Turning Your Quarterback Into A Running Threat From The Shotgun
COMPARED TO THE other teams in our conference, our squad is generally undersized year in and year out. To counter this, our coaching staff needed to…
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COMPARED TO THE other teams in our conference, our squad is generally undersized year in and year out. To counter this, our coaching staff needed to…
THE FIRST INSTALLMENT in this series (see June/July 2004 issue) covered the 20 Series, the most productive series from a “big-play perspective” in ou…
ONE OF THE very best formations to use — especially in high school football — is the two tight-end set. This set gives you the ability to balance the…
2-BAIL COVERAGE is a combination coverage that we’ve used successfully in our defensive scheme. 2-Bail refers to the bailing technique used by the…
WHEN WORKING WITH the development of our secondary players, we constantly preach and work the concepts of stance, alignment and keys. From there, our…
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an open letter from a graduating high school football player. The letter details what the player’s four years of foot…
WE’VE ALL HEARD the theory that the difference in close games usually comes down to special teams play. Our program believes that execution, communic…
DIAGRAM: This is a great play to use anywhere on the field. The offensive linemen must use sprint protection. Receivers U and Z Sprint hard on the sn…
DIAGRAM: This is a a great inside option play that has worked well for us. A few seasons back, we scored a 38-yard touchdown on the very first play o…
DIAGRAM 1: Right Flex, Lead Draw 6 (Vs. Under 4-3 Defense). Over the past four seasons, the “Lead Draw” series has become one of our most productive…
By Ron Vandenabeele, Former Coach, Referee, Physical Education and Health Teacher, Weymouth, Mass. THE STATE OF SPORTSMANSHIP in today's athletic cul…
NO MATTER THE level of competition, running a football team is an arduous task, to say the least. Running a successful program is an impossibility wi…
EVERY GOOD program must have a few known “staple” items that the coaching staff believes in and is committed to. As coaches, we must believe in what…
HAVE YOU EVER lost a game in overtime due to the fact that your team failed to block a kick? What about failing to reach overtime because your team c…