How to Do a Rip Move in Football (5-Step Guide)

By Coach Martin | Football Basics

In football, one of the main tasks of defenders is to get by blockers and disrupt their opponent’s backfield.

Defenders make use of many different techniques to either overpower or trick blockers before rushing to the opposing quarterback in hopes of disrupting him or recording a sack.

How often defenders use these pass rush techniques vary from player to player, with defensive linemen utilizing them the most — on just about every play.

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Who Protects the Quarterback in Football? (Answered)

By Coach Martin | Football Basics

All successful offenses in football have one thing in common.

No matter the base formation, offensive philosophy, or game plan, they should be able to successfully protect the quarterback on a consistent basis.

Quarterback is often considered the most important position in all of football — mainly because no other one player on either side of the ball has so much responsibility.

A large part of their success, though, depends on how well the other offensive players are able to protect him.

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What is a Whip Route in Football? (Full Explanation)

By Coach Martin | Football Routes

There are many different passing routes that receivers will learn when they start playing the game of football.

These are the basic routes that every receiver will run, no matter what team they are on and what the offensive philosophy of that team is.

These passing routes are generally referred to as a group of routes known as the Route Tree.

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What is an Illegal Formation in Football? (Full Explanation)

By Coach Martin | Football Rules & Penalties

Football offenses back in the day focused primarily on running the ball, employing bigger players who could physically overpower their defensive counterparts.

As players began to develop new skills and training practices, however, coaches began to open up the game and incorporate more passing plays into the scheme.

Over the years, offensive coaches have constantly innovated to try to stay one step ahead of defenses — and to take advantage of speedier, stronger players at just about every position.

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What is the Flat in Football? (Full Explanation)

By Coach Martin | Football Routes

When you watch a game of football on TV, you might hear announcers refer to a section of the field called the Flat.

The Flat in football describes a specific part of the field, similar to how other names describe other areas.

It describes a specific region on the football field in relation to where the offense sets up and which players are on each side of the field.

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How to Become a Football Coach (9-Step Guide)

By Coach Martin | Coaching

Football is an amazing game with new generations of kids carrying on the tradition year after year.

However, for them to properly learn and enjoy the game, there’s always a need for youth football coaches.

Becoming a football coach takes some time, dedication and education, but it’s well worth all the work you will put in.

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Role of an Offensive Coordinator in Football (Duties)

By Coach Martin | Coaching

The offensive coordinator is one of the three main support coaches to the head coach in football.

Along with the defensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator, their job is to support the head coach by focusing on one aspect of the game — the team’s offense.

While so much of the credit (or blame) for how a football team performs lays into the lap of the head coach, the three main coordinators play a huge role in that.

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12 Unstoppable Youth Football Plays (U6 to U10)

By Coach Martin | Football Plays

Youth football coaches are always looking for new ways to attack defenses.

They might watch a lot of professional or collegiate football to take ideas that they can integrate into their own playbook.

However, a lot of the offensive plays called at the upper levels of the game don’t really work too well at the youth level.

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Shaving Points in Football (Here’s How It Works)

By Coach Martin | Miscellaneous

As sports gambling grows in popularity around the world — with countries continuing to pass legislation that legalizes it — there has been an increase in attention to shaving points in football and other sports.

Shaving points involves players getting influenced by sports bettors to take certain actions during a game to affect the final score.

Know that shaving points in football and other sports is illegal.

It can (and has) resulted in people spending time in jail and getting banned from the sports they play for life.

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How to Run the Power Play in Football (Includes Images)

By Coach Martin | Football Plays

The Power Play is among the most used offensive plays in football today, with more and more teams running it out of multiple offensive formations.

This adds a lot of versatility, as even teams that like to spread the field with multiple wide receivers will sometimes need plays to gain just a few yards every once in a while.

Though ideal for short yard gains, teams can also use the Power Play at just about any point in the game, and from any spot on the field.

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