Choosing a Youth Football Offense is a tough decision for a new youth football coach and an experienced one too. Recently, I went down the Rabbit Hole to try find the magic solution or hidden door to answer this difficult question. In my research, many coaches will tell me what they think is the simplest or best youth offense and it is mainly the offense they already know. In a past blog post I did write about what I think are the Best Offenses for youth football. So even I will have a bias but hoping to but that behind me for this multi part article on Choosing a Youth Football Offense.

In this multi part article on Choosing a Youth Football Offense I am trying to move past my internal bias and look at choosing a youth football offenses based on about 25 variables that keep coming up when I talk to youth football coaches. I define youth football from 5u to 12u, not really 7th and 8th grade ball.

I would also like to thank many of the coaches in my Facebook groups and the Wing-T, Single Wing and Double Wing Facebook Groups for some great feedback and also thank Coach Kessler and Green for their thoughtful input.

Key Variables on Choosing a Youth Football Offense

Here are essential factors I’ll consider while evaluating and choosing a youth football offense for potential use:

1. Age of Players


2. Experience of Players


3. Maturity & Memory of Players


4. Size of Players


5. Size of Roster / # of Players


6. Minimum Play Rules


7. Amount of Practice Time / Week


8. Coach’s Experience / Knowledge of Offense


9. Assistant Coaches Experience Levels


10. Rec vs Select League


11. Competition Skill Level


12. Type of Defenses in League


13. Type of Snap / Gun or UC


14. Size of Offensive Linemen


15. Blocking Skills / Calls


16. Pulling Linemen


17. Multiple Formations / Shifts / Motion


18. QB Skills – Footwork / Hands / Passing


19. Passing Capabilities


20. Speed of Team / RBs


21. Number of Top Running Backs


22. Power / Speed / Misdirection / Pass Type Offense


23. Versatility and Flexibility of the Offense


24. Offensive System Easy to Learn, Install, Execute


25. Available Offense Materials / Resources / Playbooks

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Coach Parker is a youth football coach in Fort Worth, Texas. He has been coaching pee wee tackle football for over 20 years in football little leagues in Texas and Colorado. Coach Parker has written many digital ebooks; youth football coaching playbooks on defense, offense, drills, 7 on 7, 8 Man football. Stay tuned for more free youth football coaching videos from Coach Parker.

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