Youth Football Coaching – Teaching in a Progression

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 …

Revitalizing College Football Coaching Strengths

Running Drills: A Way of Life Running drills are one of the most basic ways that you can enhance your endurance. Though dull and sometimes boring, these running drills will help you play your hardest until the end of the game. Even with all of these benefits you will notice that most of the complaints in practice come from running drills. Because in the end, the team or players that are the fastest are the ones that win the championships. Another benefit that you will not see at first, is …

Football Speed Training – Acceleration

Football speed training is taking on more important role in football training; becoming king in football. It has become just as important as the weight lifting programs. Coaches and players alike recognize they need power to be faster and the need to incorporate football speed training in their football training regimens, whether it is in season or off season, learning how to run quicker and have explosive acceleration has become important to the game off football. Coaches are recognizing offensive and defensive lineman need quick acceleration to explode on the …