Youth Football I Pro Formation & More


By FirstDown PlayBook on Jun 29, 2023
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Today FirstDown PlayBook will take you through one of the most common formations in Pop Warner style football. The I Pro formation or Pro I depending on how you call it.  We will detail how we coach the youth football Toss Sweep. In the process of doing this we will explain what those dotted lines mean for the pulling guard on this play.

We get questions from you every now and then. It’s usually a good chance to explain FirstDown PlayBook while we also talk a little ball with you. This I Pro formation question does just that.

It’s always important to realize that the defense is going to react to your blocking scheme and the backfield movement. The easy thing to do is to just leave the defenders stationary on the play drawing but it is the wrong thing to do. The fundamentals you teach will only work if your players understand the play they are trying to execute.

This Short Video On The Youth Football I Pro Formation Teaches Several Things

Your players need to understand how the defense is going to react and also understand that their blocking assignment can be adjusted based on how the defense reacts. This short video introduces our Pop Warner I Pro formation. It also shows how the play side pulling guard can adjust his coursed based on the defensive end on this toss sweep.

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Also below we will give you a glimpse at some of the other great FirstDown PlayBook Pop Warner formations like the Double Wing and others. If you click on any of them we will take you to a comprehensive FirstDown PlayBook youth football formation page. We will guarantee you that you will find something on this page that helps you. It includes everything from the Wing T to the Shoot offense.

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FirstDown PlayBook offers you 12 different formations just like this I Pro formation. You should consider one or two of these for your Pop Warner offense. Tap on any one of the tiles below to visit the article describing that formation. After reading the article then go join FirstDown PlayBook and get busy coaching your Pop Warner team with the best football playbook available!