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Defending the Run & Play Action Pass:  Notes on Jerry Sandusky's video.  Coach Sandusky, the long-time coordinator at Penn State under Joe Paterno, talks about fronts and stunts.  Lots of different defensive ideas are discussed here.  (Coach Butler)

Florida Zone Blocking presented by Steve Addazio at the 2008 Atlanta Glazier Clinic. Coach Addazio spoke on the Tight Zone, Stretch and Outside Zone as they are run at Florida. There is especially good information on the Offensive Line details for the zone running offense. (Coach Butler)

Tulsa Trick Plays presented by Coach Bill Blankenship at the 2009 Cleveland Glazier Clinic, gives some of Tulsa's trick plays and how they implement these plays in the offense.  More good stuff from Tulsa's exciting offense!

Bear, Under and Over Fronts and Stunts from Jets Consultant Denny Marcin. Coach Marcin presents his philosophy on running a High School defense - what would he use if he were coaching there today. He describes the Under and Bear fronts in great detail. From Harrisburg Glazier Clinic 2009.

Tulsa's Hurry Up, No Huddle Offense presented by Running Back's Coach Bill Blankenship at the 2009 Cleveland Glazier Clinic. Coach Blankenship explains the advantages of the Hurry-Up, No Huddle as installed by previous O.C. Gus Malzahn. He also gives details about practice plan and play calling to run this very popular style of offense.

No-Huddle Offensive Football, presentation from Brian Flinn of Villanova.  Coach Flinn talks rationale for running the No-Huddle Offense, and how to use tempo to control your opponent and the football game. 

Defensive Line Pass Rush Skills and Drills. Denny Marcin, Consultant for the New York Jets, gives a lot of detail on pass rush, defensive line drills, and more. Good stuff from the 2009 Harrisburg Glazier Clinic.

Quarterback School presentation by Andrew Coverdale at the 2009 Atlanta Glazier Clinic. Coverdale is a mad scientist, and this is just a little bit of what he has to offer.

Joel Cockley, Running Backs Coach at Mount Union College, Ohio presented Inside Zone, Playaction Passing, and Running Back Drills at the 2009 Cleveland Glazier Clinic.  The Inside Zone includes Zone Read and variations off of it.  The playaction passes include concepts for beating Cover 2, Cover 4, Man and blitzing defenses.  Finally, Cockley's Running Back Drills include 10 different running back drills. 

Inside Zone | Playaction Pass | Running Back Drills

DB Drills from Kirby Smart, DB Coach at the University of Alabama. Coach Smart explains how he and Head Coach Nick Saban run their DB Drills. Lots of Cover 2 and Man Coverage drills here, along with some Cover 3. These are clinic notes from the 2009 Atlanta Glazier Clinic.

Running and Passing from the Empty Set presented by Greg Gregory, former OC for South Florida. Coach Gregory describes QB runs out of the Empty Set and sets up the passing game. Part 2 is now available, going more in depth in the passing game from the empty set (updated 03/03/09).

High Powered Spread Offense - One Back Style from Bobby Bentley at Byrnes High School. Notes from a Coaches Choice video, in which Coach Bentley discusses philosophy, keys to success and practice plan for the Spread Offense. The video is available here

Power Gun Offense from David Gutshall of Dorman High School, South Carolina.  This is really a complete power running game for your offense.  Lots of plays and formations included.

Concept Routes from Shannon Jarvis of Mill Creek High School in Georgia. Jarvis shows part of his spread offense passing game with the Cross, Mesh, Shallow and Drive routes. From the 2009 Glazier Clinic in Atlanta.

Drop Back Pass Blocking and Run Blocking from Jim McNally, former Buffalo Bills Offensive Line Coach, talks about all aspects of blocking. Fantastic detail, McNally is truly a genius.

Defending the Spread Running Game from Jay Bateman of Elon University, from the 2009 Charlotte Glazier Clinic. How Elon evaluates a spread offense and takes away the running game. (Created by Hez Butler)

Tackling and Ball Disruption presented by Vernon Hargreaves, Defensive Ends Coach at East Carolina. Coach Hargreaves, previously with the Miami Hurricanes from 1998-2006, talks about tackling, attitude, open field tackles and more. From the Charlotte 2009 Glazier Clinic. (Created by Joe Daniel)

Running and Passing from the Empty Set presented by Greg Gregory, former OC for South Florida. Coach Gregory describes QB runs out of the Empty Set and sets up the passing game. This will be a 2 part series, with the second part going more in depth on the passing game from Empty.

3-5 Defense presented by Tom Cousins from West Ashley HS, South Carolina. Coach Cousins presents a simple, complete package including coverages and 168 stunts that can be used through combinations. Great presentation on the 3-5 Defense, from the Glazier Clinic Webinars on February 10, 2009. You can also get Coaching the 3-5-3 Defense by Thomas Cousins here. (Created by Joe Daniel)

Fronts, Stunts and Linebacker Tips in Michigan Slant 3-4 from Jim Herrmann of the New York Giants (previously with NY Jets). Herrmann talks about firezone concepts in the 3-4 Defense, along with some Cover 2 and Man blitzes. Enjoy! (Created by Joe Daniel)

Eddie Hill: How to Build True Team Character video. He discusses building a team, building character in young men, keys to success as a high school coach, and the V-I-C-T-O-R-Y method to building a true team. Very detailed notes! (Created by Hez Butler)

Dan Mullen's Spread Offense Running Game video notes. Mullen does a fantastic job of explaining the Zone Read and other plays working off of it. At the time, Dan Mullen was working at Utah. This year, Mullen became the head coach at Mississippi State. (Created by Hez Butler)

4-3 Defense from Michael Schroeder on January 28, 2009. Coach Schroeder is the Linebacker Coach at Mt. San Jocinto College after 12 years as a high school head coach. He describes some basics of their 4-3 package along with a few line stunts, Zone Blitzes, and Fire Zones. Some good ideas that you may be able to add to your defense!

42-G Defense Webinar by Pat Fox. These are notes taken during the Glazier Clinic-offered Webinar from January 21, 2009. Great stuff, Coach Fox is very knowledgable and one of the more enthusiastic presenters I have seen.

Air Raid I video notes on the video series by Chris Hatcher. Air Raid I includes the Mesh and Y-Shallow routes and tags. Hatcher has won the National Championship at Valdosta State and is currently the head coach at Georgia Southern.

Air Raid II video notes on the video series by Chris Hatcher. Air Raid II includes the Y-Stick, Y-Corner, and Y-Cross routes along with All Curls. Hatcher has won the National Championship at Valdosta State and is currently the head coach at Georgia Southern.

Gunter Brewer's series on the passing game is excellent. These notes provide the routes as shown on each of 4 different videos by Gunter Brewer. If you like what you see here, these would be some great videos to add to your library.

 

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