Watch as Coach Lane Kiffin explains and shows video examples of this RPO 1/4 post pass route. In this example the running play is an inside zone and the RPO places the WB or safety […]
Improving Your Players’ Confidence with Zack Etter – Univ. of Massachusetts
Watch as Zack Etter discusses improving your players’ confidence. It is key that the players understand that the conversations they have in their head (self-talk) can be either beneficial or detrimental. The words you use […]
Assistant Coach Checklist
By: Denise Corlett – (Retired) Stanford University Originally Published in: Winning Ways of Women Coaches Provided by: Human Kinetics ☐ Always be loyal to your head coach, staff, and school. At some point you might […]
Climate vs. Culture with Mark Stoops – Univ. of Kentucky
Watch as Coach Mark Stoops discusses the differences in climate vs. culture. Changing climate is easier in a program and can often come quickly but culture change is hard and can take longer than is […]
Build a Culture of Character with Stephen Mackey – 2Words Character Development
Stephen Mackey explains that great coaches use sports to develop young men and women to be successful in life. When you develop the person and not the player, you build champions and that can lead […]
Crash Pad Tackle Drills with Branden Jakubcin – Heidelberg Univ.
Watch as Coach Branden Jakubcin explains and shows video of these crash pad tackling drills. The crash pads allow for the defender to execute the tackle contact to finish without pads and little risk of […]
10-Minute Clinic: UCLA’s Game Prep with Chip Kelly – UCLA
In this Football Coaches Insider | 10-Minute Clinic, Chip Kelly, Head Coach at UCLA, shares how they reverse-engineered the game to structure their “training” (practice) to match what their team needed to work on most […]
Offensive Line: Flat & Skip Pulls with Alex Atkins – Florida State Univ.
Watch as Coach Alex Atkins explains flat skip pulling and shows practice video drills. With the flat pull, the guard’s eyes are looking straight down the line of scrimmage. If something crosses the face, the […]
It Is Not What You Say, but What They Hear with Mack Brown – Univ. of North Carolina
Watch as Coach Mack Brown emphasizes the importance of listening to people and making sure people hear what you say not what they hear. Coach never allows a player to leave his office without telling […]
Weaponize Your Kickoff Return
With football right around the corner, why not start the season off with a bang? Why not inject some fun for your players and excitement for your fans? First games of the season offer teams […]
Pre-Practice Tackling Circuit with PJ Fleck – Univ. of Minnesota
Watch as Coach PJ Fleck explains that every defensive practice starts with a tackling circuit. Coach will explain and show practice video and game film of the following tackle drills: Press the Hip, Bite the […]
What Is Pride? with Lance Leipold – Univ. of Kansas
Watch as Coach Lance Leipold explains that for Kansas Football, pride is “Leaving it better than you found it.” He also discusses the check-ins and the overall structure of the program that the players like […]
The Five Most Powerful Words in Coaching
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life Coaches tap into infinite resources to teach their players the fundamentals and mechanics of their sport, and yet, they often fail to tap into the most […]
Intermediate Play Action Passing Game with Lincoln Riley – USC
Watch as Coach Lincoln Riley explains and shows clips of Oklahoma’s intermediate play action passing game. This is a middle of the field attack with longer pass routes and it is important to influence the […]
Defensive Field Deployment and Responsibilities with Joe Rossi – Univ. of Minnesota
Watch as Coach Joe Rossi discusses educating your LBs to set the front. Deploying to the field is a right and left call and a strong deployment is set to passing strength. Passing strength is […]
O-Line Strain Drill with Kris Cinkovich – (Retired) Univ. of Idaho
Looking for a drill to work on body posture and leg drive? Watch as Coach Kris Cinkovich discusses this strain drill that emphasizes footwork and finishing the block.
Offensive Line Shoulder Punch Drill with Kyle Flood – Univ. of Texas
Watch as Coach Kyle Flood explains and shows practice clips of this offensive line shoulder punch drill. This is a three-step rhythm block with the lineman executing the shoulder punch, working the defender up to […]
Pass Rush: Opposite Arm, Opposite Leg with Dave Cohen – Wake Forest Univ.
Watch as Coach Dave Cohen explains and demonstrates this pass rush drill: opposite arm, opposite leg speed move. The pass rusher plants the outside foot and steps through, pointing the inside foot to the QB, […]
Defensive Backs Specific Combine Drills
By: Loren Landow, CSCS & Chris Jarmon, CSCS – Sports Performance Coaches Originally Published in: All-Pro Performance Training Provided by: Human Kinetics The primary KPIs that scouts look for in defensive backs are short-area quickness, […]
10-Minute Clinic: Run Block Drill Progression with Bart Miller – Univ. of Illinois
In this Football Coaches Insider | 10-Minute Clinic, presented by Honest Game, Bart Miller, Offensive Line Coach at the University of Illinois, shares their daily run block drill progression. Drills Inside the 10-Minute Clinic: 2 […]
Memphis Drill with Kirby Smart – Univ. of Georgia
Watch as Coach Kirby Smart explains the Memphis Drill and shows practice and game video. The drill focuses on simulating today’s offenses that are spread out and empty. The drill works on pass protection on […]
Punt Block Drills with Jeff Banks – Univ. of Texas
Watch as Coach Jeff Banks discusses the punt block and shows practice video of drills that focus on the get off, transition, and the block point technique. He will cover in detail the following drills: […]
The Grind
By: Coach Mickey Marley Originally Published in: Game Ready – 52 Takeaways for Winning If you are a professional, or at the least someone who has sought out to be a champion, you probably have […]
Defensive Hunger Drills with James Franklin – Penn State Univ.
Watch as Coach James Franklin discusses the Defensive Hunger Drills that are essential, but not position-specific. Since they are defensive team drills, defensive backs will be working with the D-Line and LBs. The emphasis is […]
Decrease Your Interceptions with Joe Brya – Grand Ledge High School (MI)
Watch as Coach Joe Brya explains turnover margins as the key to who wins or loses a game. Managing the risk of turnovers when throwing the ball is essential. He suggests emphasizing catching the ball […]
Defending RPOs by Disguising the Run Fits with Steve Specht – St. Xavier High School (OH)
Watch as Coach Steve Specht discusses defending RPOs by disguising run fits. In the run game the defense needs to control the box while taking away slants and quicks, bubbles, and sticks. On the board, […]
Wide Receivers: Hand Strength Drills with PJ Fleck – Univ. of Minnesota
Watch as Coach PJ Fleck explains and shows weight room video of wide receivers doing a variety of hand strengthening drills. They like to use bricks or weights for hand strengthening, and a Nerf ball […]
RB Tackling Drills with Jabbar Juluke – Univ. of Florida
Watch as Coach Jabbar Juluke explains and shows practice clips of a couple running back tackling drills. The 1st drill is ‘Texas Vice’ with two defenders attacking the RB. The RB must create space by […]
Open Letter to High School Athletes
By: John Klessinger, Head Wrestling Coach – South River High School (MD) Dear High School Athlete, I am going to discuss the valuable lessons we learn from playing high school sports and how you should […]
Social Media: Define Your Players’ Responsibilities with Nick Saban – Univ. of Alabama
Watch as Coach Nick Saban describes social media as external factors that you, as a coach, have no control over. His concern is for his team and how the players use social media. Anything a […]