12/13 Triple (Linebacker Call)
LB Call: We use this when we want to block the "regular" pitch key defender in order to give the defense something more to think about; instead of reading the OLB as #2, …
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Pairing Zone Read and Power Read to Attack Across the Defensive Front
The read game allows the offense to attack the defense where they become weakest based on post snap keys. The power read allows for a gap scheme read concept that attacks…
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Ideas to Test in Spring Practice
Spring practice is a time for coaches to develop their players in every way without the pressure of real games. Most importantly, the fundamentals (blocking and tackling)…
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The 6-Step Program To Becoming A Successful Defensive Lineman: S.O.P.
For this report I decided to write about how I teach defensive linemen to be technicians and to be fundamentally sound, so they can become the best players that they can …
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 th…
The Thin Thirty Survivor Who Came to Maysville
Photo from Paris HS Yearbook/Paris Greyhound Football Foundation Facebook page. Of all the coaches I have met, none were more wound up and passionate than Coach Homer Goi…
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 relatio…
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 throug…
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 p…
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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…
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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…
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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, …