It is kinda a slow news day out there (but that isn’t that abnormal for off-season Friday’s). That being said, here are your daily look at some of today’s top headlines in the football coaching world… If you have an item that you think fits our 1st and 10 column, add it in the comments [...]
Your daily look at some of today’s top headlines in the football coaching world… If you have an item that you think fits our 1st and 10 column, add it in the comments area below. All we ask is that the material / article be resent (like the last 2 days) and relevant to football [...]
Your daily look at some of today’s top headlines in the football coaching world… If you have an item that you think fits our 1st and 10 column, add it in the comments area below. All we ask is that the material / article be resent (like the last 2 days) and relevant to football [...]
Here is your daily look at some of today’s top headlines in the football coaching world: If you have an item that you think fits our 1st and 10 column, add it in the comments area below. All we ask is that the material / article be resent (like the last 2 days) and relevant [...]
Based on the premise of heavy pressure and aggression, the Bear Front allows for a number of options when it comes to blitz schemes. As the front itself can be comprised of a variety of personnel groupings (3-5, 4-3, 4-4, 5-3, etc…) and the coverages you employ can include both man and zone schemes, there [...]
Whenever a coach takes over a program or decides to change his offense, there is a question of how much to install. Most times a coach will try to do too much. It’s always better to master a minimum amount of plays and concepts. I’d rather run a lousy play great than a great play [...]
Most coaches have concerns regarding protection when running their offense from an empty set, with good reason. However there are a few advantages. Remember that because your receivers are spread out in formation, the defense has to show you who will be rushing the passer, and consequently also show you who will or will not [...]
Within a multi-article series on the Sprint Out Passing Game, Spread Football details specifics of blocking schemes and quarterback play complete with effective diagrams. The post on protection focuses on different ways to protect the playside edge, steps and assignments for backside blockers, and adjustments you can make vs. different defensive looks. Meanwhile, the QB [...]
As he has stated before, Brophy writes, “Defenses exist to defense an offense – they do not exist within vacuums. On every play you’re defending something the offense is doing to advance the ball. For this reason, defenses aren’t static entities – they must respond (adapt) to the stimuli they are presented with.” How to [...]
Based on the premise of heavy pressure and aggression, the Bear Front allows for a number of options when it comes to blitz schemes. As the front itself can be comprised of a variety of personnel groupings (3-5, 4-3, 4-4, 5-3, etc…) and the coverages you employ can include both man and zone schemes, there [...]
When I first unveiled our new defense to the youth coaching staff I was met with looks of fear over the future of our football program. The coaches couldn’t believe I wanted to run a 4-6-1 defense at the varsity level! At that point I had to laugh and then explain that the 46 Defense is [...]
Punting requires an immense amount of precision to do correctly and the ability to do this is rare at the young youth levels. Only as athletes get older and gain better control of their hand eye coordination can they really begin to focus on the details of the punting action. For that reason, we try [...]
Warming up your body before a workout is imperative. A light jog and some static stretching is not nearly enough for kickers and punters. Research is even pointing toward no static stretching. Kicking and punting is a demanding activity and engages multiple muscle groups at one time. As you progress through a workout, many times [...]
Over the past few weeks, I have been “talking,” online of course with a special teams coach in another part of the country. He said that he was having trouble getting buy in from his kids and his fellow coaches. Here is a series of replies that I sent to him. I have not included [...]
You are heard it said that teams play like they practice. For that reason, it is essential that you build great habits such as a strong work ethic, expecting to habits, and positive attitudes into the way you practice on a daily basis. As you consider your practice plans for the upcoming season, consider some [...]
John C. Maxwell writes, “Everyone wants to have a good day, but not many people know what a good day looks like – much less how to create one. And even fewer people understand how the way you live today impacts your tomorrow.” So, how can you live your life today so you can create [...]
One of the most strong-willed athletes I ever coached, who I clashed with at times early in our player/coach relationship, became one of the most coachable athletes I had the pleasure of coaching. I asked her what had changed that made her listen and be willing to comply. Her reply was simple, “you showed through [...]
Developing a program that translates to the field is a great way for you and your coaches, as well as your athletes to understand the importance of an offseason strength program. Here’s how: Train Smarter Not Longer As coaches we must evaluate our strength sessions the same way we evaluate our offensive and defensive practice. [...]
High school football coaches across the country know that the last day of the school year signifies the beginning of the summer football camp season. From the months of June to August, head coaches must figure out how to install their entire offense, defense, and special teams. Often times, the last aspect to receive attention [...]
So since writing my posts on S&C I have come up with some thoughts I want to share regarding how I can incorporate adding OLY lifts in to my program at my current HS. First I want to state that technically Push press is viewed as an Olympic/explosive movement and we do it, that is [...]
The warm-up or stretching part of practice seems to change every few years. First static stretching (seen to the right) was great, then it was out. Next the bands were all the rage, now they appear to be being replaced by more dynamic concepts. So which one is right? The answer is all. They all [...]
As football coaches we all understand the importance of change of direction training for our athletes. How many times in a game do we see a missed tackle or a big pass completion because our DB’s could not break down and change direction rapidly enough to make the play. How many times does a RB [...]
Purpose: Practice explosion in multiple directions and control of ones body at all times. Procedure: All Players should get in one line between the first two cones. Each player should work through 3 progressions below in the time allotted. If there is extra time, start over at the beginning of the progression: Step 1: Jump, [...]
One of my first courses in my graduate work on Coaching Education asked us to develop and teach a game that helped build the skills of our sport. While there was certainly a variety of sports represented in the class of 60, 15 of us were football coaches. We each independently wrote up our proposal [...]
In today’s youth and interscholastic sports world, the sport specialist (an athlete who plays a single sport rather than sampling different sports throughout the year) has become an increasingly more common sighting (AHPS). In some cases the child makes this decision, while other times parents, coaches, and other influential people encourage the student athlete to [...]
I AM MAD AND NEED TO VENT MY ANGER! – BY COACH MIKE POPE I am mad and need to vent! I just spoke with a swell guy in Virginia. He is a former college football player and now lives in the Tidewater Area of Virginia. He loves the game and has a deep desire [...]
Games are a great way to teach youth to love the game of football while teaching them essential skills that they will use throughout their playing careers. Here is how we teach and play the most basic “football game”… Ultimate Football. Purpose: This is a simple throw and catch game that is very similar to [...]
As I noted in I Love My Belly, one of my favorite football plays is the Fullback Belly. The downhill and quick hitting nature of this simple scheme makes it an effect concept that can be installed in nearly any offense. But what is the Belly? In its simplest form, the Belly is a Fullback [...]
I have used each of these 3 pass protections in the past, all with success. They are probably the 3 simplest/most common play action protections I have seen used. BOB The first is… our regular standard pass pro. Many Air Raid offenses call this play as an 80 series play. So if say 4 verts [...]
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