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We won our first game this past weekend in a close battle.  Unfortunately my offensive coach somehow got the impression that my suggestion (I'm head coach) for a play at 3rd and goal was second guessing him.  Ultimately he came off the field after failing to score and giving the ball up on downs huffing and puffing, loudly and violently telling me that he was going to kick my ass, etc, etc.  All I did was suggest a play.  I don't know if it would have worked or not but the sad thing was, the kids on the sidelines heard him and some parents heard him, even though they couldn't everything we said on the sidelines.  He also later complained about some calls the refs made on the field (not questionable in my opinion) and I even heard one say, "Yeah, and I throw flags because it's fun to do..."

This guy knows the game, but I'm noticing the beginnings of a lack of patience in our 8-9 year old team.  He has seemed short in practice and I think the kids have noticed.  I tried calling him later that day to talk about it but he never returned my call.  Any suggestions about how to best handle this?  We could certainly survive without him but I'd rather not if we don't have to.

We've lost our first two games of the season and the primary reason has been the literal collapse of the offensive line. We've spent considerable time trying to teach our 8-9 year old tackle team about jumping off the snap, paying attention to your man and even double teaming. We've spent a little time at the sleds but my view has been that hitting a stationary target is one thing, but stopping a moving defense is quite another thing entirely.

Any tips anyone could suggest to improve our O-line would be greatly appreciated.

I'm the head coach of an 8-9 year old tackle team with a lot of talent.  We've just started the preliminary steps of determining who will likely go where, but I can't seem to find a place for my son.  He's short, light, with no hands and no wheels but who loves the game and wants to do well.  I've already given the speech to the team that every position is important and has purpose, but for the life of me, I don't know where to put him.  I can put him anywhere I want "politically" but I don't work that way.  He really wants RB but he just doesn't have the wheels.

Anyone have any ideas?