Practice Script

Optimal Performance in Week 1 and Throughout the Season

Kirk Fridrich, head coach of Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, details how he winds down camp to prepare for week one, as well as how he sets the Redhawks’ practice weeks up for the season.

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Work Your Special Teams with a Kicking Scrimmage

In this episode of The Season, host Keith Grabowski goes into his coaching notebook to talk about practicing special teams, specifically running an entire scrimmage around third down offense/defense and the kicking game.

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OC Office Hour with Terry Shea: Executing Trick Plays

We dip into the archives for this week’s episode of OC Office Hour and revisit a conversation with Terry Shea, former Offensive Coordinator of the Chicago Bears and Head Coach at Rutgers, who breaks down how to conceptualize, practice, and execute trick plays. Listen On: “When you install a trick play or a special play…

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OC Office Hour with Charlie Eger: Winning on Third Down

Charlie Eger, current Tight Ends Coach for XFL Las Vegas and former Offensive Coordinator at the collegiate level, focuses on ways for offenses to be efficient on third down, even when not picking up the first down.

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Defense with DC (Week 4): Self-Scouting the Game Plan

The Defensive Coordinator for the USFL’s Michigan Panthers shares his self-scouting lessons learned for optimizing practice efficiency, preparing for opponents’ adjustments, as well as his weekly tips to defend the option – this week from a four-down structure.

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