Supplementing Your Running Game with Screen Concepts
The USCG comes into every game with six different screen plays with each one having multiple variations. As America’s smallest National Service Acade…
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Overwhelming the Opposition - An Inside Look at the Up-Tempo Offense
Players that can play multiple positions increase your chances of success with the up-tempo offense. The up-tempo offense can place a lot of stress o…
THE QUICK PASSING GAME
Effective use of the quick game will spread the defense and make them adjust to last second match-ups. After spending two training camps with Hall of…
POINT-COUNTERPOINTTWO POINT CONVERSION STRATEGIES
Two-point conversions and their effectiveness are not often talked about. Offensive coaches always have a few plays reserved for the right time when…
Point-Counterpoint: Pre-Snap Reads
Point-Counterpoint: Pre-Snap Reads The no-huddle, ‘check-with-me’ offense has turned the pre-snap game into a frantic chess match with plenty of poke…
POINT-COUNTERPOINT - The Zone Read How to Run it vs. How to Defend it
A one second stare-down between the quarterback and C-gap defender can make or break your zone read game. How are you coaching that one-on-one matchu…
THE BEST OF THE BEST
J.T. Curtis and John McKissick, the two winningest football coaches in history, have combined for 1,121 victories. Curtis, the son of John Curtis who…
The Open Punt Formation - Specialized punt formations help spread your best athletes across the entire field.
The open punt formation allows a team to place their eleven most athletic players on the field at one time. This system spreads athletes from sidelin…
A New Look at the Zone Read
This variation combines zone principles with the traditional Wing-T belly series rules The zone read has become a popular play over the past few year…
THE DIAMOND OPTION RUN GAME
This new formation includes a power element, a misdirection element and an option element - all in the same play. At Pequea Valley High School, we wa…
TO CLIMB THE LADDER OR NOT TO CLIMB THE LADDER - Advice to Young Coaches from a Young Coach Part I
“I wish I would’ve known that when…” or “If I could do it all over again…” are some of the common phrases that many young coaches make after getting…
Spread Offense Shallows, Digs, Drives, and Crossers
At Nation Ford High School, we are a multiple spread formation team. We utilize spread sets including 2 x 2, 3 x 1, and 3 x 2. These sets helped us t…
OFFENSIVE LINE THE LITTLE THINGS
There is no greater experience than coaching the offensive line. Nothing demands more attention to detail. From size and speed to techniques and move…
The Situational Rules of Offense
A Systematic Approach to Executing in the Most Crucial of Circumstances. Every great coach will tell you that the game of football is situational. Fr…
Go Get-it Offense
Putting Tremendous Stress on the Defense By Lee Jackson • Offensive Coordinator • Charles W. Flanagan High School (FL) I live, eat, and breathe footb…
END OF SEASON EVALUATION 10 MUSTS FOR PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT
The football season never really ends for the coach. When the last game has been played, the planning for next season begins immediately. The first t…
QUARTERBACK DRILLS FOR THE SPREAD NO-HUDDLE OFFENSE
As the OC and QBs coach at Leavenworth High School, I have a base core philosophy regarding our quarterbacks and how I want them to play. I will divi…
Productivity through Multiple Drills Circuits FOR YOUR WIDE RECEIVERS
In my short time coaching college football, I have found that there is never enough time for individual work. With so much on the agenda for daily pr…