Essential Tips, Tricks And Techniques For Scouting Your Opponents
OVER THE YEARS, I’ve learned a great deal about football through clinics, staff meetings and even scouting. I’ve learned the best places to scout in…
Head Football Coach, Rockford Christian School, Rockford, Ill.
Bill Shepard
10 articles
Successful Strategies For Bringing The Heat On Defense
IT SEEMS AS IF offensive packages are changing and becoming more sophisticated every season. Today’s offenses are based on timing and overpursuit of…
Complements That Cause Confusion
WE’VE REACHED AN era in football, especially at the high school ranks, where some of the old guard who educated many of us are retiring or leaving th…
Storm Formation, 82 Switch Vs. 40 Defense
DIAGRAM: “82 Switch (Storm Formation).” This play has been a mainstay of our offensive package and the routes are some of the first that our players…
Developing A Successful, Consistent Coaching Philosophy
A COACH CAN instill pride, boost team morale and inspire athletes by setting a good example. To truly motivate athletes, a coach must respect others…
Storm Formation 38 Yo-Yo (Vs. 40 Defense)
DIAGRAM: This is a a great inside option play that has worked well for us. A few seasons back, we scored a 38-yard touchdown on the very first play o…
Storm Formation 36 Power Vs. 40 Defense
This play is one of our base plays and it’s been a real “momentum getter” for our team. It’s a great basic play that can be run anywhere, at any time…
9 Important Facts For Young Coaches
I REMEMBER BEING a young coach sitting in a clinic and listening to a football coach give a lecture on defense. In his introduction, he told a story…
Storm Formation 45 Special Vs. 40 Defense
DIAGRAM: This play really works well after we’ve run our 45 counter with the 4 back first, as it gets the defense committed to counter action. We’ve…
Storm Formation 21 Yo-Yo Vs. 40 Defense
DIAGRAM 1: This is a good play to run on any down and is one of our base plays to begin a series. The QB or 1-back must run the option fake. Your pla…