I know this is a college basketball clip, but this might be one of the worst unsportsmanlike acts I have seen thus far. Coaches, let’s not draft, coach or promote players that demonstrate this type of behavior on the field or off. Parents, lets try to raise better young adults to send them off into…
Last week, I heard from a fellow pee wee coach from another youth football league across this great football nation. He wanted to let me know about a motivational situation on one of his friend’s teams that went wrong. It seems a parent and or coach from a rival team sent letters to their own players…
There are so many football offenses these days to choose from, Spin, Double Wing, Single Wing, I-Formation, Power I, Straight T, Wishbone, Pro Set, and more, but which one works best in youth football? In our Colorado Pee Wee Tackle football league, there is not one definitive offensive leader. I have seen everyone run all…
I am sure many will argue that there is favoritism in youth football. I will agree too. After 30 seasons coaching youth football and other youth sports, there is a ton of favoritism. Daddy ball is alive and well, and in my analysis is why many youth football teams lose in our youth football league….
I planned to write about defense today, but I received an email last night which begs me to address minimum play players, favoritism and parents in today’s blog post. My coaches and I rank our players each week and use these rankings to determine who will start and what positions they will play. I develop a depth…