Value the Element of Surprise - The Fake Punt

Coach -On special teams, the fake punt doesn’t appear as regularly as it used to.  The popularity of the shield punt which often uses lineman as the up-backs in the shield most likely discourages that as coaches not wanting the big guys handling...

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Sep 25, 2024
Have a Plan to Attack Every Coverage

Coach - We are at a point in the season that there’s enough film for a defensive staff to find your tendencies.  The certainly will do everything they can to shut down your best concepts.  That’s why it is important to have your answer...

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Sep 24, 2024
Q&A: How do I move the chains on 3rd and XL

Coach ,I’m used to it by now. I can help coaches find the answers, and because of that I get a lot of questions. Being a student of the game, I watch and read everything I can get my hands on, and having done over 2,000 episodes of the Co...

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Sep 16, 2024
Teams On the Rise in Our Featured Game of the Week

Coach - Adjustments are constantly at the forefront of a coach's mind. How can we put our players in the best situation for success? That’s the focus behind the clinic presentations we feature in this Week 3 match-up of Boston College and Missou...

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Sep 14, 2024
Upset Wins - The Power of Culture

Coach - When Thomas Hammock's Northern Illinois team upset #5 Notre Dame, it wasn't just talent or luck. That victory came from a culture Hammock meticulously built over time. After the win, he shared, "We develop, recruit, find the ri...

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Sep 09, 2024