Questions that always come up at Clinics are how many plays are too many?  How do I know if I have enough? What if they change defenses and there is a better play against that defense? How can I cover all possibilities and still be simple? Do I deviate from my base to exploit a [...]

Question and Answer with Rick Lantz Rick Lantz has over forty years of experience coaching football. He’s been both a head coach and an assistant coach. So he brings a lot of perspective to the table. He is most known as a defensive coordinator. A well- traveled defensive coordinator with a wealth of experience with [...]

Adjust, Adapt and Advance By: Tony DeMeo One of the most common questions I get on the clinic circuit is: “What do you do if you don’t have a running quarterback?” Of course I would like to have a Quarterback that throws like Montana and runs like Jim Brown but somehow those guys are kind [...]

Practice is Sacred By: Tony DeMeo Regardless of what scheme you run the greatest way to improve your team is to improve your practices. The more productive the practices, the more productive your offense will be. One of the most important jobs a head coach has is to make practices as productive as possible. This [...]

The Isolation Play has been a staple of the I Power game for decades. John McKay’s USC Trojans, Woody Hayes’ Buckeyes and Bo’s Michigan teams all made a living running their Tailback up the middle with a big bruising fullback leading the way. However this was not the play of choice for the “have not” [...]

Top Ten Bowl Coaching Matchups BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: LSU vs ‘Bama – LSU is #1 unless the Tide blows them out. Two great coaches who understand the game. Defense & ball security are the 2 most important factors in football. If either team can score 25 points they will win. Scoring a non- offensive TD [...]

I’ve talked for years about the use of “Smart Splits” to help the offensive line but we’ve also used various perimeter splits to our advantage as well. Our philosophy with perimeter splits is the same as an Accordion or “Squeeze Box”.  Moving your wide outs in and out like an Accordion creates a number of [...]

This week is the start of the 2011 College football season. The season is starting a week later than normal because of the new NCAA ruling. Why this decision was made is hard to understand. My belief is that this move is another example of college presidents who want to have football teams for revenue [...]

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As we approach pre-season planning is one of the most important factors in your team’s success. The details of planning are essential to maximize your time. The best advice I can pass on is always install less. Have only one good answer play rather than 5 mediocre ones. Prepare each practice with the same attention [...]