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Month: June 2017



Spread Two-Back Power Play Without Two Backs (Part II)

Spread Two-Back Power Play Without Two Backs (Part II) By Vincent Giacalone, Offensive Line Coach Valparaiso University By utilizing the TE we are now hitting the play at least 1 gap wider. This means our RB’s are crossing the LOS…

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Spread Two-Back Power Play Without Two Backs (Part I)

Spread Two-Back Power Play Without Two Backs (Part I) By Vincent Giacalone, Offensive Line Coach Valparaiso University Valparaiso is an FCS football program that competes in the non-scholarship Pioneer League. I am going to talk about a run play that…

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Beyond the Scoreboard Forrrreeee!!!!

Beyond the Scoreboard Forrrreeee!!!! By Eddie Fields, Teacher and Coach Space Coast High School (FL) Summer break is the most joyous of times for teachers and coaches. With relaxed responsibilities and an abundance of free time, we all find hobbies…

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Goal Line Bunch Concept

Goal Line Bunch Concept By Jeff Hancock, Offensive Coordinator McMurry University If you run some Bunch Formation concepts, you may want to consider incorporating this play at the goal line (7-yard line to the 4-yard line). This is a very…

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High School Parents – It’s Not All Their Fault

High School Parents – It’s Not All Their Fault By Tom Flynn My name is Tom Flynn and I am a recent Hall of Fame Inductee to the Palm Beach County Florida Sports Hall of Fame; a former member of…

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Up Tempo Offense: No Huddle

Up Tempo Offense: No Huddle By Kristian Johnson, Assistant Coach Tyler Junior College Twitter: fb_coachjohnson We’re going to take a break from the three part RPO series, and talk about something that plays a direct part into making the RPO…

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Coach Kalb on Using Technology to Practice Fast

How do you practice fast? Make sure your Scouts keep up! Whether you play at a hair-on-fire pace or simply like to get the most reps out of a practice period, nothing drives offensive coordinator nuts like waiting on the…

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Defensive Strategy and Drills – Part II

Defensive Strategy and Drills – Part II By Benjamin Martin, Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Coach Colorado Mesa University Because we ran the same coverages out of the 3-4 look as we did out of our 4-3 look, I started a new…

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Defensive Strategy and Drills – Part I

Defensive Strategy and Drills – Part I By Benjamin Martin, Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Coach Colorado Mesa University It is an honor and privilege to write this article and represent Colorado Mesa University and American Football Monthly. We, at Colorado Mesa…

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Concordia College’s Triple Option (Part II)

    Concordia College’s Triple Option (Part II) By Aaron Willits, Offensive Coordinator Concordia College (MN) continued from Part I…. Pre snap we identify the playside 5T DE as the assumed dive player and the strong side OLB as the…

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