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Youth Football Coaching – Teaching in a Progression

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Every coach has witnessed or experienced this kind of situation in a practice. Little Johnny screws up on a tackle due to poor form, so the coach asks him to do the drill again, again his technique fails him. Finally the coach takes him out of the drill and aside to personally re teach him how to tackle correctly, taking anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes, and then throws him back into the drills. Little Johnny does it correctly once, but soon reverts back to his old habits. No improvement …

Understanding Elementary Football Coaching Routines

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Tackling Fundamentals and Safety Tackling is fundamental to football, and should receive proper attention at practices. Tackling can be fun and exhilarating, but done improperly and it can be dangerous. Some points to remember when tackling: First, plant yourself in front of your opponent. You can do this by placing your foot between your opponent’s feet. Also, and in coordination with your feet throw your arms back preparing to grab. Second, thrust your other foot again squarely in front of your opponent and with all the momentum that you have …

Coaching Flag Football

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Your main goal in coaching flag football, even before winning, should be for the kids to have a safe and fun environment to play in. Let your team know that in order for them to be successful, they must work together and they must have a good attitude. Flag football is designed so that everybody is able to play so you must make sure that they work in harmony. Coaching flag football means that you’re going to set an example of good sportsmanship! Do not be a coach that marches …

Football Coaching Software Has Become More the Prominent in Recent Years

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It wasn’t all that long ago that only the Dallas Cowboys had football coaching software. The jokes about how the coaching staff were robots relying on the information that the computer spit out aren’t quite as funny anymore as even youth football coaches now regularly keep track of their plays on their laptops on the sidelines. In the 1960′s, Dallas Cowboy’s coach Tom Landry became the first football coach to realize the value of a computer. He revolutionized computer use for the draft and on game day. The Cowboy’s complete …

Hull City Football Club – Trialist Stars For City Reserves

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It was a positive night fro Hull City Football Club in their home fixture in the reserves league on Wednesday night. Hosting near neighbours Scunthorpe United at Ferriby’s Church Road ground, the Tigers’ second string ran out comfortable 3-0 winners. But that wasn’t the only pleasing point of the evening. Now you can find out why, with a round up of the latest news coming out of Hull City Football Club. On Wednesday evening the reserves ran out 3-0 winners over Scunthorpe United with a smattering of first team stars …

Should Jim Harbaugh Really Coach Michigan in 2011?

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It’s quite premature to talk about Jim Harbaugh as Rich Rodriguez still has a very good chance to keep his job, but some people in Ann Arbor have a hard time avoiding talk about whether or not Michigan should hire Jim Harbaugh to be their next coach. It didn’t help Rodriguez’s cause for the time being that Stanford beat USC the same day UM lost their 3rd straight to Michigan State for the first time since the 60′s and all the losses were under Rodriguez’s watch. It was USC’s 3rd …

Interview With Youth Football Coach Dave Cisar

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Here is the text of an Interview I did with the Single Wing Sentinel. The Sentinel is a great resource for Single Wing coaches as it showcases High School teams around the country that are running the Single Wing Offense. 10 Questions with Dave Cisar Single Wing Sentinel: What drew you into coaching? Dave Cisar: When I was growing up, the game taught me lessons that I used later in life in school and business. Had the game and coaching not been there and those lessons not been taught, I …