Buck Package Keeps Defenses 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…
Keys For Success On The Goal-Line, Red Zone
IF YOU WANT to succeed at something, make it important and emphasize it. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the season, we go into the red zone and ru…
Offensive Line Drills Teach Players How To Use Their Eyes
WHEN EVALUATING MY team’s O-line film cut-ups one year, I saw our folding linemen running past blocks. They were so anxious to get upfield and “lead”…
Rocket Screen From The Shotgun Explodes Downfield
OVER THE COURSE of the past few seasons, we ran into teams that were more talented than we were at almost every position. Since we had QBs who didn’t…
Setting Goals, Stressing Simplicity Gives Claws Back To The Cougar Defense
FOR 5 YEARS, OUR football team was rolling along pretty well. At 34-16, with two conference championships and several all-conference players, we felt…
Tight End 101: Critical Keys For Developing Multi-Faceted, Effective Tight Ends
PLAYING TIGHT END involves a combination of skills to play offensive lineman, wide receiver, and running back. No other position on the team requires…
Coaching Integrity Must Never Be Sacrificed
Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared in October 9, 2006 edition of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Gridiron Strategies realizes that there…
Football “Hall of Shame” Sheds Lights On Tragic Examples Of Poor Coaching Judgement
THE VAST MAJORITY of people coaching football are outstanding contributors to the development of young men. There are times, however, as in all profe…
Sharpen Punt-Team Skills With These Effective Drills
MAKING TIME FOR your special teams during practice is critical to success. Since practice time is precious and limited, all of our special-team drill…
Trap Option Pass
DIAGRAM: This play is especially effective after you’ve established a trap option, in which the DBs begin to cheat up and show run support. If the th…
Explosive Plays From A Tough-To-Defend, 4-Wide-Out Set Helps You Move The Chains
YOUR OFFENSE MUST continually be on the attack. You must have the mindset of “We are not trying to hide and we’re not trying to trick you...here we c…
Tight-End Drills Mark Position Versatility
NO POSITION ON the team is quite like the tight end position. A TE needs the size, strength and blocking technique of a lineman, combined with the sp…
Green Hornet Combine Testing: A Better Predictor For Football Success
THE GREEN HORNET COMBINE is an assessment of an athlete’s individual strength, conditioning and agility progress through the off-season and pre-seaso…