System Design and Adjustments: Insights from Karson Pike
It’s easy to become enthralled by a concept trending on social media. We see the play work, and we want it in our offense. The correct question is not, “Should…
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Hal Mumme’s Insight and Method for Selecting Personnel
When selecting personnel, Hal Mumme, a pioneer of the Air Raid offense, offers invaluable insights that every football coach can benefit from. Mumme’s approach is grounded in his extensive experience…
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Phil Longo’s Don’t Blink Offense – The Magic Formula
Wisconsin OC Phil Longo brings to the Big Ten his version of the Air Raid, a simple and efficient offensive philosophy built around personnel and balance.
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Adding Multiplicity and Flexibility with the Counter Play
In this era of inside zone schemes, the counter, a play popularized by Joe Gibbs in Washington in the 1980’s, has returned.
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Phil Longo on Instinctiveness: Play the Best Eleven
A coach’s job is to get the best eleven on the field. But who are they? North Carolina Offensive Coordinator Phil Longo says it’s the guys who can play instinctively.
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3 Tips on Installing Procedures and Running an Uptempo Offense
The procedures coaches use to operate must be installed early in camp in order to play fast as part of an offensive attack.
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Offense R&D – Tackles
By Keith Grabowski In our first two installments we talked about the offensive line and how different skills sets should be considered when choosing scheme to fit your personnel. The…
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Offense R&D Series – The Interior Offensive Line, Part 1
It is the time of the year where we evaluate what we did last season, what we have coming back for next season, and how we need to evolve in…
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12 Days of Christmas – Distort the Defense with Power Read
One play that we fell in love with because of its flexibility and its ability to stretch a defense was power read. It seems like an easy play to install,…
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A Better Definition of Game Planning
There’s plenty of ways to game plan: Well, what’s the best answer? Andy Kotelnicki, offensive coordinator at the University of Buffalo has studied this at great length. He believes it…
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