The Dangers of Untreated Fantasy Football Addiction

The Dangers of Untreated Fantasy Football Addiction

Far too many newbie coaches put far too much importance on the youth football playbook they choose to use. Many of these coaches are dads that relive their youth and choose a playbook far too complicated for the age level they are coaching.

Most of the newbie coaches select the wrong playbook, as they try to teach something they are more familiar with. This usually means they are using an old high school or college playbook which is not appropriate for the youth level.

It is fine to use an offense that is used at the higher levels, but it must be modified for the youth level. That is where the web comes in as you can look for a site that will modify every offense and defense specifically for the youth level. Make sure you understand that the most important concept I'm trying to convey is that you only use age specific playbook for your youth players.

Another big mistake is the amount of plays that the coach tries to teach the kids. This is not the NFL, NCAA or even High School football. You only need a few select plays, attacking certain areas of the field, run to perfection, to b able to compete with most youth football programs.

Make sure, when selecting the plays, you teach an inside running plays, outside running play, inside counter play, outside counter play and a few passing plays. Depending on the age and skill level of the kids, you can then decide how many passing plays to teach.

If the kids are very young, or new to the game you only need a quick down and out pattern and a bomb. As the kids get older, you can add more passing plays to attack more areas of the field. The quality of the quarterback will also have an influence on what kind of passing plays you can use.

Blocking is the most important aspect of having a successful offense, and here again, this is where most newbie coaches fail. Truth be told, most youth coaches fail miserably in the area. Most coaches teach far too complicated blocking "rules" or worse nothing at all. Teaching the kids how to block and even more important, who to block is the key. I believe the head coach, or at least the offense coordinator should have an active role in teaching the offensive line. This sends a message to the team showing the importance of blocking to the team.

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