Mike Danreuther asked:

I have a problem with parents in youth football.

Timothy’s answer:

I have been ayouth football coach for the twerp level for 8 years and I love my job and we have won the superbowl 7 of the 8 years however the parents can be a challenge I requireparents at the beginning of the season to sign a contract giving them my ... Continue reading »

Coach Turner asked:

I am coaching pop warner football jr. peewee level. What is a good practice routine to do every day? not used to this level.

Timothy’s answer:

its all about repetition and reinforcing good technique no matter what drills you use at this age group an old friend of mine used to say repetition is the mother of retention and it is so true at this age I also coach a very succesful youth football p... Continue reading »

Patrick Lovern asked:

I want to run a 3-5-3 defense is they anyone that has used this and any hints on a blitz package from this?

Timothy’s answer:

you want to run zone blitzes with a good disguise kind of like the pittsburgh steelers do keep them guessing on every blitz show different looks at the line of scrimmage bringing up line backers then dropping them when you blitz with safety etc

Brent Hall asked:

I just completed our 9/10 yr old draft and wound up with a team averaging 80 lbs but very fast. What kind of offense is best for this?

Timothy’s answer:

the spread or the wing t would probaly work best utilize your teams abilities to there fullest its not always the biggest team who wins but the team who is fundamentally sound remember low man wins everytime teach your kids to get low and be aggressive

Jamie Dean asked:

What's a good way to teach 7 and 8 year old linemen to block?

Timothy’s answer:

lorenzo you have to use every drill you can think of for this age group and continue to do them every practice repetition is the mother of retention continually working on this skill daily you will see vast improvement in there technique within a week ... Continue reading »

Emilio Torres asked:

how do i improve jumping and coordination...?

Timothy’s answer:

what i do with my kids is during warm ups have them jump rope and we also have alot of drills that we use during practices to increase agility and coordination such as ladder drill 4 corners ,etc

Coach Scott asked:

I'm a 1st year football coach for 9-11 year olds. I hear it is best to only have 10-15 off. plays and 4-5 def. plays. What plays work best?

Timothy’s answer:

as a football coach for 6-8 year olds I can tell you that keeping it simple works however my kids know well over 65 different plays that we have developed and they run each one to perfection it is all about the skill players you have and there knowledg... Continue reading »