ByCoach Martin|Football Positions
A tailback is a position in football that can go by a lot of different names.
Sometimes, people refer to the position as the halfback.
Sometimes, it’s a wingback, and sometimes, it’s a running back.
While these names are often used interchangeably in football, a player who’s considered a tailback is a running back who will be carrying the football on handoffs more times than not.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Defense
A sack is one of the most exciting plays in football for the defense — and one of the most disappointing ones for the offense.
When the defense records a sack, they push the offense back, putting them in a really difficult position to make a first down and keep the chains moving.
Sacks can completely change the momentum of a football game.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Basics
While most scores in football games result in a team scoring six points, three points or one point on a play, there are some rare plays that result in two points.
One is a two-point conversion after a touchdown, and the other is a safety.
The safety in football is both a scoring play that results in two points and also the name of a position on defense.
In this article, we’ll be discussing the point-scoring play, not the position.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Positions
Football coaches have come up with a number of different terms for certain positions and/or plays.
These terms make it simpler for every player on the field to understand what’s going on, and who’s who.
One of those terms is the ‘Mike’ — which is the name that all teams use to describe the middle linebacker.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Offense
A checkdown is a generic term in football that refers to a quarterback throwing a short pass to a running back or tight end running a short route.
It doesn’t refer to any short route that these positions run, though.
Instead, it refers to when the quarterback opts to throw this shorter route because all of his other wide receivers aren’t open.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Offense
Throughout the years, there have been many variations to offenses as teams adjust to all the new ways defenses approach the game.
As the game evolved, there have been many different offensive philosophies — but only a few have been truly ahead of their time.
One of those is now known as the Air Coryell offense.
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One of the great parts about football is that there are many different versions kids can play to learn the game.
If you don’t want them to get directly involved in full-contact, 11-on-11 tackle football right away, you can have them try Flag Football out first.
Flag Football is a great game for many reasons.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Basics
In football, you’ll sometimes see penalties called before a play even starts — these are what’s know as dead-ball fouls.
Dead-ball fouls can also occur after a play has concluded as well — with many of these being personal foul calls for late hits and the such.
The most common pre-snap dead ball foul is the false start that’s committed by the offense.
But, another one that can happen — but isn’t called as often — is a snap infraction.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Basics
There are a few plays in football that look similar, but actually have different outcomes — one such comparison is a touchback vs safety.
In both of these plays, a player is either tackled or downed in their own end zone with possession of the football.
On one hand you have a touchback — the team with the football gets an offensive possession started at their own 25-yard line.
On the other hand, a safety — the team with the football not only loses possession of the football altogether, but the opposite team scores 2 points.
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ByCoach Martin|Football Defense
In recent years, some of the offensive and defensive systems developed in college football have made their way up to the NFL level.
It started with the spread offense and the read-option, which has found its way to just about every NFL team recently.
What has also made its way up the proverbial football ladder is the Cover 7 defense.
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