If football is indeed about the Jimmy’s and Joe’s more so than the X’s and O’s, then Ohio State has already won the first-ever College Football Playoff championship. According to…
Defensive Line Movements, Stunts, and Games Menu in the Base 3-4
Happy New Year to all as we embark on the 2015 off-season and the preparation for this fall’s contests. With about a month left in recruiting, we are all…
Hartigan Continues to Prove Himself as a Program Builder
Jim Hartigan is only adding to his reputation as JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano (CA) continues to win. Hartigan took over at the private school in 2007…
Using Half-Field Coverage to Double Team a Single WR
Facing a great WR who can exploit one-on-one matchups can be a difficult challenge for a defense. Coordinators are often faced with the challenge of assigning more than one player…
Why Run The Ball?
Many new fast-paced, no-huddle offensive philosophies are not about taking as much time off the clock as possible. Rather, these offensive sets are all about trying to score as many…
Putting Together and Practicing a Game Plan
The season has reached the point where you’ve been able to see plenty of film on opponents and you know what they will do against certain formations and in certain…
Detailed In-Season Practices for Skill Maintenance
As we all are in the midst of the season and we are focused on teaching our players about our opponent and the specific schematic things that we will implement…
Friends Who Make You Better
Friday night, Jan. 4, 2013: Yesterday was a tough day. I got an email in the morning from my good friend, Coach Leon Hart, that he was going to retire…
Get Your #2 Quarterback Ready
Most high schools are nearing the midpoint of the season. Most likely, only a small percentage of those teams have given their second quarterback meaningful work. Part of our problem…
Showing Triple…Running Double
Not every coach wants to run a true triple option offense for a number of reasons. One of the main reasons is the perception that truly mastering the triple play…