Keys to Fun, Success & Winning Part 5
- Coaching through Teaching, Demonstration & Progression
- Coaching Special Teams – Do not forget the 3rd phase of football
More at CoachParker.org and more Podcasts or Youth Football Playbooks
Coaching through Teaching, Demonstration & Progression
- Make sure you teach not just Coach blowing ur whistle & yelling we need to block.
- Respect your players, not boss them around. Be Disciplined not a Tyrant. Encourage
- Motivate, involve, include and create and atmosphere of FUN but Win too.
- Reward more and often rather than punish too many Coaches want wind sprints.
- This is youth football and society is changing, its not old Bear Bryant anymore
- To teach you must become an expert, what football info did you learn last & when?
- Teaching is communication. People start learn after 3 to 5 sessions.
- Repeat same thing multiple times and say it a little differently each time.
- Be open to answering questions, sending out info and YouTube videos – Zoom
- I started writing my youth football playbooks to become an expert -> teaching
- Coaches demonstrate the skill. You must know football and played to be great
- Demo on a bag, another coach or one of your big lineman. Show them they can
- Break skill down into steps or Progression teaching try not to overload them
- Prog. Blocking Example - Stance, Steps, Hands, Engagement, Drive, & Finish
- Continued reps and training – require and expect everyone to get better
- Test and Evaluate in Scrimmages and Games – Continuous learning
Youth Football Special Teams - Key to Winning More Games
Kick Off –
- Onside Kicks most popular
- Deep kicks allow for long returns dangerous unless practice
- Kick to a MPP or big lineman with no hands
- Find a soccer player on your team to try out for kicker
- Practice kicks 20 reps before practice 10 to 15 yard kicks to 2nd line near sideline
- Accuracy over Distance
Kick Return –
- Hands and Speed
- Hands team only
- Do not hide MPPS here – it will cost you
- Trap Kick Return
- Assign players to block bu numbers system
- Watch film and find out where opponent will kick; short deep right left etc
Punt –
- only within your 10 or 20.
- Most dangerous play in youth football
- Too many variables – snap, kick, return coverage, open field tackles
- We tend to fake punt more
- Rugby Punt
- Quick Kicks on 3rd down so opponent doesn’t put stud RB back
Punt Return –
- no one touch the ball but your hands guy if drops in his hands
- Punt block
- If return best hands person and only if ball drops in his hands
- Unless they have good punter drop two back to field the ball and let them block for each other
- Lost a few games to this issue fumbling PR
PAT Kicks / Field Goals –
- Great if have kicker / Soccer player
- Big OLM work too – straight leg kicks
- Fakes work great too holder best RB back
- Some leagues PAT Kicks worth 2 points – make it worth it
- Must be 60% positive percentage to make worthwhile.
- Practice Practice Reps
