“Ace” 4-Receiver Red-Zone Series
A 4-receiver set forces the defense to spread out in the red zone. The following are four plays run out of a 4-receiver set that we’ve had success wi…
Screen Package Adds Equalizers To Your Offense
SCREENS CAN BE an effective method for countering an aggressive, blitzing defense. The following screen package has proven to be extremely successful…
Running The Single Wing In The 21st Century — Part 1: “The 20 Series”
AS A 22-YEAR-OLD head coach fresh out of college in 1970, I attempted to use the single wing as my primary offensive system. I’d always been intrigue…
Multiple Fronts With The 3-5-3 Stack Defense Creates A Dangerous 8-Man Box
THE 3-5-3 STACK DEFENSE is gaining in popularity at all levels because of its versatility and ability in giving the athletic players on defense the f…
Simple Ways To Teach Underneath Coverage In The Hopkins 4-4
MOST COACHES ASSUME that since we are a 4-4 defense team, we must play a lot of Cover 3. While Cover 3 is important in our teaching progression, we a…
Putting Together Pieces Of The Leadership Puzzle
EACH SEASON, a football team takes on the characteristics of its senior leadership. In our program, we have tried to cultivate our team’s character b…
“Ugly Punt” Works Beautifully
THE UGLY PUNT was borne from necessity for our team. In one of my first seasons as a head coach, we had no one on the team who could punt the ball mo…
Belly Pass Right
DIAGRAM: Belly Pass Right. This is a terrific run or pass option play for the QB. The QB must use a great fake to the FB to make the right WB’s block…
Fake Punt, 32 Guard Trap
DIAGRAM: This is an excellent fake from a spread-punt formation that worked several times for us last season. The key is to have the front line off t…
Essential Outline For Developing A Winning Tradition
Essential Outline For Developing A Winning Tradition By Jim Bob Bryant, Co-Offensive Coordinator Williamston High School, Williamston, N.C. THE FOLLO…
Using Shifts, Motions In The Punting Game Keeps Opponents On Their Heels
THE PUNT IS ONE of the scariest plays in football. The sound of the “double-thud” of a blocked punt is one of the most sickening sounds a coach will…
Special Teams Require Special Attention
RICK KELM, head coach at Wisconsin’s state-champion Ripon High School, is a big special teams proponent. The 2003 state coach-of-the-year makes his c…
Game-Day Forms Highlight Changes In Defense, Keep Situational Play-Calling On T
GETTING THE RIGHT personnel on the field and quickly calling the right play for a situation requires great organization from the coaching staff. Game…
Developing Depth In Your Coaching Staff From Top To Bottom
PUTTING TOGETHER a coaching staff is the most critical and difficult thing that a head coach will do. Coaches, by nature, aren’t personnel or human r…