Category Archives: Offense

Youth Football Zone Read

With all the Tebow success I’m sure every youth coach in America will attempt to run some version of a Zone Readoffense or at least put a few plays in.  The Zone Read is very complicated and not meant for an unexperienced youth quarterback, but if you have some experience at the skill positions I…

Offensive Linemen Stances

Offensive linemen – Stance Variations
In youth football the stance is one of the most under coached, yet important areas of the game most coaches ignore.  There are a variety of different stances the players can use and below is a great article describing a few of the options taught across the country.

The 3 Stances of…

Snap count in Youth Football

A snap count in football refers to the numbers and other words a quarterback yells to his team before the football is snapped. He is using codes to communicate to his offense and to make the defense unaware of the play that is coming. There can be a lot of information relayed in a snap…

Wildcat Offense Plays

Wildcat offense plays can be effective, but need to be practiced allot at the youth football level.  There are many flag football teams running wildcat offense plays with great success.  The key to making wildcat offense plays work effectively is repetition of the playbook.  The direct snap needs to be perfected if you have any…

Pop Warner Wildcat Playbook

The new Pop Warner wildcat playbook is taking the youth football world by storm. This new playbook shows the aspiring coach how to teach the offense made famous by the Dolphins in the NFL.
Our Pop Warner Wildcat playbook shows the coach every single player assignment for every play in the portfolio. Even more…

Youth Football Wildcat Offense

Installing the youth football wildcat offense can be a tricky proposition for the young coaches, but thanks to the new Video clinic mentioned in this post, it is a snap!  The youth football wildcat offense relies on many different timing factors in order to be successful.  Since little kid sports does not provide enough practice time…

Wildcat Offense Formation

The Wildcat Offense Formation has been the talk of the football world for the last few years.  The wildcat offense formation can be very effective, even at the youth football level as long as the system has been modified for the age group you are teaching.  Our wildcat offense formation video clinic and playbook does just…

Is the I Formation Good for Youth Football?

A recent question from one of our readers asked  if the I formation was a good formation to run at the youth football level.  We love the I formation, in fact one of our coaches started 11-0 last year with the exact offense show in the Power I playbook on the site.  Below is the…

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…

Should I run the Spread Offense With 7 and 8 year old youth football players?

Should I run the Spread Offense With 7 and 8 year old youth football players?
Last year I coached a youth football team, the young kids 7-8, and young 9 year olds. We had many new players, small players, and no experienced lineman, that coupled with a minimum play of 15 plays for each player, we…