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Mar 20

Keys to better practice

Through the years, I have been asked to provide coaches with insights into how we structure our practices. Our practices have evolved...

Mar 8

Basic Footwork Drills

Below are the standard footwork drills that we use and the coaching points. For all the drills we expect the athletes to abide by these...

Mar 7

Coaching the O'Brien Line (part 2)

The next step for us is teaching how to block the cross and pull blocking that is integral to being able to run our counters and block...

Mar 7

Coaching the O'Brien Line (part 1)

The O'Brien (OB) is basically three plays. Two run plays and one pass play. While this seems exceedingly simple, it get significantly...

Mar 6

Coaching the Fullback in O'Brien

The most difficult block in the O’Brien is made by the fullback (FB). He is asked to block the defensive end (DE) and immediately turn...

Mar 6

Coaching the O'Brien snap and pitch

I can not stress enough the importance of the snap and the QB position in the O’Brien (OB). You want an athlete that is a good blocker,...

Aug 18, 2023

Sixman: The Moneyball of Football

I stand by the statement that the most dominant 11-man football program will be the first one to require all players in youth and middle...

Apr 14, 2023

Three Man Rabbit with two blockers

When we rep our rabbit drill with two blockers we line up two defensive ends and one linebacker. The mechanics of the rabbit drill are...

Apr 14, 2023

Two Man Rabbit

The Rabbit Drill is out most repped defensive drill. In this post, we are going through some detail on what we call Two Man Rabbit. ...

Apr 14, 2023

Sixman Tackle Drill

Sixman football tackling involves more occassions when a player is asked to make a tackle in space. To this extent, we have developed a...