For football players, winter means long hours in the gym, working to get bigger, faster and stronger. That’s when the weak become strong and the slow become fast. However, many young athletes don’t even know where to start. Here are five musts…
Receivers – Down the Line Bubble Drill – Mike Strohmeier – IA Western CC
Coach Mike Strohmeier explains and demonstrates a Receivers – Down the line bubble drill
Inside Zone – Center and Guard – Steve Greatwood – Univ. of OR
Coach Steve Greatwood discusses the Inside Zone – Center and Guard Play
The 6 Worst Mistakes Football Players Make in the Off-Season
Most football players have good intentions going into their summer off-season training, but sometimes they fail to achieve their goals. One poor decision or training mistake can completely derail your program and undermine all your hard work in…
DBs – Doubling the Inside Receiver – John Fontes
Coach John Fontes explains and diagrams the process of doubling the inside receiver (Deuce)
Elite Lineman Training Guide: Bodyweight Exercises
For a football lineman to control the line of scrimmage, he must first control his own body. The following lineman training exercises will give you the tools you need to dominate…
Two Point Conversation – Snake Route – Ed Zaunbrecher
Coach Ed Zaunbrecher discusses and diagrams the Snake Route Two Point Conversation
Organization in the Year Round Program
Syracuse has an enrollment of 2000 students. We play in a league where the schools are in the 2000-2400 student population size. The powerhouse in our league is Bingham High School. Their enrollment is around 2350 students. We beat them on the way…
DBs W Drill – Donovin Darius
Donovin Darius explains and Players demonstrate the DBs W Drill
LBs Scrape Drill – Kirk McBride – Coppel HS (TX)
Coach Kirk McBride explains and demonstrates the Inside Linebacker’s Scrape Drill
Inside Zone
Most of the running game inside the tackle box is executed with the inside zone blocking scheme. When identifying the inside zone blocking schemes, terms such as power scoop and power slip are used on the backside of plays…
Receivers Board Drive Drill – Mike Strohmeier – IA Western
Coach Mike Strohmeier explains and demonstrates a Receivers Board Drive Blocking Drill
Game Planning for 3rd Down
I am going to talk to you about one of the most important phases or situations in football. There are four situations in football defensively you have to take care of. The first is scoring. You cannot let the other team score. Another is red zone…
LB Block Protection Drills – Al Seamonson
Coach Al Seamonson discusses LB Block Protection Drills
Mirror – Bump Drill – Will Muschamp – Univ. of FL
Coach Will Muschamp discusses and shows video of the Mirror – Bump Drill
Odd Man Front Blitz Packages
Our number one objective for the defense is not allowing big plays. On first and second down we want to stop the run. We must defend the middle of the field first. We defend the field from the inside/out. On third down, we mix in some zone blitzes…
When to Throw the Bubble Screen – Bruce Miller – Gainsville HS (GA)
Coach Bruce Miller discusses When to Throw the Bubble Screen
Passing Game – Stick Concepts – Frank Scelfo
Coach Frank Scelfo discusses Stick Concepts with video
Learn the 5 Points of Contact for Fumble-Proof Football From Ray Rice
Ray Rice isn’t a fumbler. In his five NFL regular seasons, he’s put the ball on the ground only seven times—or once in every 218 touches. But during the Ravens’ Super Bowl Championship run last season, Rice uncharacteristically committed a few drops.
Front Adjustments – Neal Neathery – TX San Antonio Univ.
Coach Neal Neathery white boards and shows video of a front adjustment ( Bull )
LB Pass Drops in a 4-2-5 Cover 2 – Rick Stewart – Porterville HS (CA)
Coach Rick Stewart discusses and white boards 4-2-5 LB Pass Drops in Cover 2
The Right Approach to In-Season Weightlifting for High School Football Players
High school football players can recover from training very quickly because they are young, their hormone levels are high, and their growing muscles and tissues are resilient. Still, most high school athletes are being overtrained.
Kickers: Correcting the Windmill with John David Baddour
John David Baddour discusses Correcting the Windmill approach for kickers
Spread Play Action – Y Cross – Bruce Miller – Gainesville HS (GA)
Coach Bruce Miller discusses his Spread Play Action – Y Cross plays
Leave These Exercises Out of In-Season Football Strength Workouts
When a championship is on the line, coaches want their entire team to perform at its peak. Months of preparation, both on the field and in the weight room, culminate in a few vital matchups…
D-Line – Slap and Punch – Jim Panagos
Coach Jim Panagos teaches the slap and punch move for Def. Lineman
Offensive Line Kick Set with Gabe Carimi
Watch: Offensive Link Kick Set with Gabe Carimi
Heavy 3-5-3 Defense with a Shade Front
During the off-season, Coach Rod White began studying the 3-5 defensive systems. He found there were several things about the 3-5 that other teams were doing that we didn’t like, such as blitzing, playing head-up, and slanting their linemen…
Building the 4-2-5 Defense
I will tell you X’s and O’s are not the reason we have become successful at TCU. They have helped. As it is in all of the other successful programs, including high schools, it starts in the off-season. I am the CEO of our program. I have seen head…
Cardinal Defensive Back Teaching Progression
I have developed a series of checklists that help me in making certain that we stay on track with what we are teaching. There are things that we do on a daily basis and other things that are not as important, but must be done periodically. These…