I have some questions (Single Wing)

Thanks

vikingdw

DO YOU ALWAYS USE THE TUNNEL CALL WITH NASTY

Gameface is right
Backs and line seperate
First step it
First and second step it
Walk it
Jog it
Full speed
Full speed with dummys at the POA_ fit and freeze on the bags
When perfect, bring both together and repeat same proccess
During the water breaks we explain the numbering of the entire offense- not with a white board
You put 4 backs in positions- explain what each is- johnny may have 88 on his jersey, but he is our 1 back- what # is johnny?- billy has 44 on his jersey, but he is our 2 back- what number is he? Gary- run up here and touch the 1, jordan touch the 2, devin touch the 4-
Make it interactive and require everyone to participate and MOVE
Next water break do the same with the line holes
Third Water break you bring the entire thing together-Tommy on 16 power touch the man that is geting the ball and then touch the ground where he is going to run, Billy 18 sweep, Joey 43 reverse etc etc
When I explain the plays to the seperate groups- I demo what I want each player to do

Dave is right. I only run Nasty Tunnel if DE is outside my RE and no one is between our RE and OT. I run Nasty Split a lot and just run 16 Power so that the hole is wider pre-snap. When/if no one is between my RE and OT, I call Nasty Tunnel. If there is a DT between my RE and OT, I just run 16 Power with or without the Nasty call. Running NAsty Tunnel is an important tag to 16 Power and a valuable adjustment.

And here starts my problem
This team has not won anything, and getting other parents to help out (no one offering yet). I should have made the point. How does one coach implement plays? I get the part if you can break up the two parts and cover Backs and Linemen.
Has anyone tried to teach this with no other coaching help?
I have one dad that is going to help but he does not have the time to go over film or DVD's. I just think he wants to coach his son.
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I've installed it alone. If you end up having to coach alone you’ll have to coach a lot of things on the fly- especially for the backs. Get your block/tackle drills, chalk & talk done.

First, make sure you choose your Center candidate. Preferably, you'll have two kids that can play center. They each need at least 50 snaps per practice. Decide what type of snap technique you want to use. Pair them off near where you'll be coaching the O-line. Have them hone their skill & accuracy with a laundry bucket, armless lawn chair, or something similar. After they get good at that, they can take turns snapping to each other. i.e... 10 snaps with 2nd Center at TB position so the 1st Center gets used to hitting that target. 2nd Center then moves to FB position. 10 more snaps. Switch centers. Other Center snaps 10 & 10. Switch again. You don't have to worry as much about snaps to the BB position. Those snaps are made with the BB sniffing the Center's tailpad. Not as difficult to get those right. But, do have the Centers practice some of those, also.
BTW, that's 10 good snaps before switching. That's why you have to have them nearby with their backs turned to the O-Line action. It's essential that you monitor the centers. Check their snaps, spacing, etc... Don't just send them off to a dark corner of the practice field! You don't have an offense without them. If they feel that you don't think what they're doing is important they won't treat it as important, either.

If you only have one Center, have one of the players that you have designated as a back retrieve the ball from the bucket and/or take snaps while you teach O-line. I used the TB & FB since they were the ones that would be receiving snaps in the games. Only one at a time would work with the Center. The other was with the rest of the team learning plays until it was time to switch. You can have the BB switch in, also.
Use a hand shield to replace the Center while you teach the O-line. Install the plays just as DC and the other coaches said.

The next important position is your RG. He does all the pulling. He has to know where every play goes. Size is nice. But, I much prefer smarts, toughness & quickness for that position. While teaching the RG how/where he was pulling, I put the backs in key defensive positions (i.e... to run 16 Power, set backs up at D-line positions after the O-line had already practiced on air.) so that the O-line & RG got an idea of what was going on.

The backs will almost self-teach themselves due to the snaps they’ve taken with the Centers and reps they’ve gotten at O & D. In fact, I used to ask the whole team, “How do you run the ball for our team?” They’d answer, “Follow the RG’s tailpad!”
Specifically for the backs, I would have one take snaps with the Center(s) while others were in the backfield learning what they do as the O-line got more reps. I’d make sure the other two backs were in key defense positions that the backs would block.
If your team has low numbers, make sure that the key defensive position corresponds to which back is in the line-up. i.e... If my BB was taking snaps, I didn’t worry about placing a player at DE when practicing 16P. If the BB was in the line-up, I made sure that someone was placed at DE. Rotate the backs from O to D while the O-line gets reps.
If you’re not practicing wedge, you can also use the SE and LT in defensive positions. But, I wouldn’t use them too often.

You can bring over a/the Center(s) whenever you think they're ready. Don't bring them over too soon. Bad snaps are a distraction to the offense when you're rep'ing plays. Make sure you rotate them.

I would:

Have my line arrive 30 minutes before the backs
Have the backs stay 30 minutes after the line leaves

Have a linemen only practice 1 day a week
Have a backs only practice 1 day a week

Takes a LOT of time putting in with 1 coach and if only 1 coach is holding everyone accountable- tough to perfect fundys

Tiger,

Thanks but not always true, your posts are always spot on.

I just got back yesterday from doing 3 clinics. In those 3 I picked up 2 things Im going to use that other guys had success with. Example: Im no longer calling my "A" gap defenders "bearcrawlers." When a kid sees there is no position on the college or pro team called "bearcrawler" he feels like he doesnt have a real position. We are now calling them "nose tackles." That doesnt impact anything I do, but makes my coaching job easier and makes perfect sense. Calling them "bearcrawlers" wasnt a good move on my part- didnt put a lot of thought into that one Lots of good ideas out there, that I have no monopoly on.