Dan and Tank Chalk Talk Update This year I finally took our game, highlight, scout, scrimmage, practice videos to the web to use it real time as a coaching tool. For the last several years, we have sent clips around via DVDs or loaded a clip here and there on Flickr or YouTube. But this [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Youth Coaching’
August 18, 2010
Youth Football Blocking Dummies
My blocking dummies finally arrived. On back-order from Fisher for 2 weeks. I like the orange color. Had to pay retail too, but a pretty good price from Hit Run Score with a 15% coupon. Shipping was a little pricey.
August 7, 2010
Linebacker and D-back Keys – youth football defense
Linebackers and Defensive Backs can read the keys of offensive linemen to learn the direction of the play. 1. Offensive linemen blocking down field means the play is a run. 2. Offensive linemen pulling in one direction generally means play is in direction of pull. 3. Offensive linemen drop stepping and setting up to block [...]
August 5, 2010
Defensive Strategy – Youth Football
So here is my youth football defensive strategy plan for 2010 1. Stop the run, interrupt the pass. 2. Attack the Offense with Multiple looks 3. Dictate game flow 4. Scout scout scout 5. Equalize strength 6. Communicate and say again. My defensive team will be called the Wolf Pack this season. Wolves communicate, hunt [...]
July 23, 2010
The Cast Protector for Youth Sports
A reader of my blog sent me a link to his new product, The Cast Protector. He also sent me one to review. The Cast Protector allows athletes to pad an arm cast andcompete safely under most if not all sport’s association rules I like the design and it looks like it would be a [...]
July 8, 2010
Youth Football Coaching – The Budget Process and Fundraising
About this time very year, youth football coaches from all over the US start putting their fall plans in place; roster, play books, recruiting, practice organization, coaches responsibilities, ordering uniforms and the dreaded fundraising and budget questions. How much will it take to run our team properly? When I first started coaching 20 years ago, [...]
June 10, 2010
Bittersweet Victory KYA SR All Stars Youth Football
Last Saturday I coached one of my best games that I have ever coached, but it was a bittersweet victory over my oldest son’s TSOF KYA Colts youth football team, a Select team. I coached the Sr KYA Spring All Star team, a spring rec team that played an exhibition game against the TSOF Colts, [...]
May 21, 2010
COOL Clinic DVD Collection ’96-’10
I just received my COOL Clinic DVD Collection from 1996 to 2010. COOL stands for Coaches of Offensive Lineman. This is a society of NFL and college level offensive line coaches that hold an annual clinic just about blocking and offensive line play. The entire COOL Clinic set includes 98 DVDs. I reviewed the 2008 [...]
May 18, 2010
Keller Youth Assoc. All Star Football Try Outs
I am coaching the KYA Sr All Star team in their game on June 5, 2010 at 4pm. We had the All Star team try outs last Sunday and the young men looked great. They are mostly 6th graders going into 7th grade. I’ve never coached an All Star team before and what a pleasure [...]
April 26, 2010
Keller Select Football 5th / 6th grade and 7th graders
I am very excited this week. I was asked to coach the KYA Keller Select Kanes Senior Football Team. This team is for older 5th graders, 6th graders, and younger 7th graders. I will get the official age cut off this week but I think its 12 year old on or before 8/1. If you [...]
