Coaching Youth Football - Tryouts Coming Soon

If you plan on coaching youth football this season them I'm sure your season is about to start. Most organizations have tryouts and player evaluations the first week. The first few days are usually in helmet and shorts only, without any shoulder or pant pads. Most pee wee and pop warner leagues have a travel select team and then either an in house league or travel B level teams.

As a coach, make sure you are prepared for the upcoming tryouts. The player evaluations are an important part of coaching pee wee football. There is a great Tryouts and Evaluation for Youth Football book, written by Jim Oddo, that explains a time tested approach to getting a great evaluation on all of the players. Check it out as it will give you an advantage over the other coaches in your draft.

Foot Ball Drills

If you are fortunate enough to run the tryouts, follow the drills mentioned in the book, especially all of the competitive drills and make sure the tryouts are fair and even. The last thing you need is parent complaints about how unfair your tryouts were.

Also, make sure the players are kept busy the entire time. Nothing sets off parents more than an unorganized tryout week.Trust me, you are handing them a loaded weapon for the entire season if your tryouts are run like garbage.

In closing, I know the time is running short, but when coaching youth football, please remember you get one shot at it every year, so please make the most of it. There are no "do overs" after the teams have been drafted so make it count.

Coaching Youth Football - Tryouts Coming Soon

Jim has over 22 years of hands-on experience as a youth coach. The system he has used with great success for both youth football and youth basketball. His personal teams have won over 80% of their games.