Offense

Unbalanced formations can provide many benefits for an offense. For one, it forces the defense to adjust to something that isn’t necessarily a part of your normal offense. It also allows you to create a better surface for your blocking scheme with a better blocker in the offensive lineman that you move to ...

Kevin Kelley gave defenses nightmares are both the high school and college level with his unique approach to the game and by using what he terms “unstoppable plays.” One of those plays is from Quads. Defending Quads requires an adjustment by the defense, and most defenses carry just one, so having a package of plays that ...

In the video below Offensive Line Coach/Co-OC Sherrone Moore shows and explains his step-by-step drills for teaching zone and gap scheme combos in this training video. Included are 2-step fit and drive, 2nd level, Base Drive, Double Teams, Fronstide Combos, and Backside Blocks. This clip was taken from a full presentation by Coach Moore. To gain ...

If you are going to run the ball, you have to be tough and physical. Army uses what they call the Close Quarters Combat Drill to accomplish this. As OC Brent Davis explains, it is a drill that can be used for any offense. This is a team drill in which each coach is coaching ...

The screen package allows you to neutralize pressure, attack from sideline to sideline, and find creative ways to get your players the ball in space. In the video clip below veteran coach at the high school, college, and professional level Shawn Liotta shares two ways that he utilizes motions and shifts in the quick screen game ...

The  RPO has worked its way into just about every type of offense at every level. Defensive Coordinators have responded with the Tite Front and it’s variations to defend against the inside zone and RPO. So now its time for the offense to make adjustments to attack the Tite Front? Matt Drinkall, now the tight ends coach at ...

The RPO has changed football and it continues to evolve. Coaches are having success running RPO’s at every level and in every type of offense. Coach Bobby Acosta is one coach that has utilized the RPO to have tremendous success at both the high school and collegiate levels. While there are many different RPOs, In this video below ...

In developing a game plan Coach Andy Kotelnicki, Offensive Coordinator at the University of Buffalo,  begins with Distortion of the Defense. His philosophy is pretty straightforward: Do what you need to do to create grass. Things to consider when game planning: You must figure out how to use formations, motions and route concepts to create space. your game plan ...

Coach Todd Dodge won 7 state championships during his legendary career as a high school coach in Texas. He finished his coaching career winning three straight championships at Austin Westlake. Coach Dodge has a great reputation for developing quarterbacks and in the video below he discusses quarterback expectations. He is a brief overview of what he discusses: 1. ...

The coach in the drill is Pat Fox Head Coach Notre Dame Prep This video is provided by Glazier Drive Glazier Drive includes 20+ systems with live Q&A, 900+ videos, hundreds of live events, and a complete social platform. Start your free trial at GlazierDrive.com. You might not be able to use the drill exactly as it is presented, but ...

This post was syndicated with permission from the Glazier Clinics Free Coaching Resources at Building Blocks: Pro Gun Spread—Power Read Option. The power read option is a formidable element in the Pro-Gun Spread. Catch up on the rest of this offensive formation series here: Midline Option Coach Jarrett Troxler provides helpful tips on the quarterback’s reads, the blocking ...

By Keith Grabowski   Many  teams do a great job with their formations.  Those that really want to stress a defense use shifts and motions on most plays. Some of the most successful offenses in the NFL move almost every play.  They like this because it stresses a defense in that they have to recognize, communicate and adjust. ...

  By Keith Grabowski You may want to think about your comprehensive plan for training Quarterbacks in your program grades 7-12.  Five time state champion head coach Todd Dodge does exactly that. Beginning with his 7th graders, Coach Dodge has a comprehensive plan for training quarterbacks in his program.  He explains the approach of how it starts with ...

  By Keith  Grabowski It’s a simple objective of the RPO, but in order to have a quarterback who can do that, it does take drill work and repetition. Here are 3 drill methods to get your RPO game functioning proficiently as you work your way through your installs. #1) Strip all away but those involved in the read New ...

  By Keith Grabowski One of the basic ways to get the ball to a playmaker is to either force the ball to a player with quick game or with a screen and expect him to create after the catch.   It’s not always the most productive for that playmaker.  The defense can either scheme to take that away ...

  By Keith Grabowski The one thing that North Carolina offensive coordinator Phil Longo spends a lot of time evaluating is INSTINCTIVENESS.  Coaches talk about the concept of wanting players to play fast.  The idea is that a well-trained player can play fast and without having to think much.   Phil Longo likes to call it “playing instinctually.” On the ...

By Keith Grabowski Over the last few seasons, the tite front has become all the rage in defensive circles. It is the modern-day version of the Bear front which is being utilized to to defend spread offenses You will most likely ss some version of the Tite front this season. It is important that you have go-to ...

Three Tight End RPO’s By Keith Grabowski The RPO game has already illustrated a multitude of possibilities for creating triple option offense out of any formation, personnel group, and run call.   Utilizing players that are typically involved in the blocking scheme create additional stress on the defense because defenders assigned to them are usually run first defenders.   When the ...

By Keith Grabowski You’ve just come out of a long pre season period focused on installing and drilling your playbook.  The season presents new challenges as the goal is to improve execution and technique of what you installed in the summer.   It’s good to have drills that you work throughout the season, but falling into the trap ...

By Keith Grabowski Offensive coaches love to talk about attacking every inch of the field.  In order to do that, having a perimeter run game is necessary.  The 10 personnel spread teams may utilize the bubbles and smokes as an extension of their run game, but being able to turn around and hand it to one ...

With the dominant run game of the wing-t offense, finding ways to protect the running game when the defense starts to cheat can be a huge tool to both pick-up chunks of yardage as well as get them to play honest.  As with any offense in football, the RPO is one of the best tools ...

A good defensive staff is going to know you and your offense inside and out.   They usually will not leave any stone unturned, so when something different than what they normally see from offenses shows up on film, you can bet they will spend extra time analyzing it, planning against it, and devoting meeting time and ...

By Keith Grabowski   The counter scheme can be found in just about every type of offense. Whether it’s the spread, the wing-t, or even an option offense, the scheme is effective because it creates angles for the offensive line, and flow away with backfield action Having these in your offensive arsenal can give you big play opportunities ...

Today’s presenter is Jason McManus, Offensive Coordinator at Chapman High School (SC) Coach Jason McManus was a college coach for 12 years before becoming the offensive coordinator at South Pointe High School in South Carolina. Playing in the highest classification, South Pointe won 4 consecutive state titles, had a 55-5 record including a 26-game win streak, ...

Today’s presenter is Mark Freeman, Head Coach at Thompson High School (AL) Since taking over the program in 2015, head coach Mark Freeman has built the Warriors into a national power. Prior to arriving at Thompson, Freeman led Bessemer Academy to four Alabama Independent School Association state titles and Spanish Fort to two Alabama High School ...

Today’s presenter is Rich Alercio, Varsity Head Coach at St Johnsbury Academy High School (VT) Now in his 8th year as the Head Football Coach at St Johnsbury Academy, Rich Alercio has taken the Hilltoppers to four state championship appearances. Highlighted by an undefeated 2017 State Championship season. Prior to coming to St Johnsbury, Alercio ...

Today’s presenter is Joe Sloan, Offensive Coordinator at Louisiana Tech Joe Sloan enters his second season as Louisiana Tech’s offensive coordinator and ninth overall season with the Bulldogs. He also oversees the LA Tech quarterbacks. Sloan began his Tech coaching career in 2013 as the inside receivers coach and was elevated to recruiting coordinator in 2014. In ...

Today’s presenter is Joe Sloan, Offensive Coordinator at Louisiana Tech Joe Sloan enters his second season as Louisiana Tech’s offensive coordinator and ninth overall season with the Bulldogs. He also oversees the LA Tech quarterbacks. Sloan began his Tech coaching career in 2013 as the inside receivers coach and was elevated to recruiting coordinator in 2014. In ...

Today’s presenter is Brian Haines, Special Teams Coordinator at Appalachian State Brian Haines joined head coach Shawn Clark’s staff as the running backs coach/special teams coordinator with the Mountaineers in January 2020. App State’s special teams excelled in several areas, highlighted by Jalen Virgil’s go-ahead kickoff return of 100 yards in the fourth quarter of a road ...

This post provided by Throw Deep Publishing By Alex Kirby Red Zone efficiency is usually the difference between life or death for an offense. Unless you’re hitting a ton of big plays down the field, you’ll usually find yourself in an area of the field where a some of your favorite plays may not work as well ...