Territory, downs, clock management, and explosive teamwork.
Covers youth Flag (5v5 and 7v7) and Tackle (9v9 and 11v11) rules across ages 6–18 in the US, Australia, and New Zealand.
See all 16 american football positions explained, including where each one is allowed to go and whether junior players should specialise.
Formats, scoring, fouls, key terms and junior game durations by school year level.
Every position, what it does, and the areas of the court it covers.
Rotation and lineup generators for netball, football and basketball — the same fairness logic applies to american football.
The american football coaching library — age-appropriate drills with setup and coaching points, ready-made session plans, and week-by-week season programmes — is part of Squaddie rather than free reference material. Your first team is free forever, so it costs nothing to look.
Ages 5–7
FUNdamentals first. This is all about fun, movement, and falling in love with the game.
Ages 6–9
FUNdamentals through to building the basics — fun, movement, catching, throwing, and falling in love with the game.
Ages 9–11
Court awareness and positional play. Learning where to be and why.
Ages 11–13
Team play and tactical thinking. Movement patterns, attack and defence structures.
Ages 13–15
Competition-ready skills, structured training, and fitness conditioning.
Ages 15+
Advanced tactics, strength & conditioning, and elite coaching frameworks.
Formats, positions, timing and the junior variations, with the governing bodies they come from.
What each position does on the court or field, and where players are allowed to go.
How Squaddie handles lineups, rotations and playing time for american football teams.
Fair lineups and rotation tracking, plus the full american football drills library, session plans and season programmes.
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