Punting Out of a Spread Formation
My job as the Special Teams Coordinator is made easier because our head coach, Greg Debeljak, allows me to have access to all of our players for spec…
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Kicking Specialists Every Day Drills for Kickers
Most coaches were not kickers during their playing days and are uninformed when it comes to working with their own kickers. Some coaches are unsure w…
THE TRIPLE OPTION KICKOFF RETURN
The kickoff return, arguably, can be one of football’s most exciting plays. Most teams employ the wedge as their standard return. The wedge, though a…
Kick off Strategies
In my opinion, kick off is probably the 2nd most important special team, punt is the first. When you design your kick off coverage, you have to make…
The Spread Punt For Better Coverage and Simpler Protection
Why the Spread? Every year at Xavier High School I begin our first special teams meeting of the season by discussing the importance of the punt unit.…
Advantages of the Shield Punt
Prairie View A&M University had one of the longest losing streaks of all times. In fact, the last winning season, an unimpressive 6-5 to be exact, wa…
Making the Kicking Game Special
As a former high school football coach who has a family, a full teaching load and a multitude of specific football duties it was always a challenge d…
Change The Momentum By Blocking A Field Goal Or Extra Point
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAY is an important, albeit sometimes forgotten, aspect of a football game. Place special teams as an equal partner with the offense a…
The Punt: Winning The Most Important Play Of The Game
THERE’S NO BIGGER PLAY in a football game than the punt. If you can’t punt, you can’t win — it’s that simple. We’ve had the most success in the punti…
Option Punt Springs Element Of Surprise On Opposition’s Sleeping Special Teams
THE OPTION PUNT has been one of our most successful “trick” plays and it’s easy to install into any squad’s special teams. The Option Punt uses motio…
Critical Keys For Building Rock-Solid Kickoff-Coverage Schemes
OUR TEAM’S PHILOSOPHY is that the kicking game is going to win at least two games a year and should never contribute to a loss. This philosophy has l…
Sharpen Punt-Team Skills With These Effective Drills
MAKING TIME FOR your special teams during practice is critical to success. Since practice time is precious and limited, all of our special-team drill…
Don’t Overlook The Importance Of Having A Special Teams Coordinator On Your Staff
AFTER 8 YEARS of coaching high school football as a position coach and then as an offensive coordinator at the varsity level in a large school on the…
Flawless Fundamentals For Productive Kick Returning
OUR RETURN TEAM uses a 2-deep return set, with the kickoff returner aligned at the 5-yard line, 3 yards outside the hash marks. The returner needs to…
Fine-Tuning Your Field-Goal/PAT Units Ensures Critical Red-Zone Execution
THE PLACEKICK IS crucial to your team’s success and often determines the final outcome of the game. We stress to our players about the importance of…
Successful Special Teams Starts With A Solid Philosophy
IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL, there’s an average of 32 plays a game that involve special teams, so that aspect of your team had better be prepared. You want t…
Creating Game-Changing Impact Through Punt Returns And Field-Goal Blocks
SPECIAL TEAMS ARE a vital part of the success of a football team. Did you realize that 1 out of every 5 plays in a game is some type of a “kick-relat…
“Kicking-Game Circle Drill” Maximizes Your Valuable Special Teams Time
IT’S NOTHING NEW to say that the kicking game is one-third of a football game. And, of course, all coaches know that, most of the big breaks in a gam…