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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 …

Gifts From the Opposing Youth Football Coach

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Never question a “gift” from your opponent. Just make sure to make the most advantage of the situation you have just received. Every once in a while a gift may come from your youth football opponent and we live by the old saying never look a gift horse in the mouth. For example, you find yourself in a situation where the other team is overpowering your team at the line of scrimmage. I mean to the point where they are getting 4-5 yards per carry directly off tackle or up …

Arkansas Razorbacks Football Coach Frank Broyles

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In the one hundred and sixteen year history of the Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Hogs fans have had a lot about which they could be proud. With more than 650 wins to the program’s credit and fewer than 450 losses, the program ranks in the top 25 of the NCAA when it comes to the best winning percentage. And though they have yet to win a conference title since moving into the Southeastern Conference, the Razorbacks did win a total of 13 conference championships while a member of the old …

Coaching Football – Spread Offense For High School Football

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Football – Spread Offense Is The Current Football Coaching Rage! It is so popular because you can use it with smaller football players. We use it at our prep high school in Massachusetts and we average of 46 points per football game. Just a footnote we were state champs last year. I have found that you can tire the defense out very quickly. Many high schools don’t have linebackers that can cover our running backs or slot receivers. So we try to identify mismatches with formations against there football defenses. …

Football Handicapping – Professional Handicapping

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Article Outline: One of the most popular events in the United States of America is the NFL Football League or NCAA College Football. Whether it’s a pro football game or a college football game, sports handicapping has become a common feature and an integral part of these games. This article lists some of the best tips to make loot out of football handicapping. College and Professional handicapping (NFL): Football is a popular sport in colleges as well as at the pro level. It’s in college that players learn the sport …

Coaching Youth Football – Dealing With Impossible Parents

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“Why isn’t my kid the quarterback?” is a common question youth football coaches need to answer every year. The reason this inquiry is a pain is it is always asked by a parent who is going to be a problem the entire year. Some nut, who likes to hear his, or her. own voice and is destined to be a problem for the full year, is always the same jerk bringing up these ridiculous questions. The character of these individuals prove that have live lousy lives and their only purpose …

Coaching Football Cornerback Mentality

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Anyone who’s designed or implemented a defense, at any level, knows one of the toughest decisions is deciding what the Linebacker reads should be. Options for linebacker reads include: one offensive lineman (most commonly a Guard); one offensive back; multiple offense linemen; or multiple offensive backs. There are many other variations, particularly for specialty offenses. An example of this would be coaches reading the butt of the Quarterback vs. a Wing-T. In order to be successful, it is necessary for linebackers to read more than one player or action in …