Use player.playVideo();
(resume) and player.pauseVideo();
(pause) once the player is ready: http://jsfiddle.net/4WPmY/6/
function onYouTubePlayerAPIReady() {
player = new YT.Player('player', {
height: '315',
width: '560',
videoId: 'bpOR_HuHRNs',
});
document.getElementById('resume').onclick = function() {
player.playVideo();
};
document.getElementById('pause').onclick = function() {
player.pauseVideo();
};
}