[Scotty_Bronson]

Almost all the schools in NEKY have the HS coach involved in some way with the JFL programs. The thing that I dont see though, are the HS systems being coached. Even in the Raceland JFL. Now that being said, they know fundamental football and have a base knowledge that gives them the tools needed to learn the systems once they are in MS. I noticed a great deal with my last group of travel players from the area. I had some really, really good, hard nosed, downhill and gritty players. But there were only a handful that you could adjust thing on the fly. Which, imo, football IQ, can compensate a little for the less atheletic or naturally gifted kids. Especially the ones who know systems. A basic understanding of holes and positions, and for the little bigs, understanding gap protection, is crucial for development offensively moving forward. And defensivley kids need to understand gaps. Understanding basic defensive coverages in the secondary is huge too. The difference between man, zone, cover 2 v cover 3, etc. I think alot of times when aggressive and hard nosed kids get to the MS level, they get tagged with the stigma of being the opposite of that. And imo, it stems from being overwhelmed. Im less concerned about JFL wins and losses and more concerned about developing players and preparing them for the next level. But there has to be a balance between the two. Kids that arent winning are kids that will quit. Kids that arent learning are also kids that will eventually quit. Its no easy task to correctly coach youth football.