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Issue
April/May 2008
11 articles in this issue
Successfully Drilling the No Huddle Offense
Practice time is precious. The way that a coach chooses to use the time that he has for a given week will directly affect the product he puts on the…
An Effective Motion System For Your Offense
The primary goal of any offense is to score points. In order to do so, an offense must do several things to achieve success. One element of an offens…
Blocking Techniques for the Mid-Line Option Offense
After being involved with option football for over three decades and coaching the offensive line or running backs with some of the best option minds…
The Power Running Game
The ‘Power’ running game series, popularized by former Washington Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs, is still dominant in the NFL and major colleges today. To…
Taking the Advantage Away From the Quads-Empty Spread Formation
Spread Formation offenses have become as commonplace in high school, college and professional football in the twenty-first century as the basic funda…
Defending the Spread with the 4-4 Outside Linebacker
The multiple formation spread offense is vastly becoming the attack of choice in all of football. The read option, inside zone, and outside zone are…
Advantages of the Shield Punt
Prairie View A&M University had one of the longest losing streaks of all times. In fact, the last winning season, an unimpressive 6-5 to be exact, wa…
Utilizing Red Zone Coverages in the 4-3
After being a defensive coach for nearly 18 years, one of the most frustrating things I run into when dealing with new and/or inexperienced coaches i…
Q & A with Charlie Stubbs
Over his 17 years as either an Offensive Coordinator or Passing Game Coordinator, Charlie Stubbs has been in the controls of some high-powered offens…
Navy Linebacker Drills
At the United States Naval Academy, our philosophy is simple: We will be more fundamentally sound, more mentally and physically tough, and play harde…