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SPECIAL REPORT
3 Simple Tips For a Killer Youth Football Practice
Hi there! I'm Steve Tucker, and I'd like to welcome you to Football Tutorials.
After 23 years playing and coaching the game, I started this little website to share many of the
tips, tricks and "insider secrets" to better football that I'd picked up along the way.
And (to my surprise) it's grown into one of the most popular football coaching resources on the
web!
Since 2005, my books and videos have helped more than 32,958 busy football coaches and
parents improve their players' skills and send their teams skyrocketing to the top of the
standings. Here are a few of recent success stories...
In this special report, I'm going reveal 3 simple tips for becoming a more effective youth or high
school football coach.
If you'd like to watch the video version of this (which includes some additional tips and
strategies), head over to http://www.football-tutorials.com/video
Here's what we'll cover today:
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1. A cool "14 second skill builder" technique that automatically boosts your kids'
confidence, while keeping them engaged, focused, and motivated during practice.
2. A little known "Situation Room" coaching method that helps you plan better practices,
accelerates your team's skill development, and gets your entire coaching staff more
organized and efficient.
3. The #1 football drill that you should be using. At every. Single. Practice.
Ready to go? Let's get started!
Tip #1 - The 14 Second Skill Builder
During his last season as a coach, the
legendary John Wooden allowed a team of
sports psychologists to record all his verbal
communication with the team during every
practice.
Here's what they found:
• 6% of his messages were scolding
statements
• 7% of his messages were general
praise statements
• 12% of his messages were requests to hustle
• 75% of his messages were specific instructions about technical or tactical skills
The best way to improve an athlete's performance is to give simple and precise feedback about
what he's doing, and (if necessary) what he needs to do differently.
The challenge - especially when coaching football - is finding the time to communicate with
each kid effectively, without slowing your practice down to a crawl.
That's what the 14 second skill builder is all about.
As you work through team period in practice and run your plays, observe your kids carefully.
Take note of their technique, alignment, and assignment.
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When the play is whistled dead, hustle over to a kid, put your arm around his shoulder and
deliver ONE solid coaching point or correction as you walk him back to the huddle.
If he just did something right, praise him for it and tell him what was good about it. If he did
something wrong, give him specific instructions on how to improve.
Stay positive and make it constructive.
For example...
"Good hustle there Braden. When you're finishing that tackle, make sure you keep your
feet moving with short, choppy steps."
or
"Hey Zachary... on those low catches, try flipping your hands around, so your thumbs
point up and your pinky fingers make a V-shape together. You can do it bud!"
You can easily get this done in 14 seconds or less. And by the time you get back to the huddle,
you've given the kid some specific feedback, showed him that you care, and increased his level
of focus for the upcoming play. All without slowing the tempo of your practice down.
Tip #2 - The Situation Room
Planning and organizing practice is the single most important priority for a youth football
coach.
This "Situation Room" technique will help you plan better practices that specifically target the
needs of your team. So you can focus on strengths, shore up weaknesses, and get your team
firing on all cylinders for game-day.
Here's how it works.
As soon as you blow the final whistle and send the kids home, huddle up with your coaching
staff for a quick meeting. Allow each coach a few moments to share his thoughts for the day
and assess the needs of the team.
What did you do well? What do you need to improve? Which plays are ready for game-time?
Which ones are ready for the glue factory?
Take note of what skills or tactics you need to focus on, then put together a rough outline of
the next day's practice right then. (you can polish it up and finalize it later)
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This technique only takes 5 or 10 minutes, but you'll be amazed at how much it improves your
practice efficiency and level of organization.
It's also a great way to get your coaching staff communicating and functioning like a real team.
Tip #3 - One Drill You Should Be Using At EVERY Practice
The last thing we'll cover is the #1 drill that you should be using. At every. Single. Practice.
Know what it is?
Form tackling.
Tackling is - by far - the most important skill in the youth game. If your kids learn to do it right,
you'll shut down your competition, create incredible field position for your offense, and own
your league.
But if you ignore it, or (worse) teach it wrong... you'll put your players' safety in jeopardy, kill
your credibility, and make it almost impossible to win games.
Here's what to do.
At the beginning of the season, take all your kids through a "Tackling 101" session. If they
master the basic fundamentals, they can "graduate" to the "live" form tackling drill that you
run at every practice.
Start by setting up two lines around 20 yards apart, one for ball carriers and one for tacklers. At
the snap or coach's motion, the ball carrier jogs forward at half speed.
(Quick note: never start a drill with a whistle. Start with ball movement, stop with a whistle, just
like a real game)
The tackler approaches him, also at half speed, breaks down, buzzes his feet, hits, wraps, lifts,
and drives the ball carrier back (without taking him to the ground).
Tacklers should ALWAYS make contact with the chin up, eyes wide open, chest proud and
shoulder blades squeezed back.
Switch up the angles each day, so you can practice head-on tackling, angle tackling and sideline
tackling.
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If a player shows poor tackling technique at ANY point during the season, he gets demoted back
to Tackling 101 for a remedial session.
Do NOT run this drill at full speed. The goal is to work on your technique. Save the full speed
tackling for scrimmages.
More Essential Drills For Youth Football
I have a few other essential drill recommendations that you should be using in practice,
including the "Fit-Hit-Drive" drill for o-linemen... and the "ESPN" drill for QB's and receivers
I'll come back to those in a second.
But first, I want to congratulate you for taking the initiative to improve your coaching skills...
and just say "thanks" for investing your time and energy into this amazing game.
Whether you're a parent, a youth coach, or a high school coach... I understand how fun and
rewarding coaching a football team can be. There's nothing that makes me happier than seeing
a kid master a new skill, and watching his self confidence shoot through the roof.
But I also understand how challenging it is.
Like most teams, you've probably got kids with a wide range of skill levels, maturity levels and
commitment levels.
Trying to put together an effective practice...
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Keeping ALL the kids having fun, engaged and motivated...
Developing an offensive and defensive game plan
And having to deal with a "challenging" parent or two along the way...
It's enough to make your head spin,
So if you're having a hard time figuring out what drills to run in practice and how to run them,
then please don't worry.
With all the different positions, skills, and tactics to learn, football is
youth sport to coach.
And with all the conflicting opinions and advice you'll find on the Internet, in books, or at
coaching conferences... it's almost impossible to figure out on your own.
But here's the bad news. You're the coach. People expect you to know this stuff. And the
pressure is on.
Your kids are desperate to improve their skills, and need your help.
Their parents are impatiently watching from the sidelines.
And your competition is ready to jump all over your weaknesses, and
give them the chance.
The good news is - learning the art and science of
running a top notch football practice isn't as hard as it
looks. You just need a little guidance.
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g fun, engaged and motivated...
n offensive and defensive game plan...
And having to deal with a "challenging" parent or two along the way...
enough to make your head spin, even if you've been coaching for years.
ving a hard time figuring out what drills to run in practice and how to run them,
It's NOT Your Fault!
With all the different positions, skills, and tactics to learn, football is - by far - the toughest
ith all the conflicting opinions and advice you'll find on the Internet, in books, or at
coaching conferences... it's almost impossible to figure out on your own.
But here's the bad news. You're the coach. People expect you to know this stuff. And the
Your kids are desperate to improve their skills, and need your help.
Their parents are impatiently watching from the sidelines.
And your competition is ready to jump all over your weaknesses, and blow your team out i
learning the art and science of
running a top notch football practice isn't as hard as it
looks. You just need a little guidance.
eveloped Ultimate Youth
Football Drills
Inside, you'll learn 21 FUN offensive and defensive drills,
designed specifically for kids age 6 to 14.
It's everything you need to create a fun, skill building
practice that will keep your players engaged, motivated
and focused for their entire time on the field.
tutorials.com/drills/ultimate.html
ving a hard time figuring out what drills to run in practice and how to run them,
the toughest
ith all the conflicting opinions and advice you'll find on the Internet, in books, or at
But here's the bad news. You're the coach. People expect you to know this stuff. And the
blow your team out if you
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Here's a quick summary of what you'll learn...
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• A simple (yet wickedly effective) agility circuit for developing blazing "short-burst" speed
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• A cool "ESPN" drill that reinforces proper throwing technique with your QB's… and
trains your receivers to focus on the ball with their hands AND their minds…
• The FUN "Globetrotter" drill that develops pro-level hand-eye coordination for every
offensive position. HINT: you can use tennis balls, basketballs… even beach balls to spice
this one up!
• The "Fit/Hit/Drive" drill that rapidly trains your o-lineman to master the art of drive-
blocking. Before you know it, your kids will be dominating the line of scrimmage and
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Defensive Drills
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• An incredible defensive agility drill that helps your players open up their hips and
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• 3 little-known "Ball-Strip" techniques that will literally DOUBLE your forced fumbles per
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• A fun, competitive "Ball Wrestling" drill your kids will absolutely LOVE. Perfect for
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