Offensive Game Planning/Adjustments Archives:

Offensive Pace as a Weapon in Youth Football In today’s topsy-turvey world of college football, we see teams like Oregon and Oklahoma State running plays at breakneck speed to effectively wear down a defense, but can it work in youth football? With less practice time and less mature players is the risk reward equation leaning [...]

Reading Defensive Tackles When Calling the Offense Many youth football coaches read Defensive Ends or Linebackers when they are trying to figure out the optimum play to call on offense. While that may make a lot of sense, don’t forget to pay attention to Defensive Tackles. They seem to come in many varieties, King Kong, [...]

 Speeding Up the Game When Coaching Youth Football Many of us have looked in amazement at the production the Oregon Ducks have had on offense in the last few years. Chip Kelly’s Ducks have averaged nearly 50 points per game in the last two years on their way to a National Championship game in 2010 against Auburn in [...]

Youth Football Plays- Which Work and Don’t Work Against Quality Teams One of the things I found very interesting while watching over 60 different youth football teams play at the Pop Warner and AYF National Championships was observing trends. One of the things that was very evident early on and was very consistent in these [...]

More Votes for “Wrist Coaches” We have dedicated a number of posts on this blog about all the great reasons to go no-huddle and use “wrist-coaches” to call in your plays. But I overlooked one very important benefit that was pointed out to me by a youth football coach using my system that attended my [...]

                        The Silent Count for Youth Football   A silent count is often used in youth football by teams trying to gain an advantage. On a silent count, the ball is snapped to the quarterback after the offense has gotten set, the quarterback lifts his hands slightly signaling to the center it is time to [...]

Coaching Against Press Coverage In Youth Football   How do you defeat press coverage when coaching youth football? Most non-select teams in youth football do not play press coverage with their defensive backs, as it requires very physical and athletic corners. Press coverage almost always has the defensive backs right in the face of your [...]

What are “good” football plays when you are coaching youth football?   There are many ways to define a “good” football play, but many players, parents and youth football coaches have it all wrong.   Many youth football coaches don’t even bother to analyze their football plays. They have a general “feel” for what is working [...]

Making Adjustments When Coaching Youth Football- A Problem Defensive End   Question from Todd H in Virginia:     What adjustments can I make on my strong side off-tackle run when there is a Defensive End playing head up on the strong side tight end?      Answer: Good question, most people refer to that as a [...]

The Hay is in the Barn- In Youth Football Terms Here in the Midwest there is a term we use quite often to describe when we have finished up a task and there isn’t a whole lot more to do or worry about. The phrase is “The Hay is in the Barn”. It means just [...]