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 ocials 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!

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 sta. Get their input as well! Assign coaching responsibili/es. Train Assistants Have a dened 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 oensive plays, as a whole, to the en,re team, before breaking o and working on individual assignments. Thenbring 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 aord 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 specic 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

2-Point Stance 3-Point Stance Taking a Hando 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

Oensive Lineman Fundamentals

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

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 Oensive Lineman Swim Move Rip Move Spin Move

Linebacker Fundamentals
Stance Reading & Reac/ng Defea/ng a Lead Block Defea/ng a Pass Block Pass Coverage

Defensive Backs Fundamentals

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 Playbookgo to hmp://pdfebooksonline.com/ebook-football+drills- pdf-1.html Search for free PDF les 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 /mewhatever 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 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 Shue Carrioca High Knee Quick carioca Backward Stride Stride out

Stretching-Form Running Drills

Stretching-Form Running Drills

On whistle sprint straight out to stretch lines., each athlete is 5 yards from each other. Individual StretchOn whistle take helmet o put on ground. Facing forward.
Neck- Front, Back, Right, Ler Arm Across, Right, Ler Straight leg-touch toes Bumery-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 rst 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 eld. Doing this for 100 yards will make them /red. A varia/on of whistle drill is have them perform a dierent movement each /me you start them. Sprint, backward run, shue 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: Oensive 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 -Oense vs. Dummies/Bags or Trash Cans Oense vs. Live-Full Go should be prac/ced when players have gained more experience. -Defense vs. Oense 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, oensive and defensive posi/on work can be broken down into: On oense-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.