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…
If you haven’t heard, the Denver Broncos won again in overtime against the Chicago Bears, in another miraculous Tebow comeback. The Broncos are now 7-1, with 3 overtime wins, since Tebow became starting quarterback. Memories of my football hero Roger Staubach, Hall of Fame quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys (1969-1979) come back to life along…
A reader of my blog sent me a link to his new product, The Cast Protector. He also sent me one to review. The Cast Protector allows athletes to pad an arm cast andcompete safely under most if not all sport’s association rules I like the design and it looks like it would be a…
About this time very year, youth football coaches from all over the US start putting their fall plans in place; roster, play books, recruiting, practice organization, coaches responsibilities, ordering uniforms and the dreaded fundraising and budget questions. How much will it take to run our team properly? When I first started coaching 20 years ago, …
I know playing multiple sports during a single sports season is not going to be a popular topic, but I’ve had a few families including my own try to accomplish this impossible task. Team sports is all about the giving 110% to the team, not just yourself as an individual. There are many individual sports…
You must learn how to serve first to be a great leader. I’ve always heard that philosophy but I was not a true believer until this football season in Keller Tx just North of Ft Worth. I moved to Keller this past summer and was too late for a Head Coaching spot. The HC of…
Since my last favoritism post is the most read and the post I get the most email about, I thought I would try and answer some of the emails in this post. I agree that there is favoritism at all levels of youth sports. I also think that each coach has a different set of…
Its been awhile since my last post. In June, My wife accepted a job in Ft Worth TX as a Tax CPA, so we have been packing and moving from Denver to Ft Worth the last two months. We now live in Keller, Texas just north of Ft Worth, and my sons play football for…
Ok, so I am a web geek, not only do I coach youth football, but I have been working in the Web / Internet industry since 1994. When I started coaching youth football again in 2006, I decided to develop a team web site and email communication strategy, since the Internet was entering more and…