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Pick your Youth Football Offense Based on your Talent
I am amazed each year when I hear coaches discussing the up coming season and they are showing me the offense they are going to run. I wonder how they heck can they know what they are going to run when they have not seen the players this year. Unless you have an unusually large number of returning players, I do not see how a coach can decide on an offense to run.
Let me expand on my previous statement. A coach may like a Spread style offense or Tight Running offense and he may wish to go with a certain style, but he must wait and see what talent he will have.
You may love to pass the ball, but if Walter Payton shows up to your tryouts, you will have to change your way. The same goes for the three yards and a cloud of dust believers. If Peyton Manning shows up with Jerry Rice you would be nuts not to pass more.
I do believe that you can prefer a certain style or formation and then make sure you add the appropriate plays based on your talent, age and skill level.
A good example of this is the Single Wing offense. You can make this a power running offense or a full wide open pass attack offense. Most years you will settle for a combination of both, but there are many different plays you can add that is specific to your talent.
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