The Perfect High School Offense
The “Perfect High School Offense” is a pretty arrogant title from an offensive coordinator at a 4A school in southeast Missouri that finished the 200…
VARIATIONS ON FOUR-VERTICALS
The four verticals play is no stranger to the spread offense, but has become an under-utilized weapon. Many teams, especially at the high school leve…
Getting Your Players Ready to Contribute Quickly
At the junior college level, we’re in a little bit of a different situation than four-year schools in that (1) we’re dealing exclusively with undercl…
Hand Placement and Body Positioning for Attacking Fronts
The following drills are my absolute favorites for teaching hand and eye placement along with body positioning for aggressive attacking fronts. I tak…
Competitive Drills for Dominant Special Teams
All coaches know that special teams are an essential part to every successful game plan and victory. In a matter of seconds a team can win or lose a…
Specialized Strength Training Exercises
Now is the time for specialized strength. If you’ve been following a periodization scheme in your training, the players should now have a well-develo…
QUARTERBACK DRILLS FOR THE SPREAD NO-HUDDLE OFFENSE
As the OC and QBs coach at Leavenworth High School, I have a base core philosophy regarding our quarterbacks and how I want them to play. I will divi…
Letter From The Managing Editor
What would it be like to have the perfect high school offense? Would it be a combination of the pro set, spread offense, one-back, veer option, doubl…