Developing the Quarterback with a Macro and Micro Approach
There are many different ways to develop and teach quarterbacks. At Carson-Newman College, we approach the teaching and development of the quarterbac…
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Offense
218 articles
Wide Receiver Techniques and Releases
Most people don’t realize all the fundamental things that go into a pass reception. I use the analogy of playing wide receiver to flying an airplane.…
Coaching Running Back Reads in the Inside Zone Read
More and more teams are implementing zone schemes at all levels of football and for good reason. I have experienced great success at both the collegi…
The Flex-Pistol Veer Option Package
My first encounter with this offensive scheme was studying the double slot attack. The double slot offered an array of passing attacks, while keeping…
Improving Wide Receiver Blocking
We run a spread offense that relies on the receivers to make big plays in the passing game. We expect our receivers to make similar big play contribu…
Teaching the Crowther and Three-Prong Punch Progressions in the Running Game
By Ken Wilmesherr • Offensive Line Coach • Grossmont College There always seems to be a debate among coaches in regards to either teaching the flippe…
Attacking Defenses with the Sprint-Out Pass
By Pete Mazzaferro • Former Head Coach • Bridgewater State College I have coached at the small college level over forty years and have had great succ…
UTILIZING THE “DRIVE” CONCEPT With ALL PERSONNEL
By Greg Christodulu • Assistant Coach • Shenendohowa High School (NY) There are times throughout the course of a game or, for that matter a season, t…
The Importance of Formation Recognition
Football is an ever evolving game where some of the most creative and intelligent coaches in sports find ways to defeat you merely by the alignment o…
THE SPREAD WING-T OFFENSE
In an age where spread offenses run rampant in all levels of football, one “old-school” offense has reigned true to its blue collar beginnings and do…
Executing the Double Option Run from Any Offensive Backfield Set
In general, I consider myself a proponent of the option running game. Specifically, I am a convert to the triple option running philosophy. I say…
VARIATIONS ON FOUR-VERTICALS
The four verticals play is no stranger to the spread offense, but has become an under-utilized weapon. Many teams, especially at the high school leve…
The Perfect High School Offense
The “Perfect High School Offense” is a pretty arrogant title from an offensive coordinator at a 4A school in southeast Missouri that finished the 200…
Beating the 3-5-3 with the Option
With the advent of spread offenses in today’s college game, many defensive coaches have moved, or are contemplating moving, to the 3-5-3 defensive se…
Utilizing Multiple Formations To Confuse The Defense
An offensive coordinator who is running a multiple style of offense with many different types of formations can make a defensive coordinator’s head s…
Play-Action Passing off of Jet Sweep Motion
1. Rationale for throwing off the jet I began running the jet sweep six years ago as an addition to our offensive package. In those six seasons, I ha…
Utilizing the Tight End In Your Running Game
Most of my experiences on the offensive side of the ball have evolved around one back or empty sets. We like to spread out the defense and make them…
The Hurry-Up/2-Minute Drill
This is not intended for the coach that desires the hurry up, no huddle concept of football that is embraced by so many coaches in today’s game. It i…