Simple Bunch Package Is An Easy-To-Install, Yet Tough-To-Defend Offense
OUR TEAM’S PASSING GAME is divided into packages of plays. Each package requires a certain personnel grouping to execute. We’ve found that packaging…
Issue
August/September 2003
15 articles in this issue
Combo-Option Drill Works Pitch To Perfection
AN OPTION PITCH that ends up dropping to the ground can be a disaster for your offense. We developed the following drill to help quarterbacks and run…
Throwing The “Dig” As Your Go-To Pass Piles Up Big Offensive Numbers
OUR OFFENSE HAS thrown for more than 16,000 yards and 157 TDs during a recent 5-year period. Without a doubt, our best “go-to pass” has been the “dig…
Double-Calling Coverages Lets You Control The Pace Of The Game
HOW MANY TIMES have you or your defensive coordinator allowed the opposing offense to dictate — either by motion or formation — the coverage that you…
“Swamper Special” Blocking, Conditioning Drill Works Players Hard
THE SWAMPER SPECIAL blocking drill is one of the very best I’ve used in my 24 years of coaching. It combines functional blocking skills, high-level…
9 Important Facts For Young Coaches
I REMEMBER BEING a young coach sitting in a clinic and listening to a football coach give a lecture on defense. In his introduction, he told a story…
Great Punt Coverage Begins With The “Pride” Team
IT’S IMPORTANT TO get your players to buy into your punt-team philosophy. You need to instill a mindset that emphasizes how hugely important the punt…
Center Wing Right, 479, Y-Delay
The QB releases out, stops and fakes a handoff to the TB, then rolls deep 9 or 10 yards. He first looks deep for the long pass to receiver Z who’s st…
Jailbreak Screen
The TE takes an inside release and pins the first LB inside. The right OT flash-blocks the first flat defender, while the right OG punches and blocks…
Wisconsin Weak Right, 3 Shuffle, 521 Rip Sail
This is a good play to use anywhere between your own 10 yard line and your opponent’s 15. We shift receiver Y over and spread receiver’s X and Z whil…
East 41
This is a great, unbalanced 1-back play that has scored 123 TDs for our team over a 15-year period. It’s very effective when run as a Jet Sweep fake.…
Wrap Draw
This is a great play for third-and-long yardage situations. The center and right OG combo block up to the outside LB. The left OG and right OT fan bl…
Critical Keys For Consistently Winning With An Undersized Back
AS MUCH AS COACHES would like to have a powerful running back who picks up key first downs on third-and-three, the very best coaches adapt their offe…
Agility Training Is A Must For Players
WHILE YOUR PLAYERS perform their usual preseason sprint work and weightlifting, Brian Dessart says that it’s critical not to overlook agility trainin…
Knowing Your Opponent Is The First Step In Game Preparation
TO PREPARE FOR an upcoming game, you must do an in-depth study of your opponent, assessing their strengths, weaknesses, tendencies, discover what giv…