Choosing a Youth Football Offense by player's Age / XP / Skill Level and also the Coach's Experience and skill level. Part 6 of the series. In this part we review the popular youth football offenses and recommend them for 5u, 6u, 7u, 8u, 9u, 10u, 11u, and 12u. Here are the other series parts; Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 and Part 5 You can read the blog posts here.... https://coachparker.org/2024/01/29/best-youth-football-offense/ Check out all Coach Parker's digital youth...
Feb 15, 2024•11 min•Season 2024Ep. 3
In Part 5 of the Choosing a Youth Football Offense series we are reviewing popular youth football offenses; Split Backs, Spread, Gun-T and the Spread Formation. Here are the other series parts; Part 1 , Part 2 , Part 3 , Part 4 You can read the blog posts here.... https://coachparker.org/2023/10/12/choosing-youth-football-offenses/ Check out all Coach Parker's digital youth football playbooks https://coachparker.org/youth-football-playbooks-store/ Schedule a Virtual Clinic ...
Feb 07, 2024•30 min•Season 2024Ep. 2
In Part 4 of the Choosing a Youth Football Offense series we are reviewing popular youth football offenses; I Formation, Split Back, Wishbone, T Formation and the Power I Formation. Here are the other series parts; Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3 . You can read the blog posts here.... https://coachparker.org/2023/09/06/choosing-a-youth-football-offense-part-4/ Check out all Coach Parker's digital youth football playbooks https://coachparker.org/youth-football-playbooks-store/ Schedule a ...
Feb 06, 2024•27 min•Season 2024Ep. 1
Choosing a Youth Football Offense - Part 3 - Popular Youth Offenses UBSW / DW / Wing-T / Beast Offense In Part 3 of the Choosing a Youth Football Offense series we are reviewing popular youth football offenses; DW, WT and Beast SW based on 15 of the 25 important variables that I outlined in Part 1 and Part 2 . At the last of part 2 we looked at the Unbalanced Single Wing Offense (UBSW) as an intro to Part 3. In Part 3 of this series, Choosing a Youth Football Offense, we will look at the Double ...
Aug 24, 2023•33 min•Season 23Ep. 3
Choosing a Youth Football Offense is a daunting task for any youth football tackle coach, experienced or not. This is Part 2 of a multi part series on how to choose a youth football offense for your football team. In these first two articles I am reviewing the important variables in choosing an offense for your team. If you have not read Part One then do so now. Choosing a Youth Football Offense Part 2 Important Variables Blog Post Read Here Key Variables on Choosing a Youth Football Offense In ...
Aug 15, 2023•31 min•Season 23Ep. 2
Choosing a Youth Football Offense is a tough decision for a new youth football coach and an experienced one too. Recently, I went down the Rabbit Hole to try find the magic solution or hidden door to answer this difficult question. In my research, many coaches will tell me what they think is the simplest or best youth offense and it is mainly the offense they already know. In a past blog post I did write about what I think are the Best Offenses for youth football . So even I will have a bias but...
Aug 11, 2023•24 min•Season 23Ep. 1
8U Youth Football Season Status Before Our First Game 8U team 15 players mostly rookies with a top tier tailback, fullback, and lineman. We are down to 13 now. Two players quit. Our fourth-round pick quit because of rides and possibly another team issue as a promise, and then we had a rookie player that did quit he did not like hitting or really playing football that much. We had four weeks practice up until today and that is down from our normal six weeks of practice. So it's kind of been a rus...
Sep 29, 2022•17 min•Season 22Ep. 11
50 Common Coaching Mistakes Made by Youth Football Coaches to Avoid These are 50 coaching mistakes made by youth football coaches when coaching youth football. Coach Parker has made a few of these over his 30 years coaching youth football and wanted to share how to avoid these common coaching mistakes. 1. Daddy Ball especially at QB or TB 2. Promising Players certain positions on Team when recruiting players 3. Too much stretching and conditioning during practices 4. Not matching Roster to Offen...
Aug 30, 2022•25 min•Season 22Ep. 10
Coaching vs Talent in Youth Football | Great Youth Players or Great Youth Coaches? Coaching vs Talent debate in youth football coaching is an old debate. I feel like great Talent is a good to have on your team even if you are already a good youth football coach. We spend extra time upfront evaluating and drafting our team and it pays off in the long run. How much does Coaching matter in youth football? How much does Talent matter in youth football? Recruiting / Evaluating / Drafting Youth Footba...
Aug 26, 2022•35 min•Season 22Ep. 9
Tips for Rookie First Time Youth Football Coaches / 1o Tips for Coaching Youth Football View full article https://youthfootballcoachingtips.com/9-coaching-youth-football-tips/ 1) Practice Plans for Youth Football 2) Proven Youth Football Playbooks / Schemes 3) Loyal Coaching Staff 4) Parent Communication and Management 5) Roster / Talent Development & Recognition 6) Find a Mentor / Student of the Game 7) Progression Teaching / Demonstration / Video 8) Film Games and Practices 9) Do not Forge...
Aug 19, 2022•31 min•Season 22Ep. 8
This youth football coaching podcast / video on Football Game Film Breakdown / Football Scouting Breaking Down Game Video and preparing Scout Team Reports by Coach Parker is a clinic on how to Breakdown game film and prepare your team for the next opponent. General Scouting / Breaking Down Game Film 1) Formations – Offense / Defense/ Special Teams 2) Top 5 Plays – Run & Pass 3) Tendencies & Patterns – left or right 4) Strengths 5) Weaknesses 6) Best & Worst Players 7) Unique Qualitie...
Aug 05, 2022•30 min•Season 22Ep. 7
Crazy Sports Parents - Team Moms / QB Dads Playtime - Toxic Parents Part 2 Part 2 is focused on Issues with Team Parents and Parents of Quarterbacks around playtime / starting positions. See article on Choosing a Team Mom https://coachparker.org/2011/01/09/choosing-a-team-mom-in-youth-football/ See article on Choosing a Youth Football QB https://coachparker.org/2021/06/25/choosing-a-youth-football-quarterback/ from - Toxic Sports Parents Experiences 50 Crazy Parent Issues article from my blog - ...
Jun 06, 2022•23 min•Season 22Ep. 6
Toxic Sports Parents Experiences 50 Crazy Parent Issues article from my blog - https://coachparker.org/2022/06/01/toxic-sports-parents/ I ran into a few toxic sports parents, this past Spring 2022 while helping out two youth football teams in a part time capacity. One team with vocal obnoxious parents got me thinking about past and present; Toxic Sports Parents Experiences, my 50 Crazy Parent Issues. Here is my list of 50 issues with sports parents that in my opinion got out of hand. I learned f...
Jun 02, 2022•40 min•Season 22Ep. 5
Is Your Coaching Effort 110%? Why not? I think coaches need to decide their commitment levels. If they ask their players for 110% then they must also ask themselves for 110% Original Tweets - “Football’s not played on a whiteboard” is one saying that gets under my skin. Complete cop-out. The offseason is for finding schematic answers to issues. And there’s nothing wrong with saying “we have a dude at __ so thats not an issue” - https://twitter.com/CoachGusSmith1 ==== Agree, or "I don't read book...
Apr 21, 2022•13 min•Season 22Ep. 4
Offensive Line Practice - Fun Stuff! In this podcast I talk about my time last night coaching a 7th grade offensive line squad. I had a great time with the big boys. We went through a Chalk Talk, Rule Blocking identification, Step Drills, Sumo Ring Quick Hands & Aggression Drill and Team Offense walk throughs. I absolutely love coaching offensive line and had to talk about it today. I hope you also learn to love coaching the o-line. You will be glad you spend more time with your offensive li...
Apr 19, 2022•20 min•Season 22Ep. 3
These are the Best Youth Football Plays picked by Coach Parker. These 10 top youth football plays and concepts are an updated list from his original blog post almost 10 years ago; https://coachparker.org/2012/10/11/best-offensive-plays-in-youth-football/ In this updated best youth football plays version Coach Parker reviews the original play then talks about the play concept wit 3 other formations like the Off-Set I, T Formation, Beast Yale Single Wing, Wing-T, I Formation, Wing-T, Spread, Doubl...
Mar 17, 2022•21 min•Season 21Ep. 2
Coach Parker's new T Formation Selected Youth Football Plays eBook; The Tiger T, is 398 pages long with 15 T play series and over 200 T plays / diagrams. This is a great T Offense resource for any football coach. For $14.99 it is a great deal on a youth football coaching book on the T Offense. Look inside the eBook by watching this video. For more on the eBook check out this link https://coachparker.org/2022/02/18/youth-football-t-formation-plays/ Tiger eBook Features 200 Plus T Plays Each Play ...
Feb 21, 2022•30 min•Season 22Ep. 1
I just finished the Fall 2021 Season with a 4-4 and a 1st round Playoff loss with an 8U rec youth football team. This was a tough season. Since it was so tough, I went back and reviewed 7 other 8U youth football teams that I have coached. One was a young youth football team with losses and others with Super Bowls and top 3 and 4 finishes. I compared 25 characteristics and came to a few conclusions. Listen to the podcast and let me know what you think of my conclusions. Thanks Coach Parker You ca...
Dec 16, 2021•29 min•Season 21Ep. 24
This video reviews the 62 Wide Tackle Youth Football Defense Day 1 Install Wide Tackle 6 Coach Parker's 62 Multi 8 Defense. In this video Coach Parker reviews the 62 Wide Tackle Defense day 1 install. 1) Position Names 2) Where to Line up 3) Gaps He also reviews a Tackle Circuit. Here's another video on installing the 62 Defense https://youtu.be/P-3GwmJDSZc Here's the Seahawk Tackling video https://youtu.be/kLldjE6vvFs To buy the 62 Multi 8 Defense go here https://coachparker.org/buy-copy-62-mul...
Sep 09, 2021•15 min•Season 21Ep. 23
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://coachparker.org/2020/06/16/works-youth-football-offense-defense/ How do you know what works on a Youth Football Offense against an unknown #1 Defense? This is a great question about youth football offenses. I struggle with this offensive issue against new teams and many times for the first game of the season. Everyone hates the unknown! How does your team stack up against the league? Are we as good as our last season and last week’s scrimmag...
Aug 27, 2021•9 min•Season 21Ep. 22
This episode is also available as a blog post: : https://coachparker.org/2020/08/10/defensive-game-planning-youth-football/ Defensive Game Planning First in your defensive game planning, make sure your base run and pass defenses are sound and that everyone knows their position responsibilities and the back-ups are ready. Most youth football players love defense so preparing for defense is easier than offense. Make sure your Head Coach gives you the needed prep time. Sometime HC/OCs get focused o...
Aug 26, 2021•8 min•Season 21Ep. 20
Offensive Play Calling Strategy in Youth Football Offenses in the Keys To Fun, Success, & Winning Special Episode from the Training for New Youth Football Coaches Updated 2021 series by Coach Parker. Play Calling Strategies Play Series Set up Defense with 3 to 5 play series Shifts / Over Pursuits / Pass vs Run Defense Weakness Scout for Weaknesses Player / MPP / LB Does not Fill Formation / Scheme - 335 poor against power run Technique – DE no Contain too tight CB too Deep Defender reactions...
Aug 17, 2021•20 min•Season 21Ep. 19
Welcome to Preparing for the First Youth Football Game of the Season special episode in the Keys To Fun, Success, & Winning Training for New Youth Football Coaches by Coach Parker. In this episode Coach Parker will review how he prepares for his first game of the youth football tackle season. First Games are Tricky Nerves are higher than normal for EVERYONE – Stay Calm Relax – You’re not at work Enjoy the Moment with Your Players Make Lists / Reminders Lower “Perfection” Expectations a Tad C...
Aug 05, 2021•24 min•Season 21Ep. 18
Welcome to the Coaching Youth Football Tips and Talk Podcast hosted by Coach Parker. This is Episode 7, Choosing a Youth Football Offense and Defense, in the Keys To Fun, Success, & Winning Training for New Youth Football Coaches series. Tips to help you Make your Decision on Off / Def for youth football League Requirements – 6 / 7/ 8 / 11 man Tackle / Flag / Flex / 7on7 Age Group 5U – 12U Player Skill Levels / Recruiting / League Assign Talent Pool – Match Off & Def to your Roster What ...
Jul 30, 2021•21 min•Season 2021Ep. 17
Welcome to the podcast episode on Free Top 6 Beast Plays in Beast Tight Yale Single Wing Formation from Coaching Youth Football Tips and Talk podcast hosted by Coach Parker . The Beast formation is a Yale Single Wing formation from the early days of football. I have been coaching and running the Beast formation plays since 1994, about 25+ youth football tackle seasons. It is simple, powerful and highly effective at the 5u to 12u pee wee football levels. These are great 8u football plays for any ...
Jul 19, 2021•22 min•Season 2021Ep. 16
Welcome to Football Terminology & Glossary Episode 3 on Coaching Youth Football Tips and Talk Podcast hosted by Coach Parker. Angle Block – Block by Offensive lineman on a Defender aligned inside or outside of him. A Gap – Gap between Center and Offensive Guard B Gap – Gap between Offensive Guard and Offensive Tackle C Gap – Gap Between Offensive Tackle and Tight End D Gap – Gap Area outside TE or between TE and WB “The DOG” E Gap - Area outside a Wingback Backdoor Block – block by an OLM or...
Jul 15, 2021•10 min•Season 2021Ep. 15
Welcome to the How to Market Your Youth Football League / Team episode of Coach Parker's Coaching Youth Football Tips and Talk Podcast. Today Coach Parker discusses how to market your youth sports league around you community. Here is a pretty good list to get your marketing jum started. Team / League Website Team email Roster List League email List Facebook Page Facebook Posts FB Community For Sale Groups FB Paid Ads Twitter Posts Instagram Posts YouTube Videos Yard Signs Portable Street Signs P...
Jun 28, 2021•24 min•Season 2021Ep. 14
Welcome to the new episode, Choosing a Youth Football Quarterback on Coach Parker's Coaching Youth Football Tips and Talk Podcast. A Social Media Subscriber asked me a few weeks ago what do I look for in a youth football QB? Good question and a tough one. We have 3 weeks of practice and scrimmages to choose. We are usually looking at 2 to 3 players for QB and get down to 2. We already know our QB Profile for our offensive scheme. We run more Single Wing Wildcat style offenses so not a huge issue...
Jun 24, 2021•23 min•Season 2021Ep. 13
Welcome to the Taking Over a Losing Youth Football Team episode of Coach Parker's Coaching Youth Football Tips and Talk Podcast. Thank you for tuning in today. Enjoy the coaching podcast. Turn Around Team Organized Experienced Staff Must be Competitive –Play for Fun but Winning is Funner! Great Communication Proven Playbook on Def and Off – Not installing new System each week Teaching Players Fundamentals Player Motivation & Respect Practice Plans / Focus Oline too All Phases of Football Off...
Jun 17, 2021•21 min•Season 2021Ep. 12
Welcome to the Podcast. This is the explanation of the Beast Tank Play from Coach Parker's Power Wing Beast Offense . The Beast Tank Play is my Favorite Youth Football Play The Beast Tank Play Defines Beast Offense Run Successfully since 1994 Beast Yale Single Wing – Other Beast Podcast My PWBO – Tight, Wide, Jumbo Spread Beast Tank in Tight Beast BUC Simple & Highly effective How the Beast Tank Play Works from Beast Tight Formation in Beast Under Center or BUC. Down Blocks by OLM - Focus on...
Jun 12, 2021•22 min•Season 2021Ep. 11
