Drilling the outside zone path and the bend, bang, bounce technique for running backs and quarterbacks is the key to success for the outside zone play.  The ball carrier must know his landmarks, know the keys to read from the defense, and be able to find green grass. The outside zone play is ...

Teaching your defensive linemen to defeat the base block is one of the first things you need to do. Read this article to learn the 3 essential drills!

When the game is on the line, you need a plan. Read this article to learn how to build a dominant short yardage package!

Every linemen must have a great start and stance if they want to be successful. And as coaches, we must have a solid teaching progression to achieve that goal. In this article, you will learn how to do exactly that through these five defensive line stance and start drills. Part 1: Building ...

This article will focus on how to stop the run in rural football. Specifically, we will look at the two Base Gap Control Defenses that we used throughout my 24 year career at Gold Beach High School. Our base coverage is Cover 3 with a single high Safety. I realize for many of you a single ...

Playing fast is fun, but it's not without its challenges. The primary challenge for coaches wanting to go fast is getting the play call in at a lightning pace.

In this article I will discuss some of our ideas so that you too will know how to defend the Double Wing offense (or any big personnel grouping, like short yardage packages). In the mid 1980’s, when I was coaching NCAA Division III in Southern California, I watched the Colton Yellow Jackets ...

In this article, we will investigate how to defend Empty formations and how youcan be multiple in the looks that you want and get the same results. You must decipher what the offense is doing in the Empty formation and break down the tendencies to see what particular front is right for your ...

As an offensive coordinator, I was lucky to coach the game from the box. Yes, that amazing climate controlled pod where I had good lighting, room to spread out my call sheets, and see everything from a bird’s eye view. And there was normally a hot dog or two waiting for me when I returned from ...

Whether you are a coach that plays at a breakneck pace or one that wants to shorten the game and limit possessions, it is important to set expectations for your players on every snap. These non-negotiables will help you regardless of the offense that you run and whether you employ a no huddle ...

I have always loved the FAMILY aspect that a great football program brings to its players. If you are going to stay true to your word of being a football family, then you will need to ensure you are welcoming the families of your players into your program, especially in this day and age. A ...

Defenses are getting better and better in how they defend RPO.  Having a mechanism to attack their aggressiveness can provide answers and explosive plays. One answer to RPO is to cover down and allow the safeties to get down into the box for the run fit.  Of course, aggressive safeties ...