The Thin Thirty Survivor Who Came to Maysville
Of all the coaches I have met, none were more wound up and passionate than Coach Homer Goins – and that was 10 years after he had coached his last football game. He was a high-energy and high-intensity guy from…
Triple Arc Scheme (vs. Two-Safeties)
Arc Scheme Assignments X: Cut off block BST: Scoop BSG: Scoop to Ace C: Base PSG: Base PST: Double with PSG to MLB Z: Stock Near Deep Defender BSA: Get into pitch…
Weekly Preparation
Sometimes it feels like there can never be enough time in the week to properly prepare your offense for the upcoming opponent. With game tape exchanges made easier through internet trading, our conference like many others has opted to exchange…
The Different Personalities of the Zone Read
Last month, the focus was on Zone Read with a lead blocker. This month we will continue the focus on zone read, but see how it can be packaged with different reads and passing game components from quick screens to…
Outlining Your Summer Program
Developing a solid outline for your summer program is the foundation upon which your program should be built. These are the questions that have to be answered in order to develop a great outline: 1) How many weeks? We have…
Shoring Up Your Sprint-Out Protection
If you run any sprint-out pass plays, you have probably run into the problem of the defense playing a wide DE or walking up an OLB to the edge so that the frontside OT or TE cannot reach him. There…
Environmental Dynamics
We have just returned as a defensive staff at Cornell from a professional development trip visiting the United States Naval Academy football program. First things first, every football coach should attempt to experience the Naval Academy in person as well…
Triple Load Play
Load Scheme Assignments X: Cut off block BST: Scoop BSG: Scoop C: Ace (with PSG) PSG: Ace (with Center) PST: Veer to middle ILB Z: Stock near deep defender BSA: Get into pitch relationship (no motion) B: Dive track…
An Effective Pre-Practice Routine For Skill Players
With all the activities a coach is responsible for, it helps to have an established pre-practice routine to keep practices run smoothly. We have ascribed to the philosophy of warming up through the use of low impact football specific drills…
Brick by Brick Approach to Kick Return Success
Anyone who has read some of my previous posts is aware that I approach my coaching, both in the kicking game and defensively, as a step-by-step, “building” process. Personally, my mind functions best in a sequential, chronological way, so I’m…