Effective Ways To Get The Ball To Your Best Players
EACH OFF-SEASON, teams at all levels across the country make modifications and adapt their style of offense to the type of talent that they’ll have w…
Attacking Multiple Defensive Fronts Using the Buck Trap
EVERY SUCCESSFUL OFFENSE must have an effective inside trap. In our offense, the Buck series has provided us with an effective inside running option…
Big Ben Defense: Tips And Pointers For Defending Against Desperation Hail-Mary Passes
IN MANY CASES, the climax to your 2-minute defense will be defending the “Hail Mary” desperation pass or “Big Ben” play. It’s a complete disaster to…
Swarming Linebacker Reads For The 3-3 Odd Stack
THE ODD STACK is the newest defensive craze flying through the high school ranks. Our team incorporated it at the varsity level over 2 years ago and…
Creating A Comprehensive, Year-Round Speed-Development Program
OUR PROGRAM BELIEVES in the old saying that, “Speed wins football games.” To that end, we’ve developed a 4-part program for speed development that’s…
“Maryland” 28 Zone Lead
DIAGRAM: This play is a prime example of how the Maryland I-formation can be used as a pre-snap formation in a no-huddle offense. You can easily get…
Rip Swing
DIAGRAM: The flanker runs an 8-yard curl route, while the left RB goes into motion and runs a swing route. The TE runs a seam route and he is the hot…
“Right 21” And “Right 36”
DIAGRAM 1: “Right 21.” The SE works man-on, while the left OT blocks to the LB. The left OG blocks down and influences to the MLB. The center blocks…
“Guns” Right, 435 Screen Left
DIAGRAM: This boot leg out of shot-gun motion is one of our best play-action passes. Many defenses fail to account for the TB after the fake is carri…
Explosive Ways To Score From An Unbalanced-Spread Offense
WIDE OPEN OFFENSES have come back into vogue the past few years with many teams going to a shotgun formation as their primary offense. Although these…
Championship Tips To Build A Winning Team
AS ANOTHER exciting football season approaches, Hank Schrader, offers up some championship advice. The former defensive coordinator for perennial hig…
Leaving No Stone Unturned: Critical Keys For Effective Scouting
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL level, most coaches rely on videotapes to compile their scouting reports. This is definitely the most practical and convenient way…
5-3 Eagle Adjustment Out Of 44 Defense Delivers Heavy Pressure
OUR PROGRAM HAS great success with a version of the 8-man front. We do many things from the base set that serves to confuse the offensive blocking sc…