PASS PROTECTIONS: PART ONE
Diagram 1 shows our 50 protection. This is a 6-man protection. The Center calls the 50 scheme when he sees 5-down linemen. The O-Line is responsible for the 5-Down, while the F-Back is responsible for any 2nd level blitzers. Remember, keeping…
A Coach You’ve Probably Never Heard of – Bob Beatty
Trinity High School in Louisville recently finished 14th in USA’s Final Top 25 Prep Poll. They had a 13-1 record and were crowned 6A State Champions. Trinity has now won 22 State Championships and amassed eight undefeated seasons. It is…
The Stick-Draw Concept
In 2002, Rich Rodriguez made the zone-read-bubble a popular scheme and opened the door to the world of two-or-three-in-one plays. Most recently Dana Holgorsen has popularized the stick-draw scheme as a great way to attack the defense and put players…
Character Matters TIMEOUT: Gratitude
Coach The Quality “Gratitude” is something we need to demonstrate more consistently beside just Thanksgiving! The definition is “to make known to others in what ways they have benefited my life.” The mindset that stands out to me is “Appreciate…
A Coach You’ve Probably Never Heard of – Chuck Kyle
Chuck Kyle was a running back on the undefeated St. Ignatius High School team (Cleveland) in 1968. He then played briefly at John Carroll University before an injury shortened his career. After earning his undergraduate degree, Kyle returned to St….
WHEN TO USE COUNTER-OPTION
The counter-option play is a great way to counteract a defense when they start to fast flow their backside linebackers towards the point of attack in an effort to thwart our bread and butter play: Triple Option. It is their…
A Coach You’ve Probably Never Heard of – Brian Hales
Model and actress Brooklyn Decker is listed as one of the outstanding graduates of Butler High School in Matthews, NC. What’s also getting recognition recently is the performance of the football team – Butler is currently ranked #6 in the…
A Bag of Tricks
A Bag of Tricks This is the last of a series of ideas to help your offense in-season. We’ve reached the point of the season where it’s “win or go home.” The teams that you face now are usually of…
A Coach You’ve Probably Never Heard of – Josh Niblett
The Hoover football team has been nationally ranked a number of times and has won six state championships since 2000 including four in a row – 2002-2005 – under the direction of near legendary and controversial head coach Rush Probst….