Having used the no-huddle for over five years, I grow impatient watching a game in which both teams huddle on offense. We play in a league in which just about…
Tempo and Procedures – Part 2: Slow it Down?
It’s the topic of an argument I’ve heard over and over – time of possession as an indicator of offensive success. The 2012 Rose Bowl was an opportunity to put…
PISTOL-FLEX POWER PLAY
The Power Play is a quick-hitting, smash-mouthed type of offensive play that can be used to demoralize even the toughest of defenses.
TEMPO AND PROCEDURES – PART I
Offensive Procedures Part 1: Setting up procedures as a weapon to attack a defense. In this multiple part column, we will discuss setting up a system of procedures to be…
CREATING AN OFFENSIVE SYSTEM
Shakespeare wrote, “What’s past is prologue.” That is one of the main themes behind the development of this website. The aspects of coaching that we have learned in the past…
ATTACKING COVER 3 WITH FOUR VERTICALS
This play is great when you want to get a big gain vs a cover three shell. Having four of your best athletes go straight down the field and attack…
A Coach You’ve Probably Never Heard of: Colorado State-Pueblo’s John Wristen
When John Wristen returned to his alma mater to become head coach at Colorado State-Pueblo in 2007, he was charged with restarting a program that had been discontinued in 1984.…
“JERSEY” CALL
JERSEY CALLS: A Jersey call is when the “dive key defender” (#1 in your count) is blocked by the play side OT. This may or may not be actually “called”…
TRIPLE PASS
This play is a very important complimentary play for any triple option offense. Once you realize that the defense is “keying” on your triple play, make those safeties “pay the…
WHEN TO USE COUNTER OPTION
When to use it? Use Counter Option when your coaches realize that the backside LB(s) are making the tackle on your Triple Option play. Make the defense pay for their…