Stick Game: Rules & Ways To Dress It Up
Our quick pass game has evolved over my six seasons as a head coach. We now rely heavily on the “Stick” pass in our game. Stick has become our QB’s most reliable concept and easiest to install. It is a…
Use the Proper Tool – Pulling Technique
I would like to thank our offensive line coach Tony Neymeiyer for his assistance with this article. Most offenses use schemes that require a lineman to pull and block a defender on the first level or second level. I’ve heard…
CUT BLOCKING
Cut Blocking plays a huge role in our offensive blocking schemes. The B-Back and both A-Backs are taught to be great cut blockers in order to give the ball carrier a chance to take it to the house. When executed…
SLIPS, SHALLOWS, NAKEDS AND BOOTLEGS
We really liked how the Baylor coaching staff got RGIII involved in movement passes while he was there and so we call our movement series “Baylor.” There are a variety of ways to get the ball to athletes in this series…
Evolution of the Use of the Quick Passing Game
In their book “Football’s Quick Passing Game: Fundamentals and Techniques” (1998), Andrew Coverdale and Dan Robinson write, “An accomplished coordinator in the NFL was recently heard to say in a clinic presentation, “I don’t know of any place I’ve been…
Making the Chip Shot (Part III, the Holder)
We often are tasked with coaching a position or skill that we’ve never had to play or perform. “Holding” for a field goal or extra point is a skill that was completely foreign to me, yet as a new special…
Maximize Practice Time – Coaching the Big Skill Positions: QB, RB, TE, FB, H-Back
In my column in August 2012, I discussed the evolution of the modern tight end, gave examples of how a tight end or h-back could be utilized in a spread offense, and gave suggestions of how to begin integrating this…
The 4 Verticals Pass Play
The base concept of most spread offenses is the 4 verticals pass play. This concept gives the Air Raid Offense the ability to strike down the field and attack multiple coverages. The 4 vertical play is often referred to as…
STACK READS
I believe that it is very important coaches teach their option QBs to “read the stack” instead of teaching them to avoid it altogether. Many coaches believe that it is just too tough for their QB to read a stack…
Finding The Big 5 Pass Route / Combinations vs. Your Defensive Scheme
My blog last month discussed defending the Big 5 run plays. Putting any new defense or scheme up against those 5 run plays to make sure the defense is sound versus the run and trying to eliminate any issues before…