Football analysis and strategy from Chris B. Brown
Ohio Option Football Coaches Clinic Talks (Video)
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Ohio Option Football Coaches Clinic Talks (Video)
Great stuff here from the Ohio Option Coaches Clinic of Malone coaches Joel Penner and Adam Chase presenting: For more information, check out the Ohio Option Coaches Clinic here.
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What’s Old Is New: Homer Smith on the Option
It’s no secret that I enjoy reading the thoughts of the great Homer Smith on football, and I came across a great old clinic article from Smith on a “new” approach to the triple option from 1970. In the article, Smith argues for adapting the triple option from the old “T-formation” with three backs to…
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Combining the shovel option with a sprint-out pass
One of my favorite recent evolutions in offenses has come from the rise of “combined” or “packaged” concepts, which might combine both a run and a quick pass play or a quick shovel screen and a quick pass into the same play. Part of the motivation behind such concepts is that they are simply good…
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Get your option on: Air Force triple-option clips
A day without some option is not a day I want to have:
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Smart Notes 1/14/2010
1 There’s a new book out there that I highlight recommend: Coaching the Under Front Defense, by Jerry Gordon. It’s a very nuts and bolts approach to the “under front,” a very common shifted variant of the traditional 4-3 defense, which is the defense of choice for teams and coaches as diverse as Charlie Strong…
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What’s wrong with Georgia Tech’s run game? (Is anything?)
Fits and starts. Georgia Tech’s offense is, by most statistical measures, beating its marks from last season. In ’08 the Jackets averaged roughly 370 yards of offense, while this year they are second in the ACC with over 400 total yards per game. Scoring is up by over six points a game too, up from…
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