Practice Plans

1. SPECIAL FORCES ( all 5 units) PREPARATION

2. INDIVIDUAL PERIODS

3. TEAM PERIODS

4. CONDITIONING ( GASSERS AND ENDURANCE RUNS)


* COACHES MEETING BEFORE AND AFTER PRACTICES *


Coach Easton

We have 4 coaches at each Level (7-8) (9-10) (11-13) how far down do you break the small group sessions? Qb % Rec, R Backs, o-Line. Or at youth Level do you think it is better to wash it down and pull Qb away and take ends out of the O-line?

Coach Van Dusen

Here is a week's worth of practice. Sorry in advance for the long post.

Saturday, October 28

Day One Itinerary

1. 9:00-10:00- Coaches watch film of Bucktail game.
2. 10:00-10:50- Team weight lifting.
3. 10:50-11:30- Team Film.
4. 11:30- Dismissal.

Weightlifting- 10:00-10:50

Team Stretch- 10:00-10:05

All Cores (Bench, Parallel Squat, Dead lift, Power Clean, Box Squat, and Towel Bench) are 3X3

All Auxiliaries are 2X10

Circuit 1- 10:05-10:20
Groups 1 and 2- Dead Lift
Groups 3 and 4- Power Clean
Groups 5 and 6- Towel Bench
Groups 7 and 8- Box Squat
Groups 9 and 10- Bench Press
Groups 11 and 12- Parallel Squat

Circuit 2- 10:20-10:35
Groups 1 and 2- Power Clean
Groups 3 and 4- Dead Lift
Groups 5 and 6- Box Squat
Groups 7 and 8- Towel Bench
Groups 9 and 10- Parallel Squat
Groups 11 and 12- Bench Press

Circuit 3- 10:35-10:50
Groups 1 and 2- Incline Press, Dumbbell Lunges, Leg Press
Groups 3 and 4- Dumbbell Lunges, Leg Press, Incline Press
Groups 5 and 6- Straight Bar Shrugs, Nose Breakers, Straight Leg Dead Lift
Groups 7 and 8- Nose Breakers, Straight Leg Dead Lift, Straight Bar Shrugs
Groups 9 and 10- Military Press, Close Grip Bench Press, Push Press
Groups 11 and 12- Close Grip Bench Press, Push Press, Military Press

10:50-11:30- Team Film.
11:30- Dismissal.

Monday, October 30

Day Two Itinerary
2:40-3:30- Team Weightlifting.
3:30-4:00- Dress, Tape, Get on Field.
4:00-6:00- Indy Practice.
6:00-6:30- Clean Locker Room.
6:30- Dismissal.

Weightlifting- 2:40-3:30

Team Stretch- 2:40-2:45

All Cores (Bench, Parallel Squat, Dead lift, Power Clean, Box Squat, and Towel Bench) are 3X3

All Auxiliaries are 2X10

Circuit 1- 2:45-3:00
Groups 1 and 2- Bench Press
Groups 3 and 4- Parallel Squat
Groups 5 and 6- Dead Lift
Groups 7 and 8- Power Clean
Groups 9 and 10- Box Squat
Groups 11 and 12- Towel Bench

Circuit 2- 3:00-3:15
Groups 1 and 2- Parallel Squat
Groups 3 and 4- Bench Press
Groups 5 and 6- Power Clean
Groups 7 and 8- Dead Lift
Groups 9 and 10- Towel Bench
Groups 11 and 12- Box Squat

Circuit 3- 3:15-3:30
Groups 5 and 6- Incline Press, Dumbbell Lunges, Leg Press
Groups 7 and 8- Dumbbell Lunges, Leg Press, Incline Press
Groups 9 and 10- Straight Bar Shrugs, Nose Breakers, Straight Leg Dead Lift
Groups 11 and 12- Nose Breakers, Straight Leg Dead Lift, Straight Bar Shrugs
Groups 1 and 2- Military Press, Close Grip Bench Press, Push Press
Groups 3 and 4- Close Grip Bench Press, Push Press, Military Press

Dress, Tape, Get on Field- 3:30-4:00

Indy Practice- 4:00-6:00

DATE OPPONENT PRACTICE GEAR PRACTICE NAME
10/30 Trinity Full Indy Week 10

“The Will to Win is USELESS Without the Will to Prepare.”

Period Time Session

Pre-Game
1 4:00-4:05 Team Stretch
2 4:05-4:10 Indy Agilities
3 4:10-4:15 Specialists/Indy Agilities
4 4:15-4:20 Indy Tackling

1st Quarter
5 4:20-4:25 Water Break/Kickoff
6 4:25-4:30 Indy Defense 1
7 4:30-4:35 Indy Defense 2
8 4:35-4:40 Indy Defense 3
9 4:40-4:45 Indy Defense 4

2nd Quarter
10 4:45-4:50 Water Break/Punt Block
11 4:50-4:55 Indy Offense 1
12 4:55-5:00 Indy Offense 2
13 5:00-5:05 Indy Offense 3
14 5:05-5:10 Indy Offense 4

3rd Quarter
15 5:10-5:15 Water Break/Kick Return
16 5:15-5:20 Indy Offense 5
17 5:20-5:25 Indy Offense 6
18 5:25-5:30 Indy Offense 7
19 5:30-5:35 Indy Offense 8

4th Quarter
20 5:35-5:40 Water Break/Punt
21 5:40-5:45 Indy Defense 5
22 5:45-5:50 Indy Defense 6
23 5:50-5:55 Indy Defense 7
24 5:55-6:00 Indy Defense 8

Overtime
25 6:00 Field Goal/Field Goal Block/End of Practice
Indy Week 10- Notes

Offensive Skill Positions by Period
11-14: Wing-T Drill
15-18: Option Drill

Offensive Line by Period
11-14: Run Blocking Fundamentals
15-18: Pass Blocking Fundamentals

Defensive Line by Period
6-9: Stance, Start, Getting off the Ball, Slanting
21-24: Understanding Blocking Progression

Linebackers by Period
6-9: Stance, Start, Getting off the Ball, Blitz Drill
21-24: Understanding Blocking Progression

Defensive Backs by Period
6-9: Stance, Start, Getting off the Ball, Backpedal, Transition
21-24: Understanding Blocking Progression

Locker Room was cleaned and players showered from 6:00-6:30.

All Varsity Players were dismissed at 6:30.




















Tuesday, October 31

Day Three Itinerary

2:40-3:30- Team Meeting.
3:30-4:00- Dress, Tape, Get on Field.
4:00-6:00- Group Practice.
6:00-6:30- Clean Locker Room.
6:30- Dismissal.

Group Practice- 4:00-6:00

DATE OPPONENT PRACTICE GEAR PRACTICE NAME
10/31 Trinity Full Group Week 10

“The Will to Win is USELESS Without the Will to Prepare.”

Period Time Session

Pre-Game
1 4:00-4:05 Team Stretch
2 4:05-4:10 Indy Agilities
3 4:10-4:15 Specialists/Indy Agilities
4 4:15-4:20 Indy Tackling

1st Quarter
5 4:20-4:25 Water Break/Kick Return
6 4:25-4:30 Group Offense 1
7 4:30-4:35 Group Offense 2
8 4:35-4:40 Group Offense 3
9 4:40-4:45 Group Offense 4

2nd Quarter
10 4:45-4:50 Water Break/Punt
11 4:50-4:55 Group Defense 1
12 4:55-5:00 Group Defense 2
13 5:00-5:05 Group Defense 3
14 5:05-5:10 Group Defense 4

3rd Quarter
15 5:10-5:15 Water Break/Kickoff
16 5:15-5:20 Group Defense 5
17 5:20-5:25 Group Defense 6
18 5:25-5:30 Group Defense 7
19 5:30-5:35 Group Defense 8

4th Quarter
20 5:35-5:40 Water Break/Punt
21 5:40-5:45 Group Offense 4
22 5:45-5:50 Group Offense 5
23 5:50-5:55 Group Offense 6
24 5:55-6:00 Group Offense 7

Overtime
25 6:00 Field Goal/Field Goal Block/End of Practice

Group Week 10- Notes

Group Drills by Period:

6-9: Offensive Skill- Passing Tree; Offensive Line- Chutes

11-14: Linebackers/Defensive Backs- 7-on-7; Defensive Line- Pass Rush

16-19: Defensive Line/Inside Linebackers- Inside Drill; Outside Linebackers/Defensive Backs- Outside Drill

21-24: Offensive Skill- 7-on-7; Offensive Line- Run Blocking Fundamentals

Locker Room was cleaned and players showered from 6:00-6:30.

All Varsity Players were dismissed at 6:30.
















Wednesday, November 1

Day Four Itinerary

2:40-3:30- Team Weightlifting.
3:30-4:00- Dress, Tape, Get on Field.
4:00-6:00- Team Practice.
6:00-6:30- Clean Locker Room.
6:30- Dismissal.

Weightlifting- 2:40-3:30

Team Stretch- 2:40-2:45

All Cores (Bench, Parallel Squat, Dead lift, Power Clean, Box Squat, and Towel Bench) are 3X3

All Auxiliaries are 2X10

Circuit 1- 2:45-3:00
Groups 1 and 2- Bench Press
Groups 3 and 4- Parallel Squat
Groups 5 and 6- Dead Lift
Groups 7 and 8- Power Clean
Groups 9 and 10- Box Squat
Groups 11 and 12- Towel Bench

Circuit 2- 3:00-3:15
Groups 1 and 2- Parallel Squat
Groups 3 and 4- Bench Press
Groups 5 and 6- Power Clean
Groups 7 and 8- Dead Lift
Groups 9 and 10- Towel Bench
Groups 11 and 12- Box Squat

Circuit 3- 3:15-3:30
Groups 9 and 10- Incline Press, Dumbbell Lunges, Leg Press
Groups 11 and 12- Dumbbell Lunges, Leg Press, Incline Press
Groups 1 and 2- Straight Bar Shrugs, Nose Breakers, Straight Leg Dead Lift
Groups 3 and 4- Nose Breakers, Straight Leg Dead Lift, Straight Bar Shrugs
Groups 5 and 6- Military Press, Close Grip Bench Press, Push Press
Groups 7 and 8- Close Grip Bench Press, Push Press, Military Press

Dress, Tape, Get on Field- 3:30-4:00
Team Practice- 4:00-6:00

DATE OPPONENT PRACTICE GEAR PRACTICE NAME
11/1 Trinity Full Team Week 10

“The Will to Win is USELESS Without the Will to Prepare.”

Period Time Session

Pre-Game
1 4:00-4:05 Team Stretch
2 4:05-4:10 Indy Agilities
3 4:10-4:15 Specialists/Indy Agilities
4 4:15-4:20 Indy Tackling

1st Quarter
5 4:20-4:25 Water Break/Kickoff
6 4:25-4:30 Team Defense 1
7 4:30-4:35 Team Defense 2
8 4:35-4:40 Team Defense 3
9 4:40-4:45 Team Defense 4

2nd Quarter
10 4:45-4:50 Water Break/Punt Block
11 4:50-4:55 Team Offense 1
12 4:55-5:00 Team Offense 2
13 5:00-5:05 Team Offense 3
14 5:05-5:10 Team Offense 4

3rd Quarter
15 5:10-5:15 Water Break/Kick Return
16 5:15-5:20 Team Offense 5
17 5:20-5:25 Team Offense 6
18 5:25-5:30 Team Offense 7
19 5:30-5:35 Team Offense 8

4th Quarter
20 5:35-5:40 Water Break/Punt
21 5:40-5:45 Team Defense 5
22 5:45-5:50 Team Defense 6
23 5:50-5:55 Team Defense 7
24 5:55-6:00 Team Defense 8

Overtime
25 6:00 Field Goal/Field Goal Block/End of Practice

Team Week 10- Notes

Team Defense 1= Defending Down and Distance
Team Defense 2= Defending Down and Distance
Team Defense 3= In Overtime, Defending the 2-point Play
Team Defense 4= Defending the Danger Zone Play and Red Zone Play, Goal-line “D”
Team Defense 5= 4-minute Defense
Team Defense 6= 2-minute Defense
Team Defense 7= Defending the Momentum Changer and the Special Plays
Team Defense 8= Defending the Last Two Plays at the End of a Half

Team Offense 1= Down and Distance
Team Offense 2= Down and Distance
Team Offense 3= Overtime, 2-point Play
Team Offense 4= Danger Zone Play, Red Zone Play, and Goal-line “O”
Team Offense 5= 4-minute Offense
Team Offense 6= 2-minute Offense
Team Offense 7= Momentum Changer and Special Play
Team Offense 8= 2 Plays before the End of a Half

We reviewed the following on Defense: Huddle, Slant, Cover 3, Pinch, Bullets, Quarters, Goal-line

We reviewed the following on Offense: Huddle, 11/12, 13/14, 13/14 Pass, 27/28, 21/22, 27/28 Waggle, 35/36, 33/34, 35/36 Pass, 87/88 Flat, 87/88 Square, 87/88 Slant, 87/88 Wheel, 80 Streak, 87/88 Fade, 87/88 Flare, 87/88 Streak, 97/98 Out, 97/98 Hook, 97/98 Flood

Locker Room was cleaned and players showered from 6:00-6:30.

All Varsity Players were dismissed at 6:30.













Thursday, November 2

Day Five Itinerary

2:30-3:00- Dress, Tape, Get on Field.
3:00-4:00- Script.
4:00-4:15- Clean Locker Room.
4:15- Dismissal.

Play the Game Script—Trinity 11/2

1. Kickoff Team

2. 1st Offense—1 Play

3. 1st Defense—1 Play

4. Kick Return Team

5. 1st Offense—1 Play

6. 1st Defense—1 Play

7. Hands Team

8. 2nd Offense—1 Play

9. 2nd Defense—1 Play

10. Punt Team

11. 1st Offense—1 Play

12. 1st Defense—1 Play

13. Punt Block Team

14. 1st Offense—1 Play

15. Quarters Defense—1 Play

16. Field Goal Team

17. 2nd Offense—1 Play

18. 2nd Defense—1 Play

19. Field Goal Block Team

20. 1st Offense—1 Play

21. Goal-line Defense—1 Play

22. 1st Offense—Take a Knee





































Friday, November 3

Itinerary vs. Trinity

ARRIVE BEFORE 5:30 P.M!!!

1. 5:30-6:00- Dress, Tape, Get Ready.

2. 6:00-6:30- Pre-Game.

3. 6:30-7:00- Locker Room.

4. 7:00-9:00 (est.)- Game.

5. 30 min. after game ends- Dismissal.

Per. O Team Stretch
Per. 1 Individual O-Line
Per. 2, 3 QB's - RB's Mesh O-Line Ind.
All Runs
Per. 4, 5, 6 Formation Motion Play Yd./ Hash Def. Front Play #
1 Gun Rt. 37 Stretch 1
2 Gun Lt. 47 Power 2
3 Gun Slot Lt. 19 Crazy 3
4 Lt. 47 Power 4
5 Gun Slot Rt. Tom37 Blast 5
6 Gun Lt. 46 Stretch 6
7 Gun Rt. 48 Sweep 7
8 Slot Rt. Tom 37 Blast 8
9 Lt. Hump 49 Toss 9
10 Slot Rt Option On Me 10
11 Rt. 12 or 18 11
12 Slot Lt. 45 ISO 12
13 Lt. 33 Belly - G 13
14 Orange Rt. Tom 34 ISO 14
15 Slot Lt. Tom 34 ISO Option 15
16 Slot Lt. 13 or 19 16
Per. 7, 8 Blitz Pick-up
Pass Hull
Per. 9-12 # Formation Motion Play Yd./ Hash Coaching Points
5:00 1 Gun Quads Rt. 300 Mesh TB Hitch 18
2 Gun Quads Rt. 300 Mesh FB China TB Swing 19
3 Gun Lt. Rip 540 Mirror 20
4 Gun Slot Lt. Liz 900 Curl TB Wheel 21
5 Rt. Rip 507 TB Post 22
6 Gun Orange Lt. Jump 540 Mirror 23
7 Gun Orange Rt. 800 Go TB Bench 24
8 Gun Ace Rt. Hump 509 TB Seam 25
9 Gun Rt. Rip 137 Read 26
10 Gun Ace Rt. 900 Go TB Bench 27
11 Gun Ace Lt. 800 Bench TB Corner 28
12 Gun Slot Lt. Liz 900 Curl TB Wheel 29
13 Ace Rt. Rip 12 Read 30
14 Gun Orange Lt. 570 TB Seam 31
15 Gun Ace Rt. 300 Mesh TB Swing 32

Per. 13-15 # Screens / Boots Motion Yd./ Hash Def. Front
5:20 1 Gun Orange Rt. 300 TB Slip 33
2 Gun Orange Rt. 137 Z Tunnel 34
3 Gun Orange Rt. 800 FB Screen Lt. 35
4 Lt. Twins 647 Boot Bench 36
5 Rt. Twins 646 Boot Go 37
6 Gun Orange Rt. 800 FB Screen Lt. 38
7 Lt. Liz 13 Read 39
8 Lt. Twins Rip 300 Convoy 40
9 Rt. Twins 646 Boot Go 41
10 Lt. 147 Boot Go 42
11 Orange Rt. 137 Boot Bench TB Corner
Per. 16-22 Team
5:35 1 Gun Slot Rt. Tom 37 Blast 43
2 Gun Rt. Liz 300 Mesh TB Swing 44
3 Lt. 33 Belly - G 45
4 Gun Orange Lt. Tim 540 TB Wheel 46
5 Gun Lt. 36 Stretch 47
6 Orange Lt. Tom 35 ISO 48
7 Gun Slot Lt. Liz 900 Curl TB Wheel 49
8 Gun Ace Lt. 137 X Tunnel 50
9 Gun Rt. 18 Crazy 51
10 Gun Rt. Rip 137 Read 52
11 Lt. Hump 49 Toss 53
12 Lt. Jump 647 Boot Go 54
13 Gun Slot Rt. Option On Me 55
14 Rt. 32 Belly 56
15 Gun Quads Rt. 300 Mesh FB China TB Swing 57
16 Slot Lt. Option On Me 58
17 Gun Slot Rt. Tom 37 Blast 59
18 Slot Lt. Tom 34 ISO 60
19 Lt. 147 Boot 61
20 Gun Slot Rt. Tom 19 Crazy 62
21 Gun Ace Rt. 509 TB Seam 63
22 Lt. Twins 647 Boot Comeback 64
23 Slot Lt. Tim 13 or 19 65
24 Gun Quads Lt. 300 Mesh TB Hitch 66
25 Rt. 32 Belly - G 67
Per. 22,23 Short Yardage - O
6:15 1 Deuce Rt. Tom 36 Blast 66
2 Deuce Lt. Tom 47 Power 67
3 Gun Deuce Lt. 18 Crazy 68
4 Deuce Rt. 32 Belly 69
5 Deuce Rt. 147 Boot 70
6 Deuce Rt. 32 Swing 71
Per. 24 Short Yardage - D
6:25 1 Gun Deuce Rt. Rip 800 Tackle Seam 71
2 Gun Orange Lt. 900 TB Bench 72
3 Deuce Rt. 147 Boot 73
E.O.P.
6:30

New Plays

1 Lt. Hump 49 Toss 73
2 Gun Quads Rt. 300 Mesh TB Hitch 74
3 Gun Quads Rt. 300 Mesh FB China TB Swing 75
4 Rt. 144 Y Corner 76
5 Gun Orange Rt. 800 FB Screen Lt. 77
6 Gun Deuce Rt. Rip 800 Tackle Seam 78
7 Green Rt. Tom 146 Z Fade FB Flat 79
8 Gun Quads Rt. Jump 302 TB Slant FB Seam80
9 Gun Quads Rt. 509 TB Hitch 81
10 Gun Diamond Rt. Zip 504 Mirror 82

Coaches its hard to cut and past excell but this would be an example of one of our practice schedules offensively. Coach CAmpbell

From the late, GREAT Paul Brown:


PAUL BROWN PRACTICE ORGANIZATION

1. Practice how to practice.

2. Practices 90 minutes long (60 minutes the day before the game). No kneeling, lying down, or loafing.

3. Squad meeting before taking field. Outline what will be covered that day.

4. Then go to calisthenics to loosen up all the muscles.

5. Next is a routine warm up to get the feel of the ground. You will have a partner your same size and position. Tackle from one side and then the other, and throw different kinds of blocks on each other. Basic fundamentals all the way.


6. Running is next.

7. Never scrimmage once the season starts. Do plenty of dummy scrimmage with the defense giving half or three –quarter resistance. Get the timing and polishing needed to carry out assignments.

8. Give the old “college try” all the way. Run on and off the field like you mean business. This has a psychological effect on the opponent.

9. Build very slowly and very carefully, and emphasize excellence in everything we do. In training camp, put in only two plays a day (in “two-a-days” put in two runs in the morning, and two passes in the afternoon).


Paul Brown Set The Bar High, And His Teams Rose

Paul Brown and his Cleveland Browns arrived at the stadium at the same time as their opponents, the Baltimore Colts.
Brown watched as several Baltimore players got off the bus smoking cigars. To him, the scene said one thing: lack of discipline. Before the game, his Browns had their playbooks in their hands, not cigars.
"We can lick any team that gets off a bus smoking cigars," he said.
The Browns won that game. Brown had coached them well. It was all part of his approach to running a tight ship.
"He was so organized in everything he did -- hired the right people, coaches and players," former Browns quarterback Otto Graham said, according to Ron Smith in "Cleveland Browns: The Official Illustrated History." "He was like a general in the Army or an admiral in the Navy or a CEO."
Brown (1908-91) first gained attention coaching Washington High School's football team in Massillon, Ohio. During his nine years there (1932-1940), the Tigers won 80 games, lost eight and tied two. They captured the state title six straight years, and the National Sports News Service twice voted Brown's Tigers national champions.
In 1941 he moved into college ball when he became coach at Ohio State. His Buckeyes went 6-1-1 his first season and 9-1 in 1942. That year they won the Big Ten title and their first national championship.
Brown was offered a job coaching the Cleveland Browns of the newly started All-America Football Conference in 1946.
His namesake Browns won all four AAFC titles, going 47-4-3 until the league folded. Cleveland was one of four AAFC teams that joined the National Football League, and it won NFL titles in 1950, 1954 and 1955.
Brown wasn't one to rest on old glories. In 1968, a year after he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he founded and coached the Cincinnati Bengals. The team won two division championships during his tenure. He stayed on as general manager after retiring in 1975.
Whether on the high school, college or pro level, Brown wanted his men to be good players and solid citizens. He wasn't willing to lower the bar for a player's character based on football skills. If a friend said, "He's not your kind of guy," Brown wouldn't pursue the prospect.
Before landing players at any level, he'd give them intelligence tests to find out their capacity to learn. Experience taught him that a player's learning skills were linked to poise under stress, which in turn was key to a consistent, winning level of play. Those who couldn't handle pressure in close games were often the first to make big mistakes.
That's why, as the Massillon Tigers' coach, he came up with a system to gauge potential players' intelligence. He asked a psychologist to create a test and then combined the results with the boy's grade school record. It worked so well, Brown used the same measures when he coached at Ohio State.
"Everywhere we did our testing we found that players with low intelligence progressed only so far in our football, then quickly leveled off," he said in "PB: The Paul Brown Story," written with Jack Clary. "Knowing a man's capacity to learn before we drafted him helped us calculate his potential."
Since he emphasized learning, he tended to coach his teams like he was teaching a classroom. Before every practice, he made sure each player was in his assigned seat in the football classroom so Brown would know right away who was absent.
Brown then told the players what the objectives for that day were and how long they'd have to meet them. He came up with the idea of using playbooks when coaching the Tigers. Each player was responsible for learning plays in the playbook.
The use of playbooks carried over to his Ohio State and pro football teams. When he first coached the Browns, his team carried their playbooks and took exams on the way to games while other teams brought comic books and cards.
"Our guys took a lot of ribbing about that until we started winning so often, and then we saw fewer comic books and more playbooks," he wrote.
Brown liked to keep each practice session to 90 minutes because he found a player's learning capacity waned if practice went too long.
Brown also had rules for judging physical talent. He thought all players should be fast. Because running is crucial to the sport, speed was of utmost importance when choosing players. Therefore, many of his teams' players were sprinters.
Muscle and bone structure helped round out his criteria. "I've always believed that overall team speed, together with size and weight, is the difference between great teams and ordinary teams," he said.
Players who passed physical tests weren't shoo-ins. If they didn't have football smarts, they were out.
Brown knew good communication was vital to successful coaching. With every team he coached, he told the players in his opening speech what he expected from them, how he expected them to act on and off the field and what he sought to achieve each day of the season.
When he asked them to do something, he'd tell them why.
"When we told our players why, they were more willing to accept everything we asked them to do and to get into the spirit of the game," Brown said.
This story originally ran Jan 10, 2003, on Leaders & Success.
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