Program Evolution

From Off-season to Friday

nights through the Playoffs

Off-season-staff
Evaluate the previous season
What were your programs strengths and
weaknesses?
Where are the greatest area of need and
what should be your returning strengths?
What part of your team was the best
prepared and why?
Did you reach the team goals? Why?
File game plans for next years opponents
and include self-evaluations.

Off-season-staff
Post-season conversations with your
captains and coaching staff individually.
Take notes and look for any common themes,
suggestions or concerns.
For example, more film time, more
fundamentals, etc.
Implement appropriate feedback.
Address any concerns you have internally.

Off-season - Players
Evaluate the players individually with
regards to performance, effort, attitude
and athletic talents. Divide this task
among the staff.
Meet with each player and discuss the
evaluation.
Player needs to set goals with such
feedback in mind.
Goals need to be written and stored by
staff.

Goals
Goals should be team
and individual
Goals should be short
and to the point
Action Plan should
added
Players must know that
they will have to work
very hard to reach their
goals

Action Plan-Player
Identify self-strengths
and weaknesses
Plan on turning
weaknesses into
strengths on a daily
basis
Work ethic and belief is
the key
Daily improvement

Physical Training-Winter
We encourage our
players to play other
sports
Player stays sharp
Player stays fresh
Players uses more
skills

Lifting and solid

explosion work is
key

Physical Training-Spring
Weight training, speed
work and agilities are
focal points
3 week cycles to
monitor gains
Yoga once a week to
enhance flexibility and
recovery
Recovery is a key to
building the gains in
strength and speed

Spring Practice Goals

Evaluations from post-season meetings
will drive your Spring practice goals
Fundamental execution, improvement
Position battles, see who may be ready to
move up
Review and hone base offense and defense
Film every practice and use as a teaching
tool, plus evaluate your teaching methods

Spring Training
Spring training is a position specific
fundamental time devoted to any and
all football mechanics that require full
pads
Scheme-wise specific blocking, zone rules,
WR blocks; P.O.E.; open field tackling, LB
shed, DL post techniques
Blitzing and blitz pick-up
Film their techniques and meet before the
next practice to make improvements

Spring Practice
First three practices, focus on basic
fundamentals, execution
Practice tape is crucial to teach basic body
position and leverage
Position meetings to review film and their
progress-20 min.
Each skill level must be taught & mastered
before advancing
Practices #3-5; Base offense and defense should
be installed/reviewed & executed efficiently

Spring Practice
Practices #6-7 should include fundamental
time, group and team for timing purposes
Practices #8 or 9; Philosophy of handling
certain situations can be introduced and
explain our approach
Position competition, specific game situations,
punt from end zone, 2-minute, basic goal-line
packages can be introduced and executed
Practice #10 full scrimmage or game
simulation with position battles and certain
situations emphasized

Spring Game
Position Battles, specific game situations
and fun scoring system Off. vs. Def
Film and set up post game-evaluation
meeting
Defense

Offense

Int.

6 pts. TD's

6 pts.

Fumble

3 pts. Big Play (20 yds.)

3 pts.

3 and outs

1 pt.

1st Downs

1 pts.

2 pt. conversion

2 pt.

2 pt. conversion

2 pts.

Summer Workouts
Start 1st Week of June
Focus on Speed,
Strength, Agility
Work in the Heat
Hydration is focus,
weigh before and after
workouts to monitor
fluid loss
Acclimate to the heat
7v7 & league to play in

Summer Testing
Before, middle and end;
test strength, speed and
quickness
Incorporate fun games
into conditioning; relays
Service Project for
school
End of Summer cookout,
BBQ, players and
coaches

Pre-Season Meeting
Parent/Coaches meeting to outline
program expectations and guidelines
Introduce coaching staff
Explain Heat procedures, injury
protocols, Team Doctor and Trainer
speak
Explain playing time policies
Program Philosophy
Explain post-season awards process

Two-a-day Workouts

Introduce dynamic warm-up routine

Practice organization & routines
Separate groups by level
Position expectations, terminology intro
Drill organization and application into team
concepts
Sport-specific conditioning in shorts
Partner stretches

Two-a-Day Basics
Practices Scheduled to
allow adequate recovery
and monitor fluid loss by
weigh-ins
In shorts, teach basics and
move into scheme rather
quickly for timing
purposes
In pads work techniques,
teach at the pace that you
want to see on field, short
bursts followed by
recovery

Conditioning
Position specific focus
Wrs run routes and
score TDs or get out
of bounds, DBs cover
and finish through ,
LBs scrape and
pursueetc.
Film practice and use
to teach mechanics by
position

Pre-season Scrimmages
1st Scrimmage
Format so that both
teams get maximum
benefit
Position battles and
chemistry focus, who
plays well with who
Blend a few game
situations in such as 2minute, goal-line O/D

2nd Scrimmage
Game preparation is
applied, base O/D used
Personnel groups get a
look
Position battles continue
Conditioning gauged
Determine strengths and
weaknesses, what has
been well-taught and not

Regular Season
Know your opponents
basic schemes and
prepare a at least two
weeks ahead
Have base adjustments
ready ahead of time and
install during the week
Run what you practice,
dont grab-bag
Instill confidence in
what you do

Monday
Specials period is used at beginning of
practice, snappers, returners, etc.
Individual fundamentals, some group work
Timing is very important w/in Offensive
groups, play polish and fakes emphasized
Scouting report is introduced with specific
packages & formations that will used
Game-plan is introduced and run through
Position conditioning & weight lifting

Tuesday
Film Meeting over Mondays practice 25 minutes
Specials period is used at beginning of practice,
snappers, returners, etc. 10 min.
Team Specials- return game
Offensive base game plan is installed during hull
and 7v7 period
Defensive coverages and fronts installed and
drilled
All four groups filmed for group meetings
Position conditioning and weight training

Wednesday
Film Meeting to review previous days
practice and sharpen focus to detail 20 min.
Team Specials- coverage units
Scripted team offense against scripted
defenses to include blitzes, stunts, etc.,
heavy pass; include gadget plays and goal
line situations
Scripted team defense against scripted
offense playlist to include gadget plays and
goal line

Thursday
Shorts and helmets
All special teams reviewed, including hands
team, onside, fake field goals and punts, kick
block units, opponents fakes
Team offense called with audibles and 2minute offense
Team defense alignments and calls vs.
formations or D & D, review all blitzes

Friday
Team Meal
Team Meeting to include;
Sticker awards given for prior game
Special teams personnel and plan
Offensive game plan review, keys, packages
and adjustments
Defensive game plan review, blitzes and
adjustments

Friday
Meeting continued;
Unit captains will address team with goals
Goals should realistic and fit team goals
Cell phones collected and bagged

Pre-game- Dynamic warmup in groups

Position specific drills
Team Offense-base plays and score a
TD
Kick PAT and go in

Friday
Game management
Establish plan and follow your philosophy
Set up opponent with plays, fronts or
formations to gain the looks you want
Know D&D tendencies, and when you want
a big play or momentum gainer/changer
Know what situations that you want a
gadget play or special teams fake
Use your timeouts effectively

Saturday
Players need to lift heavy and run cardio on
Saturday
Injury assessment & treatment is critical
Review game tape with players by position
with position coaches giving feedback
Prepare for next opponent, base packages
that are a good matchup
Plan and install wrinkles

Playoffs
Practice schedule should shorten some
Preparation becomes more mental, stay sharp
fundamentally, base schemes will carry you
Align game times with State Championship if
possible, more familiar schedule each week
Always emphasize success not if, when
Only practice what you will use, do what you do
best, not only what you think would work against
a particular scheme or team
Study your opponents tendencies and philosophy
by situation

State Championship
Keep it simple
Focus on keys
Prepare second half
adjustments ahead of
time
Limit distractions, dont
allow deviations from
routine
Enjoy the game win or
lose

Summary
Plan efficiently
Ask for input and utilize the feedback
Organize for and expect success
Ingrain the basic concepts and
schemes into your staff and players
Enjoy the process and your players will
too