A Coach You’ve Probably Never Heard of – Glenn Caruso
Consider this. Glenn Caruso was named head coach at the University of St. Thomas on January 24, 2008. He took over a team that finished 2-8 the previous season. In his first year, Caruso led St. Thomas to a 7-3…
Using Tight Ends in Your Offense
As a preface to this post, I’d like to point out that the focus of this column will shift to offering ideas that you can add to your offense right now, as the season is progressing. The idea isn’t to…
Don’t Get Jumped in the Alley
No, this isn’t a post on self defense, but the skills outlined in this post do help our receivers protect their routes and allow proper route distribution in many of our pass concepts. This is a basic skill that we…
Mesh Concepts
Kentucky We run a Mesh Concept in our Air Raid Offense at Nation Ford HS that we call Kentucky. This concept is a variation off of the standard “Mumme Mesh” made popular by Hal Mumme. We have altered the rules…
Starting off Practice Day #1
It is essential that the offensive portion of practices Day 1 focus on fundamentals. At Nation Ford we break our practice into the following units: Fundamental period Screen Period Run Period Flex period (Share Offensive and Defensive players) Routes on…
How Nation Ford High School Uses the Spread No-Huddle Offense to Attack Various Coverages
We are a suburban school in South Carolina in the shadow of Charlotte, NC. We are also a high performing academic school that serves a diverse cross section of students and athletes. Our school began within the last 10 years…
Methods for Teaching and Practicing Your System
Methods for Teaching and Practicing Your System In early 2004, I spent a night learning the foundation of what would become our offense at Amherst Steele High School from Russ Jacques, current head coach at Strongsville High School and former…
CONFIDENCE MATTERS
There is a significant amount of information available to coaches regarding “what to do” in certain game situations while running the triple option scheme. Of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and what works for one coach may…