3 Quick Drills for LBs – Run Fits/Techniques
Happy May, Coaches! The end of the school year is right around the corner…hang in there! This month, I’d like to move on with my “3 Quick Drills” – this time focusing on some things I use to work on…
3 Quick Drills for LBs – Pass Rush
As I move forward with these blog postings, I’d like to focus on three “quick” drills you can use to get work on a specific part of the game. This month, I’m including three drills I use with my ILBs…
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…
Maintaining Motivation in the Off-season
This time of year, one of my primary concerns is keeping a team motivated. It is especially difficult because we aren’t allowed to be present while they’re over doing their thing with the strength staff. How do we keep a…
Simple Success with the Punt Return/Punt Block Unit
I am of the belief that nothing can create momentum (or lose momentum) quicker than a big play with your punt return unit. Whether it’s a blocked punt or a big return, a big play here can swing the pendulum…
Trust Them
Last Saturday, our team played in the ECAC North Atlantic Bowl. This was our fifth consecutive postseason appearance, which is a heck of an achievement for our players. At our level, there are almost 250 teams competing for one national…
How Did We Get Here?
As a lifelong New Englander, I’ve been a diehard Boston Red Sox fan for as long as I have been watching baseball. It pretty much comes with the territory here. As expected, most of my friends are as well. We’ve…
Quick And Easy D.O.B. Drill
In my opinion, there are three key components to playing excellent defensive football. When I work with my linebackers, everything we do in our individual periods is explained to them as “building a house”. The most basic, fundamental skills we…
Underneath Zone Coverage for ILB’s
Working to get inside linebackers to fully understand underneath zones in coverage is critical. Our philosophy here is that we will cover deeper routes, and break up on shorter ones. The big play occurs when your underneath defenders are out…
Passion and a Patch of Grass
Bill Russell Inside Linebackers Coach and Special Teams Coordinator Norwich University I have been fortunate and blessed to be involved in college football for the last twelve years of my life. Four of those years spent as a player, and…