Using Your Tight End in the Zone Read Game
Tight ends are asked to do two main things, block and catch. The technique and approach of how they block is what makes the difference for the positi…
Issue
December/January 2012
9 articles in this issue
GAINING BIG YARDAGE WITH THE JET SWEEP
If you have speed on your team, you should be considering some form of the Jet Sweep. This is a play that can be run from almost any formation with a…
WIDE RECEIVER BLOCKING DRILLS
We expect our wide receivers to not only run detailed and precise routes, but be effective blockers. Our wide receiver philosophy consists of: 1. Giv…
Importance of the Proper Defensive Line Technique
At the high school level, the successful athletes are able to use their natural ability to dominate a football game. But at the collegiate level, eve…
Defensive Pursuit Drills
The ability of a defense to pursue to the ball is their lifeblood. Pursue is defined as: to follow in order to overtake, capture, or defeat. Every de…
USING THE PUNT BLOCK AS A WEAPON
The philosophy I believe in is that your punt return unit should be feared more for its potential to block a punt than for its ability to return a pu…
Are Hamstring Injuries Preventable?
What causes hamstring injuries? Hamstring injuries in football are quite common and most often debilitating. Many great players have been sidelined b…
A New Look at the Zone Read
This variation combines zone principles with the traditional Wing-T belly series rules The zone read has become a popular play over the past few year…
Letter From The Managing Editor - Defense: Technique, Tackling and Pursuit
Defense, defense and more defense. This issue of GS focuses on that subject and, more specifically, D-Line technique, proper tackling, and defensive…