By Dennis Creehan, Head Coach Alderson Broaddus University 2016 was the fourth year of our football program. We started the program as a club team for one year and…
Arkansas Tech University RPO Part 2
Part II 6. Power with Deep Out (20 personnel) This is our first gap scheme RPO. The fear with Gap Scheme RPO’s is giving up pressure in the blocking scheme.…
Arkansas Tech University RPO Clinic Part 1
By Brent Dearmon, Offensive Coordinator Arkansas Tech University At Arkansas Tech University, we are a run first offense that mixes in complimentary RPO’s to replace our quick game. We…
Q and A with Kapolei High School Head Coach Darren Hernandez
Q and A with Kapolei High School Head Coach Darren Hernandez #1 – Kapolei had a remarkable football season this past fall – tell us about it? I have…
The “Forgotten” Position in the Air Raid Offense (Running Back)
By Patrick Taylor, Offensive Coordinator North Surry High School (FL) I use the word “forgotten” in quotation marks, because the media seems to forget this important part of the…
Using Pre-Practice To Improve Your Underneath Zone Coverage
At the end of every year we always look at drills that came about for whatever reason during the season. This year we felt like we were not getting our hands…
Northwest Missouri Wins D-II Championship
By Bob Still The radio was blasting what turned out to be a prophetic weather alert for the NCAA Division II Football Championship in Kansas City, Kansas on December 17. …
Strategies to Structure an Offense
Introduction This time of year is always challenging as a coordinator. Your mind runs wild with the seemingly limitless possibilities of great schemes people are running across the nation. The…
Program Evaluation – Seton Hill University
By Gerard Wilcher, Defensive Coordinator Seton Hill University Assistant coaches rarely have an opportunity to impact the philosophical side of the football program. Generally, we are very much like…
The Life and Times of Legendary Hall of Fame Quarterback Sammy Baugh
(This excerpt is from “Pigskin Rapture: Four Days in the Life of Texas Football” By Mac Engel. The excerpt is on the life and times of legendary Hall of Fame…