The philosophy behind the 44 defense in youth football. Pinch your youth football defensive linemen and force everything to. The idea is to get more speed on the field by using more linebackers lbs and defensive backs dbs. This book gives the youth coach all the knowledge he needs to install this powerful reliable defense. Scrimmaging has its purpose to work out any pre game kinks as a team drills are the core to coaching the individual youth football player. Many youth coaches run what they were taught, leading a five front defense and boxing the defensive ends out for contain. Unfortunately many youth football coaches confuse a defensive alignment for a defense.
Coaches dont miss this amazing resource that will help you make the most of you season this year. Gapairmirror defense for youth football, 2nd edition. Download a free sample version of the animated youth football playbook at ezplayz ezplayz is a fantastic new resource for youth football coaches everywhere. Wing t offense playbook exchange football training drills. Tackle football is a sport enjoyed by millions of young athletes across the united states. Defense has always and will always be the most important part of football. This usa football rules guide is designed to take existing, commonly used rule books by the national federation of state high school associations nfhs and the ncaa and adapt them to the youth game. The goal of any defense is to stop the offense from scoring and forcing the opposing team to turn the ball over. Lou tepper, coach to more than 20 nfl linebackers, including 3 butkus award winners, has created the most indepth book ever written on football s most important defensive position. Youth football playbooks for defense, pdf football defense. The air raid offense is a shotgun spread, passfirst offense designed by hal mumme and mike leach while they were at the university of kentucky in the 1990s. The great thing about being so strong down the middle and having three linebackers to scrape and clean up any messes is. A youth team defense should be simple yet effective, so that your players can fly around and pursue the ball while having fun doing it.
Jul 22, 2009 the youth football coaches hanbook will be flying across the internet on july 31st. May 05, 2017 joe daniel is the founder of joe daniel football and the host of the football coaching podcast. As the drill progresses, vary the distance between the blocker and the defender. If you have dominant youth football nose guard and a physical mike linebacker then the 53 defense might be perfect for you this fall. The defense is designed to place maximum pressure on the offense while at the same time teaching fundamentals that are essential to developing young football players. That is the main reason we runand fought to make the defense our youth league runthe 44. If a team cannot score on our defense we will not lose.
This may work in the youth level but they are not learning how modern day football is played. Coaching youth flag football is a 166page, 8 12 x 11, paperback book. We want him in a proper defensive stance at the snap. The book is written and designed with insight from successful coaches and leaders in sports medicine. Youth football 62 pinch bounces the downhill run game.
To teach receivers to concentrate on the football while having their vision obstructed procedure. The following are books every football fan should put on their reading list. Chris booth is the head football coach at peterstown middle school in west virginia. Youth football 62 defense if you a new or veteran youth football. Phd football defense goes deep inside the top football programs in the country to expose how championship coaching staffs design, develop, and install strategies to create impenetrable defenses. Firstdown playbook is also the official playbook resource of usa football and football canada. The secondary has two cornerbacks along with a free safety, playing center field. This youth football defense wins jr hs championships. The 44 is an even front defense and players can easily shift into a gap.
In order for a team to be good, really good, they have to first be good on defense. Free youth football defense plays, football plays for defense. Gapair mirror defense is my most popular coaching book but only covers the specific. You can run zone or man coverage out of the 53 quite easily. We play our best football players at the two outside linebacker positions. Top 5 defensive form ations for you th football teams the best way to make sure your teams skillset is utilized on the defensive side of the ball is to pick a formation that allows them to shine. The 43 defense is the most popular defense in football today. The 62 multi 8 youth football defense book is a companion book to my free coaching videos on the 62. In my league i play against the 53 defense at least 5 times per season, including playoffs. I was trying to find my buddys junior high defense in firstdown playbook when i realized that he is actually running one of our y. I only had enough time to read read a couple of books.
I have never played football nor did i know anything about how to play the game. My 1st year i let the assistant run the offense as i had only read this book coaching youth football and john t reeds gapairmirror defense. If you as an individual, have decided and dedicated your body and mind, to football, your team, and your coaches, then success can become a reality. The outside linebackers, which we called the sam and will, were always the contain player. Youth football drills should be the core of your pee wee football practices. He has helped thousands of football coaches have greater success since starting his first coaching. The original 46 defense was designed to utilize personnel from the 43. Palmetto ridge football coach pj gibbs writes book the right. The 63 defense using both read and stack pressure concepts made famous by the 33 stack defense. College and nfl teams have been using it for years. Youth football 62 defense if you a new or veteran youth football coach, you may know that the 6 man or 60 front is very.
Check out my new defense the 62 multi 8 youth football defense in this free youth football coaching video. Good luck this season, coach parker keller, texas ft worth tx dfw. These are various college playbooks that range from full playbooks to clinic. It includes information that football coaches may employ to advance player safety and onfield performance. Apr 08, 2020 the right defense for your program breaks down schemes and coverages in very specific football jargon and coachspeak.
Coaching youth football has 272 pages covering offense, defense, and special teams. Coach gregory goes into great detail about installation, practice, and adjustments. I was trying to find my buddys junior high defense in firstdown playbook when i realized that he is. Starting with basic alignments and schemes, this book advances to present information and instruction on how toplevel professional and collegiate coaches integrate complex.
The linebackers are stacked behind the defensive linemen. Gapairmirror defense for youth football, 2nd edition john. The 62 multi 8 youth football defense playbook is a proven multiple front defensive system for youth football teams. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Over 640 unique animated offensive football plays in ebook form. The 353 defense football playbook features three down defensive linemen, five linebackers, and three defensive backs. Joe daniel is the founder of joe daniel football and the host of the football coaching podcast. Coaching youth football defense also covers multiple defenses, including the gap8 and 101, but my gam book is the only one that gives you every last detail on the specifics of the gapairmirror defense.
Firstdown playbook changes how coaches teach the game of football. Although my own personal success was dismal, with one win in five seasons, i believe the 5 2 still has much to offer the youth football coach. My book has over 200 pages on designing and coaching defense, choosing the correct players for each position, achieving nearperfect tackling technique. Our offenses ability to score will be greatly dependent upon the field position the defense gives them. One receiver will run across the field behind the defensive man crossing from the opposite direction. The 62 defense keeps the majority of the defenders close to the line of scrimmage making it difficult to run against. Not everyone will be able to get through every book over the summer, but every page is pure gold for those who love the. Usa footballs guide to a better, safer game, is a 144page resource guide for high school and youth football coaches. Coaching youth football defense paperback september, 1996.
Be careful what you give credence to in youth football unfortunately many youth football coaches confuse a defensive alignment for a defense. The 62 defense is one of the most popular youth defenses. I cant tell you how many times ive heard coaches insist i tried the 44 last year and it didnt work or i tried the 62 last season but we couldnt stop the sweep. Hole and back numbering holes backs 7 5 3 1 2 4 6 8 quarterback is always the 1 back in the i formation, the fullback is the 2 back and the tailback is the 3 back. Most youth football players love defense over offense. The key to a successful football season lies with one group, the defense. This is not the theory, this is how i have run the this defense, in complete detail. Your defense doesnt work in youth football, why not. This youth football defense puts 8 defenders in the box to defend the run. Because it covers so much it cannot get into the depth you find in my offense and defense books.
As with all my books, coaching youth football is real world and politically incorrect. Football defense, football 101, auburn football, youth football, football. Formations i left i right pro left pro right wing left wing right bone left bone right. Youth football 53 defense if you a new or veteran youth. In addition to that, at least two of those lbs will be db type kids. The 53 defense is the most commonly ran defense in youth football. The defender will collide with the blocker and give resistance as he is being driven back. Our 44 defense was the same in its basic structure as the defense i wrote about in coaching football s 425 defense. Youth football 53 defense if you a new or veteran youth football coach, you may know that the 5 man or 50 front is most popular. The 44 defense for youth football is all about linebackers. Some will run it from a 44 defense while it seems to naturally fit best into a 34 defense or 33 stack defense. Check out my new defense the 62 multi 8 youth football defense in this free youth football. It blends these concepts along with the zone coverage, tampa cover 2 concepts, and aggressive 34 outside linebacker techniques to give you an aggressive defense that is fundamentally sound yet very simple to install. Why are more high school, middle school and youth coaches not using it.
We believe that running our 44 defense gives us the best chance to develop the most kids for later on down the road for their football careers. Divide the receivers into two groups facing each other on a selected line of scrimmage. Palmetto ridge football coach pj gibbs writes book the. Practice organization, league organization, rules, etc. In most states, the nfhs rule book serves as the foundational rules system for the youth game. The b team i took over had been last in the division for 5 years. The right defense for your program breaks down schemes and coverages in very specific football jargon and coachspeak. The multiple defense is based on the popular wide tackle 62 or wide tackle 6 which can easily shift into other defenses. The book features the singlewing offense and 101 defense, but discusses other offenses and defenses at length. He has had four books and nine videos published by coaches choice available here and will have a youth drill book published later in 2016.
This tool enhances your players learning curve and does it in a fraction of the time. This resource enhances your players learning curve and does it in a fraction of the time while giving coaches detailed coaching points for every play on offense, defense, special teams, youth and flag. Usa football s guide to a better, safer game, is a 144page resource guide for high school and youth football coaches. If you are lucky enough to have a set of 4 to 6 quality lbs then you might consider running a 44 or 44 stack as your pee wee defense. Coaching youth football defense, 3rd edition john t. Youth football defense, best youth football defenses. In complete linebacking, players and coaches receive a clinic on fundamentals, presnap keys, and. I cant tell you how many times ive heard coaches insist i tried the 44 last year and it didnt work or i tried the 62 last season but we couldnt stop the. Apr 11, 2018 firstdown playbook is the only digital football playbook that gives you access to over thirty three thousand football plays, schemes and technique help all designed by coaches and players with nfl experience. This play must be ran to the wide side strong side of the field and called at the right time.
The 11 football books any true student of the game must. Top 5 defensive formations for youth football teams youth1. The 44 stack is a great way to confuse the offensive linemens blocking scheme. In recent years, coaches have modified the defensive scheme in order to run it from whatever their base personnel is.
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