The Coaching Team Concept Strategies for Success in Youth Football

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The Coaching Team ConceptStrategies for Success
in Youth Football

• Coach Kenny Mead
• Palm Harbor, Florida

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Agenda

• Introduction
• Common Organizational Models
• Byproduct of the Fenton Model
• The Fenton Model
• Standardization
• Training
• Support

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Introduction - A little About Me

• Lake Fenton Youth Football
• Defensive Coordinator
• Something Very Wrong!
• Fenton Youth Football
• Head Coach Director of Football
• Brian Bretzke
• Developed the Fenton Model

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Introduction - A little About Me

• Fenton High School
• JV Head Coach Offensive Coordinator
• Life Is GOOD..until
• Job Change
• Relocated to Tampa
• East Lake Youth Football
• Head Coach
• Fenton Model
• Coaches Training Support

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Common Organizational Models

• Common Learning Models
• School of Hard Knocks
• Trial Error
• Whistle
• Clip Board
• Go Get Em Coach!
• Pit Falls
• Early years can be disasterous
• Takes a while to learn the game at the youth
  level
• Parents become impatient
• Players often pay the price
• Kids sometimes leave football due to bad coaching

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Common Organizational Models

• Common Learning Models - continued

• Old School
• Apprenticeship
• Pit Falls
• Difficult to get on a HS staff
• Practice times dont always coincide with core
  work hours
• HS football schemes/skills dont always translate
  well to the youth game

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Fenton Model

• Dave Juhl Video

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Fenton Model

• Which training model was Daves first
  organization utilizing?
• School of Hard Knocks
• Were the results favorable?

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Fenton Model

• Standardize
• Train
• Test
• Certify
• Support
• Modify

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Fenton Model

• The Coaching Team Concept is really just a by
  product of the Fenton Model

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Fenton Model

• Standardize
• Train
• Test
• Certify
• Support
• Modify

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Fenton Model

• Standardize
• Double Wing Core (Minimum)
• Toss
• WB Counter
• FB Counter
• Wedge
• Trap
• Flood Pass
• Gam/DC46

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Fenton Model

• Train P.R.O.
• Positive Coaching
• Red Cross First Aid CPR
• Offensive, Defensive, Special Teams Xs Os

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Fenton Model

• Test/Certify
• Did Coach Juhl enjoy the Training/Testing/Certific
  ation process?
• Did Coach Juhl enjoy the benefits of completing
  the Training/Testing/Certification process?
• Question to ask yourself
• Am I willing to put in the work/effort/time to
  get similar results?

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Fenton Model

• Testing - Just for fun
• Playing football at the college or high-school
  level is enough qualification to coach at the
  youth level. T or F
• The players ignorance of their assignments is
  the fault of the coaches. T or F
• ________________ isnt something you do _________
  someone. It is something you do ________
  someone.

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Fenton Model

• Testing - Just for fun - continued

• Essay What does it mean to be contrarian? What
  is the Contrarian advantage? What is the
  difference between contrarian strategy and
  contrarian tactics? Give examples of each.

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Fenton Model

• Testing - Just for fun - continued

• The typical 11-yr.-old team completes ______ of
  their passes.
• What is the interception percentage?
• In high school football you cannot bump a
  receiver more than five yards downfield. T or F
• Should the best 11 athletes be on defense?
• The offensive line is a great place to put weak
  players. T or F

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Fenton Model

• Testing - Just for fun - continued

• What is the most popular block in youth football?
  Does it generally work well?
• What effect does running repeated Wedges and off
  tackle plays have on Safetys?
• With regard to a passers read progression, how
  many reads are recommended for youth football?
• a. Zero to One
• b. One to Two
• c. Two to Three
• d. Three to Four
• e. Four to Five

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Fenton Model

• Support
• Built in across the organization
• Within the organization
• Outside of the organization (Coaches Network,
  Delphi, etc.)
• All coaches are trained in the same
• Core Plays
• Blocking Scheme(s)
• Techniques and Fundamentals
• Becomes a breeding ground for improvement and
  innovation
• TKO - Fish
• Wedge Sweep - Jack Gregory
• Fenton Series - Kenny Mead
• Direct Snap - Jack Gregory Kenny Mead
• Youth 33 Stack - JJ Lawson
• OverLoose/OverSpread/Bunch Passing Game - Kenny
  Mead

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Fenton Model

• Hinderances to Support
• Fear (afraid to seek help or input)
• They might think that I dont know something
• They might think that Im not a good coach
• THE MALE EGO
• This is the worst hinderance!!!
• This cause coaches to struggle season after
  season
• It hurts the kids
• No growth as a coach

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• Questions???

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Recap

• Introduction
• Common Organizational Models
• Byproduct of the Fenton Model
• The Fenton Model
• Standardization
• Training
• Support

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Contact Info

• Kenny Mead
• Kmead_at_mac.com