Coaching Youth Football

by American Sport Education Program

• ISBN13: 9780736037921
• ISBN10: 0736037926
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-01
• Publisher: Human Kinetics

Summary

Whether you're a parent new to coaching or an experienced youth coach, Coaching Youth Football is your handbook for a successful season. Through the expertise of coach Tom Bass and USA Football, you'll gain field-tested tips on how to run your team, communicate with and handle players, provide basic first aid, plan and conduct practices, draw up plays, and keep it all fun.

Table of Contents

Welcome to Coaching!	vii
Key to Diagrams	viii
Stepping Into Coaching	1	(8)
How to meet your responsibilities as a coach, how to coach when your child is on your team, and how to apply the five tools of an effective coach
Communicating As a Coach	9	(8)
How to send effective verbal and nonverbal messages to communicate better with players, parents, fans, officials, and opposing coaches
Providing for Players' Safety	17	(16)
How to provide for safety and respond to players' injuries when they do occur
The Games Approach to Coaching Football	33	(6)
How to use the most effective method for teaching tactics and skills
Teaching and Shaping Skills	39	(12)
Learn the four steps of teaching skills, correct errors, and deal with misbehavior
Game-Day Coaching	51	(12)
How to prepare for the game, coach during the game, and keep winning and losing in perspective
Rules and Equipment	63	(28)
Understand rules, player positions, game procedures, violations, scoring, and officiating signals
Tactics and Skills	91	(78)
Know the team tactics and individual offensive and defensive skills to teach to your players
Season Plans	169	(6)
Organize your practices throughout the season, with sample plans for players 8 to 9, 10 to 11, and 12 to 14
Appendix A Injury Report	175	(2)
Appendix B Emergency Information Card	177	(2)
Appendix C Emergency Response Card	179