The Hiram College Adjustment Passing Game (Part I)
Skip to Part 2 By Henry Stanford, Head Football Coach and Adam Moses, Co-Offensive Coordinator Over the years, teams have implemented various styles of passing. Some programs believe quick-short passing games that challenge defenses horizontally. Other programs believe in challenging…
Stealing Reps, Utilizing Quality Coaches, 21st Century Reality
The following article was written by David Buchanan, a high school head coach for over 25 years and a frequent contributor to AFM. This excerpt is from his book, ‘Black Shoes and White Shoestrings.’ You can reach Coach Buchanan at…
Blitzing the QB Run-Game with 2-High Safeties (Part II)
By Patrick Moynahan, Linebackers Coach Kenyon College Spy Match Coverage As previously stated we encountered issues with covering vertical route combinations with traditional 3-Deep, 3-Under zone coverages. To counteract these problems, we now play variations of our read quarters…
Blitzing the QB Run-Game with 2-High Safeties (Part I)
By Patrick Moynahan, Linebackers Coach Kenyon College At Kenyon College we try to counteract our light, but quick front seven going against larger offensive linemen by overload blitzing to the side of the back. Our favorite concept the past few…
In-Season Practice Plan (Part III)
Southwest Minn. State University In-Season Practice Plan (Part III) By Cory Sauter, Head Football Coach Penalty-Free Thursday We emphasize the Red Zone for our “No Sweat” Thursday practice. Everything is at half speed. To keep our player’s minds from wandering,…
Southwest Minnesota State University In-Season Practice Plan (Part II)
Southwest Minnesota State University In-Season Practice Plan (Part II) By Cory Sauter, Head Football Coach Positive Play Tuesday On Tuesday’s we emphasize 1st and 2nd downs. Essential they are the same down; we do not treat them differently. Our goal…
In-Season Practice Plan (Part I)
Southwest Minnesota State University In-Season Practice Plan (Part I) By Cory Sauter, Head Football Coach Every year I like to evaluate our weekly in-season practice plan. I want to make sure we are as efficient as possible with our time…
YOGA FOR ATHLETES: FOOTBALL PLAYERS
By Ryanne Cunningham, Manager, You Flow Studios (Green Bay) Shoulder Rotation with Strap Players in all positions greatly benefit from the shoulder rotation with strap. This exercise helps stretch the muscles used when reaching for a block or…
We Don’t Need No…Football Coaches
Beyond the Scoreboard: What Football Means to Me—Win or Lose We Don’t Need No…Football Coaches By Eddie Fields, Teacher and Coach, Space Coast High School, Cocoa, FL Each day after practice I hop into my 2007 Ford Focus and start…
Defending RPOs: Run Your Defense
By Mark Theophel, Defensive Coordinator Hartwick College With RPOs being talked about at almost every level of football across the country, it’s becoming increasingly important for defenses to come up with ways to deal with multiple options on every…