Been a minute since I dropped an article off. I am back talking about my favorite resources for drills as we prepare for this upcoming season. I wanted to give you resources that I pull from to find drills that we use in my program. I hope some of this is helpful for you.
RB Drills - I don't know how I found Coach Robbins but his youtube channel includes all types of RB Drills, Ball Security, IZ Tracks PLUS cutups of the Skip RPO (My current fav) & Counter (my #2 run play)
WR Drills - My 2 biggest influences on WR play at the next level comes from Keith Williams & B. Marion, #3 is this guy Coach D. Ellington. THIS might be the best WR drill tape I have saw put together. if you call yourself a WR guy, this is a MUST!
OL Drills- I found out about Coach Leggett over the COVID at home period. Loves Counter and really good OL coach. He has his own OL Academy in NC and does a good job of showing USEFUL OL drills.
I did 2 videos on Practice Culture& Small School Practice - for anyhow looking for ideas to make practice better and how to practice efficiently when you have low numbers or you are low on coaches.
Here is the link to the coachtube course if you want ALL the videos.
Our flood concept is a three-level read based off the Safety. It also creates a high-low on the flat defender. We found this explosive play to be easier and a clearer picture for the Quarterback.
Our Front Side #1 : Has a Win Post unless, it is MOFC then he will run Vertical Route to carry the corner.
Our Back Side #1 : Has a Dig at 12 yards, unless the QB checks to a Deep Out due to leverage.
NOW if we are in a 2x1 or 2x2 Formation our Play Side #2 has a Circus Out!
In a 3x1 formation #3 has the Circus Out and #2 will run the flat.
The RB has a Swing if he is away from the call and a flat route if he is to it.
Our QB is taught if there is a hard corner to the call to be prepared to work backside Dig/Swing
If the Corner is a Deep 1/3 or 1/4 player to read it top down. Post, Circus, Flat.
Clip 1: Trips formation. Ball gets tipped on the QB and the Out route happens to early still a completion for 13 yards.
Clip 2: QB changes the route combination in trips. #1 runs a hitch with #2 running the take 2 post. Ball thrown to the Out Route for 14 yards.
Clip 3: Defense comes out in a 2 Man Look and QB ends up scrambling. However, if you watch the Dig off the backside it was a option on this one.
Clip 4: Vs Cover 3, when the corner turns to run with the fade, QB plants and throws to the out route for a TD.
Clip 5: We come out in Trips Bunch, the out route is stopped due to contact so the QB takes the check down for a completion.
Clip 6: Similar to the previous play with Stack Alignment this time in Cover 4 as soon as the CB runs with the post the QB is able to hit the out route.
Below are clips of the plays with the details narrated by me.
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“There is power in moments that is why
certain experiences can jolt us and elevate us and change us ” – Chip and Dan
Heath
Everyone reading this article wants to elevate their
position, unit or program to the next level. One way of doing this is to create
more moments or experiences in your program or unit. Most of these examples are
things we have done and they are cost ineffective. They are things that can be
implemented today to change, drive or increase the urgency of a group or team.
Here are five ways to use moments to create an emotional attachment to your
group or team.
Number 1: Each year, I purchased my team
wristbands with the yearly theme or team theme on it. Different colors, text,
anything to make it exciting for the kids. I also suggest getting enough if
possible for the faculty and staff. Want to create buy-in from them? Make sure
they feel as though they are apart of the team. Some years I did multiple
wristbands. One was for off-season workouts with our winter theme and then our
regular season theme. Kids love wristbands. Buy them, create them and come up
with a unique way to give them out. MAKE IT A BIG DEAL!
Number 2: How many of you work at a school
where there is a disconnect between the band, cheerleaders and football
program? Even if there isn’t, I have a way to get everyone of the same
page.One of my favorite after the game
traditions is the singing of the school alma mater. After the game my team
heads over to the band. The cheerleaders in front of us and we all embrace and
sing the alma mater. The number of fans that stay in the stands to take video
of this and the buy-in we get from the Principal and Athletic Director is
amazing.
Number 3: One of the best things, I took from
Randy Jackson’s book Culture Defeats Strategy was Dinner with a Coach. The
basis of the idea is to learn more about your players in a setting that allows
for open conversation to learn more about who they are as a person rather than
as a player. On at least 1 Sunday a month I had 10 players come to the school
for dinner with me from 4 to 6 in the off-season to talk about parents, where
they were from, what they wanted to do after high school, etc. This also gave
the players a chance to know and ask questions about me. If you are a position
coach or a coordinator I encourage you to do this at well. A lot of coaches do
this at their home and a few do it at the fieldhouse, no matter the location
players love it. If you have a booster club get it catered, if not, get some
Gatorade and a few Little Caesars pizza and watch the conversation flow! Watch
how these few hours go fast but these are the moments your kids will never
forget.
Number 4: Pictures and Videos. Today’s student-athletes
love Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram. Invest in those moments. If your team
can’t afford a photographer, I am sure a student at your school is into
photography, video and editing. Get them on your OPS, On-Field Personnel Staff.
At Newton we had pictures and video, at Tri-Cities we had pictures from every
game taken. We did graphics on Twitter for everything, Weight Room to Athlete
of the Week. Kids love it! Programs can’t take enough pictures. They should be
used to create excitement and moments in everything kids do!
Number 5: 9th grade signing day.
Moments make them memorable. One thing that I see more and more programs doing
is having signing day for 9th graders in conjunction with their 9th
grade informational meeting. I think this is great and a fantastic way to get 9th
grade parents and players excited and bought in to your program. You are
putting on your best face, making the players and parents feel like they are
important to you, which they are as the future of your program. A chance for
them to put on the jersey, be on the stage, share that moment with family is
huge in your program.
There are several more ways you can create
moments in your program. As a staff sit down and talk about them! These are
important and create excitement and buy-in. Believe in the power of moments.
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Spending time on Twitter talking and reading about offensive football and game planning made me come to the conclusion that to many coaches spend to much time during the season on planning for situations that don't arise more than 20-30 times a season. One of which is coming out of the endzone inside the 5 yard line.
When studying my own film over the past 4 years, we were coming out of the endzone 3 and in no more than 20 times in a season and when you move it to the 5 no more than 30 times a season. Highest was 18 inside the 3 and 27 inside the 5.
On average it was 13 times a season inside the 3. What we developed each summer the past 2 years going into the season was 1 formation that we would run inside the 5 and 3 plays off of it. We settled into 12p, 1 play call would be a shot (Bobby Bowden famously said if we are in our own endzone get ready someone is fixing to score), 1 simple run with RPO and then a 3 step pass play. We practice this every week in a 5 minute minute period. 3 plays rep it, rep it and rep it.
COMING OUT: 1 of 3 situations you must execute! GOALS: 1) No TFLs, Sacks, Holding Calls 2) Get ball to 5; 1 first down CALLS: 1) SNEAK 2) 12 P, IZ RPO 3) 12 P, MAX PRO SHOT 4) 3rd Down, QUICK Only Avg 10 calls/year backed up! Practice this in a 5 min period. #SituationalIdentityhttps://t.co/RNv95jg3ez
My advice to anyone going into the season no matter what offense they run is to find a formation, design 3 plays out of it and stick to it and see how much easier this makes life.
Attached are 4 clips of this:
Clip 1: We got a 5 yard penalty backing us up into the 5 and we stay with the split zone call. Split Zone is our number 1 run play.
Clip 2: We are in TE/Wing Trips and we take a shot to our D1 WR, he doesn't come down with it, great play by the DB and not great placement by the QB, but well worth it for us to take a shot in 1 on 1 situation to the best player on our team.
Clip 3: On second down we call Post/Over and hit the crossing route late in the 4th allowing us to milk the clock, 2 H-back formation here.
Clip 4: The 1st down call, which was split zone again. NOT a huge gain but gave us the breathing room we needed.
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Just when a coach thinks they have seen everything... BOOM. Another hidden gem appears on the World Wide Web. Let me introduce Coach Chris Parker. Coach Parker has provided some excellent insight on his website .
As I head in the offseason, I look to study other's offenses. I am a verbiage junkie. I am always asking other coaches what do you call power? stick? verts? So when I saw Coach Parker's book on 100 EMPTY FORMATIONS... I was like, whoa. I gotta check this out.
119 pages of information! It is truly a boy's dream, since we all know that boys are visual learners.
The Book is divided into sections.
Part I: The Basics
Part II: Quads and flipping the Strength
Part III: Over
Part IV: Same but different
Part V: The "T" sets
Part VI: Bonus!!!
Oh, by the way, Part VI has 36 more non empty formations.
Each page has a great layout. At the top is the diagram followed by the information including:
What is unique about this formation?
What problems does this formation give the defense?
Notes
What I really loved about the book was the box of goodness titled,
"What plays did Coach Parker like out of this formation?"
Coach Parker's answered varied:
No Motion
If they over-adjust to Quads
If the TE side is better
Strong side attack
Weak side attack
Jet Motion Series
Each diagram had at least 4 answers, so do the Math. 400 answers. But alas, no play diagrams. (The title is 100 EMPTY FORMATIONS...not plays... maybe a sequel is in the works?)
Here is the layout.
I can't really say which are my favorites... So many choices! I will say I liked "Part IV: Same but different." Diagrams 75-82. What do they look like? Buy the book and find out!
I did message Coach Parker for some film. Enjoy!
It's not all PASS
And more....
Overall, a great book. Well designed. A ton of information. I'll wait for the sequel of diagrams. ;)
Coach Parker can also be found on Twitter.
@chris_parker222
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