Practicing your Game Plan throughout the Week

Developing your Game Plan

Get your Staff involved in creating the game plan.
Offensive Staff: 10 plays that must be run in 1st half (Stan Parrish) Defensive Staff: Create 3 calls per personnel group or down and distance

Game plan must fit the players

Scope of our game plan is small so our kids think less and play fast Enables our players to get more reps and execute our plan better Must have and practice a contingency plan!

Monday Practice Schedule

A. Go over scouting report in classroom
1. 2. 3. 4. Explain strengths and weaknesses of opponent What you expect them to do (Run/Pass, Plays, Fronts, etc.) What you are going to do as a result of this Go over contingency plan

B. Go to field and walk through formations, alignments, blocking scheme adjustments, etc. C. Rep blitzes, fronts, plays, etc
1. 2. Scout group reps other teams offense or defense Come together for a quick thud period of team

D. Go to classroom for cut ups of opponents offense & defense

Tuesdays Practice Schedule

A. Fundamentals (Moderate Pace)
1. Specific to the game plan that week (LBs isolation blocks, WRs and press man coverage) Four drills approximately 5 minutes a piece in duration

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Front Six & Secondary Period Two (Moderate Period)

1. Front Six Blocking Schemes (21 personnel), fronts, stunts, & blitzes Route combinations vs. coverage or coverage adjustments 12 15 minutes in duration
(21) personnel grouping or down/distance Practice most dangerous plays vs. fronts, blitzes, & coverages 20 minutes in duration

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B.

Front Six & Secondary Period One (Intense Period)

1. Front Six Rapid fire blitzes and stunts for personnel groupings Secondary Period Pursuit drill (Bubble Screen), landmark drill, etc. 5 minutes in duration 3.

B.

Team Period (Intense Period)

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Wednesdays Practice Schedule

A. Fundamentals (Moderate Pace)
1. Specific to the game plan that week (LBs isolation blocks, WRs and press man coverage) Four drills approximately 3 minutes a piece in duration

A.

Front Six & Secondary Period Two (Moderate Period)

1. Front Six Blocking Schemes (10 personnel), fronts, stunts, & blitzes Route combinations vs. coverage or coverage adjustments 10 minutes in duration
Start with new personnel grouping (10) or down/distance Finish with yesterdays personnel grouping or down/distance 30 minutes in duration

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B.

Pass Skelly & Pass Rush (Intense Period)

1. Pass Skelly 7 on 7 (3 4 route combinations against our coverages) Pass Rush Defensive Line and LBs (Optional) against offensive lineman (Make sure to run fronts, stunts, & blitzes that will be called against personnel grouping. 8 10 minutes in duration

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Team Period (Intense Period)

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Thursdays Practice Schedule

A. Special Situations:
1. Trick Plays Run plays vs. normal calls (Never walk through them, must learn on the fly!)
1. 5 minutes in duration 5 minute walk through 5 minute live (Helmets Only)

2.

Goal line & 2 pt. conversions

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B.

1st personnel grouping

1. 2. Most dangerous plays against our fronts, stunts, blitzes, & coverages 15 minutes in duration Most dangerous plays against our fronts, stunts, blitzes, & coverages 10 minutes in duration

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2nd personnel grouping

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Evaluating Practices & Game Plans

A. Fundamentals & Group Sessions
1. 2. 1. 2. 3. Slower teaching periods Make sure that they understand what you are asking them to do Film team periods Evaluate how fast they are able to execute the game plan If they arent getting it by Wednesday, increase time on contingency plan of Thursday Did you force them to beat you with their secondary plays? Players? Did your players play fast? Were they put in position to make plays? Did they narrow the gap of athletic ability between them and the other team?

B. Team Periods

C. Evaluate Game Plan

1. 2. 3.

Contact Information
Tim Millspaugh
Home Phone: (260) 726 3781 Email Address: tmillspaugh@jayschools.k12.in.us School Phone Number: (260) 726 9306 Ext. 2258 Prep Period: 12:35 1:55