Coach Parker's Coaching Youth Football Tips and Talk Podcast

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 her...

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 footb...

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...

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 in...

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 P...

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 di...

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 practi...

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...

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 yout...

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 /...

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) Tendencie...

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...

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 Issu...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 do...

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 t...

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 / Sc...

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’...

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 – 1...

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...