3 Successful Plays To Beat The 4-4 Defense
FINDING SUCCESS AGAINST the 4-4 defense is as easy as the following three plays. These three plays complement each other and attack the defense in di…
Issue
June/July 2007
17 articles in this issue
Drop-Back Pass Protection Centers Around 5 Basic Keys
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN typically just want to get out there and hit somebody. The excitement of being pitted one-on-one against another player sometimes o…
8 Sure-Fire Youth Football Plays To Use Against Specific Defensive Alignments
AS A YOUTH FOOTBALL coach, your team needs to be prepared to attack a variety of basic alignments. This article provides you with two effective plays…
Run The Football Version Of The Fast Break With The Quick-Hitting, 3-Step Passing Series
IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO up the tempo of your team’s offense, catch a slow defense off-guard or simply control the speed of the game, utilizing a quick-h…
Stunt Up A ‘Storm’ To Stuff Offenses No Matter The Situation
STUNTING IS A successful way to confuse the offense. While many coaches preach a certain way or type of stunt in specific situations, we have develop…
Magnum Defense Makes Offenses Stop Dead In Their Tracks
AT OUR SCHOOL, we play a base 4-3 defense. But, we also have many stems, fronts and variations out of this package, including our 4-4 Magnum. The Mag…
Simplify The QB’s Job By Attacking The Will Linebacker
DEFENSIVE COORDINATORS are become more creative at disguising their perimeter coverages. Young quarterbacks are increasingly under the gun to recogni…
“King-On-The-Hill” Drill Teaches Fundamentals To Offensive Linemen
THE KING ON THE HILL DRILL is a perfect drill for your sub-varsity offensive linemen. This drill emphasizes explosion on initial contact and forces p…
Use These Conditioning Drills To Prepare Your Team For A Grueling Season
CONDITIONING DRILLS are critical during off-season workouts, preseason conditioning and those long two-a-days in the late summer. You don’t have time…
Pin-Pull-Trap Drill: Continuous Blocking Drill Perfects Pulling Linemen’s Technique
DEVELOPING OFFENSIVE linemen who know the proper way to pull is critical to running many offensive plays. Pulling linemen keep defenses on their toes…
Wide-Receiver Drills Serve Several Purposes
THESE TWO DRILLS are designed for practice days when you don’t have a lot of time to dedicate to individual drill work (10 minutes maximum). Both dri…
Two Highly Explosive Plays
DIAGRAM A: 28/29 Rocket Toss. This is a quick pitch play, which is run from the double-slot formation. The backside slot goes in motion to start the…
Trips Open, 17 Lead Pass
DIAGRAM: The receiver on the left side of the field runs an 8-yard post. The tight end runs a shallow cross (about 7 yards). The slot receiver on the…
Criss-Cross 49, G.T. Pass
DIAGRAM: In a double-tight end, double-wing formation, the quarterback opens left, soft tosses to left wingback, then continues to simulate option ru…
37 Counter Trey
DIAGRAM: The left tackle blocks down on the linebacker. The left guard blocks down on the defensive tackle. The center blocks down on the DT. The rig…
Why Run The Spread Offense? These 11 Questions Hold The Answers
THE SPREAD OFFENSE is all the rage these days. Every Friday night and Saturday afternoon you are seeing more and more teams going to a spread look th…
Keys For Building Long-Term Success
WHEN JIM MOORE took over as the head football coach at his alma-mater, Rhinelander High School in Rhinelander, Wis., he had his worked cut out for hi…