This is the seventh post of a multi part Youth Football Coaching Clinic presentation that I developed for KYA Football in Keller, TX. In this post I will be discussing Parent Communication. Find Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6. This post is a video blog post with two…
This is the sixth post of a multi part Youth Football Coaching Clinic presentation that I developed for KYA Football in Keller, TX. In this post I will be discussing what parents want from a youth football coach. Find Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 & Part 5. This post is a video blog…
Your main goal as a youth football coach is to teach youth football basics to your youth football players. Youth Football Basics – Fundamentals The basic fundamentals of football are: Blocking Tackling Running Passing Catching Proper Football Stance Rules of the Game Position Names Offensive Concepts Defensive Concepts Special Team Concepts Sportsmanship How to be…
Back in 2008 I developed a set of practice plans for youth football that I have been using for almost 15 years now. About 10 years ago I packaged the practice plans for youth football into an Adobe pdf ebook to give away for free to my Youth Football Coaching Tips, Plays and Playbooks blog…
Football Practice Plans for Youth Free in pdf Adobe format can be found below and my 1st Day Football Practice Plan. I have been using the same format since 1994. I learned this format from my High School coaches. They would post the plan on the board as we walked to the practice field. As…
Coaching youth football is tough and coaching quarterbacks is even tougher. Well, I should say choosing the right youth football player to play quarterback on your team might be your toughest decision after getting your Center nailed down. I’ve found over 30 seasons coaching youth football, that youth football coaches that play their son at…
How to Motivate Youth Football Players using the Gold Star Motivation system is pretty easy. It costs about $200 per season for the helmet award motivational stickers. The benefits toward getting your youth football players to do some of the harder fundamentals is worth every penny. When we collect money for team t-shirts we usually…
Desire in sports or youth football is the great equalizer of talent. So few players have God’s gift and competing against those players is sometimes unimaginable to those less gifted. But, then a few are gifted with the drive of Desire and can overcome any shortcomings in talent. Match great talent with a competitive drive…
Welcome to the Youth Football Zone with links to other Youth Football Websites and coaching youth football articles, plays, drills, playbooks and more for offense, defense, special teams and practices. This blog post was from May 2008 while I was coaching youth football in the Denver area for the Arvada Pirates with AYFA. I am…