When your season ends, do you kick back, relax and get away from the game for a couple months? Of course not. Whether it’s formulating and…
Off. Line: Inside Zone Footwork Drills with Brian Frana
Watch as Coach Brian Frana explains and the Off. Line demonstrates these Inside Zone Footwork Drills.
Running Backs: Hit The Hole Bag Drill with Doug Heslip
Watch as Coach Doug Heslip explains and a running back demonstrates this Hit the Hole Bag Drill.
Coach Communication Guidelines Self-Assessment
1. Messages should be direct. Coaches who are weak on this quality avoid straightforward, direct communication. Their athletes may not know where they stand. These coaches…
WR Drills – Butch Jones – Nike Coach of the Year Clinics
Watch as Coach Butch Jones (Univ. of Tennessee) discusses WR drills and shows video clip examples.
Linear Progressions: Speed Ladder with Andrea Hudy – Univ. of Kansas
Watch as Coach Andrea Hudy explains and athletes demonstrate this linear progressions – speed ladder warm up.
A Quick, Simple, High Rep Progression for Defeating Blocks
Repetitions with four different ways to defeat blocks – the rip, punch, slip and cut techniques – will help improve your overall defense. One of the many great things about being at…
Spread Offense – Types of Tempo – Matt Drinkall – Kansas Wesleyan Univ.
Watch as Coach Matt Drinkall discusses the standard type of tempo and the importance of the communication process.
Locking Down a Slot Wide Receiver
Learning some techniques and progressions on covering a slot receiver will give you a foundation to improve your one-on-one match up in the slot. There are a variety of drills…
Spartan Tackling – Tracking the Ball Carrier – Nike Coach of the Year Clinics
Watch as Coach Mark Dantonio (Michigan State Univ.) discusses Spartan tackling – tracking the ball carrier.
Conditioning for an Aggressive, Up-Tempo Offensive System
Up-tempo offenses have become more and more popular at all levels of football and whether this is your team’s offensive philosophy or not, chances…
Bubble Game – Attacking Safeties – Tom Lombardo – St. Edward HS (OH)
Watch as Coach Tom Lombardo explains and shows video of attacking safeties with the bubble game.
Tackling – Keeping the Head Out of the Game
First you must talk about player safety. That falls on the responsibility of the coach. Player Safety, above all else, must be the top priority of a coach…
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Defensive Line Bag Drills – Robert VanSickle – Nike Coach of the Year Clinics
Watch as Coach Robert VanSickle (Osceola High School – FL) explains his must do bag drills.
Blueprint to Winning and Three-Level Passing Game
Like an Urban Meyer disciple, at Houston we start out with our core values. Core Values: Honesty, Treat women with respect, No drugs, No stealing…
Press Coverage Technique – Mike MacIntyre – Nike Coach of the Year Clinics
Watch as Coach Mike MacIntyre (Univ. of CO) discusses and show video clips of press coverage technique video examples.
Effective Strategies for Dealing with Man – Coverage Beaters: Stacks, Bunches and Mesh
ULM’s 3-3-5 defensive scheme is known for its aggressive style of play predicated on five and six-man pressure. To effectively utilize this type of defense, the…
Profile Tackle – Mike Alexander- Grapevine High School (TX)
Watch as Coach Mike Alexander explains and shows video of proper Profile Tackling.
Converting the 3rd Down In The Spread Offense
What you do on first and second down consumes the bulk of what you do in game planning and practice. We played several games this year that were decided by seven points or less. In those game there…
Youth – O-Line Trap Block Drill – Mike Pope – Wingate Univ.
Watch as Youth – O-Line Trap Block Drill – Mike Pope – Wingate Univ.
Motion To Stretch The Defense – Sonny Dykes – Nike Coach of the Year Clinics
Watch as Coach Sonny Dykes (Univ. of CA) discusses the impact of motion on a defense and shows video examples.
See How Much Your University Gets from Nike, Adidas or Under Armour
When Florida State athletes arrived on campus in 1998, they received $144,750 in free Nike footwear and apparel. This year, a vault of $2.8 million in Nike gear awaited players arriving in Tallahassee. That’s in addition to the $1.4 million in…
Shoulder Leverage Tackling – Hawk Tackle – Mike Alexander- Grapevine High School (TX)
Watch Coach Mike Alexander explains and shows video of this Shoulder Leverage Tackling – Hawk Tackle.
4 Man Pass Blitzes – Ron Ernst – Ripon College
Watch as Coach Ron Ernst explains the Python and Jaguar 4 Man Pass Blitzes.
Strategies on 3rd Down with the Bear Defense
We use the Bear strategies with the nickel package. Most people think about third down and getting off the field as third and eight. From my experience, that…
Negative Yard Plays – Rich Rodriguez – Nike Coach of the Year Clinics
Watch as Coach Rich Rodriguez discusses the importance of negative yard plays in relationship to winning games.
Detachment Screens
We call our screens “Detachment Screens”. We do not want our offensive linemen downfield. I know at Arizona, they teach their offensive linemen to contact the defender and drive him back, however, if they feel he is doing…
New SAT Grading Scale Released for NCAA and NAIA Initial Eligibility
In the spring of 2016, the SAT rolled out a newly formatted exam. As a result, both the NCAA and NAIA recently released revised SAT minimum score requirements, which…
O-Line Inside Zone Pods Drill – John Schlarman – Nike Coach of the Year Clinics
Watch as Coach John Schlarman explains and shows clips of this O-Line Inside Zone Pods Drill.
Active Dynamic Warm Up – IMG Academy
Watch as Coach Jeff Dillman explains and a player demonstrates this pre-practice Active Dynamic Warm Up.