Understanding the Zone Blocking Scheme in Football

By Coach Martin | Football Offense

The zone blocking scheme is a great way to counter any defensive play that might be called.

It provides a lot of advantages for offensive linemen, no matter what defensive play is called.

While it’s a little more complicated to teach and learn than the man blocking scheme, it isn’t too difficult that it’d be hard for younger players to learn.

The earlier you teach the zone blocking scheme to your players, and the more often you practice it, the easier it’ll be for them to master it.

Here’s a closer look at what the zone blocking scheme is, starting with the problem in man blocking that was created by the slant and angle defense.

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How to Kick a Field Goal in Football (7-Step Guide)

By Coach Martin | Football Basics

Kickers aren’t often thought of among the most important players on a football team.

That is, of course, until they become the brunt of the blame for missing a key field goal… or until the entire team rushes the field to celebrate after the kicker makes a game-winning kick as time expires.

Kicking is an extremely important part of football that is often overlooked by the everyday fan.

Football coaches know just how important having a good kicking game is, though, which is why an entire coach is dedicated just to helping the kickers get better.

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How to Run the L Drill in Football (3 Cone Drill)

By Coach Martin | Football Drills

The L Drill is one of the best drills coaches can teach their football players.

It’s a drill that should be run by players at all positions since it works on improving speed and agility.

It’s very simple to set up and teach.

And in addition to helping players improve their agility and speed, the L Drill can also integrate team-building activities into your practice.

Here’s a look at how this drill is set up and run so that you can teach your players how to run it.

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What is Play Action in Football? (3 Plays With Diagrams)

By Coach Martin | Football Plays

The play action pass is one of the most effective misdirection plays for an offense. At the same time, it’s one of the most basic and simplest plays for an offense to install.

Play action passes can be run out of literally every offensive formation there is. But there are certain game situations in which the play action pass is more effective than others.

So, offensive coaches should learn when these times in the game are so that they can call an effective game plan to take advantage of what the defense is trying to do.

In this article, you’ll read about when the play action pass is more effective as well as three examples of play action passes.

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5 Football Agility Drills for More Explosiveness and Speed

By Coach Martin | Football Drills

Building agility is very important in football.

It’s a sport that’s constantly requiring players to change directions, run at angles, and run as fast as they can, but not in straight lines.

Agility is a skill that all football players need to constantly work on.

It’s not necessarily a learned skill, such as how to block, how to throw a ball, how to tackle, and how to catch a pass.

It’s more of a skill like speed and strength that you’ll work on in practice with the entire team for players at every position.

Any football coach that’s looking to build agility in his players should start by running these five football agility drills.

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5 Football Tackling Drills to Be More Effective on Defense

By Coach Martin | Football Drills

Teaching the basics of tackling is the most important thing defensive coaches can do for their players.

You can work for hours on positional drills and defensive schemes, but it won’t be worth anything if your players don’t know how to tackle properly.

Tackling is a skill that needs to be taught at the youngest ages of football, but it’s also something that needs to be reinforced and worked on as players advance to higher levels of the game.

Ultimately, tackling is probably the most important skill any defender will learn.

Here are five football tackling drills every coach should teach their players:

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5 Football Conditioning Drills to Reach Peak Fitness

By Coach Martin | Football Drills

Endurance is essential for all football players, regardless of which position they play.

And the best way for coaches to have players work on their endurance is through football conditioning drills.

They’re a great way to make sure that your players get their bodies acclimated to the running, effort, and endurance that’s needed to make it through an entire four-quarter football game.

So, here are five football conditioning drills coaches should use to improve their entire team’s conditioning.

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5 Wide Receiver Drills to Improve Route Running and Catching

By Coach Martin | Football Drills

Being a great wide receiver takes speed and a solid pair of hands.

But it also takes extensive knowledge of the offensive playbook, pinpoint route running, and the awareness and ability to make adjustments on routes to find open spaces in the defense.

While the saying is that you can’t teach speed and you can’t teach good hands, you certainly can work on plenty of skills that wide receivers need to do well at their position.

Here are 5 wide receiver drills that can help wide receivers develop the skills necessary to improve their route running and catching.

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5 Linebacker Drills to Improve Speed, Reads, and Tackling

By Coach Martin | Football Drills

Linebackers have a lot of responsibilities that other positions don’t have.

They need to shed blockers to get to ball carriers to make tackles.

They need to backpedal, shuffle from side to side, and then angle to get to ball carriers — all in the same play.

They also need to keep their eyes in the backfield while preparing to react as they read whether a play is a pass or run.

Because of this, linebacker drills will be a little different than ones that coaches use for other positions.

Here are five linebacker drills that all coaches should teach their linebackers to help them improve their speed, reads, and tackling.

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640 Inspirational Football Quotes for Coaches and Players

By Coach Martin | Miscellaneous

The greatest coaches and players in the NFL are no strangers to adversity, perseverance, and hard work.

It takes a lot of mental prowess – and for the players, physical as well – to do what they do. So, it’d only make sense for them to have great, solid advice for us.

If you’re like me, reading inspirational quotes from successful people in the field can be a real game changer when preparing for practice or a game. These people just don’t know when to quit; that’s why they’re winners and have the ability to move us to work harder.

Most of these 640 football quotes can be applied to any profession, so it’s not just for coaches and players either.

Well, enough talk. Just sit back, relax, and prepare to be bombarded with waves of motivation.

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