Tag Archives: youth football
Does your Starting QB play defense too?
Several youth football coaches I spoke with recently do not allow their starting quarterback to play defense more than just a few plays a game, if that. I do not allow my QB to play defense but maybe a few … Continue reading
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The Onside Kick in Youth Football
In 2006 when I started coaching tackle youth football again, the leagues coaching coordinator was very big on kicking onside kicks. That was his thing. To be honest, onside kicking every kick did not work out for us. Sure we … Continue reading
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Is Form Tackling Overrated?
I attended a Denver football clinic last year and the speaker, an ex college coach, brought up a very interesting point for youth football coaches. How many times do you see a perfect form tackle in a high school, college … Continue reading
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Developing a Smothering Defense – DVD Review
I just finished Coach Dave Cisar’s Developing a Smothering DefenseDVD. This is another DVD from Winning Youth Football’s Step by Step Plan Series. This DVD focuses on the 6-2 Wide Tackle Defense and the Viper 4-4 Defense. I ran a … Continue reading
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Helicopter Sports Parents – Focus on the Team not One
Helicopter parents is a term used to describe parents that hover over every aspect of their children’s lives. I might be one, but I hope not. I guess I need to ask my sons’ teachers and coaches to get the … Continue reading
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Single Wing Offense Tutorial Video – 5 Stars!
I just watched this single wing offense tutorial video and it is awesome. I was going to post next week in my regular youth offense column but it is too good not to share now. You must watch this. Enjoy … Continue reading
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Kick Return Blocking – Special Teams
The other day, I was talking to another youth tackle football coach about how his 4th grade youth football team blocks on kick returns. We did not do a great job blocking on kick returns last year, and I want to … Continue reading
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Blocking Drills O-Line Blocks – Video
This is a great video from Tennessee’s Coach Fulmer describing and demonstrating several blocks used by the offensive line. I especially like the down block and the reverse block or crab block. We use the crab block quite a bit … Continue reading
Filed under Blocking, Football Drills, Offense
6-2 Defense for Youth Football
After being focused on offense the last two seasons and reading Football Principals and Play by David Nelson, I assigned myself the Defensive Coordinator role this season, so I would focus my efforts on Defense for my tackle pee wee … Continue reading
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Beast Reverse Youth Football Offense
Since my original Beast formation post is my top offence post for the week, I will post another favorite youth football play of mine from the Beast formation; Power Rowdy Gut Counter Left This is our Power Beast offensive formation. … Continue reading
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