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Andrew Coverdale – Head Coach – Castle High SchoolShared_responsibility@yahoo.com

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THE GOAL:THE GOAL: Build the RIGHT base, and ensure that it is Build the RIGHT base, and ensure that it is

as strong as it can be by the way it is as strong as it can be by the way it is practicedpracticed

““BUILD THE RIGHT BASE”BUILD THE RIGHT BASE”Within your system, create a core offense that fits your talent, Within your system, create a core offense that fits your talent, your opposition, and situational football, giving you the your opposition, and situational football, giving you the answers you need under stressful situations with the right answers you need under stressful situations with the right amount of volume.amount of volume.

*Most coaches go back to their core in tight spots/big *Most coaches go back to their core in tight spots/big gamesgames““ENSURE THAT IT IS STRONG”ENSURE THAT IT IS STRONG”Practice what you’re going to call IN PROPORTION to how much Practice what you’re going to call IN PROPORTION to how much you will call it…develop the SKILLS your kids will use in you will call it…develop the SKILLS your kids will use in proportion to how much they will use them! (Fundamentally proportion to how much they will use them! (Fundamentally sound)sound)

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STEPSSTEPS1.1. Develop your package: The 6-question Develop your package: The 6-question

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2.2. Prioritize your plays & allocate repsPrioritize your plays & allocate repsA. Running gameA. Running gameB. Passing gameB. Passing game

3.3. Create an installation chart based on Create an installation chart based on those prioritiesthose priorities

4.4. Identify skills associated with your Identify skills associated with your playsplays

5.5. Prioritize skills and block out practice Prioritize skills and block out practice based on those prioritiesbased on those priorities

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THE 6-QUESTION TESTTHE 6-QUESTION TEST1.1. Does it fit our philosophy, and does it Does it fit our philosophy, and does it

compliment other things in our offense?compliment other things in our offense?2.2. Does it fit our talent set?Does it fit our talent set?3.3. Do we understand the least desirable Do we understand the least desirable

things about it & are we prepared to live things about it & are we prepared to live with them?with them?

4.4. Can we coach it in detail and fix the Can we coach it in detail and fix the problems?problems?

5.5. Does it help us beat the teams we have Does it help us beat the teams we have to beat on our schedule?to beat on our schedule?

6.6. Is it ‘CHEAP’ or ‘EXPENSIVE’?Is it ‘CHEAP’ or ‘EXPENSIVE’?

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CHEAP v. EXPENSIVECHEAP v. EXPENSIVE1.1. How hard is it for kids to learn?How hard is it for kids to learn?2.2. How similar or different is it, How similar or different is it,

conceptually, to what your kids already conceptually, to what your kids already understand about football?understand about football?

3.3. How much practice time does it take to How much practice time does it take to get good at?get good at?

4.4. How many new skills are involved as How many new skills are involved as opposed to skills already being used opposed to skills already being used elsewhere in the offense?elsewhere in the offense?

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PRIORITIZING PLAYSPRIORITIZING PLAYS*RUNNING GAME: Allotment Chart*RUNNING GAME: Allotment Chart

*PASSING GAME: “Jobs” to do!*PASSING GAME: “Jobs” to do!

A. Defeating coverage (Needs chart)A. Defeating coverage (Needs chart)

B. Situational football (Menu)B. Situational football (Menu)

C. Quantifying it (Rep allotment)C. Quantifying it (Rep allotment)

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INSTALLATION SCHEDULEINSTALLATION SCHEDULE*The higher the ‘rep target’, the earlier it *The higher the ‘rep target’, the earlier it

goes in (common sense)goes in (common sense)

*Lots of approaches!*Lots of approaches!

*Week 1: *Week 1: Establish the COREEstablish the COREBase situationsBase situations

*Week 2:*Week 2: Tag, refine & adjust the Tag, refine & adjust the corecore

Apply to situationsApply to situations

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*Recognize the individual jobs that have to be *Recognize the individual jobs that have to be done by individual players on all your plays, done by individual players on all your plays, list thoselist thoseEXAMPLE: Power O – O Line>> EXAMPLE: Power O – O Line>> 1. Down block 1. Down block 2. Seal block2. Seal block 3. 3. Combo Combo

4. Slush4. Slush 5. Arc (TE)5. Arc (TE) 6. Skip 6. Skip pullpull

*Group skills to identify with families of plays *Group skills to identify with families of plays (e.g., Zone Skills, Gap skills, Screen Skills)(e.g., Zone Skills, Gap skills, Screen Skills)

*Spell out specifically your individual time, pre-*Spell out specifically your individual time, pre-season, for each positionseason, for each position

*Allot skills time that corresponds to the *Allot skills time that corresponds to the priority given the plays they’re used in, then priority given the plays they’re used in, then plug the drills that practice those skills into plug the drills that practice those skills into the individual time slotsthe individual time slots