Coaching Football-Youth and Middle School

Coaching Football Mo/va/ng and Discipline •  Praise kids for par/cipa/ng •  Look for posi/ves and make a big deal of them. •  Stay calm when the kids make mistakes, help them learn from their mistakes. •  Have reasonable and realis/c expecta/ons. •  Treat kids with respect, avoiding put-­‐downs, sarcasm and ridicule. •  Remind kids not to get down on themselves. Learn from mistake and move on. •  Do not take yourself too seriously during the game. •  Maintain a fun is #1 aItude, with lots of laughter and sense of humor. Be serious in certain situa/ons but it is ok to show both sides. •  Remember, you are a role model for good sportsmanship: –  Winning without gloa/ng –  Losing without complaining –  Treat opponents and officials with fairness, generosity and courtesy. Coaching Quick Tips Make it fun! Limit standing around! Emphasize the fundamentals-­‐Teach! Incorporate a progression of skill development! •  Yell Encouragement, Whisper Construc/ve Cri/cism! • 
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Developing a prac/ce plan •  Upfront Planning & Prepara/on – Break Down by Week, By Prac/ce, By Minute – Coaches Goals & Prac/ce Plan – Delega/on of Responsibili/es by Head Coach •  Develop a Prac/ce Agenda at least 24 to 48 hours prior to every prac/ce. – Communicate the agenda to the en/re coaching staff. •  Get their input as well! – Assign coaching responsibili/es. •  Train Assistants – Have a defined stop and start /me for every face Prac/ce Organiza/on •  Basic Organiza,on Rules… – Keep a constant structure so that players
become comfortable at prac,ce and focus on learning. – Establish a set pa>ern so that your players know what to expect and where to go and what to do. Prac/ce Organiza/on •  How you divide your team for prac,ce will depend on: – # of assistant coaches. – Number of players at each posi,on / area. – The ,me you have to prac,ce each week. •  If things get confusing, simplify. If players have trouble grasping something, cut back, review, avoid piling on more informa,on. Prac/ce Organiza/on •  Introduce offensive plays, as a whole, to the en,re team, before breaking off and working on individual assignments. •  Then…bring it all together. Prac/ce Organiza/on •  Typical Prac,ce Breakdown – Stretching & Warm-­‐Up – Team Talk – Introduc,on of goals, new plays or concepts – Breakout sessions and individual skills •  Keep drills fast and engaging •  Try to afford maximize player par,cipa,on •  Bring in all together •  Wrap it up with energy The Plan – If you're coaching youth football, your job is to get players comfortable playing the game. It is not to win. Every prac,ce should be dedicated to incorpora,ng new fundamentals. Winning will come if you con,nue to reinforce the fundamentals of football. Dedica,on, hard work, team work, compe,,veness, discipline and posi,on specific skills are all are fundamentals that should be taught. Skills=Fundamentals •  What to teach? – Responsibili/es on plays / posi/on – Fundamentals •  Break Out Sessions – By posi/on… •  QB s •  RB s •  Recievers / TE s •  Lineman •  DB s •  LB s •  D-­‐Line •  Snappers Quarterback Fundamentals •  Stance •  Taking a Snap – Under Center – Shotgun •  Gripping the Ball •  3-­‐Step Drop •  5-­‐Step Drop •  Pre-­‐Passing Posi/on •  Throwing Mo/on •  Touch Passing •  Sprint / Roll Out •  Bootleg Running Back Fundamentals • 
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2-­‐Point Stance 3-­‐Point Stance Taking a Handoff Receiving a Pitch Lead Blocking Cut Blocking Pass Blocking Wrapping the Ball Up Timing Receiver Fundamentals •  2-­‐Point Stance •  Stem Routes – Passing Tree – Reading the defender •  Receiving a Pass Above the Numbers •  Receiving a Pass Below the Numbers •  Swim Release •  Rip Release •  Tip Drill •  4-­‐Corners Drill Offensive Lineman Fundamentals • 
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2-­‐Point, 3-­‐Point Stance Drive Block Reach Block Zone Block Duck Walk Angle Block Double Team Block Footwork Pulling Footwork Pass Blocking Building a Pocket Defensive Fundamentals For the ENTIRE team… – Form Tackling •  Front Tackle •  Angle Tackle Defensive Line Fundamentals • 
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3-­‐Point Stance Defea/ng the Drive Block Defea/ng the Reach Block Defea/ng the Angle Block Defea/ng the Double Team Block Reading the Offensive Lineman Swim Move Rip Move Spin Move Linebacker Fundamentals • 
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Stance Reading & Reac/ng Defea/ng a Lead Block Defea/ng a Pass Block Pass Coverage Defensive Backs Fundamentals • 
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Stance Zone Pass Coverage Man Coverage Jamming Receivers Running & Angles Run Force Tip Drill 4-­‐Corners Drill Special Teams In a game involving two hard hiIng, physical football teams built alike, you just know it s going to come down to something unique. -­‐ Brian Billick Special Teams •  Every 1 out of 5 Plays Happens Here!! •  Every prac/ce, in either physical or mental aspect. – Blocking a Punt – Snapping the Ball – Protec/on – PAT – Onside Kick – The Wall and Wedge – Punt Coverage – Kick Coverage Resources •  Manuals – NFL Coaching Academy Playbook—go to hmp://pdfebooksonline.com/ebook-­‐football+drills-­‐
pdf-­‐1.html Search for free PDF files related to football. Type in the search bar what you are looking for and PDF ar/cles will be shown for you to download. •  USA Football •  Google / Internet •  Network Other Coaches Improvement •  Never stop looking for ways to improve. •  Never stop coaching fundamentals. •  Never stop improving. We would plan to prac/ce being behind by two touchdowns, or being ahead by two touchdowns. We would prac/ce how to use the clock, how to save /me…whatever con/ngency that we felt important and prac/ce it. -­‐ Bill Walsh Coach-­‐Player Communica/on •  When speaking to your players: – Be credible and trustworthy – Speak Clearly – Convey direct messages – Focus on one thing at a /me – Reinforce with repe//on – Be a good listener – Provide relevant and useful informa/on – Convey messages high in informa/on – Be sincere Coach-­‐Player Communica/on If your players buy into you, and know you care, they ll give you everything they have! Stretching-­‐Form Running Drills •  Stretching Program •  In the endzone. Cover 6 or 8. On whistle each line start the exercise. Go 20 yards. Everyone Clap on the whistle. •  Dynamic –  Slow walk-­‐walking lunge –  Slow Side Lunge –  High Knee –  Kick bum –  Bound up –  Shuffle –  Carrioca –  High Knee Quick carioca –  Backward Stride –  Stride out Stretching-­‐Form Running Drills •  On whistle sprint straight out to stretch lines., each athlete is 5 yards from each other. Individual Stretch—On whistle take helmet off put on ground. Facing forward. – 
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Neck-­‐ Front, Back, Right, Ler Arm Across, Right, Ler Straight leg-­‐touch toes Bumerfly-­‐squat Split legs-­‐Ler, Right, Middle Calf Stretch/Right then Ler On belly, Quad Stretch •  A player will lead. Start to clap then say Baron Jacks, Ready Say Each lemer at the top, B.A.R.O.N.S. Then say Barons, Barons, Barons. Then all players will get in a football posi/on. The leader will then say give me three. The players will give 3 claps in unison and come together. Possible Condi/oning Exercises •  Consider your prac/ce,working on skills, as a condi/oner. During your prac/ce the drills you select could be used as a condi/oner for your athletes. Keep them moving. Make them fun and compe//ve. •  At end of prac/ce. Choose one of the following –  Sprints 20 to 40 yards. 8-­‐12 sprints –  Gassers-­‐ Sprint to hash and back, then other hash, then other sideline and back, that equals 1. Do this 2 to 3 /mes. –  Whistle drill. On first whistle they sprint un/l the next whistle. They get in their stance and wait un/l the next set of whistle. Do this up and down the field. Doing this for 100 yards will make them /red. –  A varia/on of whistle drill is have them perform a different movement each /me you start them. Sprint, backward run, shuffle side ways, backward run then turn and sprint, forward roll then sprint, hit the grass then get up and sprint. Any exercise you want. 100 yds. DeKalb Baron Football Prac,ce Schedule 10 Minutes: Warm-­‐Up (see stretching-­‐form running sec/on) 10 Minutes: Group Tackling/Blocking Session Divide into at least two groups. Divide into more groups if you have addi/onal coaches. Each coach should be responsible to teach a blocking or tackling session. Athletes will perform each sta/on. 15 Minutes: Offensive Posi,on Work SE/TE/Slots/RB/QB
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 1. Fundamentals
1. Fundamentals 2. Time-­‐up plays 2. Work as a group-­‐running plays 10 Minutes: Defensive Posi,on Work DB/LB
D-­‐LINE/LB *you can rotate days with LB* 1. Tackling Drill 1. Tackling Drill 2. Fundamentals
2. Fundamentals 3. Alignments, Stance, Reads 3. Alignment, Stance, Reads 15 Minutes: Special Teams -­‐Individual Skills Kicking, Pun/ng, Snapping, Catching Punts/Kicks etc. -­‐Team Time Each prac/ce, one or two parts of the special teams should be prac/ced. 25 Minutes: Team Time -­‐Offense vs. Dummies/Bags or Trash Cans Offense vs. Live-­‐Full Go should be prac/ced when players have gained more experience. -­‐Defense vs. Offense Defensive Team Pursuits Defensive Alignments vs. Forma/ons 5 Minutes: Wrap-­‐up and meet with team **Middle School** With Four Coaches 4 tackling/blocking sta/ons can be u/lized. Also, offensive and defensive posi/on work can be broken down into: On offense-­‐1 coach as the QB/RB coach, 1 coach as the SE/Slots/ coach and 2 coaches as the Oline coaches. On defense-­‐1 coach as the LB coach, 1 coach as the DB coach, 1 coach as the DT coach and 1 coach as the DE coach.