Spread Football

No huddle manual special pricing

2012-02-12T00:27:00.004-06:00

February is my bday month and for a limited time I am offering my manual at a reduced rate.

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NFHS Rule changes 2012-13

2012-02-11T23:58:00.001-06:00

Here is a copy of the press release

High School Football Players Must Sit Out One Play When Helmet Comes Off

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Bob Colgate

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (February 9, 2012) — High school football players must sit out one play next year if their helmet comes off while the ball is live.

In cases where the helmet comes completely off without it being directly attributable to a foul by the opponent, the player will have to leave the game for at least one down.

This addition to Rule 3-5-10 was one of eight rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules Committee at its January 20-22 meeting in Indianapolis. All rules changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.

“The committee made this rules change after reviewing data from multiple states regarding the frequency of helmets coming off during live-ball play,” said Julian Tackett, chair of the Football Rules Committee and commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. “It is the committee’s hope that this serves notice for schools to properly fit players with helmets to reduce the incidence of these situations and remind the players not to take steps that alter the fit.”

Another significant change next season will be a new interpretation of a legal catch. A receiver now will be required to establish possession of the ball and contact the ground inbounds while maintaining possession – regardless of the opponent’s action.

“In previous years, the covering official could have ruled that an airborne player attempting to catch the ball would have come down inbounds, but was prevented from doing so because of contact by the opponent,” said Bob Colgate, NFHS director of sports and sports medicine and liaison to the Football Rules Committee. “Now, the player must establish possession and contact the ground inbounds for a legal catch.”

The Football Rules Committee also cleared the way for state associations and their member schools to place corporate advertising and/or commercial markings on the field of play. These types of markings previously were only allowed in the end zones and outside the field.

Rule 1-2-3l will state that while corporate advertising and/or commercial markings will be allowed, the markings may not obstruct the yard lines, hash marks or nine-yard marks.

A risk-minimization change was made to Rule 2-3-7 that changes an interpretation for blocking below the waist.

“The previous interpretation was that it was not a foul for a player to block below the waist if the hand(s) of the opponent was first contacted below the waist,” Colgate said. “This revision changes that interpretation and stipulates that such action is a foul.”

After experimentation in Minnesota and Iowa, the committee revised Rule 9-3-8 to prohibit members of the kicking team from initiating contact (blocking) against members of the receiving team until the ball has broken the plane of the receiving team’s restraining line, or until the kicking team is eligible to recover the free kick.

The other three rules changes approved by the committee include Rule 1-5-3c(8), which expands the list of illegal equipment to include play cards that are not worn on the wrist or arm, as well as Rule 9-4-3h, which now states that grasping the tooth and mouth protector, as well as the face mask, is a foul. Also, to provide guidance to game officials, the committee clarified Rule 9-4-3k by adding the direction in which the opponent was pulled during a horse-collar.

INDY COACHING CLINIC FOOTBALL NOTES done

2012-02-10T16:08:00.001-06:00

Great stuff on No Huddle, Pass Protection, Great Pass concepts and the 3 back GUN formation!!

INDY CLINIC 2012 on SCRIBD

INDY CLINIC 2012 on Google docs

GREAT APP

2012-02-08T18:05:00.001-06:00

I just discovered this!

COACH'S EYE

Anyone use it??

INDY 2012 COACHING FOOTBALL CLINIC notes

2012-02-07T16:43:00.003-06:00

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One Play Four Options

2012-02-04T22:24:00.010-06:00

First and foremost let me apologize for my rudimentary drawings that I completed with Microsoft Paint.

After watching Coach Stivers DVD I was inspired to add his pre-snap straightline bubble read to our offense.

If you look at the picture embedded within this blog you will see four separate options one play. It is my contention that when you start adding these types of folds to your offense you are forcing the defense to defend the entire field on every play.

The four separate options are pretty easy to add to your offense and the first option is a pre-snap read to the frontside of the play. The quarterback will check the depth of the cb and make a decision to throw the ball out to the Y as soon as they receive the snap from center.
The Y and the Z are communicating on this play using the red, yellow, and green concept that is explained in an earlier post.

A red call tells the Y to run the straigh line bubble but don't expect the ball because the corner is pressed.

A yellow call tells the Y to run the straighline bubble at about 3/4 speed because the CB is in between a red and and green call.

A green call tells the Y to bust his butt on the straightline bubble.

On each of these calls the Y does not know if the QB will be throwing the ball therefore they need to slighlty turn their shoulders and head to see if the QB has decided to use option #1. If the QB decided to throw the straightline bubble the offense still runs the play that was called by the offensive coordinator.

Option #2 is for the quarterback to hand the ball to F and run the counter.

Option #3 The QB puts the ball out for the F to take with two hands and reads the backside defender. If the backside defender crashes looks like he may be able to make the play on the F the QB pulls and ball and places his eyes on the overhang over the H.

Option #4 The QB reads the backside overhang and if he attacks the QB then the QB throws the ball to the H. If the backside overhang flies to bubble or drops into coverage the QB runs the ball.

It is my contention that by having multiple options built into your run plays you are stressing the defense and putting them in a conflicted position. When you are adding these components to your offense make sure you install them one at a time. When you are completed with installing each of the components you will have four viable options on any run play in your offensive arsenal.

INDY CLINIC nuggets

2012-01-29T10:31:00.000-06:00

"It takes a strong individual to put the team first."

Major Lance J Langfeldt (Marines)

"We spread you out wide, then beat you in the middle."
"I'm ADD and it is the way I run my offense."

Pat Fox, Milford High School (MI)

"The biggest mistake by a new head coach is not respecting the tradition at the school."

John Hart, Warren Central High School (IN)

"Run the Vertical concept on FIRST and SECOND down, NOT THIRD down."

Pat Donley, St. Francis (IN)

"On the goalline, the QB should throw a 2 ball and not a 3 ball"

Jay Wilkinson, Broken Arrow High School (OK)

"Avoid throwing to the hitch from the hash to the boundary...@ 35 yard pass to gain 6 yards..."

Josiah Sears, Franklin College (IN)

"Get the Hitch and GO and Slant and GO on tape...it's one way to ensure soft coverage"
"Why did the Hitch get picked? Probably because you haven't ran Hitch and Go!"

Kyle Hockman, McEachern High School (GA)

Pulaski Academy

2012-01-29T10:17:00.002-06:00

I spoke with the head coach a couple of years ago and he explained to me why they went for it and kicked some many onsides. For them it was all about the risk/reward in regards to field position and the percentage that an opponent would score from a zone on the field.

NO Huddle to conserve energy

2012-01-29T00:47:00.001-06:00

I wrote this a while back on Coachhuey.com

I picked up my copy of Coach today and ran across the aforementioned article. The author Chris Metcalf discusses the benefit to running a no huddle based upon saving your quarterbacks legs throughout an athletic contest.
He took the average distance a quarterback would have to travel from the has to the sideline and back again throughout a game. He also added the distance a quarterback would have to travel to the LOS throughout a game and came up with some staggering results.

If a qb runs to the sidelines 40 times per game the qb will have traveled .93 miles during the game.

If a qb runs to the sideline 50 times per game the qb will have traveled 1.16 miles during the game.

If a qb runs to the sideline 60 times per game the qb will have traveled 1.40 miles during the game.

If a qb runs to the sideline 70 times per game the qb will have traveled 1.63 miles during the game.

If a qb runs to the sideline 80 times per game the qb will have traveled 1.86 miles during the game.

After I read this I ironically received an email from a colleague of mine who was discussing the merits of proper foot attire for a football player. In is his email, he told me that for every step you take when you are running the impact on your legs is 3 to 6 times the amount of your body weight. This point got me thinking about if we asked our qb to run to the sideline 40 times during the game what the actual poundage his legs would take throughout the contest.

In order to this I needed to find out the average number of steps it would take a person with a three foot stride to complete one mile of running. Through my research I found the average number of steps is 1,760 for one mile of running. I then decided to take the mean of 3 to 6 times a person body weight in order to calculate the poundage. And lastly I decided to use 170 lbs as the average weight of a quarterback who would be running back and forth to the sidelines to get a play from the OC.

Formula
1,760 steps in a mile
4.5 times a persons body weight per stride
170 lbs Average weight of a qb

170 x 4.5= 765 lbs per step
765x1,760=1,346,400 Total poundage exerted on body

Think about the total damage you putting your qbs body throughout a game if you are not incorporating the no huddle into your attack.

Yes, you can run BUBBLE against Cover Two…

2012-01-25T12:49:00.000-06:00

Now that it is clinic season, time to break out the DVDs and try to learn something new. I recently finished viewing Coach Rusty Stivers’ DVD ” Two plays in one: Attaching Receiver Screens to Run Plays” This DVD makes a great investment! It runs 55 minutes long, which is more than the normal 30 minutes, you may get from Coaches Choice.

He introduces the “Worst Case Scenario Offense.” This offense was designed to help answer common problems such as...

Facing a talented opponents and coaches
Difficult time running the football
Difficult time protecting the QB
Difficult time getting open in Man to Man coverage

Coach Stivers does an excellent job outlining each facet of this philosophy. He goes into detail of some of the screens in his offense.

I was most intrigued how he varies his speed of the bubble screen. For the longest time, I always had the rule “don’t throw the bubble against a hard corner two corner”. No matter how much you coach up the outside WR to block that corner, He always blows up the play. This disturbs me because I am a HUGE fan of the Bubble Screen. A staple of the spread philosophy that is easy to install with great reward.

So it is really simple to install this simple adjustment. It’s all about the timing of the route. Coach Stivers uses colors to signal how fast to run the route.

GREEN: soft corner run the bubble full speed

YELLOW: hard corner, run the bubble ¾ speed and then read WR block

RED: press man coverage, the bubble is off.

A few quick pointers on running the bubble route. There are many variations. The only one I don’t like is the route that teaches gaining depth, think swing route by a RB, it doesn’t get the perimeter fast enough.

Straight to the sidelines, turn the shoulders slightly, to present a better target for the QB. This takes reps but produces results.
Two slow steps back then to the sidelines. I have used this method for years and it works great for my players.
Backpedal to sidelines, catch the ball then sprint to the perimeter. This may seem slower but easier to install. Notre Dame will often use this type of bubble path.

New Football System Provider

2012-01-21T09:41:00.002-06:00

I am in no way affiliated with the men on this website, but they are all great guys and excellent teachers of football. They are starting a football coaching system that is available to coaches throughout the United States. The Shotgun clinic at Sacred Heart Griffin alone is worth its weight in gold. When you get a chance make sure you check these guys out.

fastnfuriouscoachingsystem.com

BUNCH PLAY Powerpoint

2012-01-08T20:05:00.000-06:00

ENJOY! I just added to my Google docs

BUNCH PLAYS

Twitter

2012-01-06T20:29:00.000-06:00

With the pending arrival of my iPhone, I figure I would join the nest

@dacoachmohuddle

Link is Live-Manual is available on Amazon

2012-01-04T21:23:00.004-06:00

If you are interested in the no-huddle manual that I have been working on your can purchase it from Amazon.com here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006TJV3HA

The reviews on the selection have been excellent from the coaches who purchased it. A big thanks goes to all of the coaches who have purchased the manual.

I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Indy Clinic 2012

2012-01-04T18:00:00.000-06:00

Let the Clinic season begin with

Indianapolis Glazier Clinic

I will be working (and attending) this clinic. If you would like to meet up on Friday night for extended chalk talk...Let me know!

Operation No-Huddle Manual

2012-01-03T23:03:00.003-06:00

I have just completed my no-huddle manual. I will be posting it to the Kindle store in the upcoming days. It will let you guys know when it is available for you to read. I am not going to lie it feels pretty good to complete this bear of a project I started tinkering with two years ago. I hope you enjoy it and please when you read it let me know if there is anything you would like me to expound upon.

RG III

2011-12-31T21:16:00.000-06:00

We will see how long this link stays up...Enjoy it while it lasts!!

Selling items

2011-12-31T13:00:00.003-06:00

I am currently selling off my DVD collection. You can find my first installment on ebay. Click the picture to take you to the site.

SPRINT OUT READS

2011-12-13T17:26:00.000-06:00

A question was asked about the READS for the QB on the SPRINT OUT SMASH concepts.
Hope this answers them!

More R4 powerpoints

2011-12-10T19:36:00.001-06:00

SMASH CONCEPT

STICK CONCEPT

CURL CONCEPT

If you would like the animated version. shoot me an email

dacoachmo@hotmail.com

SUBJECT LINE R4 Powerpoints

LINKS to keep you busy...

2011-12-10T08:11:00.001-06:00

"Chief Pigskin" does a great job of getting awesome video

chiefpigskin.com

A neat little drawing tool

dabbleboard.com

One of the classic websites...

spreademandshredem.com

For those that may need some inspiration of the old school offense

singlewingfootball.proboards.com

FREE DECEMBER WEBNARS at GLAZIER CLINIC ONLINE

glaziercliniconline.com

He'ssss back....with swords up!

2011-12-07T06:05:00.001-06:00

No-Huddle Manual

2011-11-29T15:43:00.000-06:00

I have been working on a no-huddle manual for about two years now. I pick it up and put it down. I am in the final chapter of it and it needs to be edited. Is there anything in a no-huddle manual you are looking for and just can't seem to find.

When I am done, I plan on posting it to the Kindle store for everyone to enjoy. I will let everyone know when it is finally completed.

Post Season Analysis through five games

2011-11-29T15:29:00.000-06:00

I have been undertaking a major post game analysis and I sat down today to take a look at a couple of things that I already have compiled

We ran 300 plays in five games
We had 25 Explosive Plays
Explosive plays are defined as plays of twenty or more yards
14 Run
7 Pass
4 Screen

Our number one run play was Counter.
Our number one pass play was a tie between our Polecat look and a play action bubble slant we run.
Our number one screen play was jailbreak

The scoring average for these five games was 45.2
Our season average was 38.

It also interesting to note that during this time-frame we gave up zero sacks.

I hope to have this project completed in the next couple of weeks with more in depth breakdown.

Improving Practice Tempo ~ GridNotes

2011-11-25T12:01:00.000-06:00

Some interesting notes about practice tempo. This year we had over 80 guys on our varsity football team. Nothing drives me more crazy then have guys standing around watching the practice go by. We put in place grass drills for all position groups if they were not actively involved in a segment of practice. We had the WRs doing a square drill-throwing and catching and then moving to the other side and repeat.
The offensive line were doing their kung fu phase-A series of low impact drills that places an emphasis on hand fighting.

The rbs were running a series of cones cutting and jumping with an emphasis on keeping the ball high and tight. If you came to our practice it looked like chaos but believe me it was one of the best things we did all year.

Below is a post from GridIron notes about practice tempo.

Improving Practice Tempo ~ GridNotes