Coaching Youth Football: The Guide for Coaches and Parents (Betterway Coaching Kids) - Softcover

Mccarthy Jr, John P

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558707921 ISBN 13: 9781558707924

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2007

Synopsis

The Guide for a Fun and Successful Football Season!

Do you need some guidance before you start coaching this football season? Coaching Youth Football, 3rd edition gives you everything you need to make this season a success. It covers all of football's fundamentals and gives coaching tips for every aspect of the game including:

• blocking, passing, receiving, running, tackling, and special teams
• proper techniques for all aspects of the game
• the responsibilities of each position on the field
• offensive and defensive formations
• a playbook of over 30 plays to use in games
• how to create the desire to play hard in athletes

You'll also find template practice plans you can adjust for your own use, step-by-step drills, conditioning ideas, first aid information, and an explanation of the game's rules. Plus, a glossary and skills checklists at the end of the book help you learn and teach the language and skills of football quickly and effectively.

About this title

About the Author:

John P. McCarthy, Jr. has been coaching his children and grandchildren on the field and in the backyard for many years. He has also written three other successful coaching books: Coaching Youth Basketball, Coaching Youth Baseball, and Coaching Youth Soccer.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1558707921
• ISBN 13: 9781558707924
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 208