The # 1 goal of our youth football offense is to control the line of scrimmage, when you control the line you will control the game. We will control the ball, the clock, and the game by having a consistent offensive attack for four quarters. We will be known as an offense that can attack all areas of the field. We will be a disciplined offense, a great blocking team, and a great running /passing team. We will be an up-tempo team and most of all we will be an aggressive offense. Our offense will hit; just because you’re on offense doesn’t mean you cannot hit hard. We will execute our plays with extreme force and speed.

We will be a superior blocking team. We will execute our trap, crack, double team, lead and kick out blocks with great power, aggression and technique. We will pride ourselves on being great blockers. We will practice proper techniques and blocking assignments for each play every practice. We will frequently change up our snap counts, so that defenses cannot time our snap. Consistently changing the snap count will also slow down blitzing and over aggressive/undisciplined defenses. We will be a disciplined youth football team, we will not jump offsides. We will use the constant changing of our snap count to give our offense the first step advantage. All players on our youth football offense will block- QB, RBs, WRs, TEs, and O-linemen. All positions will practice proper blocking techniques. Our team will hit and drive the sled every day. THE SUCCESS OF OUR OFFENSE DEPENDS ENTIRELY ON OUR OFFENSIVE LINE’S ABILITY TO BLOCK THE OPPOSING DEFENSE. IF WE CANNOT BLOCK THE DEFENSE WE WILL BE IN FOR A LONG DAY. O-LINE IT’S ALL ON YOU!

We will be known as an offense that can attack your defense in every way. We will make youth football defenses have to prepare for every aspect of offensive football. We will pound the ball off tackle using our blocking angles and double team blocking scheme (which will be practiced everyday) and our north/south running style. We will attack the edges of the defense, using our base and crack down/kick out schemes to seal the edge allowing us to turn the corner and gain a large amount of yardage. We will have an effective passing game. We will use our powerful running game to set up our passing game. We will hit defenses with multiple play action passes and combination routes, causing confusion in their defensive secondary and linebacker levels. We will attack the flats, hook, and corner zones of the field. When defenses start getting aggressive and blitz our offense will reward the defense with our Bubble Screen and Pull Screen. Our offense will also mix in a couple of gadget plays (trick plays). We will make opposing youth football defensive coaches prepare for everything; we will be a complete nightmare for coaches to scout and prepare their defenses for.

Just because we are on the offensive side of the ball doesn’t mean we cannot hit! We will block any defender trying to tackle our backs. It will take multiple defenders to bring down our running backs. Our backfield will hit the point of attack with speed and power, breaking arm tackles and always getting up the field for positive yardage. Our backs will run hard, while securing the ball high tight! Our backs will hit it!!! Our QB’s will lead the team. Our QBs will take charge in the huddle; they will keep our team positive in any sudden change situations (bad play, fumble, Int, or penalty against our team). Most of all they will always have the desire to win and to never quit or let their teammates quit.

“Well Coach Jeff, you have to adjust your offense to your team’s talent level, right?”

You do have to adjust your offense to your talent…BUT there are things you can do to help improve your weaknesses. If you have a slower team and having problems getting outside then you can implement Jet / Rocket / Fly Sweep. If you are having problems running inside or you’re an overall small team then widen the offensive line splits. Widening the line splits will create natural running lanes and easy blocking angles on the defense. Youth football offenses need to be able to attack all areas of the defense to be a successful youth football offense. If you only do one style of attack then defense only have to prepare for one style of attack.

-Coach Jeff