Mesh Play, Shallow Package A Simple Yet Devastating Attack
THERE ARE TWO primary keys for offensive football — getting the ball to your playmakers and controlling the tempo. Both are critical concepts for suc…
Critical Keys For Developing Better Wide Receivers
WITHOUT BUILDING the proper foundation for receiver play, your objectives cannot be obtained for the passing game. As a coach, you must firmly stress…
Shotgun Zone Run Companion Package Keeps Defenses Guessing
PACKAGING PLAYS TO attack different areas of the field while maintaining the same basic look is an essential part of offensive football. The followin…
Having An Offensive Mindset Is Key To Developing A Rock-Solid Red-Zone Defense
ONE OF THE MOST critical and tough-to-defend areas of the field is the 10-yard area in the red zone between the 20 and 10 yard lines. On the average,…
Tiger Drill Puts Bite Into Your Run Defense
THE TIGER DRILL is a great run-defense drill to incorporate linebacker reads, LB flow, cornerback reads, force technique, defensive-line technique an…
Understanding The Double-Wing Offense
YOU CAN’T DESIGN a defensive game plan for the double-wing offense unless you understand what it’s attacking. The double-wing formation is a compress…
5 Major WR Fundamentals
FOLLOWING ARE THE 5 major components that a receiver must exhibit on every play. 1. Proper Stance, Start. A WR must have a comfortable stance, with t…
Versatile, Easy-To-Teach “Jesse James” Punt Return Scheme “Steals” Return Yarda
LIKE MOST SPECIAL TEAMS coaches, I often find myself fighting for more practice time — usually with mixed results. Because of this challenge, we need…
Speed Training For The “Unblessed” Athlete
WATCH ANY ATHLETIC contest, and you’ll immediately see drastic differences in the athletes’ level of conditioning, strength and speed. The saying, “S…
Irish Special
DIAGRAM: Used sparingly since 1991, this play has resulted in a score 80-percent of the time for our team. “Irish Special” is designed to attack a 3-…
Guns Right, 435 Pull
DIAGRAM: This is a great play-action call off our “Guns Right, 35 Counter” play. The Z-back blocks the DE for a two-count and then runs to the flat.…
45 Reverse Vs. 44 Defense
DIAGRAM: This is an excellent Wing-T play if you use the Buck Sweep successfully and is a great misdirection play that can be used on any down, from…
Slot-Left Option Play
DIAGRAM: This is a great trick play to start off the game. It can also successfully be used around the mid-field area, directly after a turnover or i…
A Checklist of Teaching Points for Successful Punt Returns (continued)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is a continuation from the feature article (“Versatile, Easy-To-Teach ‘Jesse James’ Punt Return Scheme ‘Steals’ Return Ya…
Deep Crossing Series Delivers In 3rd-And-Long Situations
IN OUR PROGRAM, the passing game plays a huge role in our offensive game plan and structure. When 2-, 3-, 4- and sometimes 5-receiver routes are pack…
All Things Being Equal — Go With Character
WAY BACK WHEN we first launched this publication — and prior to either of his two Super Bowl championships — I asked Bill Belichick for his No. 1 pie…