By Gene Suhr, Retired Coach I would like to introduce you to a pass route that I had great success running in both high school and college. I started running…
Combining Offensive Concepts
Here at Meade HS we are a spread offense team. We have created a relatively unique system that fits the personnel we have. We have borrowed concepts from several successful…
21ST CENTURY MOTIVATION
By Ron Cook, Defensive Coordinator Lumberton High School (NC) I am only going into my 12th season as a football coach on the college and high school levels, but…
Learning from Old Coaches: An Introduction to this Blog
By David Buchanan, Head Coach Mason County High School (KY) It was 24 years ago, but a day I will always remember. In the morning, I was going to…
The 3 X 1 Shallow Concept
Matt Kalb, Offensive Coordinator Aurora University The Aurora University passing game can be broken down into dropbacks, hitch-naked, pocket play-action, and waggles. The dropback game is then divided into three…
More “Bang” for Your Buck With the Power Scheme
The “Power O” is a play that has been around for a long time. Running it with a fullback and a tight end used to be the standard. It was…
Stick Game: Rules & Ways To Dress It Up
Our quick pass game has evolved over my six seasons as a head coach. We now rely heavily on the “Stick” pass in our game. Stick has become our QB’s…
SLIPS, SHALLOWS, NAKEDS AND BOOTLEGS
We really liked how the Baylor coaching staff got RGIII involved in movement passes while he was there and so we call our movement series “Baylor.” There are a variety of…
Evolution of the Use of the Quick Passing Game
In their book “Football’s Quick Passing Game: Fundamentals and Techniques” (1998), Andrew Coverdale and Dan Robinson write, “An accomplished coordinator in the NFL was recently heard to say in a…
The 4 Verticals Pass Play
The base concept of most spread offenses is the 4 verticals pass play. This concept gives the Air Raid Offense the ability to strike down the field and attack multiple…