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Coaching Football – Football Equipment Ideas

What do swimming pool liners, planks and a medicine ball have in common? These are all items that are easy to come by and work very well in your football practice plans. They can all be used for your ... More

Youth Defensive Linemen Drill

Here is one of our favorite drills for youth defensive linemen (Ages 11-14).More

Football Development Drills – Passing Drills

We work on passing skills as often as we can. These drills help younger players with ball control and more seasoned players can hone their skills. The first drill works on long and short passing and t... More

Letting the Other Team Score- To WIN a Game Other Than the Super Bowl

Letting the Other Team Score- Not Just for NFL Coaches Yes, you heard that correctly, letting the other team score on purpose to try and win a game. It not only happens in the Super Bowl, it happens w... More

Running Back Drill

I have my running backs do this drill as often as possible. It works on several issues at the same time.More

Football Training Drills – Progression Tackling Drill

For years, I have struggled to teach tackling. Because breakdown is such a huge part of tackling, it's tough to get the athletes to associate the marriage between breakdown, momentum, control, and for... More

Defensive Football Drills – Defensive End, Receivers and Tight Ends

Could you use some fresh ideas for defensive drills for your team? Here are two drills that you can use for all of your defensive players--defensive end and for receivers and tight ends.More

Defensive Football Drills – Angle Pursuit Drill

This is one of the defensive football drills that I like to run for pursuit angles.More

Flag Football Drill

While coaching elementary flag football one of the hardest things to get my flag football players to do was to run north and south rather than east and west.More

Winning Youth Football Coach of the Year Awards

2011 Coach of the Year Dan Schlager- Jupiter Mustangs, Jupiter Florida Midgets- age 12-14 Treasure Coast Pop Warner League Champions Southeast Pop Warner Region Champions Pop Warner National Champions... More

Interview WIth Pop Warner National Champion and WInning Youth Football’s Coach of the Year Dan Schlager

Interview With Dan Schlager, Winning Youth Football’s Coach of the Year and 2011 Pop Warner Midget National Championship Winner Dan Schlager from Jupiter, Florida was named by Winning Youth Football t... More

Quarterback & Running Back Drill

I had racked my brain to get my backs to lead block out of the backfield and "go full speed" off the snap. Most plays at this level, I have learned, are sweeps and/or misdirection sweeps and the faste... More

Football Training Drill – Thunder Ball

We call this training drill - "THUNDER BALL". It's like a good old fashion game of touch football but with a little twist. It's almost like half court basketball because we try to run the game very qu... More

What the College Football National Championship Game Can Teach Youth Football Coaches

What can a youth football coach take away from the National Championship game? When you are coaching youth football you have to be careful about what you learn from watching College Football. We don’t... More

Are Video Games Hurting your Youth Football Team?

Louisville football coach Charlie Strong, blames a key loss to Pittsburgh on one of the most popular video games, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3. He says in a NESN.com article, “…we let the video game ... More

Quarterback Drills and Skills for a Spread Pistol QB

I watched Anthony Pratley’s The Pistol Spread Option Offense: Quarterback Drills and Skills DVD a few weeks ago.  I really enjoyed the DVD Quarterback training video.  We don’t run the Pis... More

KYA Keller Select Football, Kanes, Huskers and Bears

Sent via KYA Football…. Do you love football? Do you want to play on a team where everyone is considered family? Do you want more competition and see where you stack up among the best in the sta... More

Pistol Wing T Combo Packages Offense DVD Video

A few weeks ago I watched  Rick Stewart’s The Pistol Wing-T Offense: Combo Packages and Trick Plays DVD video from Championship Productions.  This is a great DVD.  Many of you know I am partial ... More

Rapid Pace No-Huddle for Youth Football

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 ... More

Jason Witten Youth Football Camp

Old Spice Jason Witten Football ProCamp Join Dallas Cowboys tight end and seven-time Pro Bowler Jason Witten for football instruction and fun at the 2012 Old Spice Jason Witten Football ProCamp. Dates... More

How do you keep up to date on Coaching Youth Football?

I’ve always been a reader and researcher, probably one reason I am writing this youth football blog.  I am curious how everyone else keeps up with the latest and greatest coaching information.  ... More

Dallas, TX – 2 Day Training Camp – June 2-3, 2012 | Kohl’s Football Kicking Camps, Punting Camps, and Snapping Camps

Kohl’s goal is to help every motivated athlete attain their maximum level of performance in kicking, punting, and snapping. We want to teach our athletes the correct techniques and practice habi... More

Youth Football Coach’s Reading List

It’s almost a new year, 2012.  Can you believe it?  No, me either. If you are like me, you are starting to think about your next youth football season and developing your plans. Since we play Sp... More

Linebacker Baseball Youth Football Drill

Coach with a baseball stands at tailback depth behind rings set up like an offensive line Linebacker or defensive back aligns at a MLB position or other DB position Coach rolls baseball to simulate pa... More

Congrats to Jupiter Mustangs, Pop Warner Midget National Champions

A heart felt congratulations are in order for the 2011 Pop Warner Midget National Champions, the Jupiter Mustangs from Jupiter, Florida. Good friend and Winning Youth Football system user Dan Schlager... More

Making the Same Mistakes as NFL Coaches Enable Youth Coaches to Lose Games

Little things separate youth football teams that finish 12-0 and those that finish 10-2, that also applies to football at other levels of play. Often times these little blunders are on special teams a... More

Observations from the Pop Warner and AYF National Championships

Pop Warner and AYF National Championships                     For the last 3 years I’ve attended the Pop Warner and AYF National Championships in Orla... More

Why are the Broncos Winning with Tebow?

If you haven’t heard, the Denver Broncos won again in overtime against the Chicago Bears, in another miraculous Tebow comeback.  The Broncos are now 7-1, with 3 overtime wins, since Tebow became start... More

Youth Football Coach of the Year Awards

Every year we like to recognize a group of coaches who have excelled on and off the field of play. This year we will be awarding our annual “Winning Youth Football Coach of the Year Award”, “Winning Y... More

What Other Sports Help Develop Youth Football Players Best

The youth football season is over for most of us, so now what? See what we do in my next newsletter. Many of us look to other sports to help players develop into better athletes, better football playe... More

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