PRACTICE AND TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

We used the following on the College level (having procured it from the U of Missouri):


SYSTEMS APPROACH TO BUILDING

A PROGRAM



1. TEAM BOTTOM LINE

- Be Enthusiastic

- Be a 6 Sec. Competitor

- Know your Assignment

- Play Tough and Physical



2. PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

- Strength Improvement

- Speed Improvement

- Quickness Improvement

- Mental Toughness



3. MEASURABLE PROBABILITIES IMPROVEMENT

- Win Kicking Game

- Least Penalized Team

- Win Turnover Margin



4. DEVELOPING ATHLETES

- Self Starter

- Leadership

- Competitor

- Social Development



5. SKILL & FUNDAMENTAL DEVELOPMENT

- Players Master Position



6. STAFF IMPROVE OFFENSE & DEFENSE PRODUCTION

- Develop Schemes

- Stay on the Cutting Edge









PRACTICE AND TEACHING PHILOSOPHY





1. Goal is to out practice our opponents.

a. Practice harder

b. Practice smarter

c. Practice with game day intensity



2. You Must Get Your Position To Believe That You Are The Best Coach And Teacher In The League. If The Players Don’t Believe, We Won’t Win.



3. We Must Be Great Teachers.

What you see on video is what you have coached.

You are a teacher! Your teaching is evaluated by your player’s performance. Profs can have A, B, C, D, F students. We must have all A’s. Keep things simple. Don’t over coach. Find the best way to teach. Teach fundamentals. Our goal is that each player masters the fundamentals at his position.



4. We Know What Must Be Taught – Staff Growth. Improve Schemes, But Have A Philosophy And Sell It To The Players.



5. Utilize Teaching Aids.

Change up procedure of meetings

Must use them

Video Breakdown (find a way to use it).

Marking Boards – accuracy of diagrams is critical – 75% of learning is visual.

Practice and Scrimmage Video

Training Video







6. Great Enthusiasm (Not Cheerleading) - 3/1 Theory (3

Positive 1 Negative).

Explain to athlete we criticize performance and not to take it personally. Find things to be positive about.

80% of your communication and motivation should be positive! If this is not true, then change!



7. Must Be Consistent.

All players must be team players and abide by the Team Covenant.

Consistency in everything.

Praise and criticize – all players. Players will notice any inconsistency in your player interaction.

Coach toughness. Coach toughness. Coach toughness. Coach toughness. Coach 100% effort every play. Every Play Every Day! - Play Hard Players must be on time every scheduled meeting or practice. Attention to detail.

Demand players to compete in everything they do. (6-second player)



8. Hard Workers On Field. Coaching.

Coach every play! Coach every play! Coach every play! Coach every play! Don’t stand in one spot. (Hands in pockets, arms folded not permitted in our program.) Get to where the action is.

If coach stands around, so will players. No clinics on field. That’s why we meet and have walk-thru. Coach will run drill to drill just like the players. Players must run on the field - never walk.

Players don’t lay on the ground. Demand enthusiasm, intensity and knowing assignment.



9. Control The Hitting - Tag-off, Play Ball Live-Tag Off,

Thud, Live.



10. The best coaches in the country take their players

performance personal. MISSOURI COACHES TAKE THEIR PLAYERS PERFORMANCE PERSONAL!









I. 2-A-DAYS PRACTICE PHILOSOPHY

A. Mix Pads/Shells/Helmets

B. Never practice more than 3 in a row

- Helps prevent injuries

- Helps recovery

- Helps learning

C. Control - Tempo

1. Tag

2. PBL Tag

3. PBL Hi Thud

4. Thud

5. Live

D. Do conditioning after AM practice



SUN.

MON.

TUES.

WED.

THURS.

FRI

SAT.



8:15 PADS

Conditioning



3:45 SHELLS





8:15 PADS

Conditioning



3:45 WALK-

THRU





8:15 PADS

Conditioning



3:45 SHELLS





8:15 PADS

Conditioning



3:45 WALK-

THRU





8:15 PADS

Conditioning



3:45 SHELLS





8:15 HELMETS





3:45 WALK-

THRU



1:00 PADS



SCRIMMAGE



II. IN SEASON PRACTICE PHILOSOPHY



SUNDAY Team Meeting

HELMETS Practice

Intro. Kick Game

Conditioning



MONDAY PLAYERS OFF



TUESDAY PADS - Very Physical Practice

Conditioning



WEDNESDAY SHELLS - Very Physical Practice



THURSDAY Team Meeting - Begin 48 Hour Preparation

90 Minute Practice - HELMETS



FRIDAY Meetings - Video/Walk-Thru

NO PRACTICE









ELEMENTS OF DEVELOPING AN OFFENSIVE GAME PLAN



I. Decide What You Want To Be

-Dropback, Sprint Out, Run Game,

Playaction, Option, Empty?



II. Have a Philosophy You Can Sell to your Players



III. Understanding and Emphasis on the Measurable Probabilities



IV. Game Plan Responsibilities (Staff Involvement)



V. Game Plan Design



VI. Game Week Practice Breakdown











“ATTACK”

OFFENSE





I. Be a “WE” Guy, not an “I” Guy. “One Heart Beat”.



II. Football is the greatest team sport in the world. You

are a part of this offensive team. You must BE ACCOUNTABLE TO YOUR TEAMMATES!



III. We have the greatest offensive scheme in the country.

We are an attacking Big Play Offense. “T it high or let

it fly.”

1. You must learn the offense.

2. You must execute the offense.

3. You must be excited about displaying this offense to the fans, the Big XII and the Country. GAME DAY IS SHOWTIME!



IV. IN ORDER TO BE A GREAT OFFENSIVE TEAM:

1. Be fundamentally sound

2. Be physical

3. Reduce Turnovers

4. Eliminate mental errors

5. BIG PLAYS – We must get Big Plays from you every game.

BIG PLAYS WIN GAMES!

6. GET EXCITED!!!



V. This is your offense. Have Pride and Care! We must have a

burning desire to excel, to be the best, most productive

offense in the Big XII.











MEASURABLE PROBABILITIES











Year in and year out these five factors have been identified to have a consistently high correlation to a team’s winning or losing.



TURNOVERS: A team with a positive turnover ratio in any given game has between a 75-85% better chance of winning a game than its opponent.



BIG PLAYS: We measure big plays as a run or 10 yards or more, and a pass of 15 yards or more.



1st Down

Efficiency: We want to be 47% efficient on 1st down. Efficiency is determined by us to be +4 yards or a TD.



Red Zone

Efficiency: To be efficient in the Red Zone, we must score anytime we are inside the +20 yard line, be it either TD’s or Field Goals. If we get a 1st down inside the +7 yard line, we must score a TD.



PENALTIES: Penalties will dissolve yardage and field position. They are overcome by discipline and good practice habits.



























3RD DOWNS



The percentage of success increases substantially as the distance decreases:

















These percentages underline the importance of maintaining a 1st/2nd down +4 efficiency that enhances your chances of keeping your 3rd down calls in at least the 50%+ range.



























GAME PLAN DESIGN





I. Philosophy



A. Staff Organization – Experts in Areas for Season

Entire Offensive Staff – Game Plan Openers



2 Coaches – Game Plan 3rd Downs

They are 3rd Down Experts



2 Coaches – Game Plan Red Zone

They are Red Zone Experts



1 Coach – Game Plans Short Yardage & Goal Line

They are Goal Line Experts



B. Write Down Plays on Formation Charts































GAME PLAN DESIGN



II. Philosophy

A. Organization – Put all breakdowns on tapes.

Organize by:

1. Formation – How Defense Aligns & Calls

2. Formation/Field Position

Coming out – GL-20

Normal - -20 to +30

Red Zone - +30 - +20

+20 - +10

+10 - +5

Goal Line - +5 – GL

3. Formation by Down & Distance

Openers - 1st +10, 2nd 1-7

2nd & Long - 8+

3rd Downs - 10+

7-10

3-6

1 + 2

4th + 1

B. We Combine the above 3 Areas and Evaluate

Formation by Down & Distance Within Field

Position

Ex – Field Position - Red Zone Tape

Formation - Trips Right

Down & Dist. - 1st & 10

We Systematically Evaluate Tape by All Situations & Game Plan





ANALYZE NUMBER OF CALLS IN EACH AREA

OPENERS

1ST DOWN & 2ND DOWN

ACE



















Y GUN ACE LT 988X



51 CALLS PER GAME







Y GUN ACE LT 988X

























6











SLOT

















































ROB/LOU





































TREY





















































































TRIO









































































DEUCE





















































































TRIPS





































DOUBLES





































UP PRO

















































2ND & LONG





































2ND 1-3







4 CALLS PER GAME





























COMING OUT

-1





-1





-1





-2





-2





-2





-3





-3





-3























3-M





3-M





3-M





3-L





3-L





3-L







ANALYZE NUMBER OF CALLS IN EACH AREA

3RD DOWNS

10+







4.25 CALLS PER GAME





















































7 - 8 - 9







4 CALLS PER GAME





















































LONG 3 - 4 - 5 - 6







4.5 CALLS PER GAME





12























1 - 2 - SHORT 3







3 CALLS PER GAME









































SPECIAL SITUATIONS

3RD & 4TH & INCHES

4TH DOWN (FIELD)



3 INCHES





4&1







4 INCHES





4&M













4&L







RED ZONE

+20







3 CALLS PER GAME









































(3RD & 7+)







2 CALLS PER GAME

















(+10)







3 CALLS PER GAME









































(3RD & 7+)







1 CALL PER GAME

















GOAL LINE (+3)







3 CALLS PER GAME























3RD DOWN SITUATIONS

4TH DOWN SITUATIONS

2 PT PLAYS

+3





4&1









+2





4&M









+1





4&L










OFFENSIVE GAME WEEK

PRACTICE BREAKDOWN



I. SUNDAY - Helmets

(Def Kick) Tm (15) Openers Trick Plays

Skelly (7) Base Plays

II. TUESDAY - Pads

Group (10) 11 on 11

(Def Kick) Group (10) Group Run

Tm (10) Blitz Period

Tm (10) Red Zone +20 (3rd & 7+)

Tm (10) 3rd & 3-6

Tm (10) Openers

Tm (10) Goalline, 3rd & +3, +2, +1, inches

4th & 1, 2 Pt Plays



III. WEDNESDAY-Shells

Skelly (10) 3rd Downs

(Def Kick) Group (10) Openers/Blitz

Tm (10) 3rd & 10+, 3rd 7-9

Tm (10) Red Zone +10 (3rd & 7+)

Tm (10) 3rd & 1-2 Short 3, 4th & 1, M, L in field

Tm (10) Goalline 4th & M, L / Situations

Tm (10) Openers



IV. THURSDAY-Helmets

Tm (20) Coming Out, Goalline Offense: 3rd - Goal on +3 Red Zone

3rd - Goal on +2 Pass: +20

3rd - Goal on +1 +15

4th - Goal - Inches +10

4th - Goal - 3-5 +5

2 Pt Play



Tm (20) 3rd Down Situations: 3rd & 1-2

3rd & 3

3rd & 4-6

3rd & 7-9

3rd & 10+

Scripted Drives



Tm (20) Two Minute Offense

Victory Offense

Waste Time

Kill The Clock

Last 3 Plays



No Practice on Friday





A T T I T U D E







“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company . . . a church . . . a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past . . . we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude . . . I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you . . . we are in charge of our attitudes.”







By Charles Swindoll











































































N O  E X C U S E S







Any excuse for non-performance, however valid, softens the character. It is a sedative against one’s own conscience. When a man uses an excuse, he attempts to convince both himself and others that unsatisfactory performance is somehow acceptable. He is - perhaps unconsciously - attempting to divert attention from performance; the only thing that counts is his own want for sympathy. The user is dishonest with himself as well as with others. No matter how good or how valid, the excuse never changes performance.



The world measures success in terms of performance alone. No man is remembered in history for what he would have accomplished. History never asks how hard it was to do the job, nor considers the obstacles that had to be overcome. It never measures the handicaps. It counts only one thing - performance. No man ever performed a worthwhile task without consciously ignoring many a plausible excuse.



To use an excuse is a habit. We cannot have both the performance habit and the excuse habit. We all have a supply of excuses. The more we use them the lower become our standards, the poorer our performance. The better we perform, the less plausible our excuses become.



Next time you want to defend your sub-par performance, say instead (at least to yourself):







No Excuses!

^ LOL

Not being sarcastic at all. I agree that we want to be positive with our players but I don't want to fake positivity. If we're having a bad practice or a guy has been lazy of late, I just don't know how to spin that in a positive light. Lots of times the truth isn't exactly going to be positive.

I can script a practice where 100% of things are positive, we just won't get better. Arbitrary cutoffs are just that.