The above question is the most feared amongst coaches who are coaching a new group of players each year. The reason this question is feared is because it is always asked by a problem parent. Some crazy parent, who likes to hear his, or her. own voice and is going to be a pain all…
Tag Archive: Offense
How Do I Stop My Flag Football Quarterback From Throwing Interceptions?
We received a recent question from a fellow youth football coach. He coaches the older level players in the 6th through 8th grade level and is having problems with his quarterback turning the ball over via the interception. The question is copied below as we received it and our response will follow below the question.
I’m…
How do you stop an offense that keeps running to the outside?
We receive many different questions from coaches across the country and like to post some of the more common questions and give our thoughts and opinions. The questions below we received from Pete in Seattle, Washington.
”I coach a youth football team and we are in the playoffs. The team we will play runs to the…
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…
How Do I Teach the Trap Block When Coaching Youth Football’s Offensive Line?
How Do I Teach the Trap Block When Coaching Youth Football’s Offensive Line? Even though I am not a fan of teaching very young players the trap block this video shows a drill you can use to teach the trap block.
This drill works great with the older kids who can make an impact if they…
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…
What Are Four Key Goals to Running An Effective Youth Football Offense?
What Are Four Key Goals to Running An Effective Youth Football Offense? This article covers what it takes to set up and define one’s goals as it applies to running a youth football offense.
“The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or…
Youth Football Offensive Line Coaching – How to Keep a Wide Base
One of the most important concepts while coaching youth football, especially the offensive line, is to have the blockers keep a wide base as the drive block. The video below show an unique technique that can be used to reinforce this concept.
This technique works for all levels of peewee, midget, pop warner, youth and flag…
Product Reveiw of Coaching Youth Football: Offensive Line Basics
Product Reveiw of Coaching Youth Football: Offensive Line Basics
Coaching Youth Football: Offensive Line Basics with Jerry Campbell, Head Football Coach, Clovis (CA) High School. Coach Campbell covers all of the essentials to develop quality offensive lineman, starting from the proper stance and working through the proper footwork to run and pass block. Each section of…
