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Which Basic Blocking Skills Should I Teach to 10-11 Year Old Youth Football Players?

Here at footballplaybooks.info we receive quite a few email questions regarding coaching youth football.  We are going to start posting the questions here and our responses for all of our readers to enjoy and learn form.  Below is the question we received.
We are toying with the idea of zone blocking, and I know enough to…

What is Your Favorite Play in the Youth Football Playbook?

This is a common question frequently asked when a group of coaches get together for a social gathering.  It doesn’t matter if you are talking about experienced coaches or rookies, everyone wants to know what every one’s favorite play is in youth football.
My answer is always the same, and it is not one particular play, but a…

How Can I Run A Pitch Drill While Coaching Youth Football?

Running a pitch drill for youth football can be time consuming.  Teaching youth football players at any level how to properly pitch the ball takes many repetitions and must be mastered in practice if you want to run any pitch plays in a game.  My general philosophy stays pretty much the same, the younger the…