View from the O-Line: Football According to NFL Offensive Linemen – Displacing Bodies
Displacing Bodies MY PLAYING CAREER was drawing to a close. I hadn’t entertained any notion I’d go into coaching. My career had been great until 1970. In 1969 Tiger Johnson left for the Bengals. His replacement, Ernie Zwahlen, started changing…
Quarterback Drills with Coach Stubbs
EFFECTIVE QUARTERBACK DRILLS FOR ALL LEVELS VII. Drop Drill – To concentrate on consistent drops. Also can be used as a conditioning drill. Procedure: 1. Align a quarterback on a line. 2. He will execute: 3-3 step drops and 5-5 step drops …
The “Forgotten” Position in the Air Raid Offense (Running Back)
By Patrick Taylor, Offensive Coordinator North Surry High School (FL) I use the word “forgotten” in quotation marks, because the media seems to forget this important part of the offense. The focus of everyone when talking in this offense…
Looking For A Better Way To Grade Your WR’s?
If you are a coach that grades your WR’s with a simple (+) or a (-) for each play during a game you are not alone. For years I graded my position group this way as that was how I…
Using Pre-Practice To Improve Your Underneath Zone Coverage
At the end of every year we always look at drills that came about for whatever reason during the season. This year we felt like we were not getting our hands on the ball enough in zone coverage. So we started…
Interview with new Texas Wesleyan Head Coach Joe Prud’homme
Texas Wesleyan is a football revival 75 years in the making. TWU will resurrect their football team in 2017 under Head Coach Joe Prud’homme. Having spent 27 years as a high school head coach, Prud’homme won seven Texas State Championships….
Northwest Missouri Wins D-II Championship
By Bob Still The radio was blasting what turned out to be a prophetic weather alert for the NCAA Division II Football Championship in Kansas City, Kansas on December 17. “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” and “Let It Snow” played over…
Football: Stretches for Every Position
By Ryanne Cunningham Flow Yoga Studio, Green Bay (WI) Warrior III Pose With Leg Movement Balance is key in football. Players play on uneven ground and make split-second moves that sometimes require them to balance in interesting ways…
Beyond the Scoreboard: What Football Means to Me—Win or Lose
I…CAN Handle the Truth After taking the season off from coaching football, I anxiously showed up to winter baseball workouts ready to roll. The reflections on relationships, especially with my son, afforded by a season-long retreat were rewarding, but the…
Using Progressions to Develop Offensive Linemen in the Run Game
By Sam Gooding, Offensive Line Coach/Special Teams Coordinator, Dakota State University It is no secret that progressions are a proven, effective way to teach any essential football skill or concept. At Dakota State, we use teaching progressions as the basis…