I presented last March on the SNAG CONCEPT at the Southeastern Wing-T Clinic in Dublin, Georgia. Hosted by Dublin High School. It was a great clinic and I would like to thank the Dublin staff for the opportunity to share my knowledge. I
As always, for more information email me or ask below or find me on twitter at @tbanks1906
A couple years ago, I and Coach Maurek talked about a play from Chuck Martin; I believe 4 to be exact.
The name of the play is W-Read. The play is a Boundary Vertical Switch concept that I love to run off of play-action and in 3rd and long situations.
If you are looking for a play research this off-season this is it. You can add tags including shallow and an out route and very multiple in formations.
Go back here to read, research and watch Grand Valley State clips. Here I give you a few of ours from the pass season. Coach Martin's Favorite Concept by Coach Maurek
The iBook contains 5 chapters with an additional 4 “chapters” of cut-ups.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Sloppy
Chapter 3 Running Back Sloppy
Chapter 4 Dodge
Chapter 5 Teaching and Drilling Option Routes
Chapter 6 Further Review: Cut-ups for your own study
I like how Coach Herring uses HUDL’s playbook as a template. It provides clean and precise lines and proper spacing.
Coach Herring uses a DIG over the TOP of the SLOPPY ROUTE. This DIG proves a better option for the QB and help keep the defense guessing. Sloppy is the route to use for that player you want the ball and that the defense may be keying on. If the Gift of a HITCH is not there, Sloppy provides THREE WAYS to get your stud into open space.
Is your RB the playmaker? Then teach him to run the SLOPPY from the backfield!
My favorite way may be SLOPPY from #2 Field WR with CROSS by #3!
The DODGE route only has two ways to get to open space. Coach Herring described it as “we found that Dodge is a route for which more players have a knack.”
Still need to mess with those pesky Linebackers? Then pair CROSS concept with DODGE from the field #2 WR.
. So there is a little taste of SLOPPY and DODGE … You want more? You gotta bust that piggy!
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Coach Terrance Banks joins us again for a guest post!
Twitter @tbanks1906
Many of us have fallen in love with the Snag concepts,
3-man snag or the Andrew Coverdale mesh (Coach Coverdale's original concept can be found here) is one of the most used plays in offensive
football today. 2 man snag, used heavily be UCLA offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone has quickly become a new favorite of many coaches, mine as well.
However, I have a variation that I fell in love with this
season, that is the Snag, Wheel, Swing especially inside the redzone and
primarily to the boundary. Without further ado, clips.
Coach Mo notes...This is our first post of the year. I can't believe we have been away this long! I have to retrain and discover how to insert HUDL clips directly into the post.
HOORAY I GOT IT!!
I will refrain from putting Notre Dame Clinic notes in the title. Last year's notes ended up on a MICHIGAN FORUM site!!! (It was titled KNOW YOUR ENEMY)
Bill Belichick "If you have to "light a fire" in the same players, everyday, that is a Red Flag." Marc Trestman "The BEST know WHY they do it." Chris Ault "The Pistol Formation presents a one back formation with the effect of a two back offense."
Sam Wyche "How do you learn? PAY ATTENTION!"
Marvin Lewis "Challenge yourself AND challenge your staff."
Brian Kelly "Stress to your players that BEFORE practice is critical:REST and HYDRATION." Mike Denbrock (WR Coach) "You must PRACTICE full speed so can PLAY full speed." Harry Hiestand (OL Coach) referring to the PUNCH in pass protection "Don't attack the rusher, be patience, to avoid overextending and losing your balance." Chuck Martin (OC and QB coach) "Don't complain about what they (players) can't do, Ask them to do what they can do." Kristin Sheehan (Co-Director Play Like A Champion Today Educational Program) "How do you find happiness? By serving others."
Don Fellows (HC Grand Rapids ChristianHigh School) "We want a double team block at the point of attack on all our runs."
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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!
I am happy to welcome Coach Terrance Banks to Spread Football!
Terrance Banks is currently Wide Receivers/Passing Game
Coordinator at Duluth High School, under Corey Jarvis, where he coached WR
Myles Campbell, who was the 2011 Gwinnett County Specialist Player of the Year.
He previously coached at Berkmar High School, where he coached All-State
Receiver Justyn Shackleford , currently playing at Tulane University and on the
Lakeside High School staff in 2008 as assistant head coach/offensive
coordinator after serving as the assistant Head Coach co-defensive
coordinator/linebackers coach in 2006.
During the past
five seasons, Terrance Banks has produced five all-county football players, and
one all state player. These players include a wide receiver at Berkmar High who
is number one in career yards in a season in Gwinnett County history, a
cornerback and linebacker from Lakeside High School in 2008, to go along with
the only freshmen to make the DeKalb County all-county team in 2007 at wide
receiver.
In addition to
his time at Berkmar, Banks also served as Assistant Head Coach/Co-Defensive
Coordinator at Lakeside High School in 2006; Varsity OLB Coach/JV Head Coach at
Dunwoody High School 2004-2005.
Coach Bank's first article will be posted this evening! Combing Plays!
The last few years going to clinics, I always make it a
point to ask questions. My two favorites are
Q: What is your favorite concept?
Q: What do you call on 3rd and 10?
During the Notre Dame Coach’s chalk talk, when the
opportunity came for me to ask a question. I asked Coach Martin “What is your
favorite concept?” He got a sly grin, paused then started drawing a boundary
throw…As he drew the concept, it looked familiar to me. The concept is known as
Grand Valley State “W Read”.
The beauty of this concept is that combines many
of Coach Martin’s philosophies.
Can be run from multiple formations
TE to the boundary
Empty
Empty with a TE
The base of this concept is the crossing wheel action. The main difference is it is not your classic POST by #1 and OUT and UP #2.
BASIC "INGREDIENTS"
1 part WHEEL CONCEPT
1 part Run and Shoot SWITCH CONCEPT
A dash of Coach Martin
Basic QB tip
“Don’t throw TO the
WR…Throw ball AWAY from defenders”
VS 1 HIGH SAFETY
The #1 (outside) WR runs directly to the hash to a depth of
18 yards. This route allows the WR to get to open grass sooner and it is not a
typical route that a CB may have to defend.
The #2 (inside) WR runs to a depth of 5 yards to the outside
edge of the numbers…
EDITOR’S NOTE: I prefer telling WRs Outside and Inside of
NUMBERS, NOT TOP or BOTTOM of the NUMBERS. In the past, when I told a rookie WR
“get on the top of the numbers”, he would be DIRECTLY on the numbers…in the middle
of them!
The inside WR breaks up and stays on the edge of the numbers.
VS 2 HIGH SAFETIES
The #1 (outside) WR get to 10 yards (or over LB) then run
the route between a DIG and a POST.
The #2 (inside) WR begins the same wheel type route; the
only difference is if he can’t beat the CB then SIT IT DOWN.
VS 2 HIGH SAFETIES
plus a LB walling and dropping deep
Now the concept
becomes similar to the run and Shoot SWITCH concept
The #1 (outside) WR settles at 8 yards without getting too
wide
The #2 (inside) WR settles at 12 yards
I look forward to seeing Notre Dame running this concept against the big boys this year. I also plan to run this concept in some form this season. Cross your fingers that I will get some quality clips this year!
When punishing a player...
"Take away what the player loves the most...PLAYING TIME"
Brian Kelly HC
"Drills need to look like a game or they are just warmups"
Bob Diaco DC
"Use a more balanced stance and base for lateral routes to help eliminate false steps"
Scott Booker TE Coach
"You make them (OL) right, pick up theirs" in reference to RB pass protection
Tony Alford RB/Inside WR Coach
"Little Things are big in the grand scheme"
Mike Denbrock Outside WR Coach
"Only use Walk Through or Full Speed...1/2 speed or 3/4 speed to hard to define"
Harry Hiestand OL Coach
"There is no greater feeling for an Offensive Lineman than moving a defender from
Point A to Point B, against his will"
Joe Moore former ND OL coach (from Coach Hiestand)
"A Punt is way better than a turnover"
Chuck Martin OC
"The Stretch Run is a good answer for the inside blitz that run to stop Inside Zone"
Jerrod Ackley, Head Coach, Immokalee High School (FL)
General Notes
I'm a offensive coach but, it was fun watching the ND defense play and Coach Bob Diaco coach.
I definitely saw Chuck Martin's influence on the offense.
The offensive staff is doing a fine job moving players around and getting running backs into space.
All four QBs took reps and all had positives and negatives.
Tommy Rees looks much quicker.
Mike Golic was at practice on Saturday and he still looks great.
