Using Various Companion Plays To Keep Opposing Defenses Guessing
MANY TIMES IN our offense we’ll run a certain play to set up other plays for later in the game or for later on in the season. The following is a demo…
Wishbone Trap and Trap-Option Packages An Explosive Combination
OVER THE YEARS, many of my teams have used the Wishbone offense, which means we primarily ran the football, and approximately 60 to 65 percent of our…
Try These Highly Effective Slide Protection Schemes And Game-Tested Techniques
DEPENDING ON DEFENSIVE personal, defensive structures, blitzes, dogs, line stunts, slants and twists it’s important to incorporate half- and full-lin…
“TD Drill” Improves Open-Field Blocking, Ball-Carrier Techniques & Tackling In The Red Zone
THE “TD DRILL” IS an excellent drill that improves three critical skill areas simultaneously. It’s extremely competitive and our players love it. The…
Visualization Drills Offer Real-Time Success
THE FOLLOWING IS a 3-step visualization drill that we use in our program. We typically utilize the concepts of “mental imagery” and “performance…
Kickoff-Catching Drills Helps Develop Sure Hands
KICKOFF RETURNERS can use the following drills to improve their catching technique. Drills both with and without a kicker are featured. Drills With a…
Six Critical Coaching Points For All Positions
WHEN I BEGAN MY coaching career I entered the profession with enthusiasm and the belief that I was proficient with my knowledge base. During the off-…
Blast Left, Bend Right
We run this play after successfully using the blast play several times. The play selection depends on what the defense is doing to stop the inside bl…
Left Victory, Z Screen Right
DIAGRAM: This screen is a devastating tool for your offensive playbook. The TE stalk blocks the FS, while the backside OT and backside OG pass sets a…
Four Vertical Scheme Vs. MOFO & MOFC
The following scheme was taken from Brian Kelly, the head coach at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Mich. They have found this play to…
146/147 Power Pass
DIAGRAM: The QB must fake the play called, lose ground to at least 8 yards and break contain to the side opposite the fake. He must be ready to throw…
Successful Strategies For Bringing The Heat On Defense
IT SEEMS AS IF offensive packages are changing and becoming more sophisticated every season. Today’s offenses are based on timing and overpursuit of…
Stopwatch A Great Practice Motivator
COACHES CONTINUOUSLY strive to make their practices as intense as possible. Yet, when players have been working hard for a few months already, there’…