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Vol III - 2017

3. Letter From the Managing Editor

4. RPO Packaged Plays - Kristian Johnson, Assistant Coach, Tyler Junior College

8. The Nuts and Bolts of Power Football - Joe Hensel, Offensive Line Coach, Carthage College

17. Tampa Coverage - Zack Wilkerson, Defensive Coordinator, Hardin-Simmons University

22. The Art of the Pass Rush - Payam Saadat, Defensive Line Coach, Cal Poly

25. Returning to Play Following Injury: Basic Assessments to Determine Functional Status - Bryan Dorrel, Assistant Professor, Tarleton State University

28. From the GS Archives: The Quad Option - Rick Martin, Offensive Line Coach, Marlboro County High School (SC)
- from the August-September issue of GS - Vol. 9, Number 2 - 2009

X's & O's FROM THE VAULT

25 Counter

Jim Elgin Football Coach, Pleasant Grove High School, Pleasant Grove, Ala.

DIAGRAM: This is a base counter play with many set and motion variations, as well as the option to run a play-action pass off the counter action.The play starts in the shotgun. Pull the strong guard and tackle and have the fullback fake inside the zone to the stron

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FEATURE ARTICLES

Supplementing Your Running Game with Screen Concepts

by Ray La Forte Offensive Coordinator • United States Coast Guard Academy

The USCG comes into every game with six different screen plays with each one having multiple variations.

As America’s smallest National Service Academy, our cadets are faced with many daily challenges. We have continued to adapt and adjust our football practices to meet the demanding cadet schedules and rigors. Along with academic schedules routinely set at 20 credits and shorter practices come many obstacles. One obstacle that we have normalized over our 16 seasons is our height and we ...more...

Complimentary 3-3-5 Defense Swarms Opposing Offenses From Every Direction

Deep Crossing Series Delivers In 3rd-And-Long Situations

POINT-COUNTERPOINT - Route Concepts vs. Defending Them

The Quad Option

Teach The Basics Of Offensive Line Play

THE BEST OF THE BEST

The Octopus Defense Continued

OFFENSE

POWER PLAY (GAP SCHEME)

Chennis Berry Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach Southern University

POWER PLAY (GAP SCHEME)

By Chennis Berry, Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach

Southern University

When we ...more.

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Power Package Flexes Offensive Muscles

Midline Option, Midline-Option Trick Plays

THE 3 x 1 FORMATION MAXIMIZING IT’S POTENTIAL

Jab-Draw Play Sells Pass, Rushes For Big-Time Gains

Draw Your Way To Big Yardage In Any Offense

OFFENSE VIDEOS

Maintain a Power Run Game From Spread Formations

The Quick Passing Game - A 'Check With Me' System Made Easy

The Pistol-Flex Triple Option – Introduction and Philosophy

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE LINE FUNDAMENTALS

Danny White Defensive Coordinator Madison Ridge Academy (MS)

Fundamentals can be taught in three steps.

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Bringing Pressure On The Weak Side Can Wreck An Offense

Simple Ways To Teach Underneath Coverage In The Hopkins 4-4

Dime Pressure Package

Battle-Tested Strategies To Stop The Spread Split Gun Offense

Rock-Solid Run-Key Techniques For Defensive Tackles

DEFENSE VIDEOS

Specific Defensive Strategies - The Okie 3-4

Specific Defensive Strategies – The ‘Cheat’ Package – The Cover 2 Zone Blitz

Specific Defensive Strategies – The Gator 3-3 Defense

SPECIAL TEAMS

PUNT PRESSURE

Michael Cieri Special Teams Coordinator and D-Line Coach Montblair State College

A Two-Tiered Circuit Drill Program That Fine Tunes the Development of Critical Punt Pressure Skills

Once the introductory circuit has taught the players the essential techniques and the coaching staff has evaluated the skill level, tier two is utilized. These drills are more advanced and will concentrate on combining the k ...more.

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Spread Punt Pins Offenses Deep

Easy To Teach Kick Returns Still Very Effective

“Special Forces Elite 11” Creates Powerful Special Teams Identity

Focus On A Body Part: Critical Key For Punt, Kickoff Coverage

Punting Out of a Spread Formation

SPECIAL TEAMS VIDEOS

The Full Throttle Kick Off – Installing the Kickoff Recovery System

The Full Throttle Kick Off – Kickoff Recovery Drills

Installing Kickoff Coverage

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Using the Clean and Jerk as Your In-Season Workout

Tim Tobin Assistant Coach and Strength and Conditioning Coach, Tusculum College

The clean and jerk is the ideal in-season workout and designed to increase explosiveness.

In our weight room, the clean and jerk is our lift during the season. It builds explosiveness and has shown to keep athletes healthy. The clean primarily works the hamstrings, lattisumus dorsi, biceps, and trapezius muscles. Players learn with this li ...more.

In-Season Strength Program Pays Huge Dividends

Yoga for the Elite Athlete. Empowering the Warrior.

Off-Season Training Key To Building Faster, Stronger Players

Specialized Strength Training Exercises

Best Ways To Differentiate, Treat And Rehab Strains And Sprains

Incorporating Sand Training To Improve Team Quickness

Creating A Comprehensive, Year-Round Speed-Development Program

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