By Coach Martin | Football Basics
The tackle box in football is a term that you’ll hear referenced many times throughout a game.
In most cases, it comes up in conversation when an offense is attempting a pass.
While the tackle box isn’t a set area outlined on the field, it does have a very distinct definition.
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
“Down, set, Blue 76, Blue 76, Set, Hike!”
If you’ve played, coached, or even just watched football, you’ve likely heard the quarterback yell something similar before every play.
That string of words and numbers is what’s called the cadence.
Quarterbacks (QB) use it to get the offense on the same page with regards to timing and the snap of the ball.
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
Just about every offensive play starts with the quarterback going through what’s known as a cadence.
He approaches the center, or takes his position in shotgun, and then begins to call out a set of commands (of sorts) that will help the offense get set.
This may sound something like: “Down. Blue 84, Blue 84, Set, Hike.”
Most of the words that are set before “hike” are irrelevant.
By Coach Martin | Football Basics
In football, turnovers can be huge game-changing instances.
In one minute, the offense might be marching down the field, looking to get into scoring position.
In the next, they could commit a turnover that completely turns the game around.
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
One of the more overlooked aspects of playing football is how to hold a football correctly.
Surprisingly, some players at even the professional level seem to forget at times how to correctly hold a football.
If you’re relatively new to the game, you might wonder why this Is so important.
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
Wide receivers spend a lot of time building up the basic skills their position requires.
This includes speed, agility, strength, explosion and soft hands, to name a few.
One “skill” that is often overlooked, though, is the ability of wide receivers to line up correctly and to explode off the line of scrimmage.
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
If you watch an NFL game, you might think that all touchdowns are worth 7 points.
That’s because in most cases, when a team scores a touchdown, you’ll see their score increase by 7 points.
But, if you’re new to the game of football, what you might not realize is that there are two (2) parts to every touchdown.
When a player crosses the goal line with the ball in his hand, his team scores 6 points.
Then, that team has the opportunity to score one (1) additional point through what’s known as a PAT — or a Point After Touchdown.
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By Coach Martin | Coaching
Football isn’t always played with 11 players on offense and defense, with full pads and full contact.
Coaches and players can create variations to this, to help focus on some areas of the game.
One of the most popular variations today is the 7 on 7 football.
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
Practice is one of the most important aspects of being a football coach.
While there’s so much focus on games and which team wins or loses, the real time youth football players learn is during practice.
A practice that’s run effectively will teach players great on-field skills as well as valuable lessons they may take with them throughout their entire lives.
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By Coach Martin | Football Basics
If you’re going to teach the game of football to youth players, you’ll need to teach them what all the terms of the game mean.
At the same time, it’s equally important for players to understand football lingo.
Here are 50 football terms all players and coaches must know.
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