Coaching Youth Football How To Stop The Power Running Game

This guide was written to help the coaches of youth football that have a hard time stopping their opponents power running game. In order to succeed, a strong football defense will be required. You need a strong, yet simple defense that you kids can understand. This is youth football so we need to make sure we teach a proper level youth football defense and not some high-school level system. Everyone who has coached youth football knows that most teams try to run some kind of a power running game and this guide will show you how to slow it down. Slowing down the running will become a primary objective if you wish to have success. It doesn't matter if you are coaching 5 year olds, 14 year olds, house league or Pop Warner since every one of these levels needs to keep the other team from scoring. Most teams run the ball, especially the really young age groups so you need to be prepared. Coaching youth football is a daunting task and we want to help you succeed. Having a strong youth football defense is a great start. Our guide will give you the simple basics you need to teach your players. We will tell you where to line up against your opponent and what techniques they should use.

You coach a youth football team that is heavy on quickness and skill but light on ... actual pounds. It seems unlikely that you will be able to move the ball with a simple ground and pound approach to offense. What to do? In Read Option Offense for Youth Football, a veteran youth football coach takes you through an offensive approach that emphasizes spacing, speed, and reads over brute force. You will learn the philosophy behind this offense, formations, and plays, in addition to practice drill setups. By the time you are finished you will be ready to install an offense that chews up yardage and lights up the scoreboard.

The modern double wing offense is the pinnacle of power and misdirection football. This book covers how to implement it, coach it, and utilize it with a variety of youth football teams. The system as been field tested for over ten years by not only the author but from coaches around the country who sing its praise. The system is simple, efficient, and effective while teaching the core fundamentals of football. The author has taken Don Markham's, inventor of the modern double wing, core principles and made them effective for any age group in youth football. See what some well known double wing coaches are saying about this book: Every youth coach needs to read this book, whether you run Double Wing or not this is a must read in understanding the most dynamic offense in Youth Football. With the depth and teaching of the system it will become obvious why so many people are winning with the Jack Gregory DW. There is no doubt in my mind that Jack Gregory's Double Wing is the best design for Youth Football. Jason Mensing; Head Football Coach, Tecumseh High School, MI Jack Gregory has done an unbelievable job once again spreading his knowledge and experience on the double wing. In running this offense for 10 years and speaking across the country, there is few people I have met who have a grasp on the offense like Jack. It is only equaled by his clear and concise way of articulating and teaching the offense to players and coaches of all levels. This book is a must read for any coach interested in or running the double wing.Tim Murphy Head Football Coach, Clovis East High School Clovis, CA Youth Double Wing by Jack Gregory is a must read for any new or experienced football coach, from youth all the way up to high school. It's detailed, creative and easy to understand. I based my offense on Jack's DW system three years ago and it helped catapult me to the 2007 Pop Warner National Championships. Tony Akers 2007 National Championship Finalist Santa Margarita Pop Warner What an awesome opportunity for youth football coaches seeking to learn the core aspects of one of the foremost power offenses in the game. To be able to sit at the feet of one of youth football's most respected coach advisors and be systematically lead through the principles, philosophy and concepts that makes this offense the force that it is known to be is truly a privilege. Following Jack's teachings and principles has enabled my DW teams to make it to the National Pop Warner Super bowl games two of the last three years, and even win the National Championship (2006). As such, I am very pleased to recommend this book as it's just like the offense that it teaches: Well structured, yet Systematic and Powerful! Christopher AustinLos Alamitos Pop Warner 2006 Pop Warner National ChampionI've looked at a lot of youth football coaching materials over the years. You will not find a more complete, out of the box system anywhere. Coach Gregory's system has proven successful for teams with players as young as 5 years through the High School level. There is one thing that teams who run Gregory's system have in common - they WIN football games!!! I have run Jack's system since 2003 and have enjoyed tremendous success. This isn't just a book of X's & O's. Coach Gregory goes into great detail in explaining not just what to do, but there is great focus on the hows, whens, and whys. I promise that this book will not just make your team better, it will make you a better coach as well. In my opinion, there's not a better system out there. If there were, I'd be using it! Kenny Mead - Head CoachEast Lake Youth Football; Tampa, FloridaFenton High School Football (JV); Fenton, MichiganFenton Youth Football; Fenton, Michigan

You volunteered to coach the football team, but are you ready? How will you teach the fundamental skills, run effective practices, and harness the energy of your young team? Fear not: Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Football has the answers. Longtime coach Jim Dougherty teams up with Brandon Castel to share experience and advice you can rely on from the first practice to the final game. It’s all here in the drills and the plays: evaluating players’ skills, establishing realistic goals, offering in-game coaching tips, and making the practices fun! Develop your team’s offensive and defensive skills for all positions with the Survival Guide’s collection of the game’s best youth drills. For plays that young players can actually run, flip to the Survival Guide’s offensive playbook and defensive alignments. And to get the most out of every practice, follow the ready-to-use practice plans. Turn to the series that has already guided thousands of first-time coaches in basketball, soccer, and softball to rewarding and productive seasons. With Survival Guide for Coaching Youth Football, you’re already well on your way.

The Gun T RPO system is now available for coaches wishing to see Coach Simpson's offense. His playbook will provide the following for coaches wishing to see how the offense works: Formations and tags. Be as simple or complex as you want with simple tags.Motions and shifts. Confuse the defense by moving players pre-snap.Buck Sweep - All the flavors of buck sweep vs. any front the defense wants to throw out. Strong Belly - Coach Simpson's unique simple way to run strong belly will adapt to any front.Strong Belly Read - Making one blocking scheme into many is the goal of the Gun T RPO system.Jet Sweep/Quick Belly/Quick Belly Read - All 3 plays run with the same blocking rules and little adjustments.Counter Game - How to run a traditional wing-t counter and mix it with the RPO game.Passing game in the Gun T RPO systemHeavy SetAnd more...Review from Coachtube about the Gun T RPO System: "Coach Simpson's Gun T Offensive Overview is an excellent offensive resource. This course provides the foundation of Coach Simpson's offensive philosophy. Coach believes in the monikers that "Less is More" and the "Rule of 3", which both were evident in the explanation of the offense. His explanations were clear and concise, and the presentations were easy to follow." - Todd Knipp"This is absolutely amazing. Coach Simpson does an excellent job of explaining his system. Whether your a young coach or an experienced coach this is must see. You can easily see why he is a successful coach. His detail an organization is on point and I cannot wait to learn more from Coach Simpson." - Mike Kloes"I've been following coach Simpson for a while now and it's very clear to me that even though I may not be a HC, we have similar philosophies. If you are a Wing T guy looking for ways to "Modernize" your offense, or a Spread guy looking for an effective and efficient run game this is the offense you should be looking at!" - Coach Sheffer"The course by Coach Simpson was quite helpful. As the new Head Coach of a small school - the Gun T system is going to help us be successful right away. Being a spread coach for the last 8-9 years, this system easily blends the best of both worlds of spread and wing-." -Mike Wilson"Coach Simpson's Gun-T Offense is dynamic and efficient. This course gets into the foundation of building blocks of the Gun-T offense and what you are trying to do offensively to be as successful as possible." - Austin Pink"Amazing detail on numerous variations of attaching RPO's to your Bucksweep. Keeps it simple yet extremely informative. Great Job Coach Simpson, you made me a believer! Highly recommend!" - Mike Turso"Coach Simpson does a awesome job explaining his system, and he does it a way that people like myself who are not familiar with RPO's can understand!" - Coach Coleman

Taking a drills-based approach to teaching basic skills, this handbook features the expertise of one of the nation's top-ranking college football coaches. 55 illustrations.

Football Offenses & Plays presents all of the popular offensive systems used today as well as tactical advice for play calling in each of four areas of the field. It features insights from many of the game's top offensive minds, who have conceived, or are extremely successful in employing, a specific means of attack: -Discover the strengths of the I-Formation from Al Borges and the use of the H-back from Joe Novak. -Maximize the use of one-back sets using two, three, or four receivers with the help of Glen Mason, Joe Tiller, and Gregg Brandon. -Make the shotgun a real weapon with the insights of Randy Walker and Rich Rodriguez. -Learn how to use four receivers from shotgun formations from Rich Rodriguez. -Trace the development of running attacks, including the veer with Bill Yeoman, the wing-T with Tubby Raymond, and flexbone with Fisher DeBerry. -Execute soundly in the yellow zone, green zone, red zone, and gold zone with guidance from Dennis Franchione, Ralph Friedgen, Larry Kehres, and Terry Malone. -Employ the best strategies for two-minute and no-huddle situations with advice from Gary Tranquill. -Help your quarterback make effective play calls at the line of scrimmage with the audible system presented by Don Nehlen. Developed by the American Football Coaches Association, Football Offenses & Plays is the most detailed and comprehensive book on offensive tactics ever published. Make it part of your game plan this season and see your side of the scoreboard light up!

The modern day youth sports environment has taken the enjoyment out of athletics for our children. Currently, 70% of kids drop out of organized sports by the age of 13, which has given rise to a generation of overweight, unhealthy young adults. There is a solution. John O’Sullivan shares the secrets of the coaches and parents who have not only raised elite athletes, but have done so by creating an environment that promotes positive core values and teaches life lessons instead of focusing on wins and losses, scholarships, and professional aspirations. Changing the Game gives adults a new paradigm and a game plan for raising happy, high performing children, and provides a national call to action to return youth sports to our kids.

Do you have a child currently playing youth football? Are you a parent with a child wanting to play football? Are you needing or wanting to learn the basics of youth football? Are you wanting to coach children’s football? Are you just curious of what goes on in youth football? If the answer isYES to any of these questions, then this book is for you. Unlike many other books on football, this book was written to help parents and new coaches on understanding the basics of youth football. It contains all of the basic parts of youth football, starting with offensive concepts, detailed plays, defensive concepts, and special teams. All of the information within the book was written at a level for kids, parents, and coaches to understand and not overly complicated as many football books are at the professional level. The information is explained in a very simplistic form making it easy to learn.

Congratulations on your commitment to coach youth football. If you have played but haven’t coached before, you’ll need some help to make your first season a success. If you have coached previously, every season is an opportunity to do better. Coaching Youth Football, with its field-tested information and advice, will help you run your team with confidence. You’ll find methods and tips for communicating with players, minimizing risk and preventing injuries, providing basic first aid, planning and conducting practices, teaching the fundamental techniques and tactics, coaching on game day, and keeping it all fun. Written by Joe Galat, a former college and NFL coach and the president and founder of American Youth Football (AYF), this book covers fundamentals of offense, defense, and special teams. It features separate chapters on offensive and defensive techniques and tactics, as well as the best practices for blocking and tackling to minimize the risk of injury. More than 70 drills and 126 photos and illustrations are included in the chapters. Designed for coaches of players ages 14 and under, this book is also a valuable component of the Coaching Youth Football: The AYF Way online course, the official course of AYF, offered through Human Kinetics Coach Education. With this book, you can create an athlete-centered environment that promotes player development, enjoyment, motivation, and safety so that players will come out for the team year after year.