I decided to keep it Simple Stupid, KISS, this Saturday and I must say it worked. We won our KYA Sophomore Division season opener against a good team 32-0. Falcons Attack. This is what I told the team in our pre game meeting…. Have Fun Hit Hard Block Tackle Create Turnovers Score Play for Fun…
If you’re like me, you are probably trying to install too many youth offensive plays or defensive stunts & blitzes before your first youth football game. I always think I have more time, and time is your enemy. Most youth tackle football coaches only have 2 practice days a week, maybe 3 if you are…
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…
This is my story about how to teach getting into a proper youth football stance. A few years ago I attended a youth coaching retreat and heard one of the high school coaches talk about getting into a proper 3 point stance for a lineman. He said something like you bend down into a two…
I just finished my first rough draft of my youth football coaching book for youth football players 6-12. I am trying to decide what is a good price for an ebook. Please help me decide what’s a fair price and what you would pay for a 200 page Youth Football Coaching ebook. POLL Closed ….
What’s in your youth football coaches bag? Hopefully a mouthpiece or two. I carry two bags to my youth football practices; my football coaches bag / backpack and a team football coaches equipment bag. I carry two bags to my youth football practices; my backpack and a team equipment bag. In my backpack I keep…
As we approach the 2011 Fall youth football tackle season, I thought I would share my thoughts on choosing assistant coaches. First let me say, choosing and in most cases accepting volunteer help is like hiring temporary Holiday workers that want off every Weekend and is seldom a perfect match. Especially, since the volunteer talent…
I was talking to another sports parent the other day about why we are so involved in youth sports, and it prompted me to think more about why I am coaching youth football. Why do you coach youth football? I would love to know. Please vote below. Thanks. Thanks for voting, Coach Parker
Wow, what a Super Bowl in Keller Texas this past Saturday. We took a 5-3 team to the Super Bowl beating the two top teams in the KYA Bantam Tackle Football Spring 2011 season. We won 25-19 in a shoot out against a very well coached and talented Trojans youth football team. Coach Whit Green,…