I have always felt the highest form of

teaching was the coaching profession.

of team in two hours, we won’t get it done
in two and on half or three. We also believe
Your classroom is your practice field and
every Saturday you’re gut tested. Hopefully
in a balanced attack, inside game, and
perimeter attack must be established to be
Perimeter
we have done a good enough job in the
classroom that most athletes grade out on
effective.
If defensive football is recognition, then Run and
Pass Game
Saturday. offensive football is repetition. We believe
I think in every walk of life you’re identi- in a lot of line repetition. For example:
fied by something you do. When you think Time No. Of Plays
of Vince Lombardi you immediately think of Pre-Practice 15 min. 19-20 plays
Green Bay Sweep. When you heart the Unit Time 15 min. 19-20 plays
name Don Coryell, you are reminded of his Team 25 min. 35 plays
passing game in St. Louis and San Diego. 75 plays
What style are you identified with? What do Each day at practice our offense will run
your teams do best? In coaching our teams more than one full game a day. By Saturday,
are reflections of us. Freud would say, they have gotten close to five games in
“This is so much of our personality put into before the actual game. Everything we do is
this game. What you do well as a team is a scripted before practice.
description of you.”
Type of Perimeter Run Plays
Philosophy of the Run Attack 1. Outside Veer
1. Must be capable of attacking all area 2. Toss Sweep
of defense. 3. Counter Trap
A. Middle 4. Misdirection
B. Off-tackle
Diagram 2
C. Perimeter
2. Control of line of scrimmage and you
control the game.
3. Run attack set up passing game.
4. If you can’t block it, don’t run it often.
What you do best is based upon what
your talent allows you to do best and what
you can teach to be successful. This is
where coaching comes in.
TE: Double tackle or veer release block
Label The Defense rover
Diagram 1 PT: Drive Block No. 2 on or over.
PG: Drive Block No. 1 on or over.
C: Drive Block O, backside.
BG: Trap No. 3
BT: Pull and go through outside hip of
tackle, look to inside, outside.
QB: Reverse pivot to FB, give TB or
second trap.
FB: Run 150 and fill for pulling guard.
First down lineman.
By doing this we can communicate with Diagram 3
our offensive lineman and thereby make
better decisions in our blocking schemes.

Progressive Teaching For

Offensive Line (Daily Practice)
1. Drive Block
2. Lead
3. Radical Lead
The philosophy of our practice time is
never keep the player out longer than two TB: Run 150 for two steps, then follow
hours. I feel that it falls in line with the Law guard, read block.
of Diminishing Returns. If we can’t get it out FL: Block your 1/3.
 SE: Middle 1/3. Diagram 5 Diagram 8
TE: Invite to inside — Drive Block.
OT: Drive Block.
OG: If covered, Drive Block — Not
Covered, corner support.
OC: If covered, Drive Block — Not
Covered, Backside.
BG: Pull and lead outside hip of frontside
tackle — allow no one to cross your face.
BT: Pull and go outside the offensive
guard — allow no trash to enter. Diagram 6 Diagram 9
FB: If O.G. covered, block corner sup-
port — not covered, block I.L.B.
QB: Reverse pivot — pitch — run
opposite.
TB: Catch the Ball — Pull Ball Away —
read block of tight end.

Perimeter Passing Play

1. Hitches
2. Slants
Diagram 7 Diagram 10
3. Fades
4. Backs out
Diagram 4

To have an effective offense, you must field to your advantage and make the
utilize the skills of all of your players. In defense have to defend the entire width of
doing so, you have to use the football the field.

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