Coaching - Football Article Summaries

Losing - JT (length=1938)
happened to me D, i coached from 93-96 as an assitant...we were in the finals all but one year during that time, and won it all in '95....neither i, nor my HC could come back in '97 (new baby and new ...

4th year 3rd string - kathy (length=870)
as a single mom when my kids were little i didn't have time, or make time to teach my kids the basics. therefore as an 11 year old and 4th year player, my kid is still in 3rd string. I play with him n ...

4th year 3rd string - Breen (length=1078)
I'm with Coach Matt. Find a different program for your son. I don't know where you live but there must be at least one other youth program in your area. The treatment your son has received is a disgra ...

Coaches That Verbally Abuse & Berate 8-14 year old Players in Public - League member (length=1697)
Dear Concerned Parents, I have read with interest your comments and I fully agree that children need to be treated fairly. I also do not believe it is necessary to be constantly yelling on the field t ...

Who are your Football Coaches? - Coach McCullough (length=1408)
I to have hauled kids around from game to game and from practice to practice for years. In my first years of coaching this bothered me also. Then I realized that for some of these kids, this is the on ...

New to coaching - GMat (length=914)
Remember, at any age stress good blocking and tackling. I head coach 60 lbers this year (5 & 6 year olds - they don't get any younger!). Every boy needs to know the basics of a good block and tackle(a ...

Please Help Me Define "Head Coach" - Coach Frank (length=2407)
Coach Pauley: I was a high school coach for about 10 years, seven of them in Texas, where it's another religion. I read your story and I think the definition of what a head coach *is* has been aptly d ...

Please Help Me Define "Head Coach" - Coach Wade (length=1960)
Russel; I'm not a huge power-mad dictator, but on my team, as the head coach I make the ultimate rules about who plays where, and what goes on at our practices. This is because I am the person who is ...

How to deal with the big egoed coach who's 1-4? - Coach Reyes (length=1251)
I am the Defensive coach for a youth football team in San Luis Obispo, CA (Bantams 8-10yrs) The coach fits the stereotypical coach who's every mothers nightmare. His son is on the team and of course ...

Should The headcoach Be Responsible For His Coaches Actions On The Field Yes/ No - Coach Brown (length=773)
I believe that the head coach should be in control of his coaches when it comes to the welfare of the children!Although its really hard to control the foul mouth of an adult! But the coach really has ...

School vs. Football - GS (length=1714)
Fair to the team? Well, it depends on how you look at it...you said he was a good player, so I'm assuming the team needed him. So for that reason, it wasn't fair to the team. A positive side is that m ...

Should The headcoach Be Responsible For His Coaches Actions On The Field Yes/ No - Coach Sam (length=1098)
Coach Bob The answer to your question is a BIG YES. The Head Coach is always responsiable for his coaching staff. That is why you choose your staff carefully. Then always be upfrount on what you expec ...

Coach Wade's playbook - Coach Rob (length=1164)
That would be a great idea. Get after him to do that. I run the old fashion power "i" and single wing offense. We stress good mechanics for our offensive line. We drill them every practice. Our guards ...

Coach Wade's playbook - Coach JT (length=1220)
same thing happened to me last year, coach....found out i was gonna be head coach right before the season started......i was horrified..i had been an assistant, but mostly handled the defense, and the ...

65 lb. Football (5,6,7 yr olds) - GMat (length=1061)
I'm a first year coach - assistant coach. I started coaching becuase the two head coaches weren't teaching fundamentals. As a parent, I asked if i could help out and they said "no problem" - I've been ...

Ideas on getting all 35 players involved. - Coach Rumage (length=1494)
I am the head coach for 9-11 yera olds. I have a huge problem with disorganization. It seems that every year no matter how hard I try to get everyone involved I still fall back on 8 to 10 players. T ...

Ideas on getting all 35 players involved. - Carl Horoho (length=866)
Coach, I admire your efforts, but the real problem is you have too many players. It is unrealistic to expect any coach to provide quality playing time for that many kids. I believe your solution prov ...

Coach Wade's playbook - Coach JT (length=1471)
I know youre both right, and i agree ...believe me, there isnt a coach in our league that dosnt spend half their practice every day on fundementals...thats our job...thats the type of league we re in. ...

FOOTBALL CAMP 2000 - coachbc (length=1168)
The Mid-Atlantic Unlimited Youth Football Association "Let's Get Ready for Football" FOOTBALL CAMP 2000, is scheduled for June 3rd & 4th, 2000, at Towson University. Baltimore, Maryland. This camp is ...

Question to coaches - JT (length=1551)
DW, whats up? on break now?...merry xmas... Just curious about something....when i was going to Kent State (as hard as it is to believe i made it to college) i needed some credits, so i took 2 extra ...

Question to coaches - JT (length=1431)
just curious, bw....you were obviously good enough to play in college...how big did that "fat little boy:" from No. Va grow up to be? and what position are you playing now? and id be curious what kind ...

Starting a Coaching Staff for next season - JT (length=1119)
In as much as im in a recreational league here in Cleveland, Ohio (lakewood, actually, a small suburb), we dont have pop warner, and all of what you guys are talking about is foreign....we have a cyo ...

Starting a Coaching Staff for next season - JT (length=2692)
Gina, what we as parents, even "educated" ones think of our kids, and their situation, isnt always what others think, especially coaches...and the hardest thing to do as a coach, is be as objective ...

speed - Carl Horoho (length=1268)
Earlier this Fall, someone posted a notice on this message board regarding a speed improvement tool. As I recall, it was some type of bungee-cord device that provided resistance as the runner was in m ...

Heat Stroke hits EVERYONE! - Repost for Knowledge Base - Coach Greg (length=4774)
I posted this a few months ago; this info comes straight from the expert's mouths and not mine. Preventing Body Heat Problems Your body has three ways to shed excess heat: radiation, convection, and e ...

Heat Stroke hits EVERYONE! - Repost for Knowledge Base - Coach Wade (length=4937)
To all new coaches, and some old ones: There may be some coaches out there right now that are, to be frank, still stuck in the dark ages. This is the year 2001, and we no longer "toughen" football pla ...

How Do You Motivate 8 and 9 Year Olds - Repost for Knowledge Base - Dum Coach (length=8251)
I think you've got a tough situation there. Trying to motivate players at that age is a challenge. There's no "bull" in those boys yet. A few boys will actually come motivated. You can see it their ey ...

Practice Plan - Repost for Knowledge Base - Dum Coach (length=2627)
The first thing you do is put your kids on a stopwatch or run them in a race and get them written down in order from fastest to slowest. It takes speed to run the ball outside so your outside runners ...

ALMOST FIRST PLACE, RANDY - WESCON CHAMPS (length=1676)
THE STORY OF THE FIRST PLACE TEAM AND THE LAST PLACE TEAM REMINDED ME OF A STORY. IN 97 I HAD THE PRIVLAGE OF COACHING A JR. PEE WEE TEAM MADE UP OF KIDS THAT HAD KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR AWHILE IN THE SY ...

Coaching and the Playoffs - Coach Randy (length=2868)
favorites, but there is one truism in kids football above maybe all else, which victimized you here: An undefeated youth football team that does not have dominant talent is ripe to be beaten in the pl ...

Competition vs. Fair Play - Colorado Coach (length=1006)
You make some good points. The battle between winning and letting the kids have fun is an art form. Kids have fun winning, and usually don't have fun losing, but it's the trip to get there that either ...

1st "real game" - kissing my sister - Gilbert (length=1131)
What I want to know is what was said at halftime? If your LB gave up on you then why was he even on the field? Sounds to me like a coaching problem. You have to remember that as a Head Coach you not ...

1st day of practice - Dum Coach (length=3826)
We don't allow coaches to stand behind bags on any drill. However, the post you asked about was in grading "hit" by players which is unrelated to a "pads" drill. You allow the player to cross his arms ...

2 weeks to go.....what to put a emphasis on? - Dum Coach (length=3355)
"What types of things would you guys look for out of your tight end or fullback going into the season....so that maybe he can showcase those things a little more?" Take him to a baseball diamond with ...

2 weeks to go.....what to put a emphasis on? - coachd (length=1104)
I'd have to agree with the others that the main factor is to maintain a good additude and appreciate being part of a team. Every position is crucial to success because football is a team sport and the ...

? for dum coach - Coach Stump (length=1682)
Youth Coach, Coaching at this age level is all about giving your kids an advantage. I have worked with the O-line at several levels and can not imagine not pulling guards. This year I am coaching 10 ...

Characteristics of a Good Youth Football Coach? - coachd (length=3444)
Didn't mean to offend anyone. I think we only really disagree on one or two issues here. The rest is misunderstanding due to regional differences and some you took out of context. "How does a good coa ...

Characteristics of a Good Youth Football Coach? - coachd (length=2584)
Read the article again, this time slower. No where does it mention "coaching for fun" or say that coaching to win is a bad thing. It's a good thing, after all nobody likes to loose. It's "winning at a ...

Characteristics of a Good Youth Football Coach? - coachd (length=2517)
What is a "Good Youth Football Coach" A good coach doesn't size up his players on registration day and make assumptions as to they're playing ability based on what he thinks a "running back", "lineman ...

Coach Goldboot - Dum Coach (length=4931)
Coach, you asked about blocking and there's a picture right on this page that shows what a youth lineman wants to do. It's right in the upper left hand corner and shows kids in blue unforms with # 02 ...

Coach appreciation - Coach Calhoun (length=1116)
I can relate Orangemule! I had a parent (Father) during last weeks practices take his son home every day of the week just before the end of practice sprints were about to happen. At the begining of ...

Coaching 7 year olds (Short Punt & Lonesome Polecat formations) - Coach Gooch (length=7093)
FYI, I've since found two books on these formations, and will pass on what I learn from comparing them with the plays that I ran this season. (I just ordered Lou Howard's book, "The Modern Short Punt: ...

Coaching 7 year olds - Coach Gooch (length=4738)
DC, In your message, you said: "I tend to have more 7's than 8's (This is because the other teams aren't very eager to take 7's and prefer the 8's. Since my policy is to take any kid that wants to pla ...

Coaching 7 year olds - Coach Gooch (length=6179)
I just finished coaching a team of 30 6, 7, and 8 year-olds, the Goshen Raiders. I have no doubt that I'm not the best coach these guys will ever have, and we had only a modestly successful season (3- ...

Coaching a younger age. - Dum Coach (length=2487)
Your 8-9 year olds can learn all the same offensive running plays as 10-12 year olds. It may take them a little bit longer to learn it, but they can eventually be taught the same level of complexity. ...

Coaching speed - braking, turning, etc. - Dum Coach (length=4901)
Any improvement you can make in your players is an asset. I can't argue that. My boys do run at angles. However, I'm not sure if that isn't already covered in my touch the line drill. My boys do not s ...

Coaching speed - tennis ball. - Dum Coach (length=7513)
This will be my final post on coaching speed. It is not, by any means, the final say on the subject. There are other new ideas out there that have been shown to be effective, such as running downhill ...

DC Need your defense drills for each position by Dum Coach - Dum Coach (length=1634)
Let's do one at a time. A pursuit drill is a drill that teaches "pursuit angles" for linemen. Let's say you play a 5-2: B1 B2 O O O O ...

DC Wing-T player descriptions - Dum Coach (length=1287)
Japanese sumo wrestlers have to push each other outside of a circle. We do the same thing only we have to players try and push each other out of the circle by using blocking techniques. We form the ci ...

DC Wing-T player descriptions - Dum Coach (length=9542)
We test every player for every position because we don't trust our "eyesight" to tell us what we need. When we watch football on TV, the OT's weigh 300 pounds. So you think, "Oh! I put my big, slow gu ...

DC, play chart question - Dum Coach (length=7364)
I know the "run it till they stop it theory" and there is only one way the theory works - If they don't stop it. So there is only one way for the theory to work but there are four ways for the theory ...

DC, what you think about the Augustana wing-t? - Dum Coach (length=1132)
LOL! When have you not had a crazy idea? In football, any offense that works, works. There's no greater proof than that then the number of Single Wing coaches out there that took their league champion ...

DC--I think you ve made my upcoming season - Dum Coach (length=16746)
There's about 2 feet of snow outside and it's zero degrees out so I don't have much to do now but answer this post. So expect a long, detailed response. The reason you don't see "system" offenses very ...

DC-46 and DC-Wing T - Dum Coach (length=3944)
I handle applications for the DC-46 in bulk groups instead of "one at a time". You and Rod's name on are on the list for the next mailing. I "bulk mail" the DC-46 for two reasons. Like all defenses, i ...

DC-BOOK - Dum Coach (length=2416)
The learning curves of 8-9's is dependent upon two things. First, are you allowed to be on the field with them? If so, you can teach them ANYTHING. If not, then you need to organize a scrimmage wit ...

DC-THANK YOU!CENTER/QB EXCHANGE - Malcolm Robinson (length=1808)
Coach: I agree with everything DC says here. Obviously age can make a difference with younger kids tougher to teach the technique. A ccommon remark from the QB is "what happens if he farts while my ha ...

DC-What is the "Frog Drill" - Dum Coach (length=3919)
It's actually called "frog race" and it builds power and explosion. Just have kids hop like frogs. This race is very critical to a successful offensive line. Key points are to keep both feet together ...

DUM COACH - Dum Coach (length=7160)
I'll check and see if your E mail came in. The last time I checked was 4/16. Had you replied by then? Anyway, in regards to parent handouts, I'm more interest in approaching "problem avoidance" versus ...

Downs Syndrome and Football - Dum Coach (length=1704)
You can put a downs child at center. He hikes the ball when the QB taps him. If his reactions are delayed - And they probably will be - the QB taps him early. In my system, if the kid can learn a s ...

Dum Coach Questions - Dum Coach (length=4202)
They say you can't coach speed, but I do it every year. I invest 20 minutes in it a night and it takes about 5 weeks for it to begin to show, starting from your first practice. After 8 weeks, my guys ...

Dum Coach - Dum Coach (length=3920)
"Now if you run a 23 and then reverse formation it to a 24 do you consider that one play or 2? A lot of it is the same, but the line could get confussed. It is not uncommon at the younger ages to not ...

Dum Coach - Dum Coach (length=5197)
In our league we're allowed to have an adult on the field with our 9's. So I take a notebook out with me with with file folder tabs. The tabs give the play name. By glancing at the file tabs I can tur ...

Dum coach - Dum Coach (length=2918)
"Am I pushing for the 46?" Not really. I was just rereading my license agreement today with the existing DC-46 coaches (Yes. You're licensed to use it.) and it clearly states that those coaches licens ...

EGOS Cont. - Dum Coach (length=2158)
There are lots of kids who play for me who are running back material but end up on the line. I've had some of these kids deliberately loaf on the line thinking they'll get moved back to the backfield. ...

Exercise Prior To Practice Format - Coach Wall (length=1261)
This is my 24th year coaching Pop Warner football with 15 of those years at the upper, Midget Division. About 5 years ago the thinking changed regarding pre-practice stretching. What we do is line up ...

FInger Drill - Dum Coach (length=4027)
"Finger" drills are hand signals a coach flashes a running back just as he takes the handoff. The coach positions himself about 3 yards ahead of the handoff point and with the running back coming str ...

Favoritism Showed by Coaches - Coach Dave (length=1927)
Recently, there was a huge study involving youth sports, by the American Footwear Association, involving 10,000 kids. Of the 10,000 kids surveyed, the number one reason that kids play sports was OVE ...

First Three Days of Practice - Dum Coach (length=1977)
For most of us it's just too darn hot during those first three days of practice to do helmets and pads. You're at your peak risk of heat prostration as the kids get used to the activity. However, the ...

First Time Coach - Coach Buzzard (length=859)
Congratulations on getting involved! It can be intimidating, especially when you realize the awesome responsibility you have toward the kids. If you're becoming an assistant coach, lean heavily on the ...

First Time Coach - Coach Jim Mount (length=564)
Hi Jim, I am Coaching my 24th Season,and I like to have fun when I Coach. If your having fun your Boys will too. And isn't what the game is all about? The Coaches are right GO BASIC, Don't think that ...

First Time Coach - Jim McCullough (length=1349)
Jim, I have been at this now for 18 years. The best advice I can give you is too surround yourself with good assistants, preferably ones who do not have kids on your team. You should not feel that sin ...

First Time Coach - Jim Stansell (length=591)
I have just been asked to coach my son's sixth grade football team, and since I'm a firm beliver in getting involved with our youth, I said "yes". Therefore arrises my problem, I've never played footb ...

First scrimmage - tricks of the trade - Dum Coach (length=1248)
Bad math on my part - the 5 on 4 drill should be called "6 on 5" or, if you run a two TE offense, "7 on 6". Simply line up your offensive line with a QB but no running backs. Since I play a split end, ...

First time players - Dum Coach (length=5495)
We run our kids through tests first "no pads" practice. They go through stance work to start. Those that can get in a good stance proceed to the next station. The others stay behind. At the next stati ...

First year team needs help. - Coach Ron (length=721)
If you're going to run the single wing, then several rules should be follwed to cut down on mistakes: (1) The center's first rule is the snap and nothing else. Blocking is second. (2) The line should ...

First year team needs help. - Coachc (length=960)
I'm a little confused as to splitting 32 into two 16 man teams. If you are talking offense and defense that is fine. If you are looking at too full platoons you may be hurting yourself. Since you are ...

Getting your plays into the field. - Coach Wade (length=3705)
Joe; There are as many ways to get the plays in as there are sands in the sky and stars on the beach. Or something. Seriously, you can use just about anything you want. I used a runner, since I was ro ...

HIT Score Question for DC & JC - Dum Coach (length=5159)
"Even using the 27yd distance rather than the 40yd distance seems to yeild mis-leading higher HIT scores for the big boys. A very slow 160lb lineman will yeild a much higher score than a blazing fast ...

HIT Score Question for DC & JC - coachd (length=1029)
Thanks Coach, Now that DC gave me some ballpark figures for HIT scores in this age group. It would seem that the weight X speed evaluation could be misleading and perhaps lean toward heavier players e ...

Heat prevention - Coach Greg (length=4850)
Coaches, Take a look at this and see if there is anything that needs to be added. I used this document last season and add some other info to it. Coach Greg Preventing Body Heat Problems Your body h ...

Helmet Awards Decals - Dum Coach (length=5098)
1. Is there a standard system on how to award stickers for performance? Does anybody know where I can more info on this? No standard youth system that I know of. Still, most are very similar. 2. Doe ...

Hitting drills for lineman? - Coach S (length=1281)
For very Young players 5-7 I like starting them in a 3 point stance with a standing dummy in front of them you hold the dummy from the top, simply keeping it balanced in front of the player. T ...

How do I stop a Stud QB - Coach - TC (length=1549)
I agree with " make someone else .. post"; play MTM pass coverage, except FS, who is in cover 1 zone, 3 yds off LOS on strong side. Since QB is running from a formation that crowds the LOS, you must ...

How do I tell another coach his services are no longer needed? - Other Coaches (length=1382)
I am a new head coach. I have been an assistant for two years. I have known that I would be selected for this position for about a year and have taked great pains to pattern my offense and defense a ...

Inside zone vs outside zone aiming points - Malcolm Robinson (length=1412)
Clay - jump in here and polish this up. Inside Zone - Point of attack by running back is inside hip of PSOT. Hands - uncovered OL - backside hand to outside armpit of DL to playside - overtake covere ...

It s been a bad week... - Dum Coach (length=5577)
Yes. Mahonz covered quite a lot. I haven't weighed in on this because your story is not uncommon. It's common. What's uncommon is why these things happen. When people don't understand football then yo ...

Kick Offs - Coach Wade (length=5120)
Coach Don; First off, look at it logically: the other coach is going to put one, two or even three players back to receive the kick, right? Odds are, those are his number one, two, and three ball car ...

Lets be honest - coachc (length=1023)
Dum Coach, Whatever happened to the losing coach who can come and congratulate the winning coach and tell him how great his players are, how teriffically they are coached, and how disciplined the play ...

Lineman Drills - George Skorup - Chanooka Braves (length=1357)
Start w/ his stance .. have enough weight on his hand so his motion is forward ... not so much that he falls forward if he lifts his hand. Teach him to step to the hole to gain position when he steps ...

Look But Don't Touch - Coach K (length=2039)
The way in which you've described the situation leaves some open questions. I'll make an assumption. Some offensive coordinators like to number the outside 'hole' twice. In your case, that would mak ...

Look But Don't Touch - JP (length=1500)
I have sat by long enough and watched how my towns Rec football program is run. It has been brought to the attention of all 'key' personnel (even to those that think that they're important). The fin ...

MP positions - Dum Coach (length=2388)
I agree on platooning also. I would create two offensive platoons and one defensive platoon. That accounts for 33 players. By having three platoons you can play your studs both ways. You do that by ad ...

Minimum Play rules and availability of financial records and by laws - Coach D (length=1043)
The league taht I helped found enforces a minimum play rule, and additionally requires that all players be assigned a starting position on either offense or defense. This, of course, implies a maximu ...

Motivation - Big Brother (length=1127)
One of the drills I put my boys through is I play QB and have holes(marked by cones) at the OT positions. The holes are about 2 1/2 yds long. I have a coach in front of me facing the tackler. The c ...

My thoughts so far... - Dum Coach (length=4932)
You're not the first coach to lose a good player because "practice is too hard". I watched a coach destroy a perfectly good team. He had asked me for my advice before hand about conditioning his playe ...

Need Advice From Coaches or same Experience - OneonOne (length=1067)
I have a son that will be attending the 6th grade in the Fall. I am debating on letting him play on the the 7th grade football team. The reason I am asking for advice is his skill level is good enough ...

Need some guidance...what would you do? - coachd (length=1066)
Is this high school coach suggesting that you implement his system or is he planning on showing up for jr high practice and running the squad himself? The reason I ask is because the youth teams over ...

New Coach - Chip Erekson (length=615)
I have been coaching now for four years. I coach older kids, but last year bought a book that I think might be very helpful for anyone cosching young kids. It is called "Coaching Youth Football" by Ja ...

New coach - Coach Wade (length=7102)
Coach Brown; Welcome aboard. You've come to the right place. We totaled it up once, and with all the coaches in this forum, we have around 300 years of youth coaching experience. There are two kinds ...

Play Calling (Offense Beyond the basics) - CAT (Coco Ability Triplett) (length=1615)
I would love to hear from other coaches of 5th - 8th graders concerning playcalling and how technical you do or don't get with your play design. Our team, the Kansas City Cheetahs, uses a system simil ...

Play Calling - CAT (Coco Ability Triplett) (length=1202)
I have coached youth football for the last 7 years, 3 of those at the 5th - 6th grade level and the other 4 at the 6th - 7th grade level. With both groups I had good to great success using a lot more ...

Play book help...plz? - Dum Coach (length=4653)
There are six factors that effect the number of plays you run. They are 1) Memorization skills 2) The "look" 3) Getting the ball to your best players 4) Blocking rules 5) The opponent's defense and 6) ...

Play calling - Coach Rich (length=1739)
Hey Coach, First, let me welcome you to the wonderful world of coaching. Youre gonna find it to be a wonderful time, and and excellent medium to reach kids to not only teach them football, but all of ...

Playing time - league rules - Coach Rusty (length=1321)
Coach, In our youth league, players are placed on offense or defense. No player is allowed to miss more than two consecutive plays in a row.. meaning every third play they must be in on a play for t ...

Practice Structure - Coach Mott (length=1276)
I script out my practice plans to the minute and have saved them so I don't have to rebuild the wheel every year. Minor changes to scripting occur based on the speed the players learn and input by t ...

Question for "Dum Coach" - coachd (length=1028)
Can't say I agree and here's why. GH and Test are two different things. Yes, increased GH production comes along with puberty, is produced by the pituatary gland, and is responsible for the rapid grow ...

Question for DC on Player Cues - Dum Coach (length=9044)
"On left & toss calls the center goes to #1 by rule 'GOL' RG picks up NG? Or would it be best to double the NG let the 3(HB) get LT on a "LEFT 16 sweep" for example." First, the center does not block ...

Question for Dum Coach - Dum Coach (length=2257)
" We've got two kids with absolutely great speed that standout from the others in that regard. One kid is about 110 and has the fastest start on the team, very explosive and powerful but limited agili ...

RE:COACH CLINICS - Coach Wade (length=4868)
Mack; My head coach speaks at clinics constantly. He says he does it because it lets him get into these great sources of information for free. I think he does it because he's a damn fine coach that ev ...

Running Up Scores in Youth Football - AJFCommish (length=1069)
As an administrator in a yourth football league, our league has recently been experiencing games wherin teams are running up scores on weaker teams. Scores of 52-6, 50-, 54-8 are occurring with more a ...

Serious Issues... - Dum Coach (length=2914)
You know, contrary to movies like the "Bad News Bears" and the "Little Giants", it's hard to make an underdog team win. That's why we go to see those movies because that's our only chance to see them ...

Setting up my Play book - Coach Wade (length=3260)
Don; Ahem. How many years have you been coaching? Notice the name of the person I was replying to: "Brand New Coach". He is NOT going to be able to install the I-formation and coach it competently, e ...

Speaking of holding... - coach fish (length=2389)
dc, i know im late on this post, but i guess better late then never. some of these coaches have given you good ideas, and some things that i would have told you to do also. a good rip move will expose ...

Team building - Big Brother (length=1723)
Well, I am a first yr head coach.(11-12 yr olds) I happen to be the expansion team as well. I started off having a few kids really into the team and a few "eye rollers". I ran into the problem with ...

Thought I posted this topic already..but cannot find it - Dum Coach (length=3931)
"I assume most of the coaches here are fairly successful in which ever level of Football he/she coaches." One should never make that assumption. There's an old saying that goes, "Those who can't - tea ...

Threw a Pass off Speed Sweep tonight - Dum Coach (length=4641)
This is a good post for youth coaches to study because it emphasizes what can go wrong with a perfectly good game plan. This is one to save. Remember, the defense here is a 4-4 stack, with DT's in 2's ...

Tryout Organization - Dum Coach (length=4457)
Let's see if I can remember it... For lurkers, we're not allowed pads for our first week so we try and get all our "nonpad" acitivities in for our first three practices. First, we begin with Group A. ...

WHAT TO COACH? - Dum Coach (length=1084)
If your players have no talent then you begin to become limited in the number of players who can run effectively and block effectively. The DW is the best offense for that situation. The tight splits ...

What pass formations - Dum Coach (length=3318)
Your first step in establishing a passing game is to count the number of receivers you have that can catch a deep ball and the number of receivers that can catch a short pass. The number of kids that ...

Where to substitute??? - Coach Greg (length=2130)
When you sub on the D line subbing the DT's is good as long as you have LBr's that can make up for loss of talent. I would use a system of rotating one man in at a time with both starters in at the s ...

Who to please - Coach Rayome (length=1653)
I feel your pain coach! Our team consists of 43 kids ranging in age from 10 to 12 years. They are essentially 5th and 6th grade boys from the same school. We have an 83% participation rate in the s ...

X s & O s or Johnnies & Joes - Dum Coach (length=9502)
Ahh! Yes! The "What does it take to win?" question. The answer, outside of the usual "good players/good coaching", is time. If two coaches of equal intelligence play each other with equal talent, the ...

YOUTH FOOTBALL COACH - Coach Dewey (length=713)
Barry...alot of what I do even at this young age is to coach getting rid of FIPS, that is fumbles, interceptions, penalties and stupidity. I don't like the shot gun because at this age group you get a ...

YOUTH FOOTBALL COACH - Coach Dewey (length=637)
Eric I never have coached your age group but two things work very well if you can do it. one is the pass the other is the reverse. I use a streak off the wing t offense with the wing split to the righ ...

YOUTH FOOTBALL COACH - Coach Dewey (length=923)
That is my favorite age group. In this age group you can only trow two passes that does not get intercepted thats come backs and streaks. Time your players in the fourty yard dash. Your fastest six pl ...

You Won t Believe What My Kids Former Pop Warner Coach Had the Nerve to Say to Me!! - coachd (length=2118)
My kid spent his first two years playing for an ubanized area Pop Warner team. Most of the coaches from the lightest to heaviest divisions would coach whatever weight division their own kid was on at ...

Young O-line. Need Suggestions DC and others - Dum Coach (length=3690)
Failure to explode off the line can be either the result of a physical or psychological problem. Physical problem with explosion can be weak muscle groups. You can test for weak muscle groups by holdi ...

Youth Wing-T - Dum Coach (length=2220)
You counter the influence of middle schools stealing your players by putting out a letter to your players and their parents at about this time of the year. Contact your MS coaches and ask them how ma ...

assistance coaches - Dum Coach (length=2514)
I had five new people offer to assist me for next season and I needed a means to screen them, so I came up with the following questionaire which I gave to each applicant. 1) How many years are you l ...

determining positions - Dum Coach (length=2544)
We begin with the three point stance and those who master it go to the center position and we teach them all to snap and score them (About one in four kids gives a "great" snap - fast and on target.). ...

drive teaching... - Dum Coach (length=5759)
I use hands blocking which is a contradiction because I coach wing T which is supposed to be mostly down blocking (About 80% of wing T teams use shoulder blocks.). I use hands blocking because I have ...

dum coach - Dum Coach (length=13794)
I created the DC-46 at the request of Colorado coach looking for a way to stop Tom Osborn's Nebraska offense. He actually told me about the "46" defense and had already read both Ryan's and Shurmer's ...

i need help - Dum Coach (length=2700)
There are two types of practices to plan. Practices with pads and those without. Most of us (often by rules) don't practice with pads the first night (In my case, for the first three practices). Use t ...

looking for help along the way - Coach Goldberg (length=1060)
I am new to this forum. I was justed asked to help coach offensive linemen for a youth football team ages 10-11, half way through their season. I have played since I was 8 years old all through high ...

no speed no know how and expectations - Coach Dave (length=1480)
Coach, I had a similar team of 9-10 year-olds like this one last year. No one wanted to play offense. No one wanted to run the ball. Everyone wanted to play defense or catch passes. We had no spee ...

orangemule - orangemule (length=3189)
This is what I did. I had 31 kids. 7 kids were 2 way starters. With the starting team I found 2 kids who could play center. I had them rotate every 4 plays during the game. I also had 4 kids rota ...

re:dc wing t - Dum Coach (length=8346)
"dc,springtime is here and the football research has begun. this is goldboot. this morning i was reading an article you posted "dc wing t"(2837).you spoke about the conflicts the dc wing t presents to ...

wide receiver - Dum Coach (length=4706)
"I drop the ball in the big game." Two things. First, someone should have prepared you for that. I tell all my players that the very first pass I ever throw to them, I EXPECT for them to drop. This i ...

win or play - Dum Coach (length=4865)
The decision to coach for fun or to win is an individual choice that we have to make for ourselves and not let others make for us. If we allow others to make that decision for us, we are removing our ...

winning is 80% altheticism, 10% coaching, 10% everything else - Coach Chris (length=2917)
Okay, try this: Take a team with ALL great athletes with no experience. Let them practice together with NO coach for a couple weeks and send them off to play against a team with much less talent that ...