Players Responsibility to Practice

Players should:

- Know your expectations of their behavior during practice
- Come to practice prepared and ready to perform
- Listen and learn from their coach
- Understand that coaches coach, parents don't
- Know that football IS a contact sport - expect to be hit

Coaches Responsiblity to Practice

Coaches should:

- Come prepared for practice with a schedule of drills
- Make sure players know football terminology - that you are coaching
- Give everyone an opportunity to perform at their best
- Inform the parents of your expectations of their children on and off the field
- Stress the importance of arriving on-time and staying for the entire practice/games

Youth Football Lineman Drills

Lineman Drills - Football

They are your "big guys" on the team. Some of them long to run the football and get all of the touchdown glory. But they soon realize that they are usually too big and slow to reach their end-zone dreams. What is a coach to do to keep these guys happy and motivated on the field? Simple...let them hit something REALLY hard! Lineman drills are essential for effective pass blocking on both sides of the ball.

Get the Coaches Guide to help you plan your practices and skills to teach your players with fun drills.

Beginning Practice

The first two weeks of practice are critical for a successful season. The key to a successful season is organization and understanding what is suitable for the youth level. Too many coaches have unorganized practices, don't properly teach the necessary skills, and install complicated offensives and defenses that youth players cannot execute. Youth players can only absorb so much, make sure they are learning the right skills to succeed on game day. Don't make the most common mistakes and be labeled as the coach who doesn't know what he is doing. The season is not the time to get up to speed, you need to be prepared the first day of practice.