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Creating Alignment Conflict for the Defense with the Trio Formation Series
The Trio Formation is one of the hardest formations in football to defend. If you have the personnel, I personally think this formation causes more issues to a defense than the traditional Trips formation.
How Playing Youth Football Builds Character
One of the best parts about football, and sports in general, is the learning that takes place. This sport teaches young men the merit of hard work, the ability to sacrifice for a greater good, and how to overcome adversity.
Rocket Motion Tackle Over Formation Series | Sweep, Belly, and Trap
Rocket Motion Tackle Over Formation Series is great for youth football for several reasons. In youth football defenses will typically not adjust at all or they will over shift to unbalanced formations.
Coaching the H Back in the Spread Offense
The H Back is one of the most difficult positions to coach because of its versatility and the amount of different skills they must learn. For an H Back to be truly successful they must know the entire run game and the complete passing game.
Teaching Your Quarterback How to Throw on the Run | Flash Fire Drill
One of the most effective skills a Quarterback can have is the ability to throw the football on the run. When the Quarterback is able to break the pocket and threaten the defense with the run, while at the same time being able to throw the ball to a receiver downfield, the defense is put […]
How to use Motion to Stress the Defense
We have talked multiple times about the importance of creating an offensive system that looks complex to the opponent but is very simple for your players to master. One way to achieve this easily is by using the formation system we described in the previous article to create multiple formations while limiting learning for the […]
California Youth Football Alliance | Join the Fight to Save Youth Football
In February of 2018, a legislative measure AB 2108 (the Safe Youth Football Act- California) was created, but failed to be submitted to the committee for consideration because of the efforts of the Save Youth Football Coalition (Save Youth Football California). Heading into 2019, make no mistake, youth football is still under attack.
Creating Simple Tempo Calls to Keep the Defense Off Guard
Many people think that tempo stresses a defense. They will blindly say that the faster we go on offense, the more stress it puts on a defense.
Determining the Effectiveness of Your Play Calls
How effective is your play calling? This is something that every coach needs to look at when the season wraps up.
Weekly Progression For Preparing the Offensive Line
One thing that offensive lines struggle with at all levels is how to adapt the blocking schemes for the upcoming opponent. One way to decrease these questions is to use less blocking schemes so that the offensive line is comfortable against different looks.
The In and Out Pre Practice Drill for Skilled Position Players
As a coach the thing that I can’t stand is a lack of efficiency. When our players are on the field during practice, I want to make sure they are always in constant motion and getting better at their skill sets.
Defending Four Verticals in Youth Football
As the Spread Offense continues to move across the country and create an impact at all levels defensive coordinators are forced to stop it. In order to truly understand how to stop the Spread Offense you must understand that everything in the Spread stems from the Four Verticals passing concept.
3 Rules for Creating Productive Coaches Meetings
The current trend in society is very anti-meeting. Lots of people perceive meetings as a gigantic waste of time that can be avoided through the use of technology.
Using the Swap Tag in the Passing Game
One of the easiest ways to keep things simple in the passing game is through the use of tags. We use tags off of our base plays that allow the players to trade responsibilities.