Dave Cisar is a national expert in the world of youth football. Hundreds of coaches have patterned their program after his popular model. In this instructional football DVD, Cisar shows how you can increase the enjoyment of the game for players and retain more players each year. Cisar covers 28 topic areas, including keeping the players' attention, practice planning, common mistakes, evaluating players, and "increasing the fun factor." Each player will maximize their skill by sharing playing time and learning various positions on the field. Communication is crucial for outstanding coaching, and Cisar shares dozens of nuggets for motivating players and developing a solid and consistent coaching staff. Team building, increasing attendance, pre-game talks, clock management and post-game decorum are key components to building a first class youth football program. Cisar spares no expense when presenting this A to Z outline for youth football done the right way. Teaching life lessons and winning football games the right way are the byproduct of Cisar's game plan.

97 minutes. 2009.

Coach Salem has coached every phase of offense in his tenure at Central Florida. In this DVD, Salem breaks down a UCF practice and shows how you can make your practices hard and fast. He discusses the four types of practices at UCF based on the amount of contact allowed in each practice. Salem breaks down practices by week and by day. He shows in detail how a two-hour practice period is broken down including when the Knights work on red-zone situations, two-point plays, two-minute situations, and more. Salem shows you how precision timing can be fostered each day in practice to teach good habits for game time. Included on this DVD, is a seven page PDF with practice scripts and bonus pages. This is a comprehensive practice planning video that will provide you with tips on how to get the most out of your practices.

68 minutes. 2008.

Preparing for practice can be a daunting task, but in this DVD, KU Coach Reagan will offensive line practice plan in a way that will put you in the driver's seat! Initially, knowing each player's role in terms of what they can do is an essential starting point. Advanced preparation is based on the overall team philosophy. Other factors include physical and mental elements. The next step in practice planning is creating a comprehensive checklist of all terminology, technique, running system, passing system, special situations and drills. A typical practice plan is shared with minute-by-minute details of each drill and drill emphasis. The key elements that must be incorporated into each practice session are proper mentality, expectations, footwork, technique, special teams, competition/individual time and team play.

52 minutes. 2008.

Evangel Christian's Dennis Dunn lets you in on his secrets for building a successful and dominating high school football program. Coach Dunn covers nine specific areas that have helped him lead his team to seven state championships since 1993 and an extraordinary W/L percentage of 91.6%. In this video, Dunn covers: building a foundation through elementary and junior high youth camps, making sure young athletes are coached properly, developing players in the off-season with properly designed strength and conditioning programs, emphasis on the five axioms of success, and working with parents. Coach Dunn also emphasizes the importance of surrounding yourself with great assistant coaches, and developing effective offensive and defensive systems. Each of the areas covered in this video is explained in a locker room setting with key points of emphasis to assist you in building your program. These keys and nine stages of development have allowed Evangel Christian to experience tremendous success, including a record 60-0 from 1996-1999!

55 minutes. 2004.

One of the most understudied/understood parts of successful athletic programs, at all levels, is the importance of quality practice planning and organization of every practice. Coach JT Curtis is a master of organization and in this DVD, he covers every period of the Patriots practices. "Practices are truly where championships are won!" --- Coach JT Curtis has won 21 state championships! Curtis urges coaches to never go to any practice without a plan that is shared with all of your coaches. He also shows examples of his practice plans and the extreme detail every period gets. Four keys to every practice are covered in this video starting with scripting plays for both offense and defense. Curtis then covers the importance of getting your second string players enough quality reps. Strategically scheduling breaks within practice will allow your practices to run move effectively. The final key Coach Curtis emphasizes is practice tempo - running practices at a high tempo allows you to simulate game situations more effectively and avoid wasting practice time on conditioning as a separate focus.

63 minutes. 2005.