Watch as Coach PJ Fleck explains the importance of players’ body language at practice. Practices are fast-paced and never more than 90 minutes in length. Conditioning is part of practice and the players must sprint […]
Defeat the Cut Block/Shimmy Tackle with Don Brown – Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst
Watch as Coach Don Brown explains, and players demonstrate this defeat the cut block and tackle drill. Attack the bag and strike it with the heel of the hands, destroying the block. Take a lead […]
Stressors in Coaching
By: Roselee Jencke OAM Originally Published in: Winning Ways of Women Coaches Provided by: Human Kinetics One of the first things you must accept when you become a coach is that it is anything but […]
Be Able to Lead Yourself Before You Try to Lead Others with Jeff Janssen – Janssen Sports Leadership Center
Watch as Jeff explains how kids can start to ‘check out’ if their expectations are not met and how this can make it hard for them to demonstrate leadership. He discusses that kids need to […]
Developing a Thriving Culture
By: John Klessinger – South River High School (MD) Being a successful organization is all about developing a thriving culture. An organization without a positive culture may thrive in the short term but hardly ever […]
Receiver Drills with Dabo Swinney – Clemson Univ.
Watch as Coach Dabo Swinney explains and shows practice clips of various receiver drills working on releases. He will focus on single and double moves with a detailed explanation of each. Coach stresses that your […]
2-Point Conversions with Sonny Dykes – Texas Christian Univ.
Watch as Coach Sonny Dykes explains various 2-point conversions and the reasoning behind them. Having a player who can throw the ball left-handed can be a tendency breaker and increase the probability of success. Coach […]
DB Speed and Zone Turn Drills with Tim Banks – Univ. of Tennessee
Watch as Coach Tim Banks explains and shows practice video of these DB speed and zone turn drills. Speed turns are a tool for DBs to use when a receiver breaks their cushion and is […]
10-Minute Clinic: Building a Playmaker System with Mike Norvell – Florida State Univ.
In this Football Coaches Insider | 10-Minute Clinic, Mike Norvell, Head Football Coach at Florida State University shares tips and formations for building an offensive system around playmakers. Topics Discussed in this 10-Minute Clinic: System […]
You Have Served and Served Well
By: Adam Sarancik Author of: Coaching Champions for Life There are very few certainties in life. In coaching, one of those certainties is that no matter the season, no matter the league, no matter the […]
Make the 3rd-Level Defender a Stationary Target with Tony Alford – Ohio State Univ.
Watch as Coach Tony Alford explains and shows practice and game clips focusing on making the third-level defender a stationary target. The first drill utilizes a large ball that represents the drop-down safety. As the […]
TEs Perimeter Blocking Drills with Kevin Wilson – Univ. of Tulsa
Watch as Coach Kevin Wilson explains and shows video of the ‘Bubble’ and the ‘Stack’ tight ends perimeter blocking drills. The Bubble Drill is a flexed tight end blocking on a bubble screen to his […]
Common Tackling Mistakes with Scottie Hazelton – Michigan State Univ.
Watch as Coach Scottie Hazelton discusses and shows video of common tackling mistakes. #1 is no legs and not bringing your feet with you. #2 is opposite shoulder, opposite foot makes for lack of power. […]
Create a Positive Self-Talk Routine with Zack Etter – Univ. of Massachusetts
Watch as Zack Etter discusses creating a positive self-talk routine when communicating with players. He recommends sharing positive information everyday as today’s players are surrounded by negativity. Create an environment that focuses on the positive […]
The Importance of Mindset
By: John Klessinger, Wrestling Coach – South River High School (MD) Originally Published in: A Coach’s Manual Provided by: Championship Productions “Confidence is a very fragile thing, and it certainly is something that has to […]
Red Zone Ball Security Circuit with with Eliah Drinkwitz – Univ. of Missouri
Watch as Coach Eliah Drinkwitz explains and shows video clips of this red zone ball security circuit. This five-minute drill has three sections broken down by groups of receivers, tight ends, and H-backs. The receivers […]
The Basics Really Work with Alan Stein, Jr.
Watch as Alan Stein, Jr. explains that in today’s world, it is popular to keep chasing what is hot, new, flashy and to ignore what is basic. This is a mistake, as the basics do […]
Two Types of Leadership with Matt Entz – North Dakota State Univ.
What is your leadership style? Watch as Coach Matt Entz discusses transactional and transformational leadership styles and what works in his program.
10-Minute Clinic: Tackling Drills with Eric Brown – Clovis West High School (CA)
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 […]