In these modern times, the zone read has become one of the most heavily discussed plays in football. Many collegiate and high school offenses are built around it as their…
Where You Are is the Best Place to be
I didn’t realize it at the time, but my college coach was a legend – or at least well on his way to becoming one. I went to Centre College…
For Your Quarterback’s Health, Teach Leverage Pitching
Many coaches believe that the one downfall of running a triple option offense is the possible health hazards that come with the territory – namely, your QB taking the BIG…
Stress the Defense With the Quarterback Power
Over the past four years, we have used some form of our power scheme with the quarterback as a runner. This has served as a play for us both with…
Organizing Your Notes From “Clinic Season”
It’s clinic season and whatever clinics you go to, schools you visit, coaches you talk to or magazine articles you read, you are sure to have a bunch of notes…
Triple Option vs. A Tough 3-Tech
Many coaches have asked what they can do if that very tough 3-tech DT is eating up their playside OG while running the triple option play? I have two suggestions:…
Creating Variety With Strong Man Exercises
[contact-form][contact-field label=’Name’ type=’name’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Email’ type=’email’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Website’ type=’url’/][contact-field label=’Comment’ type=’textarea’ required=’1’/][/contact-form] Strong Man lifts are a very popular alternative method for building strength with your athletes. As coaches, we…
Defensive Line Fundamentals
IT ALL STARTS UP FRONT! What follows below are the basics for our defensive line play at Cornell. The base progression format has been taken from a common defensive line…
Maintaining Motivation in the Off-season
This time of year, one of my primary concerns is keeping a team motivated. It is especially difficult because we aren’t allowed to be present while they’re over doing their…
A Tribute to a Young Coach
Frank DiCocco was a frequent contributor to both American Football Monthly and Gridiron Strategies. He primarily wrote about defense, and, more specifically, the 4-2-5 defense. Both a high school and…