COMBO PLAYS...some video

Thanks again for Coach Banks for a great article

COMBO PLAYS ARTICLE

Here are some clips of his team running F QUICK combo play.



 

STICK DRAW

 

Kevin Kelley Not Punting DVD

I just finished Coach Kelley's DVD from American Football Monthly and here are some notes I took while watching the DVD.

By not punting you are increasing your opportunity for a first down.
The amount of yardage you need on each play changes when you adopt this philosophy
3.3 yards for 3 downs
2.5 yards for 4 downs

Punting-Teams spend an inordinate amount of time not turning the ball over.  Then why would you just give the other team the ball.

How you acquire the ball changes your percentage of scoring. 
Via Kick off on own 20/30 yard line teams score about 17% of time
Via fumble/interception teams score 34% of time from same spot on field


If you have ball on your own five and choose to punt.
The average net punt is 32 yards
Therefore, you are still giving your opponent a 77% chance of scoring
If you go for it turn the ball over on downs you are giving the opponent a 92% chance of scoring
His contention is that a decrease of 15% is not worth punting the ball
Additionally, they have found out that when they go for it on 4th down and convert their team scores on 76% of the drives.

Not making first downs is an offensive failure

Benefits
Play calling changes-You can run the ball on 3rd and 8 to put the offense in a favorable 4th down position.
Defense has to change the way they call the game
More practice time for other things
Offense is on field longer therefore fatiguing the defense

Additional Lnks

http://www.bloggersodear.com/2012/11/1/3582320/its-4th-down-what-should-we-do-now

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/sports/football/calculating-footballs-risk-of-not-punting-on-fourth-down.html

New Forum for Football Coaches

DaCoachMo and I have started a new forum devoted simply to spread football topics, ideas, and concepts.  This board is designed by coaches for coaches who want to specifically speak about the technical aspects of the spread offense.  Joining the forum is free and all are welcome to discuss their favorite components of the offense.

Follow the link below to join.


http://nohuddlespread.proboards.com/index.cgi?

New for 2013

I'm trying to get some topics ready...sorry for the delay! Both of us enjoyed successful seasons which means more film to watch.

Feel free to email me or write a comment for ideas OR problem solving.

We finished our first full season with Hudl! Some more film clips will be coming. Both Varsity and JV.

Check out our popular post section and new poll about portable technology!

HUDL HELP FORUM

Hudl's support has been awesome but I would love a place to look up answers!

Let's make this happen!!

http://feedback.hudl.com/forums/31683-hudl/suggestions/719194-create-a-hudl-coaches-forum

GAME PLAN nuggets

Here are a few things I have on my game plan to remind me. (and yes it is  multicolored and laminated)

• Too much information, KILLS the INFORMATION
• Run what WE KNOW, What we do best!
• THINK PLAYERS, NOT PLAYS
• When a play isn't run properly, fix it FIRST, then run it LATER

FIRST DOWN : WIN IT (+4)

SECOND DOWN: GET HALF

THIRD DOWN: BE PERFECT

FOURTH DOWN: BEAST (run) or BEAUTY (pass)

What is on your GAME PLAN??

LOOK and LISTEN

I have always struggled with how to practice No-huddle...Use signals or Codes that the defense starts to learn and cheat (bad defense,bad!). Last week I started to channel my inner ADD. What if I called a code and some signals at the same time? So I would sugar huddle the Offense and tell them "DOUBLES...Listen to me" BREAK.  I would yell our code for ALL HITCH and signal ALL GO. Then WRs run ALL GO...perfect.
"DOUBLES...Look at me" BREAK. I would yell our code for Y Stick and signal Y Cross.
Then the WRs run Y Cross...bingo.

The WRs have picked it up and now the defense can't cheat!

I helped out our young WR group for TRIPS formation...the question always being what does #3 do now, coach?
"TRIPS...ONE and TWO listen to ME, THREE Look at me"
I yell the concept for #1 and #2 WRs and signal #3.

I have started to expand it a bit today and had another assistant stand next to me. We would sugar huddle and I would make the call
"Listen to Me"
"Look at Me"
"Listen to Coach"
"Look at Coach"

Now the next challenge, how to indicate who/what is live and what is dummy during a game!

NEW POSTS are coming

Sorry for the delay.

We plan to post "play of the week"

As we approach a less stressful week, We will get some articles in swing!

Look for great stuff after August 24th...which is an opponent (and friend) that reads this blog!
We don't want to tip our hat!

Name this motion or shift

We are adding the the DIAMOND FORMATION this year...I'm looking for names for motions and shifts...First would be when one fullback stacks on the other...

ACTION VERBS are top choices...

My favorite run play-Counter

Since I started watching football in the mid 80s I became enamored with the counter series that was made famous by "the Hogs" in Washington.  I fell in love with with it because it was a violent play, it was simple in its execution, and it always seems to go for positive yardage.

When I started coaching high school football Da Coach Mo showed me how to run it out of the spread sets and the rest as they say is history.  It is no secret that all the teams I have coached or am currently coaching run this play and do so with a fair amount of success.

I thought I would place a couple of diagrams for you, the reader to view at your leisure when you are determining if you would like to add this play to your offensive arsenal.

 Here is an example of how we would run the counter series against the 30 stack defense.
The center and the RG would double the zero tech to the backside stack backer
The RT would down block to the Mike LBER
The LG would kick out DE
The LT wraps up to the the stack lber over the RT

Obviously this all changes if they opposing team is slanting and or blitzing gaps.
The coaching point on the counter series is everyone has a gap on the frontside and the guard kicks out the first defender off the backside of the tackle

The RB takes a jab step and crosses QBs face running inside the kick out of the guard
The qb holds ball out for the RB and carries out the fake on the backside of the play
The backside slot runs a bubble to influence the defender over them.

 The rules on the counter against a 4-1 box
In this scenario the LT and LG combo to the Mike backer
The center blocks back on the nearest adjacent defender
The RG Kicks Out and the RT wraps up to the olber
The action in the backfield is the same as the above example
Remember the front side of the play is gap responsibility and the RB needs to follow the path of the wrapping offensive tackle.

The rules for running the counter are the same as the 4-1 box except the wrapping tackle wraps up to the frontside backer.

Important coaching point on the counter series
The frontside has a gap not a man
If someone is in your gap you have to take them on the frontside
The guard is always kicking out the first person that shows outside of the playside tackle

In order to run this play successfully, you will have to spend a fair amount of time on working on combo blocks and then working to the 2nd level defender.  If you take the time to teach it and work it on a regular and consistent basis you will see the positive effects I have throughout the years.

If you would like to how we run throughout the seasons please click this link to watch my team run it.

Chicago Force Replay

If you would like to see how to implement it into your no huddle check out my manual on Amazon.com.