BALDWIN COUNTY PRACTICE SYSTEM I. Practice organization: 1. Time vs Plays (Less is more) a.

Total offensive time (270-300 small, 420-480 big) b. Indy time and drill organization (pre and post) i. Have to have- every day drills ii. Need to have- 2-3 times per week iii. Should have- 1-2 times per week or less c. Group and team drill organization i. Have to have- every day drills ii. Need to have- 2-3 times per week iii. Should have- 1-2 times per week d. What to keep, what to toss and why e. Putting it together- Maximizing reps i. Time frames (5 min. blocks, precise times?) ii. Scripting iii. Coach responsibilities- who does what? Practice (balancing tempo and reps with efficiency and quality) a. Noose- Details, details, details i. QB coach- POTD 60, 90 1. drops 2. placement 3. reads- verbal 4. feet 5. accuracy ii. WR Coach/RB coach 1. stance 2. footfire 3. release 4. sticks 5. catch-tuck 6. drop step b. Pat N Go- More details i. Set up and times ii. Roamer- prick, tuck it, outside shoulder etc iii. Timer- 1- 1.5 mins per drill iv. QB Coach 1. Placement 2. feet 3. accuracy 4. drops 5. screen throws v. WR/RB Coach 1. stance 2. footfire 3. release

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c. Mesh Drill (From where, when and why?) i. How many Qs? What to do? ii. Snaps are important iii. Assigning throws iv. Man or zone? v. QB Coach 1. In front out of the way 2. eyes 3. drops 4. placements 5. feet 6. throws- shoulder, air etc. 7. #1 throws to 1s and 2s vi. WR coach 1. if 2 work sides, if not mix up wrs with Qs so the 1 and 2s are up together on each throw then watch that way 2. stance/alignment 3. release 4. route 5. stick 6. stem 7. burst 8. SCORE 9. etc vii. RB coach 1. stance/alignment 2. nickel calls? Check release- test them 3. release 4. route 5. numbers 6. stick 7. stem 8. burst 9. SCORE 10. finish the run d. Quick game (From where?) i. How many Qs? What to do? ii. Snaps are important iii. Assigning throws iv. QB Coach 1. In front out of the way

2. eyes 3. drops 4. placements 5. feet 6. throws- shoulder, air etc. 7. #1 throws to 1s and 2s v. WR coach 1. if 2 work sides, if not mix up wrs with Qs so the 1 and 2s are up together on each throw then watch that way 2. stance/alignment 3. release 4. route 5. stick 6. stem 7. burst 8. SCORE 9. etc vi. RB coach (behind or sideline) 1. stance/alignment 2. nickel calls? Check release- test them 3. release 4. route 5. numbers 6. stick 7. stem 8. burst 9. SCORE 10. finish the run e. Routes on Air (From where?) i. How many Qs? What to do? ii. Snaps are important iii. Assigning throws iv. QB Coach 1. In front out of the way 2. eyes 3. drops 4. placements 5. feet 6. throws- shoulder, air etc. 7. #1 throws to 1s and 2s v. WR coach 1. if 2 work sides, if not mix up wrs with Qs so the 1 and 2s are up together on each throw then watch that way 2. stance/alignment 3. release 4. route 5. stick 6. stem 7. burst 8. SCORE 9. etc

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vi. RB coach (behind or sideline) 1. stance/alignment 2. nickel calls? Check release- test them 3. release 4. route 5. numbers 6. stick 7. stem 8. burst 9. SCORE 10. finish the run Skelly i. Set up- who? ii. Scouts ready etc iii. Where? Mix it up iv. Coach may make front call with RB v. Qs communicate hots with WRs vi. Coach from sideline same fundamentals as mesh, quick game and routes on air vii. Tempo- snap the ball every 20-30 seconds- should get twice as many reps as minutes in drill viii. Film- coach from it Screens (1st team drill) i. Set up- scout team etc 1. scouts know it is an offensive drill- let us throw 2. have to give great effort, need good rush 3. they will cheat- makes us better (within reason) ii. Intense- high energy iii. From 10 yard line or so, going in iv. Lots of coaching- need a sense or urgency v. Score, score, score- OL too! vi. OL making front calls- communicate with RB vii. Call some from bands- most verbally or NASCAR viii. Tempo- twice the reps as minutes or more Run game i. Set up- scout team etc 1. have to give great effort, need good pursuit 2. they will cheat- makes us better (within reason) ii. Intense- practice vs blitz occasionally iii. From 10 yard line or so, going in iv. score v. finish the run vi. tempo- twice the reps as minutes or more vii. OL making front calls- communicate with RB PUP (blitz pickup) i. Set up- scout team etc 1. scouts know it is an offensive drill- let us throw 2. have to give great effort, need good rush 3. CANNOT touch the Qs- just run by 4. Use cards- much faster- get them on the ball quickly ii. Intense- high energy iii. From 30-40 yard line or so, going in

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iv. Lots of coaching- need a sense or urgency v. QB Coach 1. eyes 2. drops 3. placement 4. feet 5. communicate hots 6. throws- shoulder, air etc. vi. WR coach 1. stance/alignment 2. release 3. route 4. stick 5. stem 6. burst 7. SCORE 8. Hot? Peek? vii. RB coach 1. stance/alignment 2. nickel calls? 3. pickup technique 4. release 5. route 6. numbers 7. stick 8. stem 9. burst 10. SCORE 11. hot? Peek? viii. OL Coach 1. sets- deep fast 2. communication- front, mike, bump, etc 3. technique- lunge? Square? Separation? Etc. ix. Call mainly 90s, mix in a screen, run and 60 from time to time. x. Tempo- twice the reps as minutes or more j. Team Offense i. Run scripts and situations ii. Mix in nascar and freeze iii. Do as game like as possible iv. Practice tempo, rhythm v. NASCAR on its own? Conditioning Game Planning a. Scripting i. Zones- why? ii. Players- who and when? iii. Situations Not just 3rd and long iv. Plays- rhythm, comfort, 90s? v. NASCAR/ Freeze- reminder vi. Trick plays b. Strategy i. Who are we playing? Better or worse? ii. OL vs DL where do we stand?

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Take care of OL!!! Mix it up Possible fronts/blitzes- practice more than 1? Defensive personnel and adjustments 1. best/worst players 2. screens- who can tackle who cant? any blocking adjustments? 3. matchups- problems and advantages 4. formation advantages? 5. where can we run? c. Responsibilities i. Assign duties during game 1. RB coach- fronts/blitz 2. WR coach- need 2- watch front/back side or right and left 3. OL- defensive fronts and tendencies ii. Limit number of play suggestions 1. RB coach- runs 2. WR coach- pass/screens 3. OL- runs/change ups- rodeo/lasso, screen, 60, 90? Blitz pickup Questions

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