The Pistol-Flex Offense prides itself on being a relatively simple offense to implement. This is due to the fact that we only have a limited number of plays (13 to…
Maysville’s Loyal Bulldog, Billy Goldsmith
Billy & Boone Goldsmith This may be my toughest column because many readers will know much more about the topic than I do. But, I let John Combs, my…
The X Factor: Utilizing Your Singled-up Receiver
In many offensive systems, the receiver on the line of scrimmage, away from the formation strength is called the “X” receiver. For many teams, this is their best receiver. He…
Sprint Out Protection, Part 2: Adding a Sprint Draw
I would like to pick up where I left off on from the my last blog and now talk about adding a draw play to the Sprint Out Protection described previously. …
Teaching Pass Rush Moves Fundamentally
What I am going to break down is nothing brand new and has probably been said or done over and over again in some form or fashion. The focus of…
Defensive Fundamentals
I would like to share some defensive fundamental categories that we have established and practiced throughout spring and that carry us all through the summer. The beauty of these fundamentals…
Pairing Zone Read and Power Read to Attack Across the Defensive Front
The read game allows the offense to attack the defense where they become weakest based on post snap keys. The power read allows for a gap scheme read concept that…
Ideas to Test in Spring Practice
Spring practice is a time for coaches to develop their players in every way without the pressure of real games. Most importantly, the fundamentals (blocking and tackling) of the game…
The 6-Step Program To Becoming A Successful Defensive Lineman: S.O.P.
For this report I decided to write about how I teach defensive linemen to be technicians and to be fundamentally sound, so they can become the best players that they…
Weekly Preparation
Sometimes it feels like there can never be enough time in the week to properly prepare your offense for the upcoming opponent. With game tape exchanges made easier through internet…