Archive for March, 2011

Youth Football Coaching Drills – Red Rover and Sharks & Minnows

Youth Football Coaching Drills – Red Rover and Sharks & Minnows

March 30, 2011

Try these youth football coaching drills to keep your younger players engaged and motivated. Keep your practices fun and the results will speak for themselves. Tackling Sharks & Minnows One of the football drills I love to do with the younger kids (7 – 9) is a variation of Sharks and Minnows but with tackling. [...]

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Football Practice – Agility Drills

Football Practice – Agility Drills

March 25, 2011

We did something during spring football practice that we hadn’t tried before.  It proved to be quite successful in getting our kids loose, motivated, and focused for the next couple of hours.  We call it our “Agility Drills.” Agility Drills 1. First thing when we get out on the field is our Dynamic Stretching (sideline [...]

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Ideas on Coaching Football – Team Unity

Ideas on Coaching Football – Team Unity

March 23, 2011

The importance of team unity is one of the biggest factors in having a successful season so I stress to my players to not only work with each other on the field but off as well. This is one of the ideas on coaching football that I stress all season long. Team Unity You can [...]

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Line Backer Football Drills – 4 on 4 Drill

March 21, 2011

About twice a week we use these line backer football drills. This is a great drill to see blocking, DL and LB techniques, and tackling.  We call it the 4 on 4 drill. 4 on 4 Drill We have three blockers and one ball carrier on offense and three defensive linemen and one linebacker on [...]

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Youth Football Drills – 4th Quarter Conditioning

Youth Football Drills – 4th Quarter Conditioning

March 18, 2011

Here is one of the youth football drills I used when I was coaching a team of boys 9-10yrs old.  We not only practiced hard but the boys “loved” my end of practice “4th quarter” conditioning. 4th Quarter Conditioning Divide the team in 1/2. First line goes into the down position and starts on the [...]

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