First Year Youth Football Coach
So you're the one who is taking over the youth football team this year and like any other first time youth football coach you have no idea where to start. Find a Mentor The toughest part about coaching is that it's really tough to know how to handle or do certain things unless you have [...]
How to Plan a Football Practice
One of the biggest pain points as a football coach is trying to get everything you want to get done finished in your 2 hour practice. Here are 3 things that can help you please your kids parents by getting done on time and make sure you cover all the things you wanted to work [...]
Youth Football Speed and Agility Training
If you run a Youth Football Program this article is for you! Every time I go to a youth football practice with multiple teams in one place I am guaranteed to see old football drills that teach nothing and aren't safe. For example, two kids laying on the ground helmet to helmet on their backs [...]
Do I Really Need to Block Him?
The advantages of the Up Tempo Spread Read Option No Huddle Offense! The best aspect of this offense has nothing to do with who's carrying the ball. It's that you can take the other teams best player and eliminate him completely. How so? Simple, you don't block him and let his rules keep him away [...]
The Best Football Drills For Kids: Offensive Line Part 3
Finally the third and final piece to the puzzle of our Best Football Drills for Kids who Play on the Offensive Line! Getting out of your stance. This is how we teach a young player how to get out of his stance and into pass protection. To sum it up, our whole lives we were [...]
The Best Football Drills For Kids: O-Line Part II
It all starts with the STANCE! This sounds like an easy thing to teach but in reality we all know it usually doesn't go well at first. There are kids who are naturally flexible and athletic enough to just get it right the first time. However this isn't the case for most. Just like the [...]
The Best Football Drills For Kids Who Are Offensive Linemen
What are the absolute best Football Drills for kids who play on the offensive line? Really the question should be what is THE BEST (singular) drill for youth football players who play on the offensive line? The Duck Walk This drill can be performed in many different ways. It teaches them to play with a [...]
Odds of Getting a Football Scholarship for High School Students – Reality
Number of high schools playing football in Ohio: 718 Average annual number of seniors on each team: 20 Total annual number of Ohio football prospects: 14,360+ Total number of football prospects nationwide: (high school, prep school and junior college graduates) 500,000+ Number of NCAA Division I football universities: 120 Average annual number of Football Scholarships […]
How Important is Football for Kids?
Football Was the Most Influential Part of My Childhood! Here are the Top 5 Reasons Why Football for Kids is Excellent! 1. My Football Coach Taught Me to Sit in the Front of the Classroom! The way he explained it to me was why it stuck. The classroom is like the teachers Game Day. […]