Coaching adults (those kind of adults that never played football before and start playing flagfootball as their new sport) in a sportclub here in Europe and your videos are helpful to remind me how to best teach basics to them because regardless whether kid or adult: a beginner is a beginner Thank you for these videos
Excellent. I just registered for winter ball that starts in late January. Lets “get some” out there! 🏈🔥 reach out anytime or check out the site for resources. Here to help.
Being small doesn’t mean anything. I was always the smallest - same with my son, we crush it. With heart, desire, and giving it your best you’ll do awesome!! Excited to hear how it goes.
Coach D, Great tutorials, I also bought the Digital Playbook and Im enjoyng this a lot. One question, you are recommending to use the Flag Football Playmaker HD, but I dont have Ipad nor Iphone, What else can I use? talking Android or Windows? Thanks for your great help.
Sometimes I play QB during catching drills, just to make sure the ball's where it needs to be every time (most times), and I can fire it in there quick, rapid fite like as they come down the line. U think this is a bad idea? Should I always let my QBs do the throwing? I know chemistry comes from reps, but when we have a short time to practice before games I want to make sure they're hands / eyes get efficient reps.
I like to have stations so you could be on one station they could be on another. Feel free to step in and take a few reps if you have a smaller group, but I like to give the QB the practice and they just feel good when they are involved like that. Sorry for taking so long, coach. 🏈🔥
Sorry for the delay - it depends on the age group and QB. For young groups or a QB who can’t throw deep, I would say 3 yards apart. Otherwise, I’d go 5 yards apart. The goal is for them to get the routes down. Finally, I would coach them that if we are near a first down or the end zone they want to go to the “line to get” and make their cut so they ensure they are past the line to get the first down or TD. But at the beginning it’s all about form and getting the routes down so the distance isn’t as important. Make sense?
Do u think teaching elemtary/middle school kids this that they will understand all of this? I wanna teach them but i don’t wanna overload them with stuff they won’t get. Thanks coach !
I would keep it simple for sure. Map the routes out on the field with cones at first, then create 2 stations and have them repeat one route (2 lines of WRs) at a time over and over (rapid reps). Then coach in the moment for catching principles. Don’t overexplain anything - show vs. tell.
UTILIZE the "HIP TURN". aka TWIST TURN" when someone reaching. (Twist center half turn when opponent grabbing for flag.) Great exercise . Karaoke step and lateral walk breakdown for sure practice. Can't wait to whoop your team's butt lol
Quick question coach! Why do you encourage well put so much emphasis on practicing with gloves on? Just curious because on all levels that I’ve been coached on and I’ve coached the philosophy of catching the ball with out gloves is to truly get used to catching the ball with your hands. Reason being guys and kids get so used to the feeling of gloves that there hands are cotton and they claim catching a football “hurts” with out them. I’ve seen it even get so bad to where a kid forgot his gloves at home and didn’t even want to suit up in the game or catch the ball the way he was coached with out them simply because he had no confidence with out them and was not used to feeling the pig skin making contact with his skin. I was always thought Gloves should ADD to your game not be the foundation of it. Please share some insight with me coach 😊
I dig that. Makes sense. I’m a practice as you play guy, so I will always believe you need to be suited up (as much as you can) when you practice, so you get the feeling of real game speed and form. I like the thought of building up the strength and toughness of your hands so that you can catch with or without them, but if you are going to play with them on, you should practice catching with them to ensure the proper fit, catching form for each type of throw and route. You don’t want to figure that out during the game. That’s all mental and physical prep pre-game. Just my thoughts, but I appreciate the different perspective.
Let's be real here, this isn't the 70's...No receiver catches the ball anymore, the gloves do. I would recommend receiver coaches teach young receivers to use their hands first in practice to develop "soft hands"...Work on hand strength and get the finger tendons nice and stretched out. Once they begin to master those basic techniques, then switch to the crutch known as receiver gloves...Just my two cents.
I respect your opinion. I love the idea of a WR learning the fundamentals of catching and conditioning their hands to catch even without gloves. Why not do both. Work on get the techniques and conditioning down, plus get those gloves to make it all come together. Appreciate the comment! 🏈🔥
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Coaching adults (those kind of adults that never played football before and start playing flagfootball as their new sport) in a sportclub here in Europe and your videos are helpful to remind me how to best teach basics to them because regardless whether kid or adult: a beginner is a beginner
Thank you for these videos
You’re so right. Fundamentals are fundamentals…keep us posted. Glad this is helping out! 🏈🔥
Awesome as usual coach.. I learned the Diamond in HS. My Receivers Coach played in the NFL.. Glad to see someone teaching it..
blackwill8181 It’s a classic for sure. Thx for sharing and I appreciate the shoutout!
I like this Coach. He needs to squeak in a joke or a suprising reaction. Great Job
Lds Lionman ha thanks! We’ll work on the jokes!! I appreciate it.
This was very helpful I'm doing flag football and it was helpful
Love it! Glad to hear you’re doing flag football. You’re going to be great out there! Have fun. 🏈🔥
Hey Coach, great job. I'm going to be the best Flag Football coach in the Netherlands . Thanks for sharing all this.
Erik van Woudenberg get some!! That’s awesome.
How is your coaching career going?
Going well, thx for asking.
Good stuff. Excited to Head Coach for the first time after the new year.
Excellent. I just registered for winter ball that starts in late January. Lets “get some” out there! 🏈🔥 reach out anytime or check out the site for resources. Here to help.
Thanks for the video! Took down a lot of notes and will be using it tonight at practice. Assistant coach ysafl 7-8/9-10 Eagles!
CigaWeed53 Awesome! Let me know how it goes and if I can help in any other way.
Great tutorial, love the route pass sound effects :)
Ha, thank you! Yeah, I kind of get into this stuff. Get some! 🏈🔥
just started playing flag football and felt very insecure about my skills but with your (and my dad's) help i've just scored my first ever touchdown😀
Incredible! That’s all you Lucas!! Congrats. Get some!! 🏈🔥
Thanks, Coach! I have my first Flag Football game next week, a little nervous, I am the smallest person there.
Being small doesn’t mean anything. I was always the smallest - same with my son, we crush it. With heart, desire, and giving it your best you’ll do awesome!! Excited to hear how it goes.
SharkFinPlays just get open, if your open then being small doesn’t matter
Same
My dad told me to watch this, DEFINITELY GOOD 🥳🥳
Awesome. Thx Dad!!
Same
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Great videos. I just signed both my kids up.
Awesome! Love it!! 🏈🔥
Nice work Coach! I’m still waiting on that playbook.
Peter Gloria send over your email and I’ll send it right away.
PE teacher made me do this for HW
Absolutely love this. Just called you out in my recent video. Awesome!! Tell your teacher I say "hi and thanks!"
Giving some pretty good tips
Awesome! 🏈🔥
Thanks coach :D now I can play good 👍🏾
Nice.
The diamond! Awesome
It’s a classic! Love it too.
I am getting back into flag football and these videos really help. Thank you!
Sweet. Thx for letting me know.
My name is jahmyr this video helped me a lot I got 9 touchdowns I play minneosota Vikings flag football
YES! I love this. Way to put in the work - it paid off for sure on the field. Good stuff, Ranelle! 🏈🔥
Great video coach !!
Thanks Chris!
flag football was cool....once i couldn't play in pads anymore
Sean H it’s a good alternative to tackle. We’re having fun!
Do you have a video on how to motivate youth specifically those who aren’t interested? Thanks!
Let me dig in and see what I can find. I’ll make a video specifically about this as well as dealing w parents who are the same way…nice topic.
Coach D, Great tutorials, I also bought the Digital Playbook and Im enjoyng this a lot. One question, you are recommending to use the Flag Football Playmaker HD, but I dont have Ipad nor Iphone, What else can I use? talking Android or Windows?
Thanks for your great help.
My pleasure - I’m sending you the printed version in either 1, 4, or 9 per page, which would you like? Others like 4, but it’s your call.
Thanks this really helps.
Yes! That’s awesome. What did you like the most?
Sometimes I play QB during catching drills, just to make sure the ball's where it needs to be every time (most times), and I can fire it in there quick, rapid fite like as they come down the line. U think this is a bad idea? Should I always let my QBs do the throwing? I know chemistry comes from reps, but when we have a short time to practice before games I want to make sure they're hands / eyes get efficient reps.
I like to have stations so you could be on one station they could be on another. Feel free to step in and take a few reps if you have a smaller group, but I like to give the QB the practice and they just feel good when they are involved like that. Sorry for taking so long, coach. 🏈🔥
I wear one glove and one without. Sometimes my team does a trick play where they flip it back to me and I throw
That's smart. I like that approach. Thx for sharing.
Flag Football with Coach D yeah anytime
that's called a flea flicker I believe
Dramatic level 1000
Michael West ha, thx!!
How far apart are the cones laid out here in this drill?
Sorry for the delay - it depends on the age group and QB. For young groups or a QB who can’t throw deep, I would say 3 yards apart. Otherwise, I’d go 5 yards apart. The goal is for them to get the routes down. Finally, I would coach them that if we are near a first down or the end zone they want to go to the “line to get” and make their cut so they ensure they are past the line to get the first down or TD. But at the beginning it’s all about form and getting the routes down so the distance isn’t as important. Make sense?
Do u think teaching elemtary/middle school kids this that they will understand all of this? I wanna teach them but i don’t wanna overload them with stuff they won’t get. Thanks coach !
To better explain some of them may have never played football before
I would keep it simple for sure. Map the routes out on the field with cones at first, then create 2 stations and have them repeat one route (2 lines of WRs) at a time over and over (rapid reps).
Then coach in the moment for catching principles.
Don’t overexplain anything - show vs. tell.
@@CoachD thanks coach!!
UTILIZE the "HIP TURN". aka TWIST TURN" when someone reaching. (Twist center half turn when opponent grabbing for flag.) Great exercise . Karaoke step and lateral walk breakdown for sure practice. Can't wait to whoop your team's butt lol
Like it! Thx for joining the conversation - sorry I missed it.
I miss flag football.
I completely agree! We'll get out there before you know it!
Quick question coach! Why do you encourage well put so much emphasis on practicing with gloves on? Just curious because on all levels that I’ve been coached on and I’ve coached the philosophy of catching the ball with out gloves is to truly get used to catching the ball with your hands. Reason being guys and kids get so used to the feeling of gloves that there hands are cotton and they claim catching a football “hurts” with out them. I’ve seen it even get so bad to where a kid forgot his gloves at home and didn’t even want to suit up in the game or catch the ball the way he was coached with out them simply because he had no confidence with out them and was not used to feeling the pig skin making contact with his skin. I was always thought Gloves should ADD to your game not be the foundation of it. Please share some insight with me coach 😊
I dig that. Makes sense. I’m a practice as you play guy, so I will always believe you need to be suited up (as much as you can) when you practice, so you get the feeling of real game speed and form. I like the thought of building up the strength and toughness of your hands so that you can catch with or without them, but if you are going to play with them on, you should practice catching with them to ensure the proper fit, catching form for each type of throw and route. You don’t want to figure that out during the game. That’s all mental and physical prep pre-game. Just my thoughts, but I appreciate the different perspective.
What kind of gloves are those
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@@CoachD on the Husker play if the number #1 can’t blitz what is his job or zone?
Cool
Thx!
Let's be real here, this isn't the 70's...No receiver catches the ball anymore, the gloves do. I would recommend receiver coaches teach young receivers to use their hands first in practice to develop "soft hands"...Work on hand strength and get the finger tendons nice and stretched out. Once they begin to master those basic techniques, then switch to the crutch known as receiver gloves...Just my two cents.
I respect your opinion. I love the idea of a WR learning the fundamentals of catching and conditioning their hands to catch even without gloves. Why not do both. Work on get the techniques and conditioning down, plus get those gloves to make it all come together. Appreciate the comment! 🏈🔥
Are u in el Eldorado arkansaw if u r lemme know i wanna sighn someone up
No - sorry about that. i'm sure there are some great coaches out there though.