Monthly Archives: July 2017

Mike Kuchar talks Trends in Football

Q1: Which man beaters work best in the RPO game? Off which formations?
Q2: How do you design your man beaters in your game plan each week to take advantage of mismatches?
Q3: Which coverages work best in defending RPO’s?
Q4: How do you train the post-snap eyes/reactions of potential manipulation defenders vs. RPO’s?
Q5: What are some of the most important situational periods you implement during game week on offense, defense and special teams?
Q6: How are you making practice less taxing on players to keep them fresh for game day?

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Breaking Down Film In-Season

**Varsity players schedule: Monday – Film and Install / Tuesday-Wednesday – Full pads practice / Thursday-Run through / Friday – Game Day / Saturday-Sunday –Off** This blog has been posted here with permission of the author @seoleufootball ​ Saturday morning, I watch last night’s game once. The result in already in the book so I…

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Formations: Stack and Bunch

Formation(s): Stack & Bunch Written by: Coach Kristian Johnson Tyler Junior College Twitter: fb_coachjohnson Coaches, The objective of the spread offense is in it’s name, Spread the defense out wide and attack the space created. Two particular formation(s) that gives an offense that advantage are the “Double Stack” and the Bunch formation. The two formation(s)…

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Compensation for Coaches

Q1: Outside of coaching, do you also teach or do you have another career?
Q2: Does your school or district provide practice and/or game clothes for you?
Q3: How often are stipends updated for your school/district?
Q4: What are the terms of your contract and extra duties involved with earning your pay?
Q5: Do you think HS coaches are underpaid or college coaches are more overpaid?
Q6: What are the intrinsic benefits that keep you coaching?
Extra Point: Money is important, but it can’t be the only thing that drives you to lead these young men

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Coaching in the Car #TXHSFBCHAT Recap Episode #45

PLANNING YOUR RUN GAME Our observations from the Chat that we detail on this podcast: The 5 pillars of consideration when determining your Run Game install (regardless of scheme) What will you hang your hat on? Establish a way to consistently execute a trap What will be your attitude play? (ISO, POWER) Find a way…

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Up Tempo Offense: No Huddle

Up Tempo offense: No Huddle Written by: Coach Kristian Johnson Tyler Junior College Twitter: fb_coachjohnson Coaches, We’re going to take a break from the three part RPO series, and talk about something that plays a direct part into making the RPO offense as deadly as it is. Today’s topic is the No Huddle offense. We…

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RPO – 2nd Level Reads

          RPO- 2nd Level Reads Written by: Coach Kristian Johnson Coaches, Now that we’ve broken into the topic of the RPO offense I hope that you get an initial grasp for the concept. However, there’s more than one level within the RPO offense. The next topic covers the Power run game…

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Planning Your Run Game

Q1: How many run schemes do you carry into each game?
Q2: How does facing an even or odd front impact your run game?
Q3: Do you use your run to set up the pass, or your pass to set up your run?
Q4: If you don’t have a fullback, how do you modify your run scheme?
Q5: What are your base runs that you use in any situation?

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