I have been looking for clips online of the Alamo Bowl so that I could show you what I mean by unique handoff in the game. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find it yet. They would bring a receiver in motion and then instead of handing the ball off, the QB would just overhand toss the ball to the receiver going in front of him.
Why would Oklahoma State do this? Well I can think of one reason right now. How many times in a game have we seen where there is a fumble on the read hand off that leads to a turnover. Instead if the toss to the receiver is dropped...
Friday, December 31, 2010
How to Properly Run the Hurdles
Ok so it really isn't but I ran hurdles in high school and boy did I feel like doing this at times while running them....
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Eagles Use Of The Power Play
I meant to comment on this earlier but got distracted with the holiday. I had wanted to talk about how the Eagles use the QB power play with Mike Vick when in the red zone out of the shotgun. Here is a clip of the play during the Philadelphia/New York Giants game to bring the team within 7. It was a brilliant call that caught the Giants un-prepared for the play. And despite the call by the announcers, this was not a draw play.
This of course wasn't the first time that the Eagles used this play with Vick. For his first td run as an Eagle they called the same play...
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Don't Go Chasing Ghosts
I was reading a section in Alan Trimble's football book about game planning and he brought a very importat point that young coaches should learn. He calls it chasing ghosts when it comes to game preparation. What is meant by this is going into practice and preparing for plays that you think are going to happen and wasting too much time doing so.
That isn't to say that you won't encounter adjustments by other teams, but do you really believe that a double wing team is going to put in a shotgun spread play for the week playing you? Maybe, but chances are pretty good that...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
When Patience Pays Off For A Football Program
In my last post, I wrote about things I would do to rebuild a high school program. One of the items on my list was that you need to be patient, and need the patience of the school administration. Too often you are expected in 3 years to have it turned around. I have a perfect example for everyone of how patience can pay off for your program.
This last weekend Aloha High School won the Oregon 6A state title for the first time in history. What makes this run even more significant is that for 20 years the program had been the doormat of the state. I remember my...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
How I Would Rebuild A High School Football Program
Recently a fellow coach told me that the Lehi high school position was open and that I should apply for the position. I declined initially but it did make me think how I would build up a high school program. Lehi hasn't won a game in two years. This is unfortunate since they won the state title 10 years ago and have fallen on hard times recently.
So what would I do to re-build a program like this? Well here is just a list of a few of the things in no particular order I would do:
Recruit The Halls- Sounds pretty cliche but this is a school with around 1800 students....
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