UTILIZING THE “DRIVE” CONCEPT With ALL PERSONNEL
By Greg Christodulu • Assistant Coach • Shenendohowa High School (NY) There are times throughout the course of a game or, for that matter a season, t…
Attacking Defenses with the Sprint-Out Pass
By Pete Mazzaferro • Former Head Coach • Bridgewater State College I have coached at the small college level over forty years and have had great succ…
Teaching the Crowther and Three-Prong Punch Progressions in the Running Game
By Ken Wilmesherr • Offensive Line Coach • Grossmont College There always seems to be a debate among coaches in regards to either teaching the flippe…
Creating Problems with the Multiple Defense
Meshing the 4-4, 4-3, 3-4, 5-2, 5-3 and 3-5 from the 3-5 Base Defense By Rob Manchester • Defensive Coordinator • Georgia Military College The Base 3…
Fundamentals and Drills for Defensive Line Success
By Steve Tirrell Defensive Line Coach and Special Teams Coordinator • University of Massachusetts When you install a fundamental base and give player…
Fundamental Blocking Drills When Punting
By Jason Semore Special Teams Coach • Adams State College When putting together drill work for punting, a coach should always remember to protect fir…
Go Get-it Offense
Putting Tremendous Stress on the Defense By Lee Jackson • Offensive Coordinator • Charles W. Flanagan High School (FL) I live, eat, and breathe footb…
The Situational Rules of Offense
A Systematic Approach to Executing in the Most Crucial of Circumstances. Every great coach will tell you that the game of football is situational. Fr…
Letter From The Managing Editor
We welcome you to the first issue of Gridiron Strategies for 2011. This is the first of six issues that will be published every other month. Our staf…