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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 …

What Makes a Youth Coach "Great"?

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That is a question I get asked quite a bit. I also am a little perplexed when someone that is a poor coach by most definitions is called a “good coach”. Before we can determine if a coach is “good” or not, we first have to determine what the goals of a youth football coach should be. The goals should include both football skills goals and character building goals. Too many programs go to the extreme on either. The “win at all costs” coach that cares little about integrity or …

Responsibility of a Youth Football Coach

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Coaching youth football is a fun, challenging, and an absolute amazing experience.? Seeing kids progress throughout the season as football players & individuals is the most satisfying element.? Being a youth football coach comes along with many important responsibilities.? As a youth football coach you are obligated to teach kids proper & safe football play.? You must understand as a youth football coach that a lot of kids will look up to you.? The kids you coach will be a direct reflection of how you coach them.? Coaches have to …

Football Practice – Pee Wee Coaching Practice Plan

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When pee wee football leagues were first developed, coaches made players’ physical training the top priority of football practice. Their thinking was that young player needed to be in top condition in order to play well in the future. While being adequately fit to play the game is still important, coaches have now shifted their priority to making sure beginners have a basic understanding of the game. By successfully training young players in the fundamentals when practicing football, coaches can know that they will continue on with a solid foundation …

Taking Responsibility and Teaching Responsibility as Youth Football Coach

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Youth Coaches are in a unique position to teach their players and even their fellow coaches about taking responsibility. Many youth football teams have to deal with a number of team dynamics; the parents, the kids, the assistant coaches, the referees and even the coaches for the opposing team. In my mind the most important and the most impressionable dynamic is the player group. Adults already have their world view set, but most kids are in the process of developing theirs and often they just copy what they see from …

Tips For Coaching Multiple Teams When Coaching Youth Football

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Some of you may be in a position where you have to or maybe even want to help coach multiple teams during the same season. It can be done using some planning, scheduling and organizing techniques. Be warned however, it is not recommended for most and certainly not for those who don’t feel very confident in your time management or coaching abilities. I’ve head coached more than one youth football team in three seasons, more about that later. What is important is I have done it in real life, this …

Coaching Youth Football Defense

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50% of the time, when a youth defense fails, it is because one or more players did not use good tackling technique. Tackling is a skill where the natural way kids tackle is awful. They want to grab the shirt of the opponent with their hand and a half dozen other abominations. That means you must use a large dose of drilling to get them to do it right. I did a ten-minute-a-night, half-speed, form-tackling drill every night of the season for all defensive players. And I made any player …