subject: Is the I Formation Good for Flag Football? [print this page] Is the I Formation Good for Flag Football?
A recent question from one of our readers asked if the I formation was a good formation to run at the youth football level. We love the I formation, in fact one of our coaches started 11-0 last year with the exact offense show in the Power I playbook on the site. Below is the question as presented to us and our answer.Is the I Formation Good for Youth Football?I'm not sure what offense is best for our players, but the head coach has made his decisiion?The first question that comes to our mind is regarding the head coach. How much experience and what are his qualifications for coaching youth football? How is his past record and how long has he been coaching? I know many "coaches" who have been at it for many years, yet they are horrible coaches with lousy records since they have no idea on how to coach. These idiots should not be anywhere near children. They have no idea how to act around adults and should not be allowed near kids. It's amazing how organizations allow these guys to coach year after year. Some of these guy continue to coach for a variety of reasons, like being on the board of director, so first you need to look at the head coaches qualification.If he has been around awhile, treats the kids right and has success I would be a little more trusting. I would question anyone who is making a decision on the offense they are going to run without knowing your talent yet, unless this is grade school ball and you know all of the returning players and their ability.You can always coach in another program if you feel the head coach is not quailified. He will not listen to you and you'll probably butt heads all year, so save yourself the BS and move on. I have not had many parents help me with the direct coaching decisions due to this reason. I have enough to do all year and do not have the time to be arguing with someone who is on a different page than our staff.The I formation is great and we used it to help our team to an 11-0 start last year. If you are teaching 8-9 year old players, keep it simple. A basic playbook is all that is needed for this age group.In closing, I would recomend using the I formation at every level of football. I have had winning seasons in flag as well as tackle using the power I fromation.
