Tag Archives: youth football coaching tips
Spring 2012 Youth Football Summary
Last Saturday we just came up short in the Spring 2012 KYA Sophomore (9U) Super Bowl. This was my third straight Super Bowl with 3 slightly different teams. Its been a great run the last year and a half … Continue reading
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How do you keep up to date on Coaching Youth Football?
I’ve always been a reader and researcher, probably one reason I am writing this youth football blog. I am curious how everyone else keeps up with the latest and greatest coaching information. Please take the poll below. You can choose … Continue reading
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Linebacker Baseball Youth Football Drill
Coach with a baseball stands at tailback depth behind rings set up like an offensive line Linebacker or defensive back aligns at a MLB position or other DB position Coach rolls baseball to simulate path of running back LB or DB moves … Continue reading
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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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Coach’s Role in Injury Treatment
Yesterday, my oldest son broke his collar bone during his middle school athletics period. His injury was not caught by the coaches because he was still able to move his arm right after the injury. He returned to the drill … Continue reading
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Pre Game Speech List
I decided to keep it Simple Stupid, KISS, this Saturday and I must say it worked. We won our KYA Sophomore Division season opener against a good team 32-0. Falcons Attack. This is what I told the team in our … Continue reading
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Our Child Wants to Quit, What Should We Do?
Many youth sports players are signed up by mom and dad to play sports without asking the potential young athlete the most important question, “Do you REALLY want to play Sport X?” Like me, moms and dads assume their kids … Continue reading
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They’re Just not Hitters, Help!
Your youth football team is looking great the first few weeks of football, except those two or three players that are afraid to hit. Well, you are not alone. Just about every youth football team that I have coached over … Continue reading
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Coaching Team Defense in Youth Football
I just finished reading Coach Fritz Shurmur’s outstanding book Coaching Team Defense . This is a must read for any defensive coach. It’s a 100 pages of pure defensive gold. I read it one afternoon and cannot stop thinking about the book. … Continue reading
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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