In the August/September of American Football Monthly, I describe a method known as “flipped coaching.” This coaching method is something borrowed from classroom teachers. “Flipped learning” is a teaching method…
Passion and a Patch of Grass
Bill Russell Inside Linebackers Coach and Special Teams Coordinator Norwich University I have been fortunate and blessed to be involved in college football for the last twelve years of my…
Making the Chip Shot (Part IV) –The Kicker
Mike Sweatman, Retired NFL Special Teams Coach Everything that I know about kicking a football has been taught to me by the professional kickers that I have been fortunate enough…
Making the Chip Shot (Part III, the Holder)
We often are tasked with coaching a position or skill that we’ve never had to play or perform. “Holding” for a field goal or extra point is a skill that…
Making the Chip Shot (Part II – The Snapper)
(Part II, The Snapper) Perhaps the most important element in the snap – hold – kick process is the snapper. The play starts with the snap and if the snap…
Making the Chip Shot (Part I – The Coach)
The offense has moved the ball down inside the 15 yard line. Now it’s time for the coach to send in the FIELD GOAL TEAM for what clearly is a…
Super Safety
By Mike Sweatman Retired NFL Special Teams Coach How many Super Bowls have ended with one team taking a “safety” and then executing a “free kick”? We were rewarded…
The Importance of Off-Season Self-Scouting to Keep Your Defensive System Evolving
By Jeff McDonald, Linebackers Coach Wesleyan University The off-season gives us the opportunity to review the season while in a non sleep- deprived, and/or heavily-caffeinated state where we can think…
Don’t Get Jumped in the Alley
No, this isn’t a post on self defense, but the skills outlined in this post do help our receivers protect their routes and allow proper route distribution in many of…
Starting off Practice Day #1
It is essential that the offensive portion of practices Day 1 focus on fundamentals. At Nation Ford we break our practice into the following units: Fundamental period Screen Period Run…