Coaching Youth Football Defense Articles by Coach Parker Youth Football Coach
This video covers player types by position in the 62 Multi 8 Defense for Youth Football. I review each position and what I look for in a youth football player to play that position. For all my free youth football coaching videos check out http://www.youtube.com/c/StephenParker The nKob – Nose Guard Weight / Size – Stocky…
In this video on my youth football defense, The 62 Multi 8 defense, I review the simple 15 different formation shifts. Yes, it seems like a lot, but most of the time,only 4 people are shifting. I’ve been running this youth football defensive system for about 10 years. I have been very successful with this…
Welcome to my first video on my 62 Multi 8 Youth Football Defense. I’ve been developing this defense since 2008 or so. This Spring 2016 this defense has had 8 straight shut outs with a 11U team. I an very proud of this team and the defense they have played all season. Now we need…
I just got an email from USA Football with a link to this video about youth football tackling. This is a really nice youth football tackle fundamental video. Updated 7/19/19 Enjoy, Coach Parker Keller, TX / Fort Worth / DFW Texas .
I wrote an article a few weeks ago about choosing offensive lineman and thought I would address choosing youth football defensive players in this article. I define youth football by players in 2nd to 6th grade, so 6 to 13 years old give or take a year. Tackle football really changes from 6th to 8th…
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. Here are some top points out of the book. #1 Objective for Defense is to…
I’ve been taking the USA Football’s certification class. Youth Football Coaches can join for $25 and take the certification class. I came across this article/video today on tackling. This is very well produced. I will be using this tackling progression technique this week in practice, especially with my rookie youth players. USA Football, the sport’s…
I rewatched a linebacker video with Coach Paterno and his linebacker’s coach Coach Sandusky. Coach Sandusky goes over several tackling drills but one I really like is the tackling gauntlet. It teaches the tackler to wrap up and continue to drive his feet through the ball carrier. So many times, youth players stop driving their…
One of my favorite youth football drills is the Big Oklahoma Drill or the Big OK. This drill is second only to the SUMO drill that I run if we win a game. I first heard about the Big OK drill from Coach O in Denver Colorado at a Coaches Seminar. This drill gets everyone…
