Spring/Summer 7-on-7 Football: How Coaches Can Build Quarterbacks, Receivers, DBs and Team Chemistry
Spring/Summer 7-on-7 Football: A Coach’s Guide to Making It Count Spring and summer 7-on-7 football has become one of the most useful off-season tools available to high school football coaches. It is not real football in the full sense. There…
The five most impactful and iconic offensive plays/sequences Indiana ran to secure the national title include:
1. Mendoza’s 12-Yard Fourth-Down Touchdown Run (The Signature Moment) Early in the fourth quarter, after Miami cut Indiana’s lead to 17-14, the Hoosiers faced a crucial decision on a grueling 12-play, 75-yard drive. Facing a high-stakes down in the red…
Power Run Game & The Spread
The Power Run Game and the Spread Offense – Can They Co-Exist? by: Dale L. Sprague 3 Since the popularization of the numerous forms of the spread offense in the late 1990’s and now into the new millennium, many…
The Jump Set
Ken Wilmesherr Offensive Line Southwestern College Teaching the Jump Set as a Change Up The jump set is an aggressive pass set which allows a pass blocker to get into the defender as quickly as possible. It also allows for…
RED ZONE RESCUE
Red Zone Rescue – Using a separate red zone offensive package can confuse the defense. by: Mike McDanielsRetired High School Coach© January 2014 0 Too often, teams drive the length of the field and get bogged down inside the red zone….
AIR RAID BASE PACKAGE
BY Bill Ramseyer The four most widely used passes of the Air Raid Spread Offense are the Shallow Cross, Mesh, 4 Verticals, and the Wide Receiver Screen. In addition to these basic plays, many times “tag words” are added to…
The Quick Game
by Dan KratzerRetired Coach and Consultant for Missouri Valley College Effective use of the quick game will spread the defense and make them adjust to last second match-ups. After spending two training camps with Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh…
Maximizing the 3 x 1 Formation
by Doug Heslip The trips formation has multiple combinations of plays that can give a defensive coordinator coverage nightmares. The 3 x 1 formation is an offensive set that puts your best athletes in a position to use their explosive…
Shallow Cross
by Sean LucasQuarterback Coach, Providence Catholic High School (IL) The “Shallow Cross” is a concept that can help your offense remain simple to your players, keep defensive coordinators scratching their heads by running it out of various formations and attack…
PACKAGE PLAYS part 2
by Rich HargittAssistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator • Ashbrook High School (NC) A run play can be packaged with a quick screen or pass play which can disrupt the defense. In Part I of this series we looked at…