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Coaches don't need to have their players run laps to build endurance. Maximize practice time by combining offensive repetitions and conditioning with the no-huddle drill.
Here's one way to accomplish that on the youth level utilizing a series of offensive plays. The offense is operating against air to best maintain flow and pace.
- Stage the offensive unit on its own goal line with a coach serving as the umpire.
- The coach verbally call a play, and the offense execute the play.
- When the coach whistles the play dead (usually after 10 yards or a completed pass), he verbally calls out the next play.
In football the offense has two inherent advantages, they know exactly when and where the ball is going. Unfortunately, there is no 'one size fits all' defensive answer.
To that end, our goal is to be multiple and keep it simple for the kids. The following is not intended to serve as a playbook but to demonstrate a simple approach to providing different looks to an offense. We can move in and out of four, five and six defensive linemen with a single adjustment. The offensive surface will dictate the defensive response.
The process:
Base alignment > Adjustments > Checks
This process begins by defining the base defense. For us, that is 4-2-5.
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“The absolute bottom line in coaching is organization and preparing for practice.” – Bill Walsh
In youth football, the efficiency of practice is the single most important Key Performance Indicator for any team. Coaching the coaches is just as important as coaching the players.
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