There is no particular formula for coaching football. Coaches have to consider a variety of factors when developing their game plan and weighing their options. Regardless of the direction you plan to lead your team, there are some essentials that every football coach should focus on.<\/p>\n
Blocking and tackling are the two most basic actions of football. There are several ways to teach each concept, and all coaches should familiarize themselves with the progressions involved in each.<\/p>\n
When teaching both concepts, there should be a great deal of stress placed on technique.<\/strong> When performing these actions with the proper technique, you increase the ability of efficiency, while at the same time reducing the risk of injury. Blocking and tackling well will keep your team competitive.<\/p>\n Teaching the basics of the offense and defense will prevent players from being lost on the field. Familiarize your athletes with universal football jargon. For example, on offense, talk about running holes, the receiver route tree, three and five step drops for the quarterback and reverse pivot, chop blocks, combo blocks, counters, draw plays, snap counts and so forth. Defensively, you can mention cover one, two, three or four; gap assignments, zone blitzing, defensive line techniques, etc. The last thing that you want as a coach is for a player to be lost or not know what to do in the heat of the moment during competition.<\/p>\n Coaches with advanced knowledge and experience can overwhelm their athletes with a complicated game plan.<\/p>\nSpeak the Lingo<\/h4>\n
Start Simple<\/h4>\n
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