By Coach Martin | Football Plays
Not every kid has to dive right in to play full-padded, 11-on-11 football the way you’re used to seeing on TV.
In fact, there are many alternatives that can teach kids the fundamentals of the game and at the same time reduce the chance for injury.
Flag Football is one of the more popular options, especially for youth leagues.
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By Coach Martin | Football Plays
Maybe you need to give your team a jolt of energy, score some points quickly, or turn the field around to get out of a bad situation.
These are all times when a coach might call for a crazy trick play.
These trick plays are more than just simple misdirection plays like a draw play or the play-action pass.
Instead, they are full-blown deceptions designed to completely confuse every defender.
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By Coach Martin | Football Plays
There are some trick plays in football that an offense can try in the hopes of executing a big play.
These plays are, by design, made to look as one thing but then ultimately end up as something completely different.
One of these trick plays is the Hook and Ladder.
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By Coach Martin | Football Plays
In football, offenses have to find ways to keep defenses off-balance.
If the offense becomes too one-sided (either by passing too much or running too much), then they become predictable and easier to stop.
By instituting a balanced attack, offenses will be able to keep defenses guessing.
Doing so will hopefully allow them to gain more yardage.
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By Coach Martin | Football Plays
To be successful, offenses have to incorporate misdirection plays to keep defenses off balance.
If teams only called straight running plays up the middle and short passing plays, the defense would catch on and key in on the play before they even happened.
That’s why offensive coaches come up with plays that make the defense think a play is going one way — when in fact it’s doing the exact opposite.
One of the most common misdirection plays offenses run is the bootleg play.
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By Coach Martin | Football Plays
Your team is losing with only seconds left in the game, and only a touchdown will win you the game or tie it up.
What do you do?
You call for every receiver you have to run straight downfield to the end zone.
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By Coach Martin | Football Plays
The Buck Sweep is one of the keystone plays in youth football.
This play has been run for so long and with such success that coaches at more advanced levels have begun to using it out of different formations.
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By Coach Martin | Football Plays
The play action pass is one of the most effective misdirection plays for an offense. At the same time, it’s one of the most basic and simplest plays for an offense to install.
Play action passes can be run out of literally every offensive formation there is. But there are certain game situations in which the play action pass is more effective than others.
So, offensive coaches should learn when these times in the game are so that they can call an effective game plan to take advantage of what the defense is trying to do.
In this article, you’ll read about when the play action pass is more effective as well as three examples of play action passes.
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By Coach Martin | Football Plays
The jet sweep is one of the best plays an offensive coach can teach his youth football team.
It helps younger players take advantage of the fact that they’re often undersized.
It gets the ball into your most talented players quickly, and it attacks the defense where it’s weakest — on the outside.
Most importantly, it’s a play that can result in big gains without being too difficult for players to understand.
Here’s an in-depth look into what the jet sweep is, the formations that it can be run out of, how to coach youth football players on it, and some example plays.
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By Coach Martin | Football Plays
There are plenty of instances in football where the offense just needs to gain a few yards to get a first down or score a touchdown.
These crucial plays will often determine the outcome of the game.
That’s why coaches need to have some high-percentage plays in their playbook that they can call for these times.
The good news is that there are plenty of great plays that the offense can use to get this done.
In this article, you’ll read about some of the best short-yardage football plays for a few of the most common and popular offensive formations.
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