Monthly Archives: January 2009
Coaches of Offensive Line Clinic DVDs Video
I recently received the 2008 Coaches of Offensive Line Clinic DVDs. There are 8 DVDs in the 2008 set. The Mushroom Society graciously sent them to me for review and to share with my youth football league in Arvada, Colorado. The … Continue reading
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To Punt or not to Punt – Special Teams
I read an article the other day about a High School team that has decided not to Punt on Special Teams. Based on their stats, they conclude that they have a better opportunity to make a first down vs the … Continue reading
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Defense – Blitz and Stunt Blitzkrieg
Another youth football coach and I were emailing each other recently about the Spin offense and he asked me about what defense I use for my Pee Wee football team. I told him that we run a 6-2 Wide Defense as … Continue reading
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Dead Ball Snap or West Virginia Snap
I read a few weeks ago on the Spin Channel about an end over end shotgun snap. Brad Scott from the Spin Channel calls it the West Virginia snapping technique. And, in Jan 2009 AFM issue Schutt Football is running an advertisement … Continue reading
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Blog name change
Coach Parker’s Youth Football Zone is now Coaching Youth Football Tips & Talk. I changed the name to better identify the blog’s content. Thanks Coach Parker
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Coaching Youth Football
I love coaching youth football and other youth sports. It amazes me the spectrum of coaches. I guess I should not be surprised since the majority of us are parent volunteers. And some of the unlucky few, defaulted into the … Continue reading
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This does not belong in Sports! Unsportsmanlike conduct.
I know this is a college basketball clip, but this might be one of the worst unsportsmanlike acts I have seen thus far. Coaches, let’s not draft, coach or promote players that demonstrate this type of behavior on the field … Continue reading
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When is a Win a Loss? – Coaching Youth Football
I read a story yesterday on FOXNews.com about a girls high school basketball team winning a game 100-0. Wow. How does any coach allow this to happen? I am talking about the winning coach. And to top it off, the … Continue reading
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Football Videos – Youth Football & More
Over the last 4 weeks, I ordered some new football coaching videos and received a few DVDs to review on CoachParker.org. I’ve been busy watching football videos this week. Its been a belated Christmas. As many of you know, I am a … Continue reading
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American Football Monthly Magazine – Nov / Dec
I received my December American Football Monthly magazine just the other day and I must agree with the cover story, “The Tackling Crisis: Why Proper Tackling Has Deteriorated,” that tackling at all levels of football is terrible. According to AFM research … Continue reading
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