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Vol III - 2017

3. Letter From the Managing Editor

4. RPO Packaged Plays - Kristian Johnson, Assistant Coach, Tyler Junior College

8. The Nuts and Bolts of Power Football - Joe Hensel, Offensive Line Coach, Carthage College

17. Tampa Coverage - Zack Wilkerson, Defensive Coordinator, Hardin-Simmons University

22. The Art of the Pass Rush - Payam Saadat, Defensive Line Coach, Cal Poly

25. Returning to Play Following Injury: Basic Assessments to Determine Functional Status - Bryan Dorrel, Assistant Professor, Tarleton State University

28. From the GS Archives: The Quad Option - Rick Martin, Offensive Line Coach, Marlboro County High School (SC)
- from the August-September issue of GS - Vol. 9, Number 2 - 2009

X's & O's FROM THE VAULT

Silver Right 70 Twist 3-Opposite

Craig Durant Saratoga Springs High School, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

DIAGRAM 1: We like to have our receivers run twist patterns and this action usually allows for easy dump passes to our tailback. It’s a great way to get our tailback to the outside, usually one-on-one with a linebacker.PLAYER ASSIGNMENTS:Offensive Line: Zone pass protection.Quarte

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Supplementing Your Running Game with Screen Concepts

by Ray La Forte Offensive Coordinator • United States Coast Guard Academy

The USCG comes into every game with six different screen plays with each one having multiple variations.

As America’s smallest National Service Academy, our cadets are faced with many daily challenges. We have continued to adapt and adjust our football practices to meet the demanding cadet schedules and rigors. Along with academic schedules routinely set at 20 credits and shorter practices come many obstacles. One obstacle that we have normalized over our 16 seasons is our height and we ...more...

The 3-3-5 Bomber Defense Keeps Speed On Your Side Of The Ball

THE QUICK PASSING GAME

Unorthodox 5-2 “Okie” Slanting Defense Is Often Unstoppable

Zone-Blitz Package Brings The Heat

S.O.S. - Save Our Sportsmanship

The Shallow Cross from Multiple Formations

Building A Rock-Solid Foundation For Defensive Success

OFFENSE

POWER PLAY (GAP SCHEME)

Chennis Berry Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach Southern University

POWER PLAY (GAP SCHEME)

By Chennis Berry, Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach

Southern University

When we ...more.

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Coverage Recognition Key To Getting Open

Putting The “O” In Your Offense

The Circus Play

Screen Package Adds Equalizers To Your Offense

3 Drills to Improve Your Passing Game

OFFENSE VIDEOS

Maintain a Power Run Game From Spread Formations

The Quick Passing Game - A 'Check With Me' System Made Easy

The Pistol-Flex Triple Option – Introduction and Philosophy

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE LINE FUNDAMENTALS

Danny White Defensive Coordinator Madison Ridge Academy (MS)

Fundamentals can be taught in three steps.

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Minot State’s Fundamental Defense

Effectively Implementing the 4-2-5 Defense

Understanding The Double-Wing Offense

Multiple Fronts With The 3-5-3 Stack Defense Creates A Dangerous 8-Man Box

Creating an Identity for Your Defense

DEFENSE VIDEOS

Specific Defensive Strategies - The Okie 3-4

Specific Defensive Strategies – The ‘Cheat’ Package – The Cover 2 Zone Blitz

Specific Defensive Strategies – The Gator 3-3 Defense

SPECIAL TEAMS

PUNT PRESSURE

Michael Cieri Special Teams Coordinator and D-Line Coach Montblair State College

A Two-Tiered Circuit Drill Program That Fine Tunes the Development of Critical Punt Pressure Skills

Once the introductory circuit has taught the players the essential techniques and the coaching staff has evaluated the skill level, tier two is utilized. These drills are more advanced and will concentrate on combining the k ...more.

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Don’t Overlook The Importance Of Having A Special Teams Coordinator On Your Staff

“Twist” and “Sell-The-Farm” Punt-Block Defenses Can Change Course Of The Game

Principles of the Kickoff Return

TWO SIMPLE PUNT BLOCK/RETURN DRILLS

Evaluation, Grading Techniques Build Great Special Teams

SPECIAL TEAMS VIDEOS

The Full Throttle Kick Off – Installing the Kickoff Recovery System

The Full Throttle Kick Off – Kickoff Recovery Drills

Installing Kickoff Coverage

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Using the Clean and Jerk as Your In-Season Workout

Tim Tobin Assistant Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coach, Tusculum College

The clean and jerk is the ideal in-season workout and designed to increase explosiveness.

In our weight room, the clean and jerk is our lift during the season. It builds explosiveness and has shown to keep athletes healthy. The clean primarily works the hamstrings, lattisumus dorsi, biceps, and trapezius muscles. Players learn with this li ...more.

Targeting the core

Guidelines for Increasing Muscle Mass

Exercises Specific to Tackling (Part II)

Agility & Footwork Drills for Football

Triple Extension Movements for Football Using Strongman Training

Tracking For The Future

Strength and Conditioning: Points to Remember

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