The Circus Play
WHEN YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE GAME, BRING THE CIRCUS TO YOUR GAME PLAN. The offense we run is a base I formation with spread principles mixed in; we ca…
Issue
February/March 2009
10 articles in this issue
The Fade
At Andale High School, we believe in using our quick game to take advantage of what a defense gives us and to get our playmakers the ball in space. A…
Blocking the Guard Trap VS. Multiple Fronts with Variations
Being an offensive line coach, I try to convince my offensive coordinator to run the ball as many times a game as we see fit. I know my linemen and I…
Nickel Package for the Odd Stack Defense
Most quarterbacks are taught to identify 1 or 2 high safeties to try and get a pre-snap read on the defense’s coverage. There are other factors as we…
Disguise in the 3-5 Defense
Today’s offenses are becoming more sophisticated with every passing year. The old cliché of three yards and a cloud of dust is almost becoming non-ex…
45 DEFENSE
I’ve always thought that a 4-3 defense is one of the most adaptable defenses ever created. The one flaw to it, as I see it, is the positioning of the…
Kick off Strategies
In my opinion, kick off is probably the 2nd most important special team, punt is the first. When you design your kick off coverage, you have to make…
The Shallow Cross from Multiple Formations
The “Shallow Cross” is a concept that can help your offense remain simple to your players, keep defensive coordinators scratching their heads by runn…
Q&A with University of Buffalo’s Turner Gill
Turner Gill has done what some deemed impossible — Win at Buffalo. In only his third season, Gill led the Bulls to a school-record eight wins, their…
Letter From The Publisher
“…we’ve actually debated it...” Turner Gill, page 21 Before he retired, we asked Coach Fisher DeBerry about how he maintained a successful football p…