Toss Sweep Series for Youth Football
The Toss play is one of the best plays in football for a coupe of reasons. For one, Toss will allow you to get your athletes the ball in space very quickly.
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5 Menacing Blitz Packages out of the 4-3 Defense | Zone Blitzes
Zone blitzing is something that I feel isn’t utilized very much on the youth football level. It’s a very underrated and under-utilized coverage/ blitz scheme.
5 Great Passing Concepts out of Double Tight-end Formations
When offenses come out in a Double Tight-end formation everyone thinks ‘ground and pound’. However, there are several great passing concepts out of double tight-end formations.
The Buck Sweep Play from the Spread
The Buck Sweep from the Spread is one of the most powerful plays in football. Buck Sweep faded into the forgotten land of niche offenses for a decade or two when the spread really started to take off.
Utilizing Zone Blitzes to Neutralize the Run and Pass Game
We’re a defense that plays Cover 3 as our base coverage. There aren’t many teams on the youth football level that run zone coverage, but we are one of the few teams that do run zone and do it with consistent success.
5 Best Trick Plays for Youth Football | Greatest Trick Plays
These are our 5 best trick plays for youth football. These trick plays are great because they are fun to run and they will come in handy when your team needs a big play.
Our 5 Favorite Articles from our Team Building Article Series
There is so much more to coaching football than just the x’s and o’s. Football is the ultimate team sport.
3 Major Benefits of Playing Football by Coach Whitehead | From the Gut Series
When I was a kid growing up in a small blue collar neighborhood little did I know how significant a role football would play in my life. I can remember always knowing when Friday was here because the town shuts down for high school football.
Coaching the Combo and Double Team Block | Youth Football
The combo block is one of the best blocks in football. It’s a block that I feel is underutilized on the youth football level.
Controlling the Defense with the Oscar Play
The heart of creating an effective offense is the ability to create a system that allows you to do what you want to do and punish the defense when they react to it. In a Spread to Run System this often means that as a play caller you will change the play at the line […]
Jet Series out of 11 Personnel | 3 Play Series
This Jet Series out of 11 personnel (1 RB / 1 TE) is a three play series. These three plays are Jet Sweep, Q Power, and Q Counter.
10 ways to Motivate Athletes as a Youth Football Coach
The best coaches that I know are not only have great football minds, but they are elite motivators. There is so much more to coaching than just the x’s and o’s.
Building a Program Philosophy and Team Culture
The first thing you need to do when you are building a program philosophy and team culture is to create a clear mission statement. When building your team’s / program’s culture it’s important that all coaches are models of that philosophy and culture.
Pass Protection Fundamentals and Techniques | 5 Pass Pro Concepts
Pass protection is always a very difficult thing to teach on the youth football level. In order to be a good pass protection team you need to commit practice time to it.
Dominate with the E.A.T Philosophy: Effort-Attitude-Toughness
We talk a lot with our kids about “dominating the controllables”. Regardless of situation, there are 3 things we can ALWAYS control- our attitude, our effort, and our toughness.