Post by Coach Huey on Oct 8, 2005 22:46:42 GMT -6
I would like to share this "article" with you regarding the development of the offensive game plan. It was sent to me by a member of our board -- kdog10 -- and I hope he doesn't mind me posting this (let me know and I'll remove it) I think it is an excellent piece of work and all coaches should read this and take it to heart.
kdog10 -- you have some great stuff to share and I encourage you to share more of it on here. Thanks for providing me with a small part of what you do.
DEVELOPING THE OFFENSIVE GAME PLAN
1. Year Round Approach (Preparation Wins!)
2. Research and Development - Off season
• Study and evaluate your offense, Cut-up film - statistics of each play, Why was a play successful, Why? What hurt the play?
• Research offensive thoughts around the country and see what applies to you.
• Study your opponents - (Work out problems)
• Evaluate your people - What can they do?
3. Develop and put together your offensive package
List every play and pass
4. Installation of the offense
Whole - part theory
Preseason camp
Challenge them mentally - meeting time
Staff - committed to the mental edge
CREATING A GAME PLAN SPECIFIC TO FIELD ZONES:
MAXIMIZE YOUR PRACTICE EFFICIENCY
During a game week, we all face the challenge of doing what it takes to enhance the quality of the limited practice time that is available. We know that our player’s need continued fundamental work. Thus, we have to devote a component of our practice time to skill repetition. It is important that the time spent in teamwork and mixed group work periods is efficient in terms of quality and content.
We have to work hard to make the most of our practice time. Our game plan is ineffective if we cannot apply it during the week, polish it, and adapt it so that we may execute it efficiently on Saturday afternoon.
I. Importance of the Field
We have developed a method to create a game plan specific to field zones. Our players understand the importance of the field and how field position can affect the outcome of a game. They are taught how parts of the field influence what a defensive team might do and how these zones affect what we are doing from an offensive standpoint. We devote portions of our practice time to each specific field zone.
Through the week, our players are exposed to the offensive plan and the defenses that we anticipate seeing from our opponent based on an evaluation of film. The practice of evolving a game plan by field zone enables you to put your players into situations that they will experience during a game. When confronted with a specific field zone situation on game day, they will have been there already.
The red zone is an area we feel you must have plan of attack. Here is a example of our game plan methods for the RED Zone
GOING IN OFFENSE (RED AREA)
In general terms Red Area begins at the 20 yard line. It may vary to the 15 or 25 yard line according to specific opponents. We will apply our Going In approach from the 20 yard line until we get into Goal Line situations at which point our goal line approach will take over.
I. Our basic philosophy will be first stay with what got us down there. This means if we have sustained a long drive, we will attempt to keep the pressure on the defense. TEMPO IS IMPORTANT—STAY AFTER ‘EM!
A. Be alert for Blitz, especially if we have just entered the GOING IN AREA and it is first down.
B. We would like to stay ahead of the down and distance situation. Don’t allow them to dictate to us! We must make 4 yards on first down!
C. When you realize if you can average 4 yards per snap once inside the +20 and it will only take you 5 snaps to score, you will really increase the number of times you will score once down there.
D. THINK ABOUT SCORING IN ONE PLAY. Now if we don’t get inside the +20 until it is 3rd down, your thinking definitely changes and is directed by game plan and score.
II. WE MUST COME OUT WITH A SCORE – TD OR FG.
A. Game situations change things but our first thought will always be TD!
III. Offensively we will try to control the defense by not allowing them to double cover the receiver we want to work to. The use of formations, motion and play action passes will enable us to do this.
IV. Play action passes isolating Inside Receiver on linebackers or to control underneath coverage will be a phase of our philosophy inside this area.
V. Red Area is sub-divided into five segments:
A. +20 to 15
B. 15 to 12
C. 12 to 8
D. 8 to 3
E. 3 to Goaline
VI. Play selection depends on our opponent’s philosophy man to man coverage or zone.
KEY’S IN PASSING IN RED ZONE
• Field Depth
• Timing of Windows ( windows of zones close quicker)
• Different Coverages
• Width of Field
• Formations/Motions
PRACTICE EMPHASIS
The importance of this field zone is reflected in the emphasis we place on it during practice. From a skeleton standpoint, we will have a Red Zone review versus our best defensive perimeter for five minutes on Wednesday. We will also devote ten minutes of skeleton versus scout in this field zone on Thursday.
Our team versus scout will work in the Red Zone area for ten minutes on Wednesday, and for five minutes on Thursday. We will spend time reviewing our Red Zone pass on Friday. This will be a pattern review on air.
kdog10 -- you have some great stuff to share and I encourage you to share more of it on here. Thanks for providing me with a small part of what you do.
DEVELOPING THE OFFENSIVE GAME PLAN
1. Year Round Approach (Preparation Wins!)
2. Research and Development - Off season
• Study and evaluate your offense, Cut-up film - statistics of each play, Why was a play successful, Why? What hurt the play?
• Research offensive thoughts around the country and see what applies to you.
• Study your opponents - (Work out problems)
• Evaluate your people - What can they do?
3. Develop and put together your offensive package
List every play and pass
4. Installation of the offense
Whole - part theory
Preseason camp
Challenge them mentally - meeting time
Staff - committed to the mental edge
CREATING A GAME PLAN SPECIFIC TO FIELD ZONES:
MAXIMIZE YOUR PRACTICE EFFICIENCY
During a game week, we all face the challenge of doing what it takes to enhance the quality of the limited practice time that is available. We know that our player’s need continued fundamental work. Thus, we have to devote a component of our practice time to skill repetition. It is important that the time spent in teamwork and mixed group work periods is efficient in terms of quality and content.
We have to work hard to make the most of our practice time. Our game plan is ineffective if we cannot apply it during the week, polish it, and adapt it so that we may execute it efficiently on Saturday afternoon.
I. Importance of the Field
We have developed a method to create a game plan specific to field zones. Our players understand the importance of the field and how field position can affect the outcome of a game. They are taught how parts of the field influence what a defensive team might do and how these zones affect what we are doing from an offensive standpoint. We devote portions of our practice time to each specific field zone.
Through the week, our players are exposed to the offensive plan and the defenses that we anticipate seeing from our opponent based on an evaluation of film. The practice of evolving a game plan by field zone enables you to put your players into situations that they will experience during a game. When confronted with a specific field zone situation on game day, they will have been there already.
The red zone is an area we feel you must have plan of attack. Here is a example of our game plan methods for the RED Zone
GOING IN OFFENSE (RED AREA)
In general terms Red Area begins at the 20 yard line. It may vary to the 15 or 25 yard line according to specific opponents. We will apply our Going In approach from the 20 yard line until we get into Goal Line situations at which point our goal line approach will take over.
I. Our basic philosophy will be first stay with what got us down there. This means if we have sustained a long drive, we will attempt to keep the pressure on the defense. TEMPO IS IMPORTANT—STAY AFTER ‘EM!
A. Be alert for Blitz, especially if we have just entered the GOING IN AREA and it is first down.
B. We would like to stay ahead of the down and distance situation. Don’t allow them to dictate to us! We must make 4 yards on first down!
C. When you realize if you can average 4 yards per snap once inside the +20 and it will only take you 5 snaps to score, you will really increase the number of times you will score once down there.
D. THINK ABOUT SCORING IN ONE PLAY. Now if we don’t get inside the +20 until it is 3rd down, your thinking definitely changes and is directed by game plan and score.
II. WE MUST COME OUT WITH A SCORE – TD OR FG.
A. Game situations change things but our first thought will always be TD!
III. Offensively we will try to control the defense by not allowing them to double cover the receiver we want to work to. The use of formations, motion and play action passes will enable us to do this.
IV. Play action passes isolating Inside Receiver on linebackers or to control underneath coverage will be a phase of our philosophy inside this area.
V. Red Area is sub-divided into five segments:
A. +20 to 15
B. 15 to 12
C. 12 to 8
D. 8 to 3
E. 3 to Goaline
VI. Play selection depends on our opponent’s philosophy man to man coverage or zone.
KEY’S IN PASSING IN RED ZONE
• Field Depth
• Timing of Windows ( windows of zones close quicker)
• Different Coverages
• Width of Field
• Formations/Motions
PRACTICE EMPHASIS
The importance of this field zone is reflected in the emphasis we place on it during practice. From a skeleton standpoint, we will have a Red Zone review versus our best defensive perimeter for five minutes on Wednesday. We will also devote ten minutes of skeleton versus scout in this field zone on Thursday.
Our team versus scout will work in the Red Zone area for ten minutes on Wednesday, and for five minutes on Thursday. We will spend time reviewing our Red Zone pass on Friday. This will be a pattern review on air.