Trying to set up a playbook for some future coaching endeavors. Any suggestions for tags/motions that could be added?

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Is it common for most safety, receivers, tight end and cornerback to play quarterback . Because I heard lot of them say they played quarterback before or can play quarterback

Is it common for most safety, receivers, tight end and cornerback to play quarterback . Because I heard lot of them say they played quarterback before or can play quarterback

I am a high school coach that is in my first year at a school that has had a losing history. But, I come from a school that has been a winning program for over 30 years. I felt that the problem we had with our kids this year is that we only had about 5-6 seniors and no leadership/accountability. When we faced good competition they just kind of laid down when things got bad didn’t have much fight in them nor did they communicate well amongst each other. How do you all as coaches try to change culture in your program and in your kids so that they become better winners and even more importantly better leaders? SN: we didn’t end with the best record but we improved and were the best we’ve been at this school in the last decade. How do we build on this?

Trying to find a job in coaching but i’m only 19 years old. I’m not sure where to start looking. Coaching has been one of dreams since I was a kid. I just need some guidance.

My husband is part of a football league and manually draws plays and puts them into a wrist sleeve he has (forgive me if I use wrong terms here lol). I’ve noticed it’s very difficult for him to change his plays during the game - I set them up for him in the beginning because I have smaller fingers. I was wondering if there was anything more convenient in the market? Maybe something electronic? I mentioned his Apple Watch but he said it’s too small.

So I was watching a replay of Alabama vs LSU and LSU ran an end around/reverse type play. Later on in the second half, about midway through the 3rd quarter, Bama ran a play that was almost the exact same. It just piqued my curiosity on if you guys watch what the opposing offense does at all. I’d assume most of that time is spent talking with your own offense but I’ve never been a coach or anything so I was just curious.

I know that’s probably an oversimplification, but I’ve heard and observed on several occasions that West Coast offenses that have trouble running the ball really struggle against Cover 2 since they can’t get the defense out if that two high shell. Andy Reid, a WCO disciple has adopted more Air Raid concepts over the years. Is this because of Patrick Mahomes and his time in that offense at Texas Tech? Does it give him an antidote to Cover 2? I also just watched Buster Faulkner absolutely shred the Georgia defense using these concepts as well, although that may have been due to the pre snap motion more than the actual scheme. Thoughts?

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Hello all!

I am 32 years old and wrapping up my Active Duty time in the Army. I currently have an Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts and am a year out from a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing.

I was a Drill Sergeant for 3 years, have been an Operations NCO & Training NCO for several echelons of organizations within the Army, and am a Master Fitness Trainer. I'm very used to working with a training kiddos fresh out of high school. I also played high school and follow college and NFL football very closely.

I have a whole lot of skills that are beneficial for football coaching, but not the exact qualifications that a lot of coaches seem to possess.

Is becoming a Varsity football coach a realistic expectation? Any suggestions? I'm looking specifically into the Jackson County, Michigan area (and surrounding areas).

Thank you so much!

This offseason our Head Coach decided to step away from coaching for a while and so the High School is going to hire a new Head Coach shortly. Our old Head Coach was the OC as well, so there will be openings for both spots. Last year I was in the booth helping the head coach with play calling and giving him info as to what the defense was doing.

My question is, what should I have prepared for the eventual interview when the OC position gets posted? My plan right now is to have a full playbook that incorporates what we did well last year (averaged over 40 points a game) and what I did at my previous school that worked well. I want to keep the naming and most overall schemes but put a few of my own tweaks that I think will work well with the personnel we will have next year.

What else should I be thinking about/have prepared for the eventual interview? Thanks for your help!

Have anything on your mind or got any fun plans for the weekend? Feel free to discuss them here!

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I’ve always wondered why the vast majority of plays called in these situations telegraph that it’s going to be a running play designed to pick up just the very short yardage needed. The defense can then scheme against those exact types of plays. I’d understand if it was far more common to line up like that as a decoy, but then do something tricky.

When a team comes to the line of scrimmage on 1st down, they can run just about anything in their playbook. The defense has to scheme against a wide variety of plays, potentially cover the entire field, and can’t stack 8-9 men in the box.

Also, I’d guess that the league-wide average yards gained on any first down play is well over 1-2 yards.

So why don’t teams line up on 3rd & 1 and 4th & 1 like it’s first down and potentially use much more of their playbook?

Has anyone ever tried kicking the ball straight up in the air 10 yards downfield? Basically lifting the ball to mimic a Hail Mary type play where at least the kicking team has a chance at a play.

I’m new to sports and when looking at defensive plays, I notice that it is coming from the top of the page to the bottom of the page. It would make more sense to me to go from bottom of the page to top, like from my perspective whether offense or defense. Is there a reason it’s that way? Not sure if that makes sense.

Welcome to Chalk Talk Thursday! This is our weekly discussion thread for users to submit new plays they have designed. If you have an idea for a play and can draw it up, please post here. Keep in mind that it is very rare that one could devise a viable play that is entirely new that hasn't been ran before somewhere. Be open to criticism as well. There is so much more to coaching football than drawing plays, and many people do not realize how much coaching, technique, and development needs to happen on the actual field for a play to work.

It is strongly recommended that you STUDY a system or scheme first to gain an idea of how a play is put together, and how RULES help a play function.

PLEASE PROVIDE CONTEXT FOR YOUR PLAY!

Guidelines:

• No "joke" plays. We are here to learn.
• Specify WHY you are designing a play, and WHAT level/league it is for. It's fine if you're not coaching, but we need the context.
• Your submission needs RULES that guide your players on what to do.
• Pass plays require some type of QB progression for making a decision on who to throw to.
• Be mindful that you cannot predict what your opponent will run 100%. Designing plays to be "Cover X" beaters, or "3-4 beaters" IS NOT the way to go about it. It is better to have one play with solid rules and coaching points that can attack anything than one play for each coverage, front, personnel, or stunt you face.
• There is no universal terminology in football. Call plays what you want, but keep in mind that no one cares about fancy play names, or the terminology aspect.
• Please offer more text/information on your play than just a link or picture.
• Draw your play up against a realistic opponent!
• Make sure your offensive play is a legal formation. In 11-man football, you can have no more than 4 players behind the line of scrimmage (minimum of 7 on. You can have more than 7 on the line as well). Only backs (players behind the line) and the end players on the line of scrimmage are eligible receivers.

You may use whatever medium you'd like to draw your play. Two common software for designing plays that have free options:

• GoArmy Edge - Football
• Playmaker X

I am asking this, because I'm trying to keep this sub from getting over-saturated by "How's my technique" videos, "How's my play" posts, and HS kids asking questions they really should be going to their coaches for.

I created the daily off-topic threads where all of those things can be posted, but no one seems to be utilizing them. I am NOT going to relax the rules 24/7, because this sub will quickly become unbearable for many of our regular users. However, how would you feel if say every Friday, Saturday, or Sunday we relax those rules and folks can post whatever they want as long as it's relevant to the game?

If you have other suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them as well!

I would like to know how loopers respond when in the inside zone (full zone). I would also like you to share any useful videos you have.

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Weakside run from trips:

-Stretch -Toss -Speed Option

Which one and why?

Hi all- I have a 7v7 10U team I’m coaching for the second year. Maybe 1/3 of the kids have a decent football IQ. Nearly all teams run zone defense and I’d like to try it in Spring.

First- how do you explain zone defense, I can in my own way, but curious other approaches.

How do you show the kids in practice visually what area/who they need to cover?

What are ways to practice zone defense?

What tips are you giving them- watch the QB’s eyes, communicate, etc…

Some notes on the league: One hand touch. Exclusively passing, absolutely no running. No rushing the QB. 5 seconds to throw. 6 players on offense(tee is 7th player) and 7 players on defense. 40 yard field, 50 yards wide.

I really appreciate any tips or experiences you’ve had that worked or didn’t work or learned from.

Thank you!

Hi! Trying to learn football to bond with my bf. Got on the bandwagon with the new Lions team.

I am working hard to understand the positions and their purposes and am doing well. But when trying to understand the field before a play starts, I don't know where to look. The play starts, finishes, and my boyfriend references an action that a player made and I'm like how did you even see that? I'm having trouble reading the defense, offense, keeping an eye on the quarterback and wide receivers, and predicting what they might do all in the few seconds before a play starts.

Before a play, where do your eyes scan? What do you focus on? What are you reading when you're looking at the defense and offense?

I hope this makes sense. I understand the general goal of both sides and what the main goal of each position is but it still just looks like a blur of jerseys at this point. I'm just looking for a guide for what you analyze when a play is set up. Do I need to learn the basics of certain types of plays (eg. shotgun, blitz, etc)

I got question how many freshmen would you move up to varsity once there freshmen season over with

I just recently applied to a graduate school and am looking to get recommendations on how to apply for a graduate assistantship or even just volunteer. Does anyone have experience about how to go about this? Who to reach out to? I previously played college football a few years ago and would love to get my foot back into it.

Thanks for all the help!

We all talk about hip mobility and how important it is, but how come arm stretches are never done as a team? Are they just not that important?

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Welcome to the Daily Off Topic Thread. In this thread we are going to permit off-topic conversations that do not fit the general content of the sub. Here is what this sub can be used for:

• Play Designs (normally in violation of Rule 11)
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• Lighter, off topic conversations adjacent to football, but do not necessarily fall under the coaching or strategy of the game.
• Equipment questions
• By Off Topic, I mean Off Topic. Feel free to share or comment about other topics
• Product promotion that can clearly not be seen as link spamming or karma farming

Here is what's not allowed:

• Random pictures of your "drip" or pics of your body (I see this a lot in smaller football subs)
• NSFW content, extensive swearing, and any content violating reddit rules
• Violation of sub rules and question that are answered in the HS/Youth Player FAQ
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• Link and promo spamming (do not be posting every single day)

PLEASE make use of these resources below before you post:

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