Our Head Coach (HC) is in charge of our Special Teams

We put a huge emphasis on special teams within our program. Each member of our staff is assigned a piece or is in charge one of our special teams. As the head coach, I am involve in all aspects of our special teams. The coach that is responsible for their special team is required to oversee meetings,and all phases of that special team. They must have an organized plan and scouting reports for the week. They are responsible for game day operation , and all substitutions. They are in charge of the direction of the show team. We go over the philosophy of our special teams each off season. We make a decision on each special team and assign coaches to assist our main coach. We also assign a person to coordinate the show team. That coach is under the direction of the person who is in charge of the special team that is being practiced. Our off -season is crucial in creating the "how to" for our program. If a coach wants to make change, it must be presented at our Sunday scout meeting.
As a program our philosophy is to get our best athletes on the field. We try to find those that play "smart and reckless" to play most of our special teams. We also play with a lot of our younger players on our special teams. If we bring a sophomore up to the varsity I do not want them sitting on the sideline. They must earn a position on these groups. We try to make it big deal to be part of a special team group at our school. Each year we design a shirt that emphasizes our special team theme for the year and is given to each player who associated with our special teams.
We practice our special teams everyday. We usually put a heavy emphasis on punt and kick -off each week. I like doing our special teams in the middle of practice. I like them to be game situational. We do a special team circuit once week. This circuit could emphasize blocking kicks, open field blocking, block and release, scoop, score, or recover. Every Thursday, we do a"mock game" that goes over game scenarios for our special teams. We just want our players to know we find our special teams an important part of the game.


Douglas Longero Posted Date:April 15, 2013 8:36 PM