Jim Oddo

The Importance of the Flag Football Playbook is Overvalued

Many new managers put far too much emphasizes on the junior football playbook they decide to install. Many of these managers are parents that relive their childhood and pick a playbook far too advanced for the age group they are teaching. Most of the n... Read >

How to Save Big Money When Shopping For Your Auto Insurance Rates

Whether the economic state of the country is excellent or struggling, your auto insurance costs will most likely be one of your biggest annual costs. No matter how much income you make, you should no over pay for your auto insurance premiums. To be ho... Read >

The Miami Wildcat Formation in Junior Football

Any readers of my previous articles know how I feel about coaches using offensive systems, or playbooks too complicated for little kids. I believe it is the number one mistake made by youth football coaches today. So what is one supposed to do as he s... Read >

Reviewing the PeeWee Football Playbook

Football playbook skills and plays must be basic enough so that the little guys can understand and perform the entire play. However, the offensive play design has to be effective enough to exploit and take advantage of any defensive weakness and beat the ... Read >

Getting Started Coaching Little Kid Football

Coaching Pee Wee Football can be a good time, and an excellent teaching season for all of the participants that are involved. Coaching pee wee football allows you to coach young football participants the fundamentals of the game and bring all of the indiv... Read >

Winning the Football Championship

Winning the pop Warner playoff championship while coaching pop warner football is an amazing feat. Many different things need to go your way if you are fortunate enough to win the title. The truth is the best team does not always win the title, but th... Read >

Pee Wee Football Running Back Drills

Running back drills are best used to help improve the skill level of your backfield players. A good coach will have a nice variety of drills to use at his practices. The best backs will be strong runners, blockers and ball receivers.On some rare occas... Read >

Coaching Park District Basketball - Choosing the Right Positions for the Kids

One of the most difficult jobs to perform when you are a youth manager is assigning the correct children for the correct positions. Always use the kid with the right mentality instead of the assumed correct physical structure for a certain position. This... Read >

Where Should I Put My Best Players on Defense - Coaching Pop Warner Football

The first part of your coaching year will begin with placing the correct kids in the right positions. Putting the best players in the right positions takes many seasons of experience and can vary depending on the skill level you are working with. I re... Read >

Pop Warner Football Equipment Day

June is the time of year when many youth football programs pass out their equipment for the upcoming season. There are usually a couple of opportunities to get your gear. Most organizations recycle their equipment year in and year out, but a few elite p... Read >

Is the I Formation Good for Youth Football?

A new inquiry from one of our current clients wrote in asking abouth the I formation and if it was a smart formation to use at the pee wee football level. We adore the Power I formation, in fact one of our coaching staffs went 11-0 last season using the ... Read >

Coaching Pop Warner Football - Just Win Baby!

As a youth football coach your goals should be making sure the players are having a good experience and are learning the game of football. A solid repetition of the fundamental skills should be carried out throughout the year, helping each player reach h... Read >

The Base 5-3 Defense for Youth Football.

I am always asked which defensive scheme do I see the most at the pop warner football level. The answer is the base 5-3 defense. I believe many coaches like the 5-3 since it is effective against the run. Most youth football teams cannot pass the ball, s... Read >

Practice Time - Pee Wee Football Defense

Most new coaches spend all their practice time putting in new plays and scrimmaging other teams. The ignore defensive practice time, especially team concepts and this is a huge mistake. I need to be more clear on what I mean by when we ask this questi... Read >

Gifts from the Opposing Flag Football Coach

Never question a "gift" from your opponent. Just make sure to make the most advantage of the situation you have just received. Every once in a while a gift may come from your youth football opponent and we live by the old saying never look a gift hors... Read >