special teams
Blocked Punt? The Culprit Might Be Your Punter.
Whenever you see a punt blocked the announcers race to find a flaw with protection but rarely point out the main culprit...the punter....
Chargers’ Punt Alert Fails Vs Raiders
The Las Vegas punt return team only had ten players on the field. The Chargers recognized it and went right to their punt alert. ...
Marshall 96 Yard Fake Reverse Kickoff Return
One of the plays that kept Marshall in last night's game all the way up until the end was a 96 yard fake reverse kickoff return....
Check Your Shield Punt Pro Splits
We want to take a moment to look at a special teams play early in the game. The Vols blocked the very first Pitt shield punt of the game....
Don’t Be A 4th Down Punting Cop Out
When we hear a coach say "We are so bad at punting, we might as well just go for it every time." that is just being a 4th down cop out....
Get Your Special Teams Help In Seconds
The Special Teams help you will find here kept us off the street many times in our thirty years of college and NFL coaching. ...
FirstDown PlayBook Kickoff Coverage Clinic
We break this kickoff coverage clinic into distinct parts. 1. Get Off Zone 2.Speed & Read Zone 3.Avoid Zone 4. Collision Zone 5.Tackle Zone...
Snapping Technique From Pat Mannelly
Two of the most painful coaching experiences I ever had in football coaching revolved around entering training camp without a long snapper. ...
Special Teams Punt Return Clinic
I once worked with a very good NFL coach who described a lot of special teams as "one man whipping another man's ass." ...
Special Teams Whole Part Whole Teaching
If you are a young special teams coach and you are trying to teach every position for any of your six phases, you are in trouble. ...
Strength & Conditioning For Kickers
We don't spend enough time talking about the specialists on your team. Here are some things to be considering this time of year....
Kickoff Coverage Stack & Fold Technique
One of the things you will learn if you coach football long enough is that there are a lot of different ways to say the same thing. What is important is that you say it the same way to ...