As preseason practice gets underway, signaling the start of another season of youth football, I thought I should get some advice from an expert to pass along. One coach I enjoy reading is Dave Cisar, who runs winningyouthfootball.com, a website … Continue reading →

By now your players have picked up their equipment and you might even have held a few practices. You’re getting to know your players, trying to figure who fits where in your offense and defense. It’s an exciting time, when … Continue reading →

As pre-season practice gets under way, most coaches send an email to the parents of their players to state their expectations. That way there are no misunderstandings when the games begin. Parents and players can’t cry foul if the head … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe that the summer sports seasons are beginning to wind down already. Didn’t we just get started? But we now have fall sports to look forward to, and practices are underway in a lot of places throughout … Continue reading →

I recall having a quarterback one year at the pee-wee level who could run like crazy and was a natural leader, but he had trouble with handoffs and pitches. Maybe it was a concentration issue because despite a lot of … Continue reading →

With preseason practice beginning in the next few weeks for youth football teams across America, the media is chronicling parental worries about letting their sons play. It will be interesting to see if signups drop this season, as they’ve done … Continue reading →

At any level of football, defense wins games, but it might be even more important at the youth level, where broken plays are so common, leading to easy touchdowns. The team that prevents big plays likely will win. That’s why … Continue reading →

Youth football has become a tougher sell lately with all the news about concussions. After many years of steady growth, the participation numbers are starting to drop, and it’s easy to conclude that the trend won’t abate anytime soon. While … Continue reading →

Concussions in youth sports. Every day there’s at least one article or blog post published about it. Last night, ABC television’s “Nightline” included a segment on the subject. If you have kids playing youth sports you’re probably growing more and … Continue reading →

At Football Coach Hub we’ve covered quite a bit of the latest news on the concussion issue facing youth football, adding our hues and cries to the general uproar about player safety. Parents and coaches are worried, quite rightly, about … Continue reading →