Football Training Drills – Pocket Protection Drill
One of the football training drills that I use is the pocket protection drill. This football drill also make the team come together as a team.
Football Tips
Football Coaching Tips – Linemen Parachute Drill
This is one of my favorite football coaching tips. I use this football drill when teaching offensive and defensive lineman the proper way to fire out and stay low.
Football Coaching Tips – Drills and Tips
If you're searching for some fresh football coaching tips to use with your team, try these. I've included a couple of football drills and a motivational tip that can be used with all ages.
Football Tackling Tips – Best Tackling Drill
Try my football tackling tips with your team and you'll be amazed at the results. This is my best tackling football drill.
Coaching Youth Football – Motivation
If you're coaching youth football, you know firsthand how critical it is to motivate your players. This idea works well with players that are in their first or second year of play.
Youth Football Coaching – Practice Planning Tips
Recently, I helped to coach a team of 6 yr olds. Most of coaching experience is at the high school level and above, not youth football coaching. Man, what a change. My practice was a disaster.
Football Coaching – Formations and Positions
This football coaching drill relates to young players (1st and 2nd year).
Flag Football Tips – Teaching Player Positions
Try these flag football tips to teach your players the positions. In order to quickly teach youth flag football players positions on the field, I take old golf balls and mark them with "quarterback", "cornerback" etc.
Football Coaching Philosophy – Leadership
I am always reminded of that Garth Brooks song "We Shall Be Free", when Warren Moon, John Elway and Troy Aikman come on to say the same thing; the three keys to success is "Education, Education, Education." It is these three seconds that has inspired my football coaching philosophy: Teach the kids.
Youth Football Coaching – Use Varsity Playbooks
This is a good youth football coaching tip for all youth football coaches. It was taught to me by my coaches and my mentors. We run the exact same playbook as our varsity.
Football Practice Drills – Punting & Kick-Offs
Try these football practice drills with your players. This is a football tip that works well for all ages but especially with your new high school team who may just be starting out with tackle football.
Youth Football Training – Soft Hands Catch
For youth football training, I like to use this football drill to teach my players how to develop soft hands which is necessary to catch properly. This drill is fun and quickly shows immediate cause and effect of doing this football drill correctly or incorrectly.
Football Offensive Plays – Shutdown
Here is one of the football offensive plays we teach our offensive linemen when we are trying to draw an offsides penalty is called "shutdown". We call a play and the count is shutdown.
Coaching Football – Tips & Drills
If you're coaching football, you know you need fresh ideas for tips and drills to keep your team's attention. Here are a couple of suggestions to try with your team.
Football Lineman Drills – Footwork & Boards
I got the inspiration for these football coaching tips from Alex. They include some fresh ideas for football lineman drills. Try them out and let me know what you think!
Coaching Football – Coaching Strategy
I’m often asked for advice on coaching football and how to help players who may be struggling or who are rookies to the team. Here’s a simple coaching tip that will pay huge dividends with your team.
Football Offensive Lineman Drills – The Gorilla Drill
Check out these football offensive lineman drills. They include some great tips that you can begin using with your team right away.
Running Back Football Drills – The Gauntlet
Many coaches struggle to come up with running back football drills. Here is one drill that has worked for me in the past. This is a football drill that to use whenever fumbling problems begin to plague you.