Product Description

A PAPERBACK ORIGINAL

Features the expertise of one of the nation's top-ranking college football coaches

Author Paul Pasqualoni, head coach at Syracuse University, is renowned for the hands-on style he developed over years of coaching football at all levels. Like all Baffled Parent's Guides, Coaching Youth Football takes an upbeat, inspirational approach to coaching, with an emphasis on creating a positive, supportive environment. Pasqualoni offers the fundamentals of motivating, controlling, and encouraging a disparate group of children of varying skills and dispositions. Readers learn the secrets of coaching football, including how to determine a child's position, how to teach blocking and tackling safely, and how to calm a player's­­and parent's­­fear of being hurt.

• Takes a drills-based approach to teaching basic skills
• Q&A sections provide solutions to problems most new coaches face

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #135978 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

From the Back Cover

"[This] series is required reading for those of us who . . . one day find ourselves facing the expectant gazes of a dozen youngsters who insist on calling us Coach."--FamilyFun magazine

"You have the opportunity to teach the value of competition, that winning and losing are both part of the positive experience, and that having fun is the name of the game."--Paul Pasqualoni

Coach. You just volunteered to coach your child's football team, and you can't tell a draw play from a screen pass or a tight end from the end zone. Don't despair--Coaching Youth Football is here to help.

From your first team meeting, Coaching Youth Football shows you how to teach the fundamentals of football, including passing, catching, blocking, and kicking. You'll find drills for playing offense and defense that work for any age group or experience level. You'll even learn to develop your own coaching style--and before you know it, you'll be coaching players who are learning, motivated, and most of all, having fun.

• Survive your first practice and game
• Promote good habits, concentration, and teamwork
• Find answers to common problems in the Q & A sections
• Create a positive attitude, build team spirit, and get along with parents
• Make practices fun, safe, and rewarding
• Be the coach you never had

"An invaluable guide for both novice and veteran coaches."--Fred Lower, Bangor (Maine) Youth Football Organization

About the Author
Paul Pasqualoni is a three-time recipient of the Eastern College Athletic Conference Coach of the Year award. As head football coach at Syracuse University for over ten years, he has led his teams to six victories in eight bowl game appearances. He is a member of the board of trustees of the American Football Coaches Association.
Jim McLaughlin has coached at the high school and collegiate level for over thirty years. As a high school football coach for the last thirteen years, he has coached his teams to the state finals eight times, winning three state championships.

Customer Reviews

Good beginning tool.
Well written. Easy to understand. Good remainder for coaches who forget who they are coaching for and why they are coaching youth football.
Good reading for any coach just starting or who have just a couple of years under their belt

Slow start, but builds speed
For a coach, the first 3 chapters were not needed. The rest of the book provided great insight and help with the game.

Very Helpfull for the Beginner
This is my first year coaching and I found my knowledge of the game,and conditioning and prep drills lacking. This book may be too simple for those that have played the game a lot and are more than arm-chair quarterbacks.
I found the breakdown of practice sessions helpful because they stressed the different areas of the game but kept the pace moving to help keep the kids from getting bored.
This does not contain a playbook and if you are looking for this you might be disappointed.