Complementary Plays off the Jet Sweep
Nothing we do is new. It was either borrowed or recycled from other coaches over the years. Cedar Grove High School has been running the Jet Sweep si…
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Offense
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The Zone Read Bubble/Slice Triple Option
Upon moving to Florida in 2004 to coach high school football, our staff installed some form of shotgun offense either out of 2X2 or 3X1 formations. W…
RUN BLOCKING DRILLS FOR THE GUN-TRIPLE OPTION
At the University of Charleston, I have been fortunate to work with an outstanding head coach, Tony DeMeo, who is not only a great innovator, but a g…
Screen Game in the Spread Offense
Some coaches like to use the run to set up their passing game while others use the pass to set up their run game. In my opinion, you can use screens…
Spreading the Field with the Wing-T
Adjusting the traditional Wing-T to meet the demands of the modern spread offense Today’s Challenge With the pressure on today’s offensive game plans…
Key Breakers in the Wing-T Waggle
It gives me great pleasure to share some ideas regarding the “Greatest Play” in football. Some of the concepts may be implemented in any system, but…
Passes to Supplement the Double Wing Running Game
The Double Wing offense has yielded a flood of rushing yards for those who use it. But not to be overlooked is the high percentage passing game that…
The Shotgun Veer Offense
This is an offense that was used by a majority of teams in the 80’s and early 90’s. Today some teams still run the Veer, but our team has started to…
Blocking the Guard Trap VS. Multiple Fronts with Variations
Being an offensive line coach, I try to convince my offensive coordinator to run the ball as many times a game as we see fit. I know my linemen and I…
The Fade
At Andale High School, we believe in using our quick game to take advantage of what a defense gives us and to get our playmakers the ball in space. A…
The Circus Play
WHEN YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE GAME, BRING THE CIRCUS TO YOUR GAME PLAN. The offense we run is a base I formation with spread principles mixed in; we ca…
The Lead Draw Passing Package
The most successful plays tend to be plays with an element of deception built in to the design. Like just about all the football out there, these pla…
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN: DEVELOPING FAST FEET
As an offensive line coach, you’ve probably learned by now that a football team has two types of players: skill and linemen. Players that are athleti…
Makin’ ‘Em Miss
“When making your move do not stop or stutter your feet; this only allows the pursuit to catch up and takes away your speed advantage.” I'm sure you…
The Quarterback Code
Vince Lombardi said, “Leadership rests not only upon ability and not only upon capacity; having the capacity to lead is not enough. The leader must b…
Motion Series from the Spread Shot Wing
The concept behind going to a spread formation came about because of a need to force people to defend the whole field. As the offense spreads out, so…
The Five Keys to Drop Back Pass Protection
Teaching fundamentals of drop back protection can be broken down into five phases. These five areas are the set, relative position, body position, la…
The FLY JET MOTION
While looking for an advantage to become a productive offensive team, we wanted a simple run game that allowed the players to play physical and witho…