Mastering Youth Football Defense – Mind of a Football Coach Podcast – Zach Davis with Coach Parker In this podcast episode, Mastering the Youth Football Defense, Coach Steve Parker returns to discuss his defensive strategies and philosophies in youth football. He shares insights on the evolution of his Pirate Defense, the importance of training and…
3-5-3 Defense Youth Football is an interesting multiple coverage stack Defense that is great against passing Spread Offenses. Recently a youth football coach in my Facebook forums ask me about the 3-5-3 Defense Youth Football and to “Coach Parker it” for youth football. So, Here are my first thoughts on the 3-5-3 Defense for Youth…
In this coaching youth football blog post Coach Parker reviews Defending the Double Wing Offense with the 6-2 Defense; using his 62 Multi 8 Youth Football Defense; 62×8. The main key to controlling a Double Wing offense is to control the line of scrimmage especially in the A and C gaps. If your down defenders…
Last season in 2007, I learned the hard way that Defense wins games. I spent most of my time installing a new offense and did not spend the same time on coaching youth football Defense. We lost in the playoffs by one TD, because my defense could not stop the off-tackle play. We had beat the team in…