special teams
Special Teams: Always Force The Punt
It seems elementary but you must force the punt every time or you put your punt returner in an impossible situation and risk a fake....
Please Help Your Punt Returner
Your Punt Returner needs your help and that means more than saying "catch the ball and make a big play". Be a coach and help the kid. ...
Charlie Coiner Featured on Coach And Coordinator Podcast
FirstDown PlayBook's Charlie Coiner was recently featured on the Coach And Coordinator podcast along with two other special teams coaches....
OU Kickoff Return Reverse Penalty
When a special teams coach dials up a kickoff return reverse there had better been a lot of practice time devoted to it. ...
PAT/FG Block Effort Is Revealing
How hard does a defense play? Just watch them on PAT/FG Block. If they play hard on that special teams play then they play hard all the time....
Special Teams Kickoff Coverage Tips
It's that time of the year when special teams coaches who are a little long in the tooth expose a young coach's kickoff coverage coaching....
Simple & Deceptive Kickoff Returns
Keep your kickoff returns simple and deceptive and you will find that you are spending more of your special teams practice time on technique....
Football Clinic Season Is Over. Now What?
Football clinic season is over. Some schools are still hiring coaches. Some young coaches will get their special teams assignments in July....
Your Best Kickoff Coverage Player Needs Your Help
Your best kickoff coverage player needs your help. What are you going to do to help him out? Tell him to run faster? Play harder?...
Army Punt Block No Accident
The Army punt block touchdown on Saturday was promoted as a Navy protection mistake. Maybe so, but this block was well designed by Army....
Punt Coverage Lane Replace
The transfer portal has almost guaranteed that special teams techniques like punt coverage lane replace would get lost in the shuffle....
Long Snapping Basics
These are the basics of long snapping. It takes hundreds of repetitions to become proficient. However, quality over quantity is still supreme....