Winning Flag Football

Putting your players in position to succeed starts with determining what they are good at off the shelf. Coach Art outlines eight (8) key football skills to assess early in your team's season to ensure you have the right players in role. Unlike the 9 Key Talents, these 8 Football Skills are improvable with small amounts of focused effort.

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We're back after a long (6 year) hiatus! Coach Art shares a brief overview of some of the new episodes he is working on, kicking off Season 3 with a deep dive into Defense over the next few episodes. Expect new episodes weekly on Fridays!

Notes: Coach Art mentioned he was developing content for the board game Breakaway Football from Uplink Underground Games.

Coach Art differentiates between football "talents" and football "skills" and offers 9 key talents that help you rate your players' abilities. Identifying what you have on your team will help you identify the right Offense or Defense philosophy.

Coach Art discusses the ways to motivate young players - kids and adolescents especially - through a blend of positive reinforcement, constructive feedback, and building mutual respect.

Coach Art discusses four basic modes of learning (Tactile, Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic) and how you can apply them to coaching flag football. Later, Coach Art dives into eight key points for coaching adolescents, making it easier both to relate to your players and to present the new learning in a way they can easily retain it.