Southwest Minnesota State University In-Season Practice Plan (Part I) By Cory Sauter, Head Football Coach Every year I like to evaluate our weekly in-season practice plan. I want to make…
Tony Dungy, Chuck Noll, and Bill Belichick
This article is excerpted from ‘Black Shoes and White Shoestrings’ by David Buchanan, a frequent contributor to AFM and AmericanFootballMonthly.com. As a football coach, Coach Tony Dungy stresses the concept…
Advanced Running Back Drills – Part I
By Mike DiMatteo, Running Backs Coach Aurora University At Aurora University, running the ball is a priority for our offense. As such, we want our RBs to have pride…
Football According to NFL Offensive Linemen and an Uncommon Coach
“The View from the O-Line – Football According to NFL Offensive Linemen and an Uncommon Coach” by Howard Mudd and Richard Lister New Idea, Old Concept I WENT TO Seattle…
A Year in the Development of Today’s College Quarterback (Part I)
The Year of the Quarterback A Year in the Development of Today’s College Quarterback (Part I) By: Joe Davis, Passing Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach Fordham University I am always excited…
AFM SUBSCRIBERS ASK WITH THE GODFATHER OF THE AIR RAID OFFENSE – HAL MUMME
#1 – What formation do you run to set up the screen game? In other words, how do you set up a defense to maximize the screen game? What…
Tampa Coverage (Part II)
Continued from Part I 3×1 TRIPS (DIAGRAMS 5, 6, and 7) Vs. Trips our Safeties and Corners play the same as 2 x 2. Our LB’s will pull…
TAMPA COVERAGE (Part I)
By Zach Wilkinson, Defensive Coordinator Hardin-Simmons University The following is an overview of how we play Tampa Coverage. Tampa Coverage is essentially a 3 deep 4 under zone. We…
Interview With David Wissman, Defensive Coordinator at Sacred heart University
#1 – Tell us your basic defensive philosophy? Protect & Defend Each Other: Do your job and attack every play with Malice in your Heart and Directed Resolve in…
Playing the Deep Zones (Part II)
By Dennis Creehan, Head Coach Alderson-Broaddus University So how did we teach those deep zone players? There is a great deal of debate among coaches on how this should…