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Stephen Parker

ITP Glossary: Smash Concept - Inside The Pylon - 0 views

  • Smash Concept The smash concept consists of two routes, run on the same side of the field, that seeks to stress zone coverage with paired high-low routes. The high route is often a corner route that gets the receiver 12-15 yards downfield. Meanwhile, the low route is usually a quick hitch or curl, settling into an unoccupied zone. The goal of the smash concept is to force a coverage decision by the cornerback or flat defender: converge on the short route, or maintain depth on the high option, conceding the underneath route.
Stephen Parker

3 Simple Smash Concepts | The Spread Offense - 0 views

  • The Smash concept is a great pass concept to defeat zone coverage.  It attacks the flat defender in any zone defense, whether it’s a corner in Cover 2 or an outside linebacker in Cover 3 or Cover 4. These concepts put vertical stress on the deep defender with a corner route, and horizontal stress on the flat defender with a route that attacks the outside flat space. The concept is effective no matter where you are on the field — smash to the boundary, to the field, or even in the red zone aimed for the pylon. The ability to call smash anywhere on the field, and the high success rate for a high school QB is one of the main reasons why coaches install this as a main drop back pass.
  • Most coaches will only run smash against a 2 high structure defense — whether that’s cover 2 or cover 4. I also like smash concept against a single high structure as long as it’s not mirrored on both sides. Below are a few different variations of running smash.
Stephen Parker

The Smash Concept: A Complete Guide to a Universal Pass Play - Throw Deep Publishing - 0 views

  • Whether you're watching a modern day spread offense, or a run heavy triple-option attack, almost every football team in the country carries the smash concept in their pass game. This concept is very teachable and applicable to all levels of football, because of this, you’ll  find teams running the smash concept both at the youth levels of football, all the way up to NFL teams running it in basic and advanced formats on Sundays. 
  • Coverages it Does Well Against Man Coverage- With the CB’s locked on the hitch route runners, the corner routes become legitimate options as they have plenty of space to operate. Speedy slot receivers, and athletic TE bodies become great options down the field to create big plays in these situations. Cover 2- With the CB playing low as the flat defender in Cover 2, the corner route has plenty of room to operate against the safety in the natural void created by the defense. This is a go-to concept for teams looking to take advantage of cover 2 from opposing defenses. Cover 4- The QB can high-low the CB with ease against Cover 4 defenses. The OLB’s become the flat defenders, while also having to honor their run responsibilities. A hitch route thrown on time should beat the flat defenders, and the corner routes become a great option if the CB’s bite on the hitch routes from the #1 receivers. 
  • Cover 3 is problematic to the smash concept if the offense isn’t careful. In Cover 3, the OLB’s become the flat defenders on both sides of the formation, as the CB’s become responsible for the deep 1/3rd.
Stephen Parker

Football 101: The Smash Concept - Weekly Spiral - 0 views

  • The Smash Concept is a zone coverage beater and is one of the most popular concepts to attack Cover 2 or Cover 4. The concept creates a vertical stretch on the flat defender and can attack the middle of the field with supplementary routes if the Smash concept itself is covered.
  • Smash targets the flat defender. It doesn’t matter if that defender is the corner in Cover 2, the outside linebacker in Cover 3, or anyone else assigned to the flats. As long as it’s zone coverage with one deep defender and one underneath defender to one side of the field, the concept will work. It forces that flat defender to either gain depth under the deep route and make the flats available or stay in the flats and open up a window behind them.
  • There are many different ways to get to the Smash concept, but the most common routes used are: A corner route that breaks at 10-12 yards from the inside (#2) receiverA quick hitch, or “smash” route from the outside (#1) receiver
Stephen Parker

Mega Splits is passing the test. - 0 views

  • Mega Splits is passing the test.
  • The mega splits definitely worked when we ran our VERY mobile QB between the guards.
  • We use a lot of double TE sets but the formation is about 12 yards wide with 10 year olds.
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  • It does require backs that can properly play in that space though.
  • I cant really do what Michael is doing per say because we are under center.
  • we started out with everyone touching fingertips which equaled about 30 inches
  • Mostly the backs all play in-between the TE's and have specific rules per their alignment.
  • If their man realigns then that means the entire OL is re identifying.
  • pulling is one GINORMOUS waste of time with youths.
  • Wedge. Every team needs a wedge. No arguments there.
  • Then we muddle huddled.
  • Michaels 3 cone drill is invaluable for this.
  • Play calling is simple. We called a base play and formation in the muddle huddle the looked for bubbles and mis matches once they lined up.
  • Since Beast is a gun snap we did compress down the A Gap splits
Stephen Parker

Wide Splits - Beast - 0 views

  • You DO NOT WANT first level double teams when using mega splits. There is NO PULLING unless you want to PIN and PULL ONE GAP.
  • Mega splits with a count system is designed to FIX all that nonsense...and it does.     
Stephen Parker

Strategic Use of OL Splitting to Gain Blocking Angles and Improve Double Teams - 0 views

  • What I have learned through coaching in this manner is that our players start to learn the “why” of our splitting, often through their correctible mistakes on film.
  • I must note that we do a fair amount of walk through coaching. 
  • Maximum splitting
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  • Minimum splitting
  • over splitting
  • Over spitting can range between three and five feet from the guard.
Stephen Parker

Zone Blocking: A Simplified Version - BGObsession.com - 0 views

  • This is a key concept. Take them where they want to go
Stephen Parker

Pistol Formation Part I: Evolution and Theory - Shakin The Southland - 0 views

  • The Pistol formation is a hybrid formation that utilizes strengths from both the Shotgun and single back (ace) formations. 
  • The "Pistol" formation was devised by Chris Ault at the University of Nevada and made its debut in the 2004 Wolf Pack football season.
  • One of these advantages is spreading defensive personnel to help an undersized offensive line. 
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  • Ault utilized a basic inside zone, an outside zone, and a misdirection play. 
  • A newer offense that has been developed utilizing the Pistol formation is the Ski Gun (or Skee Gun, as it was originally developed by a High School in Muskegon, Michigan).  The core idea behind this "Ski Gun" runs a version of the triple option as its base play.  From the looks of it, it is the Wing-T with the QB in the backfield.  Hence, the Pistol formation can be unitlized with almost any existing scheme.
Stephen Parker

Understanding Zone Blocking and Florida State's Offensive Line - Tomahawk Nation - 0 views

  • Offensive linemen are looking to block zones instead of assigned men. 
  • What if linemen worked as a unit instead of chasing around these freaks that teams were now employing at defensive tackle?  Welcome to zone blocking; the thinking man's way to block.  Again, the entire goal is to eliminate penetration.
  • According to the father of zone running, Alex Gibbs, the man who designed the Denver Broncos running game with Terrell Davis (orchestrating one of the biggest super bowl upsets in the modern era), the entire key to the running game is to stay positive:
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  • We want the system where even the "bad" play gains something.  The entire objective is to stay out of 3rd and long.  We throw out the run plays with which we cannot consistently avoid negatives.
  • Unlike man blocking, where each player has an assigned man to block; zone blocking creates an initial double-team with two players blocking a single defensive lineman.
  • The zone scheme is designed to create organized chaos at the LOS.
  • My center must be football brilliant.
  • Cannot have guys who get driven back.
  • A "1C" is a runner (he can be either powerful or fast) who starts to run in one direction, and when he sees a hole open up in the defense he cuts back to that opening and runs in a straight line.  This goes against the instincts of most players.
  • Another key for a 1C is the ability to keep one's legs moving during a tackle.  
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    Offensive linemen are looking to block zones instead of assigned men. 
Stephen Parker

Tulsa Hurry-Up, No-Huddle Offensive Procedures & Philosophies - 0 views

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    The Receivers and the Running Backs get the call from the sidelines.  The Quarterback echos the call to the Offensive Line.  For Tulsa's signals, a color will tell players whether to look at a play-call number on the board, or to look at the signal guy.  One of them is always a dummy.  Right and Left will confuse the players, so they use "Spread OVER THERE or OVER HERE" to indicate the sideline or boundary to go to.
Stephen Parker

running backs blocking in space - 1 views

  • We start out with our mirror drils with hands behind their backs and mirroring defenders actions while taking good angles and slowly attacking. This is non contact train the brain in open space. With their hands out of the equation they then rely on their feet...then when you allow hands and full contact they are good to go.
  • FOLLOW THE BUTTS!!!
  • For LBers, we use the phrase, if he approaches "soft", use hands, if he approaches "hard" use shoulder. Got that from Murphy. Works pretty good for us
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  • ) Flipper block:  Big fizzle for me.  DW Forum said it worked great for them.2) Stalk block: This has produced some great blocks for me on safetys and corners.  We have gotten 8 second blocks in practice.  But on ILBer's, another big fizzle.3) Drive (hands) block: This is what I started with.  Must not have worked too well because, afterwards, I tried everything else.4) Shoulder block: This is common for me to teach my backs because my HB and WB are usually smaller than their opposing LBer.5) Screen block ("Get in the way" or, as one coach told his team when he couldn't stop it, "Don't worry, guys.  They're just running a whole lot of blockers through a great big hole."): Has some great moments.  Requires perfect timing.6) Rolling Block:  If you ever want to see a LBer just get completely taken out of a play (as in pancaked), this block will do it.  Unfortunately, the blockers seem very timid about using it.
  • Never require a back or TE to hold a block on a LBer. 
  • I don't think anyone's got a "magic bullet" for blocking LBer's
  • Get on the man and get on him now! Never look back. Create "interference" if needed. Be a friggin' pest/nuisance/pain in the @$$ to opponent.
  • One of the biggest tricks to stalk blocking is that the defender is always going to be looking AT THE  BALL..get your body between the ball and the defenders eyes and keep it there.
  • I've thought about bringing a soccer ball to practice and rolling it behind a lead blocker to mimic a runner but who wants to bring a soccer ball to practice?
  • soccer balls are a great tool in teaching your ends how to play our force tech...we use them a lot.
  • .if the LB is coming aggressively hit him with your inside shoulder (seal him away from where the runner will go)...if he is coming soft...hand block him and mirror him away from the runner.
  • ou always start a kid at LBer You know your guys can beat.  Always set your blockers up for SUCCESS.
  • Never set them up for FAILURE.
  • o back to the next talent below this LBer and let your blockers SUCCESSFULLY beat on him for awhile
  • Never use your actual runners in this drill. 
  • We use a mix of hands and shoulders, b/c, that's what happens in real live games. Look at your footage fellas. Do not limit your weapons my friends. We do demand a shoulder on a hard charging LBer. And on any kickouts by backs. But if a "kickout-ee" goes soft and is "panzie-ish", our guys would probably use hands. Or, if kickout man is a DE and a "squeezer", we may game plan to "Charmin" him and log/load him with hands. Depends on situation that occurs in a split second.
  • But downfield, for me, is all about hustle, desire, attitude, and WANT TO! Both in the coach teaching it and in the player executing it. You must convince your players about the importance of getting downfield. No exceptions.
  • For Herman...(ask for his o-line blocking tape & blocking drills from Gannon days; his o-line manual is superb)http://www.bucksweep.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1979For Murphy...(his o-line blocking videos, worth it, DC will provide a $ back guarantee if you're not satisfied , lol)http://www.coachtimmurphy.com/PM me about others... « Last Edit: May 15, 2010, 04:05:28 PM by JB » Logged Lenny - The Best Ever in the ACC
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    We require our receivers to block in space. Quite a few years back Coach Calande helped me with stalk blocking and Jacks mirror drill is key. We start out with our mirror drils with hands behind their backs and mirroring defenders actions while taking good angles and slowly attacking. This is non contact train the brain in open space. With their hands out of the equation they then rely on their feet...then when you allow hands and full contact they are good to go.
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