Play Calling

Connectivity of Plays: Using the Mini Series for More Effective Play Calling

Homer Smith’s Philosophy on Creating Mini-Series for Offensive Success Homer Smith, one of football’s great offensive minds, shared his philosophy on effective play-calling during a 1995 clinic presentation. He highlighted how the single-wing and wing-T formations used beautifully tied-together plays to mislead and outmaneuver defenses. These systems forced defenders to remain vigilant against multiple threats,…

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The Art of Play Calling – Dub Maddox, Offensive Coordinator, Union High School (OK)

In this episode, Dub Maddox discusses the challenges and strategies involved in becoming a successful play caller. From learning through failures to leveraging analytics, Coach Maddox shares valuable insights and practical tips for honing play-calling skills.

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Coach and Coordinator Partners with Modern Football to Showcase Top Coaches on Technology’s Leading-Edge

Modern Football Technology harnesses the power of tendencies to improve self-scouting, game planning, and in-game decision making, all from one platform.

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The Strategic Power of the Self-Scout

James Vint looks at simple ways to make data efficient for your time and produce actionable information. These wrinkles and adjustments put your offense in a position to win as the season rolls on.

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OC Office Hour: Play Calling Strategy from Homer Smith

On this episode of OC Office Hour, we share timeless tips for improving your play calling from the late Homer Smith’s Handbook for Coaching the Football Passing Attack. Coach Smith was a savant of offensive football and published many of his strategies, helping coaches understand and teach theory, and not just assignment. Listen On: Homer…

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OC Office Hour with Jeff Mullen: Creating Explosive Plays

Jeff Mullen, former offensive coordinator at West Virginia and UNC-Charlotte, discusses explosive plays – both runs and passes. Coach Mullen digs into everything from numbers runs to using tempo, sweeps and reverses, as well as RPO’s and play-action passes. Listen On: Jeff Mullen coached college football at the Division 1 level for over 25 years, including…

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