Simple Adjustments Add Diversity To Your Offense
EVERY FOOTBALL team has one or two base plays upon which the offense is built. Typically, the team then builds a counter run and a play-action pass t…
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‘Gangster’ Pass-Run Option Forces The Action, Keeps The Defense Guessing
THE ‘GANGSTER’ is a pass-run option that provides the offense with enough variables that it is effective against any front or coverage and in any sit…
Using A Variety Of Pass Protections Enhances Your Offensive Versatility
WE HAVE NINE pass protections in our offense and have named each one after a playing card. These protections allow us to maximum protect three ways a…
Surprise, Deception Are Part Of The Unstoppable Extreme Option Offense
THE UNSTOPPABLE EXTREME Option Offense is the perfect offense for an underdog. Just like with every good offense, this one incorporates surprise and…
Run The Football Version Of The Fast Break With The Quick-Hitting, 3-Step Passing Series
IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO up the tempo of your team’s offense, catch a slow defense off-guard or simply control the speed of the game, utilizing a quick-h…
8 Sure-Fire Youth Football Plays To Use Against Specific Defensive Alignments
AS A YOUTH FOOTBALL coach, your team needs to be prepared to attack a variety of basic alignments. This article provides you with two effective plays…
Drop-Back Pass Protection Centers Around 5 Basic Keys
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN typically just want to get out there and hit somebody. The excitement of being pitted one-on-one against another player sometimes o…
3 Successful Plays To Beat The 4-4 Defense
FINDING SUCCESS AGAINST the 4-4 defense is as easy as the following three plays. These three plays complement each other and attack the defense in di…
Inside Traps, Passing Scheme A Winning Offensive Combination
WHEN YOU WORK at a school that isn’t a state powerhouse, and worse yet, hardly has enough players to field a varsity team, you need to make game plan…
Drop-Back Protection Scheme Airlifts Offense Downfield
THESE PLAYS ARE based on a drop-back protection scheme with the fullback protecting the right-side A-gap. The FB and the center must combine to prote…
Go For The Kill In The Red Zone
IF YOU SURVEYED a group of head football coaches and asked them where they consider the start of the red zone to be — almost everyone will say the op…
Get Back To Running With The Gun Inside Zone Series
WITH THE PREVALENCE of spread offenses and one-back sets, the inside zone play has been a popular one to generate some rushing offense. Innovations h…
Vary Your Double-Wing Offense By Adding False Keys To Confuse The Defense
WHEN RUNNING THE DOUBLE WING, you know guards are critical to the success or failure of your offense. However, the opposition knows this as well. An…
“No Back” Running Plays Catch Defenses Off-Guard
RUNNING THE BALL from a no-back set is another way to gain an advantage against today’s multiple defenses and is a great way to spice up your offense…
Jab-Draw Play Sells Pass, Rushes For Big-Time Gains
OUR OFFENSE IS based on the belief that we must run the ball to win, but we also shoot for balance within our offensive production. That doesn’t mean…
Power Package Flexes Offensive Muscles
THE BASIC HISTORY of our power-package series begins as an off-tackle play, where the pulling guard reads the front-side double-team and the kick out…
“Counter-Gap Read Drill” Teaches Offensive Linemen How To Read, Finish Off Pursuing Defenders
THE COUNTER GAP read drill is a highly effective drill that I’ve been using for years to teach the backside pulling offensive guards, offensive tackl…
Rocket Screen From The Shotgun Explodes Downfield
OVER THE COURSE of the past few seasons, we ran into teams that were more talented than we were at almost every position. Since we had QBs who didn’t…