This is one of my favorite football coaching tips. I use this football drill when teaching offensive and defensive lineman the proper way to fire out and stay low.More

This weeks game results: My 5-6th grade team won 32-14 over a well coached 5-2 Spread team. Scored 4 times on Burst 26G, key the QB or the BB and the Burst 26G is there every time. We made 2 defensive... More

If you're coaching a youth flag football team, here are a couple of free flag football drills which your players will like and ask for repeatedly.More

Coming up with fresh ideas for football lineman drills can be challenging. The idea behind this offensive lineman drill is to get the offensive linemen talking.More

Your end of season results are very important to us. We love to hear how things went for your youth football team, both the good and the bad, what worked and what didn’t work. We put 48 new posts on t... More

Here is a football drill for coaching youth football defense. We use it for teaching how to change direction on defense. It can be difficult explaining changing direction.More

You hear do much about teams getting “fired up”, many parents seem to like coaches who appear on the surface to get kids “psyched up” before games. While I feel it is important that the kids are physi... More

If you're trying to come up with some fresh ideas for football tackling drills, try the two football drills below. Fun and effective; you'll be amazed at the improvements in your team.More

My Game 8 Results My 7-8th Grade team won 36-20 against the undefeated league leader. We had just 1 five yard penalty in the game. Grade 5-6th won 35-12 against a very well coached 1 loss team Grade 3... More

If you're looking for more ideas for flag football drills, try this one. We use this football drill for our flag football team. It works on hand-off exchange, footwork, throwing on the run and speed.More

We found these football training drills to be effective and fun. They are actually based on a basketball drill and defensive formation called the 2-2-1 (some basketball coaches call it the 1-2-2, it i... More

These are football plays and drills I came up with on a quarterback keeper power sweep. Here is how to set the play up, and then the blocking football drill for the backs.More

Don’t Let Inclement Weather Affect Your Youth Football Team What do you do to lessen the effects of bad weather on your youth football team? Why do some youth football teams play well in bad weather, ... More

One of the main goals in youth football coaching (13-14 year olds) is to prepare the kids for high school football and of course have fun and win games!Here are a couple of things to contribute--just ... More

Grade 7-8 team won 28-14 against a team that had 8 points total scored on them the entire season. We were also at the 3 yard line as time expired at the half. Really proud of our kids. We still have n... More

My 7-8 Grade team won 32-14 Grade 5-6 team won 26-6 Grade 3-4 team won 14-0More

My 7-8 grade team lost 26-14 to undefeated team. Grade 5-6 team lost 62-54 in Overtime to undefeated team ( beast player from other team had 8 Touchdowns) Grade 3-4 team won 34-6More

My Grade 7-8 team won 30-6 Grade 5-6 team won 48-12 Grade 3-4 team won 32-30More

The Breakdown Drill is one of the best football practice drills to teach the crucial and difficult task of kick coverage. It teaches proper breakdown position and how to work as a unit to successfully... More

I’ve been helping a couple of Ft Worth area youth football teams this season with their offensive line coaching. We’ve installed Rule Blocking and a few blocking calls so the boys can adju... More

Playing to the Whistle “Play to the whistle” is the mantra of many youth football coaches, including yours truly. We want our players to effort and finish off plays, a concept many players struggle to... More

Its football season again in Texas. The heat is melting my brain under my Dallas Coyboys Cap, the cow pastures they call practice fields are hard as concrete and my tan is better than it was in Colora... More

I’ve been getting a few emails lately about why certain players start or what is my stance on minimum play rules or we should not let our youth players play for Select / Draft teams because it l... More

I found a video on youtube of a single wing spinner series of footwork for the spinner back. The footwork in the video is very similar to what we use for our QBs in the Spin. We take a shorter first s... More

My son is making the transition from QB to tight end this season, so he and I have been focused on blocking. He was my best blocking back last year when we ran the Single Wing offense, so he’s a... More

Since my last favoritism post is the most read and the post I get the most email about, I thought I would try and answer some of the emails in this post. I agree that there is favoritism at all levels... More

Its been awhile since my last post. In June, My wife accepted a job in Ft Worth TX as a Tax CPA, so we have been packing and moving from Denver to Ft Worth the last two months. We now live in Keller, ... More

My son Bear needs a new set of shoulder pads, so I have been looking at all the shoulder pad possibilities. I found the Football Shoulder Pads site run by Williams Sports Group LLC. They have been sel... More

Back in February I started reviewing team websites. These websites allow you to manage your team and communication. I narrowed my review down to 2 website solutions http://www.teamzonesports.com/ http... More

Since my son is playing baseball this year, I visited John Reed’s site the other day to read a few of his baseball articles and order his baseball book. Coach Reed’s football books and art... More