The Balanced Line Single Wing Offense For Youth Football

Most youth football teams that run the Single Wing Offense run it out of the traditional unbalanced line set.

Many coaches have asked me about using the Balanced Line Single Wing Offense in youth football. For most coaches, they ask because they have “Special Rules” in their Youth Football Leagues that require them to use balanced line formations. From 2-3% of youth football leagues have rules like this.

It is very simple to modify the Unbalanced Line Single Wing Offense to a balanced line set. While most High Schools that run the Single Wing Offense do stick to the unbalanced set, a number of them do have a balanced line set or two as well.

Your First Youth Football Practice Of The Season

A very Quick look at our first football practice of the 2007 Season. I am coaching both a 3rd-4th Grade team this year and a 5th-6th Grade team this year.

As normal, we started out with a mandatory 30 minute parents meeting, where we clearly laid out the goals of our program and for my teams. We clearly stated out practice requirements, grade requirements, position and playing time philosphies and our rigid sportsmanship standard for players, parents and coaches.

Practicing In The Heat In Youth Football

Some youth football teams have already started practicing; others will start next week like us. The common denominator is that for most of us is, we will be practicing in the heat.

There are three major problems youth football players have in hot weather, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. These problems are caused by heat and dehydration, but by taking a few simple steps, it is possible to prevent them.

Heat cramps are muscle contractions, usually in the calf or hamstring muscles. These contractions are spasm like and quite painful. The cause is heat and dehydration. Rest, massaging or stretching the muscle and water are all that can be done for this, they eventually pass.

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