Sid Gillman: You Need to Know This Man if You Throw the Forward Pass
I like to think of myself as a football archaeologist. My mind wants to trace everything back to the roots from where it started. I like to find old books on passing the ball from its infancy years, and compare what we are doing now. I received Dutch Meyers Spread Offense book (that had been out of print for some time), as a Christmas present some years back. It is still one of my prize collectibles. This off season I started reading everything I could find on Sid Gillman. Now if your mind does not seek history like mine, then
You Want Your Team to be More Physical?
One of the oldest discussions in football is physicality. It has been criticized recently, adjusted, and being sought out by many coaches this off season. So you are coming off a year where you could not win the tough yards. It just Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus staring down the Green Bay Packers offensive line at Wrigley Field.Chicago, Illinois 12/14/1969(Image # 1160 ) seems your team does not have the mind set to grind it out, and you are frustrated. You feel as if you left a key element out of the game. You are embarrassed at the
Why Being on a Great Staff can be more Valuable and Rewarding
The aspirations of every coach starting out, is to have their own program. As well as it should be, many overlook the value of being on a great staff. Those of us who have been been coaches for some time can really appreciate this. We have seen how great staffs produce a coaching tree that branches greatness for decades to come.While dreams and aspirations can make someone anxious, being an assistant coach on a great staff can be just as refreshing. A solid staff is the backbone of a team, and being on a staff that is constantly refreshing their
Wide Line Splits: Math Meets Physics
I have always been intrigued with Coach Woody Hayes. Although he is most remembered by an incident in a game, everyone said he was a tremendous teacher. I read once that he did a study on the geometry of the force created by the down block, in order to prove his logic. He took the math and applied it to football to make his teams much greater than his opponents. He solved for the "why", or in mathematical terms, the hidden variable "Y." Taking a page from option teams of the past, wide line splits are nothing new to football.
The Ice Play
This is a guest article written for FootballXOs.com by Adam Hovorka. Coach Hovorka introduces his Ice Play from the Spread Offense.
Air Raid Y-Corner Concept Breakdown
In some offenses it can be called snag, but in this article we will diagram the Air Raid Staple Y-Corner. This concept is a favorite for the Air Raid faithful in the red zone, but we will show the adjustments and how it can be just as efficient anywhere on the field.
SPEED: Why It Is Irreplaceable, and You Better Have Some
The NFL combine 40 yard dash has always been the hot topic. Seeing the best athletes in the world run at blazing speeds has a certain wow factor. But what is speed to the game of football? Coaches will talk about sprinter speed vs. football speed, and debate the ability of both. The very best professional sports and racing gamblers are right about 55% of the time. This is what it takes to be successful enough to turn this into a career. A success rate of this percentage means that a person would have to place 300 bets a year
Power Frontside Reads
Here is some information from our playbook a few years ago on frontside Power Reads. I am posting this here as it was part of a larger discussion of run game on Twitter. Some of these looks can be seen in this video here:
Head Coach Interview Questions
I have interviewed for a few head coach positions in my career. The interview process can be a little overwhelming. Often times you are sitting in a room being interviewed by a panel of people that can range from 2 to 10 or more! All of these people asking questions have a different agenda and want to hear specific answers to make them happy. These are typically the types of people you might have on a panel: Parent that wants to hear you talk about how you will make their child's life better. Administrator that wants to know how
Tempo, Balance, Number of Plays
Tempo, Balance, Number of Plays, and any other aspect we spend too much time talking about Search the internet and social media and you will see any subject that peeks your interest. I have to say I have taken quite a break from trolling social media this off season. While I think that social media is a great tool and has propelled coaching further than anything in the past 10 years, I do believe it takes as much time away from it to process what you have taken from it. How much film have you watched this off season, of last season.
101 Plays College Playoff Book Bundle
101 Plays from the College Playoff Book Bundle
101 Plays from the 2022 Georgia Offense
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101 Plays from the 2022 TCU Offense
101 Plays from the 2022 TCU Offense
101 Plays from the 2022 Ohio State Offense
101 Plays from the 2022 Ohio State Offense
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