Coaching Youth Football

by McCarthy, John P., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9781558707924
• ISBN10: 1558707921
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-26
• Publisher: Betterway Books

Summary

Do you need some guidance before you start coaching this football season? Coaching Youth Football, 3rd edition gives you everything you need to make this season a success. It covers all of football's fundamentals and gives coaching tips for every aspect of the game, including: blocking, passing, receiving, running, tackling, and special teams, proper techniques for all aspects of the game, the responsibilities of each position on the field, defensive and offensive strategies, a playbook of more than 30 plays to use in games, how to create the desire to play hard in athletes.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. IX
Introduction	p. 1
Desire	p. 3
What is Football Desire?
Eight Approaches to Developing Desire
The Game of Football: History and Rules of Play	p. 12
History
The Concept of Downs
Running a Play
Scoring
Major Rules and Infractions
Pop Warner Football/American Youth Football
Flag Football for Beginners
Field Positions	p. 26
What Position Should a Kid Play?
Offensive Positions
Defensive Positions
Specialty Positions
Fundamental Skills	p. 44
Blocking
Tackling
Passing
The Handoff
Receiving
Running Specialties
Offense: Concepts and Formations and the Coach's Playbook	p. 88
Top Ten Offensive Concepts
Offensive Formations
Offensive Play Patterns
Coach's Playbook
Defense: Concepts and Formations	p. 113
Top Ten Defensive Concepts
Defensive Pass Coverage
Defensive Formations
Running Team Practices	p. 122
Pre-Season Preparation
Equipment
Reinforce the Basics
Have a Plan
The Practice Plan
Game Day
The Psychology of Coaching Football	p. 141
On the Importance of Winning
On Motivation
On Peak Performance
How Do You Want to Be Remembered?
Parents and Coaches
Boys and Girls
Fitness	p. 154
Diet
Sleep
Conditioning, Strength Training, and Weights
Injuries
Coaches' and Parents' Checklist	p. 166
Desire
Blocking
Tackling
Passing
Receiving
Running
Specialties
Summary of Penalties	p. 173
Loss of 5 Yards
Loss of 10 Yards
Loss of 15 Yards
Glossary: Talking Football	p. 175
Index	p. 190
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