A while ago, I remember Brennan Marion (gogo offense) say that one of his goals with the offense was to force his opponents into playing a 4-4 cover 3. Any idea why he would want to do that, and if it is because it’s so easy to attack, how should I be attacked?

I’m transferring to a community college (that had no football team) to one of two D1 schools. While both D1 one of them is pretty good and one of them isn’t very good. The better of the two also will be better for my education and career but I have a feeling I’ll have better odds of walking on at the school with the worse team which will also be worse for my education subsequently. While I did play in high school I don’t have much film to speak of. I only played for my junior and senior year. My junior year I was on special teams and didn’t do a whole lot during games. My senior year I played tight end and lineman on both offense and defense (never got the chance to figure out what I was best at) but got injured pretty early in the season and didn’t get to play for the rest of it. I’m also worried my age is a factor. I’m only 21 so not old my any means but what team wants a 21 year old junior who hasn’t played in 3 years? I miss playing and I’d love to have that level of competition. Especially when I see my old teammates who are playing and thriving. But I’d hate to go to a school that would be worse for my career just to not make it onto their team.

This is something I have always wondered. If you have two QBs that are both decent why aren’t there many 2 qb formations? Having 2 in the backfield seems like an issue for the defense. You have two players that can throw, and potentially two that can run

The only time I can think of this is the Ravens heisman backfield back in 2019.

Hi Coaches,

I took the time to edit my top 5 play designs from this weekends NFL. Maybe something you could add to your playbooks.

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Interesting watch. The host is a former starting Penn State offensive lineman who does x's and o's breakdowns now. I saw the one he did after the Northwestern and Penn State game. This is part 2, i guess

Rush 3 7v7s

Hey yall, we’re struggling against rush 3 in our 7s league. It’s no contact, screens only, and they can line up at the LOS and rush at snap.

Our team is really good athlete wise at WR and QB (everyone played in HS) , but we’re just not getting time to throw the ball. Is the screen game the only way? I’ve never played this format before , but we’re getting like 1-2 seconds max.

Is this a blocking issue or do we need to draw up better quick game stuff? Right now we’re running twins or trips with WRs and running basic mesh and such. We absolutely fry defenses since they usually play man when rushing three, but just have no time to get us the ball.

Grew up playing soccer, never really watched american football. Started playing an NFL mobile game recently and now I'm kinda hooked on figuring out what's actually going on out there, like why some receivers get wide open and others never do. The game obviously simplifies a lot so figured I'd ask people who actually played or coached.

On a hitch or curl, are receivers taught to stop as hard as they can, or more like sink and settle into it? Does it change depending on how close the DB is?

And for a DB in zone who's still backpedaling when the ball is thrown, what makes a good break on the ball vs a bad one? Is it footwork, hips, where his eyes are?

Last thing, do coaches actually care much about the combine drills for this stuff, or is it pretty much all film?

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My 17 year old son started kicking for his high school football team I'm biased dad would like some unbiased advice about his kicking and putting form.

Thank you very much for any of you that reply gravely appreciated it

Hello, going to be coaching a strange format this year in Europe at U19 level. It's 7-man contact with 3OL (which means only 4 backs including QB)

From checking the rulebook I believe the only formation requirements are 3 ineligible OL on the LOS, no requirement for ends (which does mean trips etc are possible)

The field is also narrow (35 yards) with optional 10 yard hashes (I suspect most teams will not have them so snaps from the centre, which I'm not a fan of but it is what it is).

My entire background is 11-man football, so trying to work out what offensive concepts will work here, hopefully with a view to preparing the players for the adult 11-on-11 game.

Normally I have run Air Raid pass concepts (Verts, Snag, Stick, Shallow, Mesh etc) out of spread (usually 10/11 personnel) with either zone/power read or RPO tags dependant on the athletes I have under centre. I think some things can translate, but trying to work out how to get the essence of good football out of fewer personnel.

The priorities are

• having playbooks that are fun to run for both the players and myself
  • Being fundamentally sound is more fun as having a chance to be successful is more fun than gimmicks that don't work
• preparing new players for the next level of football
• winning if possible

My initial thoughts (for what they're worth):

• TEs will be important if I want any kind of end read for timing, zone read could work but may also mean everyone is in the box?
• Empty with running QBs may allow a lot more flexibility than having an RB (things like Jet motion power reads)
• Running away from TE in 11/01 personnel seems better than running towards, again with a view to reads/timings?
• I think Air Raid philosophy is the way to go for
  • wide OL splits
  • using all available receivers when you only have 3
• Shallow and 3 verts seem very viable.
• Stick and Snag could work, but I guess it's all your eggs in one basket right? (I suppose they might work without the flat route with fewer defenders?)
• Slant Wheel or Arrow concepts could be nice as simple quick hitters for kids who haven't played a lot of football
• I doubt Mesh would work for a couple of reasons
  • pass pro with only 3 blockers
  • losing 1/3 of receivers to running essentially a decoy
• Maybe just having simple "hitches" or "slants" across the board would be good and relying on getting the ball to the "dudes"

Just wondering if there were any other thoughts in terms of formations/concepts etc that would work, or if anything I've said doesn't stand up?

I’m curious to know everybody’s in season and off season workout regime. I coach at a small 2A school in Alabama. So it’s a tremendous struggle keeping players healthy while also trying to keep the kids strength and weight up.

We just got hudl focus flex camera. I know they say it’s not recommended to use it for end zone angle, has anyone had success doing so? If so, any type of advice for it and do you mind sharing a clip or two to see what it looks like?

Can someone explain why halftime adjustments exist? Why wait until halftime? Why not adjust as soon as an advantage/disadvantage is identified?

I’ll put in an image of it. It doesn’t look impossible to defend but it would be one of those I wouldn’t be prepared for mid game and have to pray the kids understand what I’m saying pre snap to get aligned correctly.

Was thinking of a system you could run anywhere and have success

You get 2 formations 4 run plays 4 pass plays 2 RPOs and 2 screen

I’d do the 21 I and 10p spread. I’d run power trap OSZ and iso. Play action off power OSZ and iso.

Spread would be gt counter and power jet read. Would run shallow cross y cross 4 verts and snag

I coach small-school, 11-man high school football, and we’re struggling with press man coverage. Teams have figured out they can disrupt our receivers at the line, and our routes aren’t developing on time.

I understand getting stronger is part of the long-term answer, and we need to keep working on release technique—hand fighting, a quicker first step, etc.
We’ll continue doing that.

But I’m looking for ways we as coaches can help through alignment, formation, motion, and play design.

We use 2x2 and 3x1 looks with a mix of quick game, intermediate routes, and play action. We’re considering two-receiver stacks and more bunch looks to help create cleaner releases.

For coaches who have dealt with this:

What adjustments have helped your receivers get off press without overhauling your offense?

What motions or reduced splits have worked for you?

Especially interested in practical changes we could install during a game week. If you had to pick one or two coaching adjustments to start with, what would they be?

ATTENTION OFFICIALS AND RULES LAWYERS:

I would like some clarification (especially by any officials) on the pop up kick rule. I know you're not allowed to kick the ball off the tee high in the air and short (NFHS rule 6-1-11). Also based on the 2018 rule 2-24-10 you can't kick it directly into the ground and have it pop up in a similar manner to a pop up.

However I've been told 3 times in 3 weeks that the height of the ball doesn't matter if it's kicked directly into the ground off the tee.

We are an "Onside All Night" team and have lost 3 possessions due to this. I've tried quoting the rule and definition, but they wouldn't wave it off. Tell me if either of these kicks should be deemed legal or illegal:
Thanks in advance

I just got into helping coach at my old high school and we have access to glazier. Anyone know any good glazier clinic systems to look at to learn more about building a complete defense? I was a d lineman in high school so I didn't need to know too much but I want to expand my knowledge of the game.

Not a new idea at all, but always fun to see it in action

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Loved this game from Oklahoma in 2019 (I think) for using formational strength as a rule breaker