How to Plan and Run an Effective Youth Football Practice

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Tip 1 - How to Coach a youth football practice more effectively

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Keith Haberstroh | permalink

Organizing young children to do anything in groups is a behemoth task. A youth sports practice, in particular, can be hard to organize for an inexperienced coach. This video features tips from a real football coach on how to organize a productive youth football practice. These include using lots of scrimmages and organizing and motivating your assistant coaches to help as much as possible.

For further reading: http://football.wonderhowto.com/how-to/coach-youth-football-practice-more-effectively-369841/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - 5 Fundamentals of Offense

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Wesllen Duarte | permalink

The 5 Fundamentals of Youth Football Offense Line-Splits: Whether you run the double wing offense with zero line splits or the spread offense with smart splits, it is important that the splits are consistently where they need to be. The kids must get into...

For further reading: http://youthfootballonline.com/the-5-fundamentals-of-youth-football-offense/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Defense

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Mats Liljefors | permalink

Solid youth football defense wins championships. Choosing the right defense is vital to a successful season. Remember, it does not matter what defense you choose, what's important is that your team gets to the ball and tackles well. (Click Image to Enlarge...

For further reading: http://youthfootballonline.com/defense/ ^[3]