Complementary Football

The ‘Always List’: How Jeff Traylor Aligns Game Plans with Program Identity

By Keith Grabowski Jeff Traylor doesn’t leave identity to chance. At UTSA, every phase of the game reflects a clear set of expectations. Those expectations reside in what he calls…

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Complementary Football Risk: Why Your Offense Must Shape Your Defense

This is Part 2 of our series on Complementary Football… Football is a game of decisions. Every call has a consequence, and every scheme carries risk. When coaches talk about…

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Build Identity and Play Complementary Football

Tommy Zagorski talks about the importance of establishing an identity early in the season, playing complementary football in all phases, and simulating situations in practice.

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Teach Tapes with Steve Hauser (Week 9): Walking the Field – Open Field First and Ten

Steve Hauser continues his “walk down the field,” this week focusing on how game plans, play calling, practice plans, and individual periods are built around the base situation of open field first and ten.

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Defense with DC + OC Office Hour Crossover Episode: Playing Complementary Football

On this unique Defense with DC + OC Office Hour crossover episode, Dan Carrel and Eric Marty, the coordinators for the USFL’s Michigan Panthers, team up to talk team football and how each side of the ball helps the other.

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