Tag Archives: little league football coaching
Youth Football Coaching Summary Fall 2011
Its been a couple of weeks since winning the Fall 2011 KYA Sophomore Super Bowl and our end of season team party. I’ve had some time to reflect on the Fall season and some of the things I learned this … Continue reading
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Youth Football Stance Story
A few years ago I attended a youth coaching retreat and heard one of the high school coaches talk about getting into a proper 3 point stance for a lineman. He said something like you bend down into a two … Continue reading
Filed under Offense, Youth Coaching
What’s in your Youth Football Coach’s Bag?
What’s in your youth football coach’s bag? Hopefully a mouthpiece or two. I carry two bags to my youth football practices; my backpack and a team equipment bag. In my backpack I keep a few necessary items close at hand … Continue reading
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Thoughts on Choosing Youth Football Assistant Coaches
As we approach the 2011 Fall youth football tackle season, I thought I would share my thoughts on choosing assistant coaches. First let me say, choosing and in most cases accepting volunteer help is like hiring temporary Holiday workers that … Continue reading
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Why do you coach youth football? Poll
I was talking to another sports parent the other day about why we are so involved in youth sports, and it prompted me to think more about why I am coaching youth football. Why do you coach youth football? I … Continue reading
Filed under Youth Coaching
Drafting Youth Football Players
So your youth football draft is approaching or maybe its over like mine is for Spring football. I wanted to highlight a few things that I learned from my last youth football draft. The main point I learned in this … Continue reading
Filed under football, Youth Coaching
Assisting to be a better Head Coach in Youth Football
You must learn how to serve first to be a great leader. I’ve always heard that philosophy but I was not a true believer until this football season in Keller Tx just North of Ft Worth. I moved to Keller … Continue reading
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More Reps! No standing in line for youth players
Its football season again in Texas. The heat is melting my brain under my Dallas Coyboys Cap, the cow pastures they call practice fields are hard as concrete and my tan is better than it was in Colorado. Not that my … Continue reading
Filed under Football Drills
Competition is Good for our Youth
I’ve been getting a few emails lately about why certain players start or what is my stance on minimum play rules or we should not let our youth players play for Select / Draft teams because it limits their growth … Continue reading
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Favoritism in Youth Sports
Since my last favoritism post is the most read and the post I get the most email about, I thought I would try and answer some of the emails in this post. I agree that there is favoritism at all … Continue reading
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