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Month: July 2012



Mesh Concepts

Kentucky We run a Mesh Concept in our Air Raid Offense at Nation Ford HS that we call Kentucky.  This concept is a variation off of the standard “Mumme Mesh” made popular by Hal Mumme.  We have altered the rules…

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Starting off Practice Day #1

It is essential that the offensive portion of practices Day 1 focus on fundamentals. At Nation Ford we break our practice into the following units: Fundamental period Screen Period Run Period Flex period (Share Offensive and Defensive players) Routes on…

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How Nation Ford High School Uses the Spread No-Huddle Offense to Attack Various Coverages

We are a suburban school in South Carolina in the shadow of Charlotte, NC. We are also a high performing academic school that serves a diverse cross section of students and athletes. Our school began within the last 10 years…

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Methods for Teaching and Practicing Your System

Methods for Teaching and Practicing Your System In early 2004, I spent a night learning the foundation of what would become our offense at Amherst Steele High School from Russ Jacques, current head coach at Strongsville High School and former…

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CONFIDENCE MATTERS

There is a significant amount of information available to coaches regarding “what to do” in certain game situations while running the triple option scheme.  Of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and what works for one coach may…

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TOP 5 REASONS TO RUN TRIPLE OPTION

5) Its a very tough offense for your opponent to prepare for in just one week. 4) O-Linemen love to run the ball….kind of makes them feel empowered and dominant 3) Very tough for the defensive coaches to re-train their players…

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A Multiple Run Game with the Zone Scheme

Over the last eight years, I have been using the zone run game with success at both the high school and college level. In learning the zone run game, I have realized its flexibility and many purposes. This post does…

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