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.
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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…
IT SEEMS AS IF offensive packages are changing and becoming more sophisticated every season. Today’s offenses are based on timing and overpursuit of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…