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.