.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-79 Well, deep is relative – this is bantam that I am talking about.

I hear what you are saying, it just felt cheap to me.

]]> By: stevep264 http://coachparker.org/2008/06/12/the-onside-kick-in-youth-football/#comment-77 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:57:13 +0000 http://youthfootballzone.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-77 I don’t know if a turnover from an onside kick is cheap or unsportsman like. It is part of football, especially at the youth level. I’ll take cheap, lucky or skill driven turnovers anytime.

Kicking the ball deep is very dangerous in youth football. I do not recommend kicking the ball deep unless you have a great kick return team with great open field tacklers. At the youth level, I don’t see the skill or talent.

I love when the opposing team kicks deep, we usually get a big return.

]]> By: Dan Szepesi http://coachparker.org/2008/06/12/the-onside-kick-in-youth-football/#comment-75 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:27:38 +0000 http://youthfootballzone.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-75 Interesting to see your post. Just about every Bantam team that we played over the last year did onside kicks. I thought it was somewhat unsportsmanlike and really wasnt teaching the boys anything. Isnt it better to kick it longer and have your boys learn to cover kickoff returns instead of going for the cheap turnover?

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