Welcome to Coach Parker's Coaching Youth Football Zone. Check out my new blog about coaching youth football at CoachParker.org and forum at Youth Football Zone Forums.
I began coaching youth football back in 1994, before I had kids. I
coached for the
Plano Sports Authority and
was the Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator of the Plano Sports
Authority's (PSA) Coaching Staff of
the Year in 1994. Today, I coach my oldest son's team, a
5th grade youth football team, in Arvada Colorado. We play for the
Arvada
Midget Football Association, which is part of the
Jeffco Midget Football
Association. I am also a member of the AMFA Coaches Committee.
I grew up in Texas living and breathing football. I started playing football in 3rd grade for the Spring Branch YMCA, just Northwest of Houston and continued playing through High School. In High School, I played for one of the best Coaches in Texas High School football history, Ron Schroeder. But, I learned how to be a youth football coach from my Pee Wee Coach, John Lewis. Coach Lewis coached the Bulldogs, and we were undefeated for many years and played at Rice stadium for the YMCA Houston City Championships in 1973. We won 40-7.
I am a huge Dallas Cowboys football fan. I think Tom Landry's Cowboys were some of the finest teams that Dallas put on the field. I also follow the Titans, since they are the old Houston Oilers and now that I live outside of Denver, I am a Broncos fan. I graduated from Texas A&M, so I hope for divine intervention for the Fightin Texas Aggie football team each season, maybe soon. We have a new coach this season, so Gig'em Ags.
What is my philosophy as a youth football coach? Well, I am old school. If you do not set high expectations for your players then you should not be coaching. People will rise to your expectations. If you set the bar too low, then your players will always be crawling and not walking. I want my players running and scoring. I set the bar high, just above where I think my top players are at that season. I am always surprised at how much kids will achieve when you challenge them to push toward a tough goal. So, expect more or suffer the loss.
I am passionate about coaching youth football, that's why I am starting these websites to consolidate coaching information for youth football coaches into an easy and useful web portal. The blog and forums will grow with your input, so don't be shy. Share your knowledge along with me, so we can further our beloved sport, football.
To the right. I added a cool feature from Feedburner, so I can display the CoachParker.org blog on my different websites. This is a really cool feature. If you would like this feature of my blog on your website, please email me for the code.
You can also help support my team by visiting my football book store at the link below. It is an Amazon.com powered store. Or you can visit Championship Productions below and check out all the cool football videos. I highly recommend a subscription to American Football Monthly. All of the links are below, and by using these links and purchasing from these companies you are supporting my efforts on this website and my youth football team.
If you would like to contact me, please leave me a post on my blog at CoachParker.org or you can email me at coachparker at eparkers dot org.
Thanks,
Coach Parker
Play for Fun, and Winning is Funner!
