Coaches Clinic-Part 1

This is the first in a series on coaching football by the guys at Pigskin Playbooks. They have an awesome system for coaching youth football and it's advanced enough to work on the high school level as well. I asked them to make some lessons up for Carson's Corner and they were nice enough to agree.

This is the Corners attempt to bring you everything - and I do mean everything - pertaining to the game of football, including coaching. The first part of the series focuses on an overall defensive football philosophy.

Defensive Philosophy

Obtaining The Ball

• Three downs and out
• Interceptions
• Cause and recover fumbles

Priorities

• Aggressive attacking defense
• One play at a time

Play The Next Play

• Force turnovers
• Force teams to make mistakes
• Be a great tackling team
• Score on defense

To Do This We Must:

• Be in excellent playing condition
• Eliminate mistakes - make daily improvements
• Great execution and second effort
• Maintain poise and confidence at all times
• Respect your teammates

To learn more about coaching at the youth football level and beyond, please visit www.pigskinplaybooks.com to learn more.