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One of the most popular sports in the United States, American football attracts millions of spectators annually. It’s championship game, the Super Bowl, pulls in consistently high ratings and viewership—2018’s game averaged more than 100 million viewers worldwide. Originally based on rugby, the game has evolved over decades into the sport it is today.

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Why Kids Should Play Sports
June 2, 2023
Sports can teach young athletes to control emotions and show initiative, two traits which transfer to other areas of life: school, family and eventually a job. As if there weren’t already many good reasons for kids to play sports, I’ve just found some more. A report put out by TrueSport.org claims that in addition to the physical […]
Take Advantage of Backside Force Defenders With the Colt Route
June 2, 2023
The Colt Route will have the receiver explode vertical for 5 yards to sell a fade. This helps the receiver figure out if the cornerback is going to play him deep or is going to cover any run to the backside. There are a couple of things in our offense that we love. We love […]
How We Won our League and Region Championship
June 2, 2023
We focused much more on coaching the fundamentals, things like blocking techniques, leverage steps, finishing blocks and carrying out fakes. The 2018 season was the most memorable season of my coaching career. This was without a doubt my best season to date. We finished the regular season 5-2. However, we went undefeated in the playoffs! We […]
Defending Four Verticals in Youth Football
June 2, 2023
In order to effectively stop the four verticals concept, without sacrificing stopping the running game, the answer is to teach the alley players to play through the number two vertical on their way to the flat. As the spread offense continues to move across the country and create an impact at all levels defensive coordinators […]
Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes Surprises Youth Team at Shopping Event
June 2, 2023
“I know how much it means for every single kid, just to be around (them) and get to see that I’m just a normal dude, too.” People typically refer to the “Patrick Mahomes Effect” in a football context. The record-setting beginning to his career as a starting quarterback has elevated expectations on the field, injected […]
Beating Cover Four With the Post Out Concept
June 2, 2023
While the post on this route is a little different, the biggest coaching point on this route combination comes down to the out route. Cover 4 has become a common coverage to combat the spread to run style of offense. There’s a great reason for this, Cover 4 is a great coverage. When Cover 4 […]
Exploiting Defenses With the Tover Formation
June 2, 2023
While this isn’t a base offense for us, it does create some major problems for the defense to adjust for. The result is a complete package that presents major matchup issues for the defense. There are a few things that defensive coaches hate. One of them is tight ends and another is unbalanced formations. These […]
Are Synthetic Playing Surfaces As Safe As Natural Grass?
June 2, 2023
More studies need to be performed to more completely evaluate the safety of Field Turf at the highest levels of competition. Synthetic playing surfaces were initially developed in the 1960’s with the reported advantages over natural surfaces of being a durable, versatile surface, less affected by weather conditions, allowing multi-sport use, having easier maintenance and being […]
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Four Simple Drills for Better Special Teams Play
June 2, 2023
After the coach has thrown the ball to a return man, the return team has to find the ball then sprint to the correct spot on the field where it will have to block for the return. Special teams is one of the most commonly ignored, yet vitally important development areas for a youth or […]
Creating Simple Tempo Calls to Keep the Defense off Guard
June 2, 2023
Changing tempo is a huge way to stress the defense. Once a defense gets set in your rhythm, they can adapt to it. Many people think that tempo stresses a defense. They will blindly say that the faster we go on offense, the more stress it puts on a defense. While there is a small […]
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