The following is a listing of all posts in the category of Special Teams for our site.
Click on the links to read the individual posts.
This article was originally posted on the Glazier Coaching Blog.
Jimmy Flynn is the Special Teams and Wide Receivers Coach at St. Xavier University in Chicago. Coach Flynn uses shield punt protection exclusively.
The shield punt is 7 players on the line with two yard splits. 3 blockers 7 and a half yards deep, and the punter ...
This article was originally posted on the Glazier Coaching Blog.
Brian Haines is the Special Teams Coordinator and Running Backs Coach
Appalachian State.
The video shows 3 ball security drills from his Glazier Drive presentation:
Onside, Hands Return, & Sky Return into Your Special Teams Toolbox & Technique/Drills for All ST Units
You will see practice video of these drills ...
Gaining an Advantage on Kickoff
This article was originally posted on the Glazier Coaching Blog.
You need to set the tone for the game with the first play–the kickoff. Head Coach Trent Figg of Calvin College (MI) explains his system. Coach Figg’s belief is that simplicity = speed. You make things simple for your coverage team with the way you organize your ...
This article was originally posted on the Glazier Coaching Blog.
Coach Justin Burke is the Co-Offensive Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
The entire video of drills he uses for tight ends in their passing game is available on Glazier Drive.
Coach Burke’s philosophy is that you need to break down and ...
Punt Block Drills (North Texas)
This article was originally posted on the Glazier Coaching Blog.
North Texas calls their punt retun unit “Punt Pressure.”
They want put pressure on the punter and the entire punt unit every time the opponent is punting.
The video clip is a portion of North Texas’ Associate Head Coach Svoboda’s Punt Block Circuit presentation on Glazier Drive. You will see ...
Fundamentals for Kicking Specialists
This article was originally posted on the Glazier Coaching Blog.
Taylor Mehlhaff, Special Teams Quality Control Coach at Wisconsin, discusses fundamentals of the kickoff approach. As a player, Taylor was a kicker at Wisconsin and was drafted by the Saints.
The video below is a part of his entire Glazier Drive presentation on Kickoff Specialist Instruction Fundamentals and Drills
Coach ...
Kickoff and Kickoff Return Strike Force Drill
This article was originally posted on the Glazier Coaching Blog.
The video with Coach Kody Morgan provides the structure for the drill, practice footage, and key coaching points for this highly competitive dril for kickoff coverage and kickoff return.
Coach Morgan is the Co-Defensive Coordinator and safeties coach at Kent State. He was on the North Dakota ...
Georgia Tech Return Drill (Widen the Hole)
Widen the Hole Drill is a part of the Georgia Tech Special Teams Return Circuit. The presenter in the video is Coach Will Glover. Coach Glover is the Quality Control Specialist at Georgia Tech.
The video on this post focuses on one of the drills in the GT return circuit. The drill is called “Widen the ...
In the clip below Coach Stacy Collins details the progression of teaching points that he utilizes to teach the 3 Phases of Punt Block
This clip was taken from Coach Collins’s complete course.
If you would like to learn more about that course click the following link: Punt Block/Return Philosophy with Stacy Collins
Phase 1: Win at the ...
In the clip below Coach Tony Thompson demonstrates a kick-off coverage drill called Flip and Fire.
Coach stresses the following in the drill
Flip your hips
Fire your feet (get downfield)
Get hands ready
Get and maintain Ball-Me-Man Position
The clip below is just a sample from Coach Topmpson’s complete course. To gain access to his course click the following link: Mountaineer ...
In this clip, Rob Keys, Ohio State Special Teams Analyst shows the Finish Drill that is used for the kick cover teams.
The drill is from a 1 hr presentation by Coach Keys.
For access to the complete presentation click the following link: Ohio State- Coverage Units Skills and Drills
Kick return is an area that can provide you great field position for your offense. Hopefully, you don’t need to execute many of these in a game, but once you show a change-up from your typical return, it can slow down the coverage just enough to go back to your base return. In the video ...
Do you set up for the return or go try to block the punt?
Notre Dame Special Teams Coach Brian Mason no longer asks the question.
The answer is…He Tries to Block Every Punt Every Time.
His philosophy is that if he tries to block every punt at the very least he will affect the punter.
Not only has ...
By Keith Grabowski
What is the attention to detail that your staff and team believe and buy-in to?
Does it show you care?
Allen Rudolph, offensive line coach at Ohio University believes you can learn a lot about a team by the way your PAT/FG team operates. It speaks volumes about the team and coaching.
Coach Rudolph says, “Great ...
By Keith Grabowski
Are you teaching your players penalty beaters? Top special team coordinators have been teaching the technique and drills to avoid the 15 yarders that back your offense up and cost you valuable field position. More on those later, first let’s talk about field position.
The biggest play in football statistically is the punt. It ...
Mid Field Bench Punt with Head Coach John Lilly at Independence High School (WV)
Coalfield Conf Coach of the Year
MSAC Coach of the Year-Register
Herald Coach of the Year
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.
Please make sure ...
James Flynn: Co-Special Teams Coach at Saint Xavier University
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.
Please make sure that your sound is on and click on the video to ...
Kickoff Coverage Mantras and Techniques
Today’s presenter is Pete Lembo, Associate Head Coach and Special Teams Coordinator at the University of South
Carolina.
Prior to that, he was the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator at the University of Memphis, a position he assumed in January 2019. Prior to Memphis, he was the associate head coach and special teams coordinator at ...
Today’s presenter is Taylor Mehlhaff, ST Quality Control at the University of Wisconsin.
Taylor Mehlhaff is in his sixth season as an analyst at his alma mater in 2020. He is responsible for working with Wisconsin’s special teams units.
Prior to the 2017 season, Mehlhaff was selected to attend the NCAA and NFL Coaches Academy, an event ...
Today’s presenter is Matt Jones, Head Coach at Kentucky County Day High School (KY).
Some of Coach Jones’ achievements include:
2012, 2019 Pioneer Athletic Conference(PAC) “Ray Bauer Coach of the Year”;
2012, 2017, 2019, 2020 District Coach of the Year;
2017 Kentucky Class A Coach of the Year;
2019, 2020 Game On (WAVE-TV) Coach of the Year;
The purpose of this ...
In this portion of a Glazier Clinic session, Aaron Brady, Head Coach at St. Mary’s Ryken HS (Maryland) presents his expectations for their kickoff player expectations.
He teaches that to block for punt return, you need to win at both the line of scrimmage and at the tail end of the punt once the receiver catches ...
Punt Return Tail End Blocking Techniques
In today’s video, Bryan Cummings, Former Special Teams Coach at North Carolina and Northern Colorado discusses punt return blocking once the returner has caught the ball.
He teaches that to block for punt return, you need to win at both the line of scrimmage and at the tail end of the punt once the ...
Punt Team Towel Drill (North Dakota State)
In the video below, Coach Kody Morgan, discusses and shows film on their Competitive Punt Team Towel Drill.
The video is brought to you buy and is a part of the Glazier Drive Coaching Systems.
Your growth as a coaching staff shouldn’t be limited to a once a year event or a library of static ...
Inside and Outside Rip Punt Block Drill
In the video below, Coach Aman Anand, Quality Control Coach of the Baylor Special Teams. Coach Anand has had stops at Memphis, Utah State, and Northern Arizona before landing at Baylor.
The video is brought to you buy and is a part of the Glazier Drive Coaching Systems.
Your growth as a coaching staff shouldn’t be ...
The Coach in the videos is Danial Da Prato, Director of Quality Control & Special Teams Coach for Colorado.
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.
Please make sure that ...
NFL Kickoff Coverage Applied to High School Personnel
Matt Mitchell, Grand Valley State
Head Coach
Defensive Run-Game Coordinator/Defensive Ends Coach/Co-Special Teams Coordinator
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.
Please make sure that your sound is on and click on ...
Roger Holmes
Head Football Coach
Dublin High School (Georgia)
TThe video is brought to you by and is a part of the Glazier Drive Coaching Systems.
Don’t ever get out-coached again! Glazier Drive has everything you need to prepare for your season; from minor adjustments, drills, & fundamentals to installing & servicing an entire system. It includes over 20 ...
Robby Discher, Special Teams Coordinator, University of Toledo.
The video is brought to you by and is a part of the Glazier Drive Coaching Systems.
Don’t ever get out-coached again! Glazier Drive has everything you need to prepare for your season; from minor adjustments, drills, & fundamentals to installing & servicing an entire system. It includes over ...
Kick Return Erasing a Lane with Double Team Blocks
The Coach in the videos is Danial Da Prato, Director of Quality Control & Special Teams Coach for Colorado.
The video is brought to you by and is a part of the Glazier Drive Coaching Systems.
Don’t ever get out-coached again! Glazier Drive has everything you need to prepare for your season; from minor adjustments, drills, & ...
The Coach in the video is Andre Powell, Special Teams Coordinator and Running Backs Coach at Pitt.
The video is brought to you by and is a part of the Glazier Drive Coaching Systems.
Your growth as a coaching staff shouldn’t be limited to a once a year event or a library of static digital content. That’s ...