Sunday, November 9, 2008

Youth Football League Player Development

Youth Football Leagues across the nation are the foundation of High School Football. This is where it all begins. It seems that the success of a dominating varsity program can be traced to its roots, the community YFL.

There is an absolute need for various interaction between varsity and youth football programs.

---Hands-on info sharing of technique and drills
---Volunteer work to support the YFL
---Encouragement of 'role model' High School players to mix with YFL players. *This is an enormous retention and recruiting tool!
---Fundraising efforts for YFL programs

Rae Crowther Football offers a variety of pads and dummies designed for youth football. But perhaps the biggest impact products on youth football player development would have to be the two items below. One for offense and one for defense. Keeping it simple:

Junior S-Advantage Sled

The Junior S-Advantage Sleds are a scaled-down version of the regular S-Advantage Sleds. The S-Pad is the state-of-the-art design that helps teach the players the proper contact position. The S-Pad shape imitates the angles of a good football player. It's a pad for all techniques. The Junior S-Advantage Sleds are designed for 80-120 pound players. This sled will initiate very early good habits in O-Linemen. Bending at the knees, proper angles and strong leg drive. Wouldn't it be a wonderful coaching world if every lineman had this great technique before reaching the varsity level?




Junior S-Advantage Tackler

The Junior S-Tackler is designed to teach the proper "take down" technique. The design of the sled allows the junior player to go full speed without contacting the metal base.

Jimmy Buttrey
Head Coach
Blaze Football Team

"I can't tell you how much your sled has helped our team! We finished the regular season 8-1 and won the County Championship! We dominated the line of scrimmage and became a much more physical team thanks to the S-sled! Keep up the good work and don't sell this to any of our competition!"

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