Any youth football coaching clinics need to cover a variety of topics including, practice organization, defense, offense and game day management. They should last about 6 hours and should include plenty of hands on demos, film and plenty of handouts. We prefer to use Powerpoint with embedded video of kids in practice and game day situations.
Here is the outline we use for the clinics we are doing in Seattle and Salt Lake City in May:
Practice Organization, the Perfect Practice
How to Trim time from Practices while improving effectiveness 20 “Take Home” Strategies
Developing Mission Statement-Goals
Common Mistakes. Don’t make em
Setting Expectations
Getting and Keeping Players Attention, Simple and Effective Focus Method
Attendance Tips and Tricks
Coaching Duty Break Down
Setting Priorities
Practice Plans
Pre Practice
Warm Ups
Drills
Breaks
Discipline
Player Evaluations
Conditioning
Team Building
Scheme Installation Techniques
Scrimmaging
Defense- Developing a Smothering Defense in Youth Football
Common Mistakes
Constraints
Priorities
Which Plays do We Stop?
Position Descriptions/Roles/Responsibilities
Evaluating Players
Tackling Drills
Other Drills
Installing Defensive Schemes
Repping Defenses Efficiently and Effectively
Stunts
Adjustments
Offensive Line- Dominant Offensive Line Play in Youth Football- Step by Step
Common Mistakes
Priorities
Constraints
Split and Stance Realities
Scheme vs Technique Debate
Blocking Rules
Teaching the Base Block
Double Team Blocking
Pulling
Neutralizing Oversized or Beast Defenders
Pass Blocking
Wedge Progression
Simple But Effective Blocking Schemes For Youth Football
Developing Aggression
Making Offensive Linemen Feel Special
The In-Space Debate
Game Day Management- Becoming a Great Game Day Coach
Preparing for the Game-Logistics
Thursday Practice
Playing Time Planning
Pre Game Scouting
Game Day Scouting-Easy Count Method
Calling Play- Play Sequencing
Subbing Strategies and Management
Clock Management
Halftime
Making Adjustments
Post Game
Youth Football Offense, Developing A Consistent High Scoring Offense
Common Mistakes- Common Offenses
Constraints
Traits of a Good Youth Offense
Developing Position Descriptions
Player Evals
Cadence Tricks/Tips
Youth Blocking Realities
Series Football
Play Nomenclature Tips
Implementation Tips
Various Offenses Pluses Minuses
In Space Debate
Single Wing Portion
Why the Single Wing
Base Blocking Rules
The Base Series, Sainted Six, ½ Spin Series, Full Spin Series, Jet Series
Implementing the Offense
Common Mistakes
Use Powerpoints, preferably with embedded video as well as plenty of hands on demonstrations.
That will give you the best results and keep the coaches on their toes.
