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Minimum Play Players, Favoritism, & Parents 2008-05-08 16:33:18 I planned to write about defense today, but I received an email last night which begs me to address minimum play players, favoritism and parents in today’s blog post. My coaches and I rank our players each week and use these rankings to determine who will start and what positions they will play. I develop a depth [...] Read more:Minimum
, Parents
, Players
What’s Radar Blocking? 2008-05-07 16:55:37 “What’s RadarBlocking
you ask?” It’s one of the best books on offensive line blocking that I have read and many people agree. In 1986, the author, Leo Hand, published Attacking Football Defenses with RADAR BLOCKING. Radar Blocking combines Rule blocking with Line Call blocking, which allows each lineman the flexibility to adjust his blocking assignments [...]
Learning Offensive Holes, Gaps & Position Names 2008-05-06 11:32:46 One of the first things I teach my young football players is the offensive holes, gaps, position names and formations. Once we establish our base offensive vocabulary, then it is much easier to learn running and blocking assignments. To do this I developed a t-shirt system very similar to the using a numbered fire hose, but [...] Read more:Holes
, Learning
, Names
, Offensive
Play for Fun, but Winning is Funner 2008-05-05 11:15:42 My team slogan for my pee wee football team is “Play for Fun but Win for the Team.” I always loved to play football, I wanted to win but as a young football player I knew that I did not have control over the other players and the outcome of the game. I had to [...] Read more:Winning
Expect More or Lose 2008-05-04 16:33:15 I sometimes hear from parents, “Why do you push so hard, they are just kids?” Yes, they are young adults, and life is full of challenges. I believe that sports, not just football, teaches young adults about life through competition. As a coach, mentor, and friend, it is my obligation to teach our players that [...] Read more:Expect
May issue AFM 2008-05-03 07:55:07 I just received the May 2008 issue
of American Football Monthly. Now that I am married and pushing 50, its like getting the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue every month. Well, maybe not.
Mike Kuchar’sarticle on Developing Deception with the Spread Option is also a very good article. I run a Toss / Spin offense [...]
Pirate Momma 2008-05-02 04:15:23 Pirate Momma
Pirate Momma at Zane’s Flag Football game.
Yes, its snowing in April in Arvada, CO.
Pirate momma is raising two QBs. Read more:Pirate
Football Principles and Play - Books 2008-05-02 01:55:20 I recently bought four out of print football books:
1) Radar Blocking by Leo Hand published in 1985
2) FootballPrinciples
and Play by David M Nelson published in 1962
3) Sports Illustrated Book of Football published in 1960
4) Defensive Football by Louis R. Oshins published in 1949
The latter book by Oshins is a nice children’s book explaining [...] Read more:Books
Blocking Schemes, What to do? 2008-05-01 07:34:16 I have been working on blocking schemes for my 5th grade team for the last 2 months. We had a great season last year averaging close to 40 points a game running a version of the new Spin offense, but our pass blocking and interior line blocking was terrible. After reading Reed’s site and searching [...] Read more:Blocking
, Schemes
Welcome to Coach Parker’s Youth Football Zone 2008-05-01 02:44:49 Hi Everyone,
I am Steve Parker
and I have been coaching youth sports for the last 6 years and youth tackle football for the past two consecutive seasons and one season in 1993 where I was a co-recipient of Plano Sports Authority FootballCoach
of the Year award. I am currently on my leagues Coaches Committee, near Denver [...] Read more:Welcome
Youth Football Defenses 2008-05-09 13:34:56 In my three years as a 7-10 year old Pee Wee football coach, I have experimented with several defenses recommended as youth football defenses. Last year as a 4th grade team, we used variations of three popular defenses for different situations. Our base defense was a 6-2 defense with various blitzes, stunts and line adjustments from [...] Read more:Football
Youth Football Search Engine - New Blog Feature 2008-05-11 02:41:00 Check out the new Youth FootballSearchEngine
located on the right menu. This new search feature on Coach Parker’s Youth Football Zone is using the new Google custom search function. I have added my favorite football sites to the Google Custom search tool and it will prioritize the search results based on these football [...] Read more:Search Engine
Coaching Youth Football - Special Teams 2008-05-12 16:38:37 Special Teams is a game breaker in youth football. Most pee wee teams do not practice Special Teams the needed amount of time, and they pay the consequences in the game. Plus, a lot of youth teams, place a high number of minimum play players (MPPs) on their Special Team units. Not enough practice time and [...] Read more:Football
, Special
Crazy 8 Drill - Youth Football Coaching 2008-05-13 21:55:53 Over the last few months, I have been working with my two sons to quicken their feet at the QB position and work on their ball handling. I found a drill that I love, the Crazy
8, 5 cone drill. I set up the drill in either a 5 yard box configuration or a 1 [...] Read more:Drill
, Football
6-2 Defense - Coaching Youth Football 2008-05-15 09:08:00 My 4th grade pee wee football team ran variations of the 6-2 defense last season. To be honest, we should have stuck to our 7 Man Front Eagle Defense
variation. But, my new defensive coordinator wanted to try the 6-2, and he had not heard of the Eagle 7, so we gave the 6-2 defense a shot. In [...] Read more:Football
Spin Offense - Sweep - Coaching Youth Football 2008-05-14 23:50:45 My 4th grade youth football team ran a variation of the Spin Offense
last year. The Spin Offense was highlighted in American Football
Monthly in 2007, and I bought the videos from AFM after reading the article. (You can find the link to AFM in the right menu column.) The offense is explosive. We averaged 40 points [...] Read more:Sweep
Punting - Special Teams - Youth Football Coaching 2008-05-17 03:36:01 Ok, I’ll say it. I hate punting! Yes, I hate punting because we did not score or make a first down, but it scares me to death to send the punt team out. It’s probably my fault as a coach for not spending more time with the punt team. Not probably, it is my fault, [...] Read more:Football
, Special
Spin Passes - Coaching Youth Football 2008-05-16 10:55:08 Since my Spin Sweep post is receiving a large number of readers, I decided to skip my Special Teams post today and talk about two Spin Passes
; Spin FB Screen and Spin TE Pass. Like the Spin Counter, these plays are set up by the Spin Sweep. As a 4th grade team last season, these [...] Read more:Football
Time Commitments for Head Coaches - Pee Wee Football 2008-05-18 18:50:49 So you want to be a youth football Head Coach or you are already one. Are you committed to do your best for the team? The players and the parents look to you as the football guru, the inspirational leader of the team. What most youth football Head Coaches
don’t get is that they are also the [...] Read more:Commitments
, Football
Defense Wins Games - Coaching Youth Football 2008-05-18 17:54:44 Last season, I learned the hard way that Defense
wins games. I spent most of my time installing a new offense and did not spend the same time on Defense. We lost in the playoffs by one TD, because my defense could not stop the off-tackle play. We had beat the team in our first game. [...] Read more:Football
, Games
Beast Offensive Formation - Run Plays 2008-05-20 06:39:41 I started running The Beast
offensive formation back in 1994 with my Plano youth football team. Only until recently did I learn it is called The Beast. I call it Loud n Rowdy for Left and Right. I also have a “T” middle formation which is called Monkey, so Loud, Rowdy, Monkey. The kids love the [...] Read more:Formation
, Offensive
, Plays
QB Hip Warm Ups - Coaching Youth Football 2008-05-19 18:54:34 I found these drills on You Tube last season and have been using them with my youth football quaterbacks. They are from the Nike Gridiron series. I really like the opposite hip throw drill, the last drill on the video. This drill is great for teaching young players that the ball is really thrown with the [...] Read more:Football
Kick Off Coverage 2008-05-22 11:23:00 Close games are won by field position and the kicking game. On a Kick Off you can influence the field position by a great kick and coverage or recovering a fumble. I particularly like the latter. The key to special teams and the kick off is practice, practice, and more practice of special teams. The most successful special [...] Read more:Coverage
Winning Youth Football - A Step by Step Plan - Book / DVDs 2008-05-22 07:31:17 Last night, I received my, Winning
Youth Football
- A Step by Step Plan, book and DVDs by Dave Cisar at www.winningyouthfootball.com. My set includes the book, and three DVDs; Dominating Offensive Line Play, Developing a Smothering Defense and 2007 Season Full Games. After reading half the book and watching parts of the DVDs, my initial [...]
Defensive Alignment Techniques and Gaps 2008-05-21 13:13:36 Below is a diagram of the standard defensive alignment techniques and gaps for football.
Defensive
gaps refer to the space between the adjacent offensive lineman. Defensive alignments for the defensive fronts are identified by the in, over or outside shading of the defensive lineman to the offensive lineman. The diagram above refers to one of the [...] Read more:Alignment
The Head Coach’s Son & Favoritism 2008-05-23 07:18:54 Ok, so this may not be the most popular article for parents, but someone needs to put the theory out there, and yes I say theory, about the Head Coach
’s son and children. I am a Head Coach, and both my son’s play Quarterback for their youth football teams. I was an offensive guard at their ages, [...]
Dominating Offensive Line Play for Youth Football - DVD Review 2008-05-24 09:46:18 Winning Youth Football
’s Dominating Offensive
Line Play for Youth Football DVD is packed with useful pee wee offensive line football information for the youth football coach. I am in the middle of redeveloping my offensive line schemes and calls and this was a refreshing “hands-on” knowledge transfer from a very successful youth football coach, Dave [...]
Running Back Drill Video from Nike GridIron 2008-05-26 10:26:35 Here are a few running back drills from Nike GridIron, that we use in our pee wee football practice. I especially like the ball security / transition drills and one hand to the ground drill. Enjoy the video.
Good luck this season. Read more:Drill
Spin Offense Reverse Left 2008-05-25 19:24:55 Here’s another one of our Spin Offense
plays, the Spin Reverse
Left. This play is usually a huge gainer or TD for us. It devastates a defense. See below.
Spin Offense Reverse Left
The play starts out just like the Spin Sweep and is set up by the Spin Sweep. QB Spins but meets motion back W [...]
Rule Blocking Vocabulary for Youth Football Offenses 2008-05-27 15:24:09 Many youth football coaches have heard GOD, GOO, MOMA, and GOL, but what do they mean? They refer to blocking rules. Here are a few rule blocking terms that you should include in your offensive blocking vocabulary.
GAP - refers to space between the linemen. GAP rule is block GAP toward the ball or playside for Center.
On or Over [...] Read more:Blocking
, Football
, Vocabulary
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