Improving Wide Receiver Blocking
We run a spread offense that relies on the receivers to make big plays in the passing game. We expect our receivers to make similar big play contribu…
The Flex-Pistol Veer Option Package
My first encounter with this offensive scheme was studying the double slot attack. The double slot offered an array of passing attacks, while keeping…
The Benefits of swarming to the Ball
Most people that have had experience playing and coaching the game of football would agree that an open field tackle, which sounds simple, can in rea…
Change the Math in Your Favor
If you can control the ability to get free runners at quarterbacks in blitzing scenarios, then why wouldn’t you? The utilization of some read techniq…
Defensive Line Drills The Get-Off - Key to Winning on the Line of Scrimmage
During spring and summer, when your team is not in pads, teams seems to put a lot of effort in 7-on-7 competitions and might overlook line work. Yet,…
Principles of the Kickoff Return
University of Arkansas–Pine Bluff’s Special Teams On every good football team, there is a group of special people who are the heart and soul of speci…
From the Coach’s Bookshelf – Winning Football
Bill Ramseyer is a retired coach now living in South Carolina. A coach with a reputation for turning programs around, Ramseyer did so at both the hig…
Unsung Recognition Life of a Lower Level Head Football Coach
As a former head football coach in Division II for nine seasons, I am often asked about the duties and requirements that go along with being at the h…
Letter From The Managing Editor
Coach Lew Johnston has been a frequent contributor to both American Football Monthly and Gridiron Strategies over the last few years. We introduced o…