The 2008 Tualatin Timberwolves Youth Football Association Guiding Principles
Make Football Fun
This is the primary objective. Regardless of whether it’s a game or practice, football at the youth level should always be fun.
Foster a Team Environment
Whether it’s a game, practice, clinic, or camp, we want to instill confidence in every player and make them feel as though they are part of the team. Youth football players enjoy football when they have fun, feel they contribute, and experience an improvement in their overall skills.
Emphasize Fundamentals
Learning the fundamentals and perfecting the same basics at every level of play is essential to having any chance of success. If one player does not execute the fundamentals of his position correctly, the most sophisticated scheme in the world will not work. Youth football programs that focus on complex plays over executing fundamentals are cheating every player out of the chance to learn the game properly.
Coach Every Player
Regardless of skill level; we will coach to teach every player on the team. If youth football players experience improvement in their skills, no matter what their athletic ability may be, they will continue to participate and return to learn more.
Provide Encouragement
Keep it positive. We will not tolerate negative comments from players, parents, coaches or coaching staff. Youth football players know when they make mistakes. They don’t need that mistake compounded by negative feedback and comments. What they do need is feedback on how to correct the mistake supported by positive encouragement.