Buck Package Keeps Defense Guessing
THE MAIN COMPONENT of our offense is the “Buck” package. Regardless of how we set the offense, we attack three defensive areas on each play. 1. The f…
Go For The Kill In The Red Zone
IF YOU SURVEYED a group of head football coaches and asked them where they consider the start of the red zone to be — almost everyone will say the op…
Running The Iso Out Of The “I” Brings Defenses To Their Knees
THIS OFFENSE IS BASED on running isolation plays at linebackers and by having a complement of option and G schemes to keep defenses from using wholes…
Disguising Defensive Sets Send Offenses Into A Panic
DISGUISING YOUR DEFENSIVE SETS is a fantastic way to confuse the offense and force your opponent into costly mistakes. You can use it to bait an offe…
Organizing Individual Time For Defensive Backs Develops Solid Secondary
AS A SECONDARY coach, I want to work on three fundamental principles each day. On most days we only have about 30 minutes of drill time and are force…
Critical Tips For Making Your Drills More Effective, Efficient
A COACH MAKES his greatest contribution in the construction, planning and administration of drills. More important than the offensive and defensive s…
Responsibility Checklist Helps Organzine Your Program
ANY COACH IN charge of athletes in high school and middle school is expected to maintain a high degree of integrity for carrying out duties and…
Qualities Of The Great Special-Teams Player
The following lists the qualities of a great special team’s player. Make a photocopy of this list and give it to every player who plays on any of you…
Evaluation, Grading Techniques Build Great Special Teams
OUR PROGRAM HAS always been very solid on special teams. One of the biggest reasons that we’ve had special teams’ success has been the approach and a…
PAT, Field-Goal Fake: Shovel Pass
This is a great fake for a 2-point conversion when the defense is bringing everyone in an effort to block the extra point in a close-game situation.…
Scissors Sweep, Throwback Screen
This play is run from the double-wing formation using Jet (fast) motion. The QB fakes a sweep handoff and boot legs away from the motion. Three recei…
White Left 10 Boot Leg Pass (Vs. 5-2 Defense)
The flanker runs a 7-yard route, while the TE runs a drag route from right to left in front of the LBs. For the offensive line, the left OT blocks th…
31 Cut Pass
This is a great play-action pass out of our double-wing formation. By running the Jet sweep to the left a few times, you can usually set up this play…
The Octopus Defense Continued
Editor's Note: The following article is a continuation of an article that was run in the October/November 2001 issue of Gridiron Strategies. For a de…
Set Season Goals For Your Special Team Units
By Jeff Mann, Former Coach, Current Athletic Director, Perry Hall High School, Baltimore, Md. Editor's Note: The following is a continuation of an ar…
Teach The Basics Of Offensive Line Play
By Jeff Lutz, Offensive Line Coach, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WIS. FOR A FOOTBALL TEAM to be successful on offense it must move…
Tips For Building A Dynamite Defense (Continued)
By Richard Fodor, Head Coach, Bridgman High School, Bridgman, Mich. Editor's Note: The following article is continued from an article that appeared o…
“Old-School” Single-Wing Spinner Series Still Sizzles
IN TODAY’S MODERN era of football strategy, coaches are constantly looking for ways to gain an offensive advantage via deception and misdirection. Th…
Big Concerns Are Head, Neck Injuries
WHILE THERE ARE many ways for football players to become injured, the biggest risks come with head and neck injuries. The key to avoiding as many of…
Making Search Engines Work For You
By Jordanna Smida, Associate Editor SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION to help you with your football program can often be a frustrating time-consuming task.…