Keys to Fun, Success & Winning Part 5

Coach Parker's Coaching Youth Football Tips and Talk Podcast

Keys to Fun, Success & Winning Part 5

1. Coaching through Teaching, Demonstration & Progression
2. Coaching Special Teams – Do not forget the 3rd phase of football

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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

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