Game Planning Brian Billick

"Good Artists barrow, Great Artists steal"- Pablo Picasso 

Thank you Mathew Brophy! 

Last one with the chalk offense Part 6

Power Right Kick Miami

This little bit of inspiration comes from James Vint I was listening to him being interviewed on a Podcast where he is describing how to combine Midline and the Power Play.  So I tweaked it a using the Power Kick Scheme or if you are a system guy its Tony Franklin's power.  The Miami tag is where we will put a midline concept on the back side of any blocking scheme.

Formation is Ace
LT Lock it Block back side DE
LG Counter Pull to Play DE
C Block Backside LB
RG Combo with RT to Backside Linebacker
RT (Get wide splits) Combo with RG to Backside Linebacker
X Block Corner or #1 with inside leverage
H Block the Safety
Y Crack number one Linebacker in the box
Z Block Corner or #1 with inside leverage.
F Align in front of QB Drop step opposite: POA: A Gap-Out. Inside leverage on pulling Guard

Q Read first man on the line of scrimmage past the center on the back side his playside number.  If the number goes up the field it is a give read.  If the Playside number goes lateral then it is a keep read. 

Coaching Character Initiative 2012

Last one with the chalk offense Part 5

Q Power Z Jet Read

One thing about well coached defense is that as a play caller you can take advantage of they being well coached.  When we run jet make sure you let officials know that it is a forward pass so that if the quarterback is slow with the read and the Z drops the jet it is an incomplete pass.  The ball goes back to the original line of scrimmage helps your team stay out of 2nd or 3rd and the teen's.  

Formation Blue Z Fly

• LT Run Zone Left 
• LG Skip Pull to Play Side Linebacker
• C Block Back and cover up Defensive Tackle
• RG Combo with RT to Backside Linebacker
• RT (Get wide splits) Combo with RG to Backside Linebacker
• X Block Corner with outside leverage
• H Boss the Safety
• Y Block out on Safety 
• Z Fly Motion get ready to receive the ball on jet if not Rock the Baby and carry out fake.
• F Align in B Gap Bugger Block the DE 
• Q Read Backside Linebacker If he steps away from you with the jet keep the ball and run power. If he steps towards you Underhand pitch the ball to the Z on the Jet.      

Ohio State Urban Meyer Year 2

Philosophy and Culture of Ohio State

• Don't blame losses on the players its the coaches fault. 
• Not spending enough time with the players.
• Take the time to genuinely care the players.
• Brutally honesty, Demanding, Truly care for players

The Signing Class in the Big Ten

• One out of the three kids not make it to year three even with having the best weight coaches, and academic support available
• One out of the three kids are on academic probation and if they do get a degree it is not a very good degree. 
• And the other guy makes it!
• We cannot let them disappear kids need us as coaches to keep them from disappearing

What three things keeps you awake at night?

• If those three things keep you awake up at night then devote your time to that.

• Why was Ohio State not the most fundamental team in America?
• How do you handle being undefeated that won alot of close blue collar games.
• Was told they were the best team in America during Christmas Break

Why does a young man fail?

• Lack of truth in his life!
• Why do football teams fail they don't trust their coaches.
• Winning is fradge 

Evaluation

• Do not lose a kid!
• Only bad people leave the program
• Take two weeks to self-evaluate
• Strength continue to improve and enhance it
• Weakness develop a plan to bring that weakness up "The Chase"
• What kind of teammate are you? 
• Selfless and Heart
• Academics "how important is it to you?"
• Off-season commitment Attitude and Effort 
• Football Commitment
• Are you satisfied?  

Teach Accountability

• Draft 
• Divide it into captions 1st round draft pick
• Hard working
• High GSF Give a Shit Factor 
• 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Round 
• You need to be told to change. 

  Real life Wednesdays

• Graduate back in the day you can get a Job
• Nowadays they cannot get a Job
• Get a Degree
• Understand the Alumni base
• Educate on Finances and Real Life
• Goal is to have 4 job opportunities when they graduate.
• Action Plan
• Build Resume
• Finational Breakdown
• Interests
• What does a job entail?
• Difference between a high school diploma and a college degree
• Teach them how to put on a shirt and tie and have a conversation about life after football.       

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Talent Code and the Tony Franklin System Chapter 2

Myelin

Myelin is the insulator that wraps around nerve cells and the more myelin is wrapped around a cell the faster and more efficient that movement pattern becomes. 

Talent Code (Coyle 34-35)

Q: Why is targeted, mistake-focused practice so effective?

A: Because the best way to build a good circuit is to fire it, attend to mitakes. then fire it again, over and over. Struggle is not an option: it's a biological requirement.

Q:Why are passion and persistence key ingredients of talent? 

A: Because wrapping myelin around a big circuit requires immense energy and time. If you don't love it, you'll never work hard enough to be great.  

Coyle states that myelin operates by a few fundamental principals.

1. The firing of circuits is paramount.  The mechanism responds to action with urgent repetition.  
2. Myelin is universal. Myelin doesn't care who you are-it cares what you do.  
3. Myelin wraps-it doesn't unwrap. Once a skill circuit is insulated, you cannot un-insulate it.  That's why habits are hard to break.  The only way to break them is to build new habits by myelinating new circuits. 

So What? 

I watched as a former Tony Franklin System school complete about 15 pat-n-go throws between the Junior Varsity Game and the Varsity Game against us last year.  The quarterback still knew how to throw it and the receiver still knew how to stack the defensive back and keep his body between the ball and the defender.  This school had run The System for about 5 years we did end-up winning both the JV and Varsity games but   they completing those pat-n-goes did make it very difficult to beat them. 

This is why it is so important to have consistency with this how you teach pat-n-go catch and throw. 

• Align on top of the numbers to 1 yard inside of the numbers 
• Must be on the numbers on this route.
• Quarterback has the bottom of the numbers to the sideline to throw the ball.

 And in a few years those coaches will be scratching their heads wondering why they cannot throw and complete the deep ball anymore once those kids who developed the myelin for the pat-n-go have graduated. 

Last one with the chalk offense Part 4

This concept is if your team gets really good at running stick and the defense uses a junk of the week coverage to stop Stick and the play-side inside backer jumps the Stick Route. 51 is a screen to the X receiver to the left.  

Stick Right 51 Jail 

• LT 90 Protection and high wall DE; Cut if DE crosses face
• LG 90 Set show hands, flat release block Alley Defender (#2)
• C 90 Set show hands, flat release block 1st LB in Box (#3)
• RG 90 Set show hands, flat release Peel block Most-Dangerous D-Lineman chasing receiver
• RT 90 set and show hands flat release block BSLB to Safety
• X (Align 7 yards from Tackle) 51 Jail 
• Y 5 yard Stick route Work to the inside pad of the hole defender
• Z Mandatory Outside Release. Run Through Outside pad of CB
• H 2 Steps Up-Field Block Most-Dangerious Man
• F Free Release Sweed route
• QB Read Pre Snap MOR, Stick if Clear Read Stick to Sweed Cloudy Pump Retreat Get Big Throw to X as he comes down line early 

Last one with the chalk offense Part 3

Rocket/Laser Screen

When you screen the other team to death there are several ways that they deal with it one is that they will actually tackle your F in the back field not allowing him to release on the screen.  This is a System concept a little tutorial remember all the screens to the right are 40's and 50's are to the left receivers are numbered from the sideline to the box 1,2,3,4. So a 41 Solid screen to the Z on the right. 60 set is quick passing game protection, and 90 set is 5 step.

Rocket 

• LT 60 set Release Flat Left to Flat Defender
• LG 60 Set Release Flat to Right and Peel Block
• C 60 Set Release Flat to Right Box to Safety
• RG 60 Set Release Flat Right to Alley Defender
• RT 60 protection, high wall to cut defender
• X 51 Solid- 2 Steps Up-field, Retrace, work towards QB Straight down LOS, 
• Y Go up 2 Steps & Crack 1st LB in Box
• Z Block Corner or most dangerous man 
• H 2 Steps Up-field Block#1 or most dangerous man 
• F Slow Screen Right - slide to inside leg of Right Guard and release  with his release.find grass outside the box 
• Take a 90 Drop and set throw slow screen right (F) if "clear" if cloudy picture then throw solid screen away (51 Solid) 

Laser 

• LT 60 protection, high wall to cut defender
• LG 60 Set Release Flat to Left and Alley Defender
• C 60 Set Release Flat to Left Box to Safety
• RG 60 Set Release Flat Left to  and Peel Block
• RT 60 set Release Flat Right to Flat Defender
• X Block Corner or most dangerous man
• Y Go up 2 steps UP-field Block#2 or most dangerous man 
• Z 41 Solid- 2 Steps Up-field, Retrace, work towards QB Straight down LOS, 
• H 2 Steps & Crack 1st LB in Box
• F Slow Screen Left- slide to inside leg of Left Guard and release  with his release.find grass outside the box 
• Take a 90 Drop and set throw slow screen left (F) if "clear" if cloudy picture then throw solid screen away (41 Solid) 

Bill Walsh

Coaches' Corner Volume 77: Mark Popovich

Recent Coach's Corner Shows

Coaches' Corner Volume 77: Mark Popovich is the Head Football Coach at Mt Zion HS in Decatur, IL is the guest on this edition of Coaches' Corner. Popovich, who previously served as the Offensive Coordinator with the US Army Sprint team , discusses the Tony Franklin system. With its roots in the Air Raid Offense, the Franklin system is gaining in popularity with High School and College programs across the country for its explosiveness, fast-paced play, and ability to light up the scoreboard.  A great show that you will not want to miss. Listen Now

Total Program Football 7th to Seniors Part 3

The Offensive Line

Unlike every other position on the field playing offensive line is the most unnatural position to play in football.  (it is rare that you see 8 & 9 year olds pushing cars up and down their drive ways I did but it was a Subaru and was trying to simulate the grain wheel on Conan the Barbarian)  

They are usually the worst athletes on the team and the great groups of them usually have the best work ethics.  Playing offensive line usually involves getting as close to the 10,000 hour rule as possible.

What Is the 10000 Hour Rule?

The 10000 Hour Rule is just that. This is the idea that it takes approximately 10000 hours of deliberate practice to master a skill.

For instance, it would take 10 years of practicing 3 hours a day to become a master in your subject. It would take approximately 5 years of full-time employment to become proficient in your field. Simply work out how many hours you have already achieved and calculate how many more you need to clock up before you reach 10000.

What gets your offensive linemen close to the 10,000 hour rule outside developers:

• Powerlifting*
• Joining an USA weightlifting club*
• Wrestling*
• Judo*
• Football Camps
• System Team Camps if a Client 

There is really no progression for offensive linemen they need to get reps don't spend more than 15 seconds correcting John Wooden Coaching.  The goal is to try to get 7 reps for each drill work a zone and a gap day every other day during install.  Emphasis group work on offense 7-7, inside vs barrels or hand shields, routes on air, screen drills, NASSCAR Drill.  Only work team with plays that need timing or good on good for a max of 16 reps.   

In Season Every Day Drills 

Ladder Drill (Pre-Practice) Progression: Do each twice- start with right foot down, left foot back

• 1 foot each hole
• 2 feet each hole
• Lateral
• Dance through it
• Dance through it backwards

Vertical Set Drill(5 minutes) - line them up with their back facing the field.  On cadence they are to vertical set for about 5 yards once they reach their depth they are to sit in their chair (make a z with their lower leg, thigh, and torso) once the whistle is blown they reset in their stance repeat all the way across the football field and back.   

Car Drill (5 minutes) Pair up with one in front one behind.  They Offensive linemen in back locks up with the back of the offensive linemen in front of them on the cadence with a good Z angle they drive their partner across the field with the one in front resisting.  When they get across the field they switch positions and the partner drives them back.

In Season Zone Day 

1-2-3 Drill (5 minutes) Line them up every 2 & 1/2 yards apart the 1st five across then then next 5 2 & 1/2 deep so on and so forth.  We go through all three steps one way then the other way. Do not proceeded if steps or hands are bad. 

Inside zone step Progression 

• Drop Step 6 inches keep shoulders parallel to line of scrimmage and clap hands
• Crotch Step and Shoot hands
• Finish Step 

Outside Zone Step Progression 

• Pull Step "Elbow the Donkey" Jerry Campbell
• Cross Over 
• Power and Climb

Sled Zone Progression(10 minutes) - They block from snap through the echo of the whistle Stagger 5 offensive linemen one yard away from the sled and one dummy .

• Stagger 5 offensive linemen one yard away from the sled and one dummy over they Drop Step & Clap,  Crossover, and Power and  Drive the Sled
• Stagger 5 offensive linemen 3 yards away from the sled and one dummy over they Drop Step & Clap, Crotch check, then Climb, Shoot Hands and Drive
• Stagger 5 offensive linemen one yard away from the sled and two dummies over they Pull Step, Crossover, and Power and  Drive the Sled
• Stagger 5 offensive linemen 3 yards away from the sled and two dummies over they Pull Step, Crossover, and Climb and  Drive the Sled

Pod Drill (15 Minutes) In Groups of 4 the with a Board at their heals, they rotate counter clock wise, have Multiple groups going everybody gets reps stand behind the covered and uncovered groups watching footwork if they don't step behind and over the boards(Gold line in diagrams) they are not stepping deep enough, coach fast, correct fast, gets lots of reps:

Play-side 

Back-side

Outside Zone

• Right covered play-side Outside Zone Pull Step, Cross Over, Power
• Right uncovered play-side Outside Zone Pull Step, Cross Over, Check & Climb 
• Left covered play-side Outside Zone Pull Step, Cross Over, Power
• Left uncovered play-side Outside Zone Pull Step, Cross Over, Check & Climb
• Right covered back-side Outside Zone Pull Step,Cross Over Rip and Climb
• Right uncovered back-side Outside Zone Pull Step, Cross Over, Scramble or Take Over
• Left covered back-side Outside Zone Pull Step,Cross Over Rip and Climb
• Left uncovered back-side Outside Zone Pull Step, Cross Over, Scramble or Take Over

Inside Zone

• Right covered play-side Inside Zone Drop Step and Clap, Crotch Step and Punch, Power
• Right uncovered play-side Inside Zone Drop Step and Clap, Crotch Step and Punch, Check & Climb 
• Left covered play-side Inside Zone Drop Step and Clap, Crotch Step and Punch, Power
• Left uncovered play-side Inside Zone Drop Step and Clap, Crotch Step and Punch, Check & Climb
• Right covered back-side Inside Zone Drop Step and Clap, Crotch Step and Punch Rip and Climb
• Right uncovered back-side Inside Zone Drop Step and Clap, Crotch Step and Punch, Scramble or Take Over
• Left covered back-side Inside Zone Drop Step and Clap, Crotch Step and Punch Rip and Climb
• Left uncovered back-side Inside Zone Drop Step and Clap, Crotch Step and Punch, Scramble or Take Over

Zone Days Group Emphasis 

• Pass Pro vs Even Fronts 4-2, 4-1, Nickle and Box calls
• Inside and Outside Zone Runs vs Defense(4-1,4-2,3-2,3-3) with Hand Shield

In Season Gap Day 

1-2-3 Drill (5 minutes) Line them up every 2 & 1/2 yards apart the 1st five across then then next 5 2 & 1/2 deep so on and so forth.  We go through all three steps one way then the other way. Do not proceeded if steps or hands are bad. 

Right & Left Lead Steps

• Lead Step and Clap
• Power Step and Punch

Pull to Kick 

• Pull Step
• Cross Over "back across the line of scrimmage" 

Skip Pull

• Step with Backside Foot Directly Behind the Play-side foot
• Drop Step with Play-side Foot Gaining Width and Depth 
• Cross Over 

Sled Gap Progression(10 minutes) - They block from snap through the echo of the whistle

• Line up head up with sled Right Lead step & Clap, Punch and Drive
• Line up head up with sled Left Lead step & Clap, Punch and Drive
• Line up with Right Shoulder Pull Right and Kick out the sled 
• Line up with Left Shoulder Pull Left and Kick out the sled

Combo Drills(5 minutes)

• Tackle and Guard Combo on the Down Defensive Lineman to Back Side Linebacker
• If Linebacker Runs Through A Gap Guard takes him and Tackle stays on Defensive Lineman
• If Linebacker Goes Over the top the Tackle takes him and Guard stays on Defensive Lineman
• Center is always working on blocking back. 

Counter Kick and Log Drill (5 minutes) 

Center is always working on blocking back. 

Back Side Guard works his kick out block having to read the the Defensive End 

• If he stays where he is at or runs up field kick out the Defensive End
• If he Squeezes or wrong shoulders the kick out log the Defensive End

Bask Side Tackle Reads the Guard while eyeing the Play-side Linebacker

• If the Tackle sees the Guard's numbers after contact is made with the Defensive End then Pull-up in the hole and Block the Play-linebacker
•  If the Tackle sees the Guards numbers disappear after contact is made with the Defensive End then Pull around and Block the Play-linebacker

Skip Pull Drill (5 Minutes)

• Center Works on Blocking Back
• Tackle B Gap Hing Punch and Stun a 3 Tech then Hing for Backside Defnesive End. 
• Guard Skip Pulls :Step with Backside Foot Directly Behind the Play-side foot, Drop Step with Play-side Foot Gaining Width and Depth, Cross Over and Climbs to Play-side Linebacker.

 

Gap Days Group Emphasis 

• Pass Pro vs Odd Fronts 3-2 3-3, Nickle and Box calls
• Run Counter, Power, Power Kick Vs Barrel Defense (3-3,3-2,4-1,4-3)  

All of these Drills both Zone and Gap Days can be done with and without pads yes even the sleds! Also every drill have the Center snap a ball to the next center. Its also important to have develop an interactive power point playbook for the Offensive Linemen.   

John Calipari: “Body language screams; it never whispers”

Published June 12, 2013
By MIKE MARSEE, marsee@amnews.com

Kentucky coach John Calipari took time Monday during his satellite camp at Boyle County High School to talk to the parents and other adults in the audience about body language and what it can say about young players, using his son, Brad, as an example.

THE SLAMMER (A HOW TO GUIDE TO MAKING YOUR OWN MEDICINE BALLS) By Pierre Augé

An Issue that many have had to deal with over the years is how and where to get an inexpensive implement for effective physical training. Now I’m not going to drag you along with a great history of how the Medicine ball was originally used by the military for that exact purpose. What I will tell you isthatsince then the simple inexpensive Medicine ball has come to cost a small fortune. No longer! Now an inexpensive and durable ball can be manufactured for only a few dollars a little bit of effort and a great deal of patience. These balls are great for anything you would normally do with a Medicine ball, however they are ideal for use as a Slam Ball during CrossFit workouts! Hence I dub thee SLAMMER! For thisis what we do with thee.

Mental Toughness Finishers

These are great finishers to off-season or preseason workout.  Great ways to work on mental and physical toughness.  

300 Gut Check 

• Equipment needed: Football Field or Track, Stop Watches 
• Personal: at least 2 coaches
• Procedures: Separate into several groups one coach starts the group the other coach times the group

50 Second Run

• Equipment needed: Track and Stop Watches 
• Personal: at least 2 coaches
• Procedures: Separate into several groups one coach starts the athletes all out run the track when 50 seconds is over the coach blows the whistle the athletes stop and stand where they stopped in the infield. 

Vanderbilt Football 2 Minute Comp Drill Training Exercise

• Equipment needed: Pull-up Bar, Hex-Bar with 35 lbs and sledge hammer with tire 
• Personal: a spotter for each exercise counting reps 
• Procedures: Switch every 30 seconds have one person counting reps for each person. The Team with the most reps win. 

1. Burpees
2. Pull-ups
3. Hex-Bar Deadlifts
4. Sledge Hammer swings 

   Tricep Death

• Equipment needed: 1 bench with bar and weight 1 2X4, 3 2X4's, 5 2X4's or 2 2X4's, 4 2X4's, 6 2X4's
• Personal: 1 spotter, 1 person holding the boards, 1 person handing the boards to the board holder  
• Procedures: using 50% of athletes bench max they do 5 reps at each level, no board then, 1 board, 3 board, 5 board, then 3 board, 1 board, finally no board.  Or alternative using 50% of athletes bench max they do 5 reps at each level, no board then, 2 board, 4 board, 6 board, then 4 board, 2 board, finally no board.  

Turkish Get-up

• Equipment needed: Dumbbell or Kettle bell a 6' X 6' area
• Personal: Non
• Procedures:  Complete 10 reps each side see Pic

TIM TEBOW's inspired from his bio "Through My Eyes"

• Equipment needed: 1 sand bag and a 45lb plate with towel per group basketball court
• Personal: At least one coach being loud at each event and encouraging everybody to be tough and being a great teammate. 
• Procedures:  Pair up athletes one is doing wall sits with a sandbag in his lap while the other athlete is pushing a 45lb plate on top of a towel a doing a suicide starting at the base line to extend free throw and back, Half court and back, Extend free throw line on the other side and back, Base Line to base line.  Then they get to rest while the other group is going then they switch the wall sitter in now pushing the plate and the pusher is now doing wall sits with the sand bag in his lap.  

Stephenville's 100 yard lunges

• Equipment needed: 1 olympic bar with weight and  football field 
• Personal: At least one coach being loud at each event and encouraging to be tough. 
• Procedures: Lunge 100 yard on the football field first 2 weeks with 95 lbs, then add 20lbs every 2 weeks.  

Y's T's I's

• Equipment needed: 2X10lb plates and Incline Bench or Stability Ball or Standing
• Personal: none
• Procedures: 3 Sets of 10 each set includes 10 reps of Y's T's and I's

AJ Hawk Workout: Kettlebell Strength Circuit

• Equipment needed: Kettlebell 
• Personal: none
• Procedures: Vary Reps 

1. Bulgairan Split Squat
2. Single leg RDL
3. Swings

Dan Burk Plate Complex

• Equipment needed: 25lb plate
• Personal: 
• Procedures: 10 reps of each exercise increase 10 lbs every second week

Javorek's inspired Hell workout

• Equipment needed: 1 Olympic Bar 
• Personal: 
• Procedures: 6 sets of 6 reps rest 60 seconds of each exercise using upright row max 1st set 50%, 2nd set 55%, 3rd set 60%, 4th set 60%, 5th set 55%, 6th set 50% do all of the following exercises in order do not set the bar down until the 60 seconds of rest. 

1. Upright Row
2. Bent-over row
3. Military Press
4. Squat with behind the neck push press
5. Good mornings
6. RDL's 
7. Rest 60 seconds    

CrossFit Football Favorites  OD's

Complete 5 rounds:

You have 60 seconds to complete the following...

20 KB Swings  - 2 pood
Sprint 60 yards

As many rounds as possible in 10 minutes:

7 DB Bent Over Rows
7 DB Power Cleans
7 DB Push Presses

*Use 50lb dumbells

Complete 2 rounds for time:

50 Sledge Hammer Strikes LT
50 Sledgehammer Strikes RT
One Arm Farmer Walk 50 yards RT

One Arm Farmer Walk 50 yards LT

*Rest 2 minutes between rounds
*Use between a 12 -20 lbs sledgehammer.
*Go as heavy as possible for farmer carry. 

Complete 4 rounds:

Each round consists of 6 cycles of the following:

DB Hang Power Clean
DB Front Squat
DB Push Press
DB Lunge RT
DB Lunge LT

*Rest as needed between rounds.
*Do not set the weight down during the 6 times through the cycle.
*Go up in weight each round to perform the heaviest round possible.
*Perform Lunge with the DB in the rack position.

As many rounds as possible in 15 minutes:

10 KB Swings - 2 pood
25 yard One Arm Farmer Walk with KB in rack position - right
10 KB Swings - 2 pood
25 yard One Arm Farmer Walk with KB in rack position - left

21, 15, 9 reps of:

Dumbbell Thrusters 50 lbs
Box Jumps 20"

Tempo Offense

Why Tempo the offense?

• It makes a bad offensive line better in the 2nd and 4th quarter.
• If you have slower twitch players going faster gives them an advantage. 
• Never huddle as it is a waste of practice time 
• It allows defensive coaches and players the time to regroup and think.
• Play faster than a defense can react.
• You don't have to condition your team as much unless you have a ton of two way players can spend more practice time on  position specific/ football specific drills and conditioning

Jimmy Johnson makes a great point:

Tempo Offenses 

An interview with Art Briles, who's already two steps ahead of you

SB Nation talked with Baylor head football coach Art Briles about everything from barbecue to NFL offenses and recruiting, but the most important thing to know is he can answer your questions before you ask them. 

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2013/6/5/4398482/art-briles-interview-baylor-football-coach

Total Program Football 7th to Seniors Part 2

The Quarterback 

Most of these ideas of how to develop a Quarterback were taken from Todd Dodge during his Southlake Coaching Stint.  One my philosophy that is good high school quarterbacks can be grown great ones have to be a perfect storm of coaching and total commitment from athlete and the determination to get as close to his genetic ceiling as possible.  

Other Developers:

• Film, Grade, and Coach the Details of every throw made in practice. 
• 7 on 7 Leagues after offensive has been reintroduced in the Spring
• National_Football_Academy
• Manning_Camp
• Air_It_Out_Camp
• Tony Franklin Team Camp if a Client 

7th Grade 

• For every team there will be two Quarterbacks Big Schools who have A & B teams four quarterbacks smaller schools two.
• They will play 1st and 4th quarter or 2nd and 3rd quarter
• Introduction to the C4 System 
• Put in Leadership role in Competitive Off-season Games  
• Learn the following passing concepts:

1. 97 Go
2. 92 Mesh
3. 90 H & Y Shallow
4. 68 Stick
5. 68 Shake
6. 69 HI-LO Y & H Corner
7. Rodeo Lasso Hi-Lo

8th Grade  

• For every team there will be two Quarterbacks Big Schools who have A & B teams four quarterbacks smaller schools two.
• They will play 1st and 4th quarter or 2nd and 3rd quarter
• They will play 1st and 4th quarter or 2nd and 3rd quarter
• Refine to the C4 System 
• Put in Leadership role in Competitive Off-season Games  
• Learn the following passing concepts:

1. 90 X & Z Shallow
2. Rodeo Lasso Out

• Refine the following passing concepts:

1. 97 Go
2. 92 Mesh
3. 90 H & Y Shallow
4. 68 Stick
5. 68 Shake
6. 69 HI-LO Y & H Corner
7. Rodeo Lasso Hi-Lo

Sub Varsity 

• For every team there will be two Quarterbacks Big Schools who have Freshmen teams they will have four quarterbacks smaller schools who play freshmen on Junior Varsity they will have two.
• They will play 1st and 4th quarter or 2nd and 3rd quarter
• They will play 1st and 4th quarter or 2nd and 3rd quarter
• Refine to the C4 System 
• Put in Leadership role in Competitive Off-season Games  
• Learn the following passing concepts:

1. 92 Mesh X & Z Pyramid 
2. Rodeo Lasso Sail 
3. 66 Hitch 

• Refine the following passing concepts:

1. 97 Go
2. 92 Mesh
3. 90 X, H, Y & Z Shallow
4. 68 Stick
5. 68 Shake
6. 69 HI-LO Y & H Corner
7. Rodeo Lasso Hi-Lo 
8. Rodeo Lasso Out

Each Spring of their High School Year they will have to Diagram and Explain the Progression for the Following Plays

1. 97 Go
2. 92 Mesh
3. 92 Mesh X & Z Pyramid 
4. 90 X, H, Y & Z Shallow
5. 66 Hitch
6. 68 Stick
7. 68 Shake
8. 69 HI-LO Y & H Corner
9. Rodeo Lasso Hi-Lo 
10. Rodeo Lasso Out
11. Rodeo Lasso Sail

Diagram the Following Coverages 0,1,1, Robber, 2, Tampa 2, 2 Invert, 3, 4, 8(2-man),   

Also Explain the following for each coverage:

• Theory
• Strength
• Weakness
• Variations 

Football is Life: Muck City

Football is Life: Muck City: Since taking some time off at the end of spring football, I had a dear friend deliver me a gift.  A copy of a book about football in a ...

Mickey "Coach Mick" Marotti speaking to Ohio High School Football Coaches in 2012

I was listing to "Through My Eyes" and Tim Tebow was describing some of the things that Coach Marotti put him through at Florida when he came in the spring after his high school senior fall. Here is a presentation of  Mickey "Coach Mick" Marotti speaking to Ohio High School Football Coaches in 2012. 

WE WILL GET WHAT WE EMPHASIZE 

• Work Toughness/Discipline

• Maximizing Genetic Potential: Improving

• EFFORT and DISCIPLINE: To Work on Hard Things

• Winning

WE ARE WHAT WE TOLERATE 

K.I.S.S. Principle

• Make it Easy
• Simple Things
• Use Common Sense
• Make them GO HARD
• Compete
• Progress
• If it Looks bad, IT IS
• Make FUN
• Have ENERGY GIVERS around the Program 

IT IS NOW WHAT YOU DO
BUT RATHER HOW YOU DO IT 

PHILOSOPHY OF TRAINING 

Incorporate a comprehensive strength/conditioning program. Based on a precise, periodic year round plan of training. Ultimate goal is to train to be the best football player possible.  All training phases are based on the progressive overload principal.

Specific Program Goals

• Improve as a Football Player
• Maximize physical potential and physical/mental readiness
• Increase physical capacity
• Speed/Power/Strength/Flexibility/Conditioning/Body Comp   
• Help minimize injuries, decrease rehab time
• Develop confidence and unity
• Develop mental toughness and work toughness 

Action Required

• Organized, Disciplined, Precise Plan
• Create Intense Competitive Environment
• Develop Overall Toughness
• Demand Discipline. Accountability
• Sports Specific
• Coach Extremely Hard
• High "JUICE" Meter  
• Enthusiasm breeds Energy
• Energy breeds Effort
• Effort breeds Excellence

Weigh Room / Strength

Focus on ground based. multi-joint movements

Make program hard with proper progression

Use different rep/sets/exercise

4 Day Program/ 3 Day Program

Highly competitive

Begin movement and plyometric progression 

Conditioning / Speed

2-3 days per week

Focus on Mechanics

Focus on football speed (ACCELERATION/starts/agilities) 

General to Specific conditioning, energy system, interval training

Highly competitive speed and agility program 

Nutrition

• Provide recovery drinks post exercise, Nutritional beverages for weight gain and weight maintenance
• Education / Provide information
• Pre practice / lift Fueling Stations
• Breakfast Club: pinpoint High need athletes (wt gain, fat loss, wt loss, incoming freshmen) 
• Monday-Friday 6:00-7:30 am
• mandatory training table 5:000-7:00 Monday-Thursday
• 1-2 Nutritionist present
• Body composition bod pod/skin calipers
• Goal to build lean muscle mass 

Based on ATTITUDE, ACCOUNTABILITY, RELENTLESS EFFORT, TOUGHNESS and PERFORMANCE

Highly Competitive 

The SWOT analysis

The SWOT analysis is a valuable step in your situational analysis. Assessing your football programs strengths, weaknesses, market opportunities, and threats through a SWOT analysis is a very simple process that can offer powerful insight into the potential and critical issues affecting a program.

http://articles.bplans.com/business/how-to-perform-swot-analysis/116

Overcoming the Strength Plateau By Mickey Marotti, MS.MA.,C.S.C.S.

http://www.athletesacceleration.com/overcomingstrengthplateau.html

Marotti employing Motivational Techniques

Marotti employing Motivational Techniques

Total Program Football 7th to Seniors Part 1

The first time I heard of a program running the same offense and defense at the lower levels was in the book Friday Night Lights by H. G. Bissinger.  He was describing that the football players at Permian High School were running the same plays since POP Warner Football.  Fast Forward to my first football meeting of my very first job as a Junior High Coach in Copperas Cove Texas. Coach Jack Welch who I have learned so much from I have adapted his blue print to my own about program building.   Before he became the head football coach at Copperas Cove they were everybody’s homecoming game.  They did have some great individual talent but there are lots of programs across the state of Texas that has four plus Division One Scholarship players and they are sitting home come play-off time.  What makes Copperas Cove so special is the ability to turn program kids into very good high school football players.  There are several factors that led to this:

1. Alignment of Staff in the summer while I was working at Copperas Cove we always had a coaches retreat.  Not the usual work 1-2 hours a day if any.  But we put in a good at least 9-5 day with competitive games afterward volleyball, tennis, poker, ect.  The varsity coaches would put us on the white board make us explain the X's and O's and also make us teach and explain drills.  The objective of the whole thing was to make sure that the same drill and coaching cues used by 7th grade Receivers Coach  is the same as the Varsity Receivers Coach they both were saying the same things.  
2. The Progression in Copperas Cove 7th grade ran the 4-3 and were taught all of that package that the varsity used with that front with the exceptions of Defensive Line Twists.  8th grade a Eagle Front, Freshmen a 4-2-5 and 3-3 Stack, and Junior Varsity a 3-4 front was added.  There was a lot of carry over from each front.  Our get your best athlete but as intelligent athlete on the field was out End who always lined up in a 5 to the open side.     
3. Strength and Conditioning since I had played at Southwest Texas and for a time Larry Levermann was my strength coach I became our Junior High's Strength and Conditioning which meant I worked worked all summer for free but learned how to coach power clean (which is one of the most under coached lifts in football but that is for a latter blog).  Our District strength coach really taught me how to teach the power clean and expected me to teach all of the Junior High Athletes how to power clean which we did there was like 35 freshmen who were 185lb plus in the power clean that year.  
4. Our Discipline was also aligned if we had an athlete miss practice we used the same procedures that the high school used.  
5. The expectations of the staff were also aligned we got a blue pocket folder with our duties who we were responsible for academically what equipment we were required to take out and put up after practice every day.  We were also suppose to make calls to our athletes parents and let them know how they were doing in school, practice, any discipline issues etc every week.

I also worked in Pearland for coach Tony Heath he is very similar to what Coach Welch did at Copperas Cove.  Pearland also was on a lot of home coming schedules.  And in 2010 they were the 5A state champs. Both with Coach Heath and Coach Welch they were very important to me as developing into a Coach, Christian, and a Man and I have thanked God for having put them in my life.

3-4 Fire Zone Defense

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3-4 Fire Zone Defense

• We are an 8 man front football team out of the 3-4 we are just not going to let you know which 8
• We will Blitz our opponents into submission and be sound against the pass with zone blitz packages.
• We do not have players that are both pass and run players
• We teach and circuit jobs
• We will play with great technique
• We will teach tackling
• We can call our defense to run strengths, field, formations.

Base Alignment vs. 21 Personnel 

Corner	5 yards by 1 yard inside of #1
Strong Safety	10 Yards Deep Hash to Strength/Field
Free Safety	10 Yards Deep Hash Away from Strength/Boundary
Sam (Mascot)	1 yard by 1 yard Outside #2
Mike	30 Alignment
Will	40 Alignment
Rover	1 yard by 1 yard from tackle
DE to call	Tight 5 tech
Nose	Tight shade to Call
DE away from call	Tight 4i tech
Corner	5 yards by 1 yard inside of #1

Hot 2 to strength or the field

Vs Pass

2yds to the field

Quick drop to 5 yards

Drop back get to 12 yards

Control the area

Hot throw to final 2

If 2 is a wide out you are a pass player

Vs run

Force Player

Option Pitch

If #2 blocks he has created a gap fit on out side shoulder 

If 2 is in the box you are a run player

Hot 3

Vs. Pass

•Get to middle of the field

–Quick drop to 5 yards

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Drop back get to 12 yards 

Vs Run

Who is 3?

WR pass

TE Trips run

RB run

Option dive player

Inside out to the football.

Hot 2 to Weak or the boundary 

Vs Pass

2 yards outside the hash.

Quick drop to 5 yards

Drop back get to 12 yards

Hot throw to final 2

If 2 is a wide out you are a pass player

Vs run

Force Player

Option Pitch

If #2 blocks he has created a gap created a gap fit on out side shoulder 

If 2 is in the box you are a run player

Outside Blitzer

Vs Pass

•Contain Bliter

Vs Run

Flow goes away you have QB

Flow comes to you  have the running back

Option your way you have QB

Vs Screens

Hot 2 leverages the screen

Hot 3 chases it down

Vertical Set?

Why vertical set?  

1. Allows you to play a lesser athlete at Offensive Linemen and also throw the ball. 
2. It is a more natural athletic movement Vertical Set vs Kick Sliding Guy Morris "You don't see corner backs kick sliding Receivers on Sundays?"  
3. In Dave Christensen's Winning Offensive Line Drills he spends 45 minutes on how to set to an defensive lineman aligned to the inside and outside.  Vertical Set saves the practice time.  
4. Reduces the the impact on the Quarterback if the Offensive Lineman get beats physically 5 yards to accelerate with the kick slide vs. 2 yards to accelerate with the vertical set.
5. All Twists and Stunts happen in front of the Offensive Linemen. 
6. The way Defensive Linemen win is to get their hips even with the Offensive Linemen hips. A vertical setting offensive lineman gets his hips away from the defensive lineman.
7. Vertical Set helps keep Offensive Linemen shoulders square to the line of scrimmage the kick slide will always cause a shoulder tilt.