Youth Football Defenses – Coaching Clinic

Here is another episode in my Coaching Clinic; Youth Football Defenses.  In this video I review what a good youth football defense looks like, defensive goals and defensive formations.

You never lose a game if the opponent doesn’t score.
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Defensive Goals

1. Play team defense
2. Score on Defense
3. Limit off plays over 15 yards
   • Stop the sweep
   • Contain / Contain / Contain
4. Create turnovers
5. Less than 7 points a game
6. Use hands
7. No penalties especially offsides
8. Stop top 2 RBs and Best Receiver
9. Stop 5 best plays

Top Youth Football Defensive Formations

1. 6-2 Wide Tackle
2. 5-3 Defense
3. 70 – Defense
4. 6-1 Defense
5. Gap 8
6. 5-2 Monster
7. 33 Stack
8. 44 Stack

Good Youth Football Defense

• Focused on Stopping the Run
  • Sweep and Off Tackle play
  • Contain Reverse and Counter
• 7+ in the Box
• Attacking / Penetration Type Defense
• Do not expect your players to read running back
• CB Focused on Run / FS Focused on Pass
• Cover 1 or No FS (12+ may need to have a pass defense)
• Learn to Stop the Pop Pass
• Def Ends – Contain Man and Best Tacklers
• LBs – Also best Tacklers and Pursuit

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Coach Parker
Keller, Texas / Ft. Worth TX