Right Flex Near, Z-Screen Right
This is a play designed to take advantage of the athletic ability of your WRs. Since this is a screen pass, you want all offensive linemen and your N…
Issue
June/July 2002
15 articles in this issue
Straight Flush (No Backs) Cover 2 / Blitz Beater
In this play, you can take advantage of a conventional cover 2 by stretching the FS over the top and stretching the MLB and WLB. If the defense is in…
Right I 33 ISO Trap
This is an I-formation play with a trap block on the DE. It works best to the weak side and also when the DE plays soft. PLAYER ASSIGNMENTS: Play-sid…
Attacking 8-Man Fronts With Lead Series
OVER THE YEARS the lead series (see the Feb./March 2002 issue of Gridiron Strategies for a complete overview of the lead series) has accounted for 65…
Foolproof Snap-Count Gets The Defense Jumping
IN 29 YEARS OF coaching — even with a decent amount of success including a state championship — my teams were never able to master a snap count or ca…
600 Series: An Explosive, Triple-Threat Attack
THE 600 SERIES ATTACK is a wide-open, balanced, spread offense based on motion and deception. The success of this innovative system is due to a philo…
Combination Drills Create Better All-Around Running Backs
THIS COMBINATION DRILLING regimen for running backs was originally designed to save practice time. But the end result produced not only much better t…
Lobster-Pad Scrum Gets Entire Team Involved
THE LOBSTER PAD scrum is a great team drill that isolates blocking assignments at a live tempo without giving your players the bumps and bruises of f…
14 Ways To Let Your Team Know Where You’re Coming From
WHILE NO ONE expects coaches and players to be on the same page all the time, there are certain ways to let your players know what’s expected. Lay th…
Keys To Achieving Coaching Longevity
HAVING JUST COMPLETED my 26th season of coaching high school football, I feel fortunate to have survived so long in a great profession that plays an…
Blocking Extra Points, Field Goals Keeps Critical Points Off The Board
ONE POINT CAN make all the difference in the world during the course of a football game. A failed extra point can also affect a team’s strategy for t…
Snuff Out Big Kickoff Returns With These 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…
Wingback Motion Pass
During the strategy of a game, one play is used to set up another. Here are two companion plays used to set up and trick your opponents. Diagram 1: P…
Tips For Building A Dynamite Defense
IN TRYING TO develop a winning program, coaches must always consider defense as the heart of the game. Preach this philosophy to your players and des…
Watch Out For Heat, Humidity Concerns
AS YOU START mapping out plans for two-a-day practices later this summer, make sure that you consider the serious impact heat and humidity can have o…