Watch as Coach Mike Pope explains and players demonstrate this Zone and Double Team Cymbal Blocking Drill.
Receivers Stalk Block Drill – Mike Leach – WA St. Univ.
Watch as Coach Mike Leach explains and shows video clips of this Receivers Stalk Block Drill.
Robert Cary – How to be a Good Assistant Coach
I know it may sound egotistical to be talking about being a great assistant coach. I want to show you where I am headed with this lecture. OUTLINE: Introduction, Curly and “the one thing” (City Slickers), Descriptions of a Great Assistant…
O-Line Outside Zone Rules – Lambert Brown
Watch as Coach Lambert Brown explains O-Line Outside Zone Rules on the board and with video clips.
Defense Line in the 3-4 Defense – John Hines – Pulaski County HS (KY)
Watch as Coach John Hines discusses Defense Line Play in the 3-4 Defense.
Football Lineman Workout: Front Squat to Press
Football players need ground-based power, core strength and explosive upper bodies. This combination is especially important for offensive and defensive linemen. Like Sumo wrestlers, linemen face off in a pushing contest where the lowest and…
Youth – Zone Blocking – Mike Pope – Wingate Univ.
Watch as Coach Mike Pope explains and players demonstrate proper Zone Blocking Technique.
QB Pre Snap Thought Process – Bill Blankenship
Watch as Coach Bill Blankenship explains the importance of reading the safeties in the QB Pre Snap Thought Process.
Prevent ACL Injuries With This Exercise
ACL injuries happen to the best of us, an unfortunate consequence of pushing your body to its limits. However, you can reduce the risk of an ACL injury by strengthening your VMO…
Jet Series Mesh Drill with Shawn Liotta
Watch as Coach Shawn Liotta explains, diagrams on the whiteboard and shows video of this Jet Series Mesh Drill.
Identifying Personnel Drill – Kickoff Return with Darrell Hazell – Purdue Univ.
Watch as Coach Darrell Hazell explains and shows video of the Grand Central Station Kickoff Return Drill.
Zone Defense on the Goal Line
As the passing game has evolved over the last few decades, defenses have been challenged in a variety of ways. Defensive coaches have had to try to find ways to maintain some competitive balance in both the red zone and the big red zone. In the…
Season Analysis – Bottom Line Results – Bret Bielema – Univ. of AR
Watch as Coach Bret Bielema discusses Season Analysis and the importance of Bottom Line Results.
QB Counter Trey with Derek Pennington – Zeeland East HS (MI)
Watch as Coach Derek Pennington explains and shows diagrams and clips of the QB Counter Trey.
The Ins and Outs of Michigan State’s Outside Zone Play
When you look at our offensive line team picture, you will see I am the biggest guy in the picture with the exception of one walk-on. Our starting right tackle was 6’3 1/2″ Our starting guard was 6’5″, and he got hurt going into the bowl game…
DBs Cushion Drills – Seth Wallace
Watch as Coach Seth Wallace explains and shows clips of these DBs Cushion Drills.
4-4 Defense – Outside Backer Drills – Tim Murphy – Clayton Valley HS (CA)
Watch Coach Tim Murphy explains and a player demonstrates individual outside backer run responsibilities.
Meshing the 3-3 and the 4-2 Defenses
Thank you, it is good to be here today. My topic today is about meshing the 3-3-5 defense with the 4-2-5 defense. When we went to the odd front, 3-3, it gave us more flexibility. It put an extra second level player on the field. It provided an…
90 Pass Max Protection – Brian Hales – Butler HS (NC)
Watch as Coach Brian Hales explains individual responsibilities and diagrams on the board 90 Pass Max Protection.
Loco Punt Fake – Jared Van Acker
Watch as Coach Jared Van Acker explains individual responsibilities and diagrams on the board the Loco Punt Fake.
A Model Strength and Conditioning Program
I am not a coach anymore. I am a nerdy history teacher. I played football my whole life. It was my passion. Now weight training and fitness is my passion. Three years ago. I left my best friends and took an athletic director’s job in Detroit…
Defense – Speed Pursuit Drill – Drew Sanders – Vandegrift HS (TX)
Watch as Coach Drew Sanders diagrams and show a video clip of this speed pursuit drill.
Yearly Training Cycle with Bryan Miller – Oregon St. Univ.
Watch as Coach Bryan Miller discusses Oregon State’s Yearly Training Cycle.
Updating the Pistol-Flex Offense – Five new enhancements make this offense…
In our continuing effort to enhance the Pistol-Flex offense, this season we’re adding new plays, variations, drills and pass protection schemes that will, we think, make this offense even harder to stop. One of the improvements in the Pistol-Flex…
Speed Workouts with Bryan Miller – Oregon St. Univ.
Coach Bryan Miller explains and shows video clips of his speed workouts
Spacing Route – Larry Fedora – Univ. of NC
Coach Larry Fedora discusses this Spacing Route with a diagram and video clips
Coaching Concepts and Points of Emphasis
I want to talk about a couple of different things. I am going to talk about our offense and some other things in general. The things in general I want to talk about are some coaching points of special emphasis. I will explain about that as we go.
QB – Reading Defenses – James Franklin – Penn ST. Univ.
Coach James Franklin discusses keys for a QB when reading defenses
Goals of the No-Huddle Spread Offense
Thank you for that introduction. It brings me back to my days at Glenville State. Has anyone in here been to Glenville? If you have. you know how hard it is to get there. You cannot get there from here. In fact, you cannot get there from most…
Routes on Air – Mike Leach – Washington St. Univ.
Coach Mike Leach discusses his favorite passing drill and shows video of the Routes on Air Drill