In this Football Coaches Insider | 10-Minute Clinic, Eric Brown, Head Football Coach at Clovis West High School in California, shares a variety of tackling drills that focus on technique and fundamentals. Drills/Skills Covered in […]
What May Matter Most Is What You Do Not Say or Do Not Do
Author of: Coaching Champions for Life “Players will likely forget what you said and what you did, but they will not likely forget how you made them feel.” Great coaching takes an incredible amount of […]
Defensive Backs Weave Drill with John Butler – Buffalo Bills
Watch as Coach John Butler explains, and DBs demonstrate this weave drill. As the DBs backpedal they are keying on the Coach and weaving to the right or left, following his ball movement. It is […]
Defending Tempo with Matt Entz – North Dakota State Univ.
Watch as Coach Matt Entz explains that in his opinion, teams that play fast want to beat you not with technique or fundamentals, but by getting you out of position. To combat this, Coach has […]
Teaching Three Mistake Routines
By: Colleen M. Hacker Originally Published in: Achieving Excellence Provided by: Human Kinetics Flush It The idea with this routine is that it is important to flush a mistake or error. A toilet is flushed […]
Pass Protection: Hands Must Be Ready to Strike with Sam Pittman – Univ. of Arkansas
Watch as Coach Sam Pittman discusses hand placement and technique for offensive lineman in pass protection. The hands must strike with the elbows in tight to the rib cage. Coach demonstrates the proper thumb positioning […]
Fear Is Powerful, but It Is Better to Build and Not Break with Kate Leavell
Kate Leavell explains that fear is a powerful tool that works as a short-term motivational tool but requires more and more overtime to be effective. Eventually fear does not work, as the recipient tunes it […]
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 […]
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 – Oakland Raiders
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Chop & Whip Receiver Release with Taylor Stubblefield – United States Air Force Academy
Watch as Coach Taylor Stubblefield explains and shows practice clips of a receiver’s three whistle release drill. The first and second whistle are just working on the hand technique and the third incorporates the hands […]
Working with Administration and Staff
By: John Klessinger Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual Provided by: Championship Productions A cooperative relationship with your principals, athletic director, and teachers is crucial. The school staff is equally a part of your program, […]
D-Line Base Reach Drills with Liam Klein – Kennesaw State Univ.
Watch as Coach Liam Klein explains and shows clips of these D-Line base reach drills that are good for working on fundamentals and can be done with or without pads. Coach shows clips while pointing […]
Leadership: Own Your Program with Philip O’Neal – Mansfield ISD (TX)
Watch as Executive Director of Athletics Philip O’Neal explains the first thing a head coach needs to do. They need to own the program. What goes on in the program is their responsibility. The AD […]
Understanding the 21st-Century Player with Damon Baldwin – Ramona High School (CA)
Watch as Coach Damon Baldwin discusses a variety of characteristics and expectations that 21st-century players have and how you can use them to your advantage instead of fighting them.
How the “Why?” Generation Is Making Coaches Better with Stephen Mackey – 2Words Character Development
Stephen Mackey gives an interesting take on how today’s generation always asking ‘why?’ can make your coaches better. When coaches communicate, they should always start with ‘yes’ and not ‘no’. If you start with ‘no’, […]
10-Minute Clinic: Wide Receiver Fundamentals with Kenny Guiton – Univ. of Arkansas
In this Football Coaches Insider | 10-Minute Clinic, Kenny Guiton, Wide Receivers Coach at the University of Arkansas, shares different release drills and blocking drills for wide receivers. Drills Inside the 10-Minute Clinic: Speed Release […]
3 Keys to Winning with PJ Fleck – Univ. of Minnesota
Watch as Coach PJ Fleck explains that you must show your team how to win. Most games in football (on all levels) are lost, not won. The 3 keys directly correlated to winning are turnover […]
Avoiding the Block: Dip and Rip Drill with Mike Siravo – Minnesota Vikings
Do your linebackers struggle to avoid blocks? Watch as Coach Mike Siravo discusses his coaching points for the ‘Dip and Rip’ move and shares one drill you can use to rep in practice.