Glazier Clinic Notes

Minneapolis Minnesota
February 2011

Brent Pease-Boise State

Shift Package

Why Shift?
- Gain Leverage
- Need smart kids
- Many defense key the TE for a strength call
- Change the strength, it causes the defense the most problems in alignment
- Disguise your play calls, run the same play from week to week with it looking
completely different
- Personnel packages, get as many involved in the offense
- Window Dressing- make the same thing look different, create confusion
- Match ups
o Create match up problems
o Are they a gap short somewhere?
o Change personnel positions and alignment within a formation
- Make the defense practice alignments
o Takes away from the fundamentals of stopping the actual play
- Forces base looks
o Defense will start being vanilla because they don’t know where you
are going to shift to
Fun Part
- Players add to it
- Give them ownership, have them create names or formations
- Package certain motions with certain formations
o Keeps the motions to only certain guys, less learning if the motions
are spread out within the different personnel groupings
- No huddle and a lot of motion= a mess
o If you are going to do no huddle, keep the motions simple

About motion
- Sharp, Polished, Crisp
o Body language is a big deal
o Must sell the motion the same way each time
o Lazy motion is unacceptable
o Motion with a purpose
- Huddle is 5 yards from LOS
- WR leave after play call first time
- QB waits for the WR’s to leave then says play one more time,
- Ready, Break, and everyone gets to their spots as quick as possible
- Three prong effect
 o Show the first formation
o Shift the TE (or shift any player you want to re align but the TE is
usually the strength call so shifting him moves the strength for the
defense)
o Motion a WR, RB, or other player after the shift has completed
- Play is called with motion first (Shift Bronco Right 24 Power) Start in Bronco
Left, shift to Bronco Right

Implementation of motion
- Come up with your formations (Boise uses names for formations such as
Bronco for 2 back 1 TE.)
o They then put the number of the player going in at the position in
 Example: Bronco 98 means #98 is going in instead of the
starter or 1 at his position
- On the gameplan you will write the motion with the play
o Bronco 98 Yank 24 Power
o They know going into the week what motions are going to go with
what plays
o First thing they do is write down what plays they are going to use that
week.
o Second, Add a shift to the plays listed above
 This is based on film and creativity
 Never want a play to look the same two weeks in a row
o Third, Get a “ready list” to the players
 List is basically a list of what plays and motions will be used
that week
 Numbers are listed on the plays so players know who will be
going into the game for what plays and what their motion will
be
o Finally, practice during install period

Single Shifts
- Y shifts= Change Strength
o Yank= Y starts in backfield and moves to the LOS
o Have to let him know whether or not to cross the ball (Start on
strength side of weak side before shift)
- Many more, I just couldn’t write them all down quick enough. Basically they
all had the letter of the guy motioning in the name of the motion
Brent Pease- Boise State
Flood Package

- Launch Play
o Get the ball down the field
o Run it on run downs and third and short (if you can go for it on 4 th
down)
o Red Zone (+30/+20)
o Different Levels to throw the ball
- Scheme
o 3 Levels
o Run it to both the boundary and field
o Change the flat player (Fullback, TE, third WR, Backside cross route)
o Put personnel in the right spot to win
 Don’t put your slow receiver running the outside post
o Run off of play action many times
o 5 Step drop if not off of play action
- Alignment
o Outside WR is 4 yards outside hash
o Inside receiver is slightly inside the hash
- Break Points
o Outside receiver
 Break the post at the depth of the corner if the corner is cover
3 and back peddling
 If Cover 2 corner, easiest release, get back on stem, Break at
12-15 yards and cross the safeties face
o Inside Receiver
 Break point for Corner is 4 yards behind the outside receiver to
create a smooth mesh
 9-11 yards
 High angle for the flag route, if coverage over the top flatten it
out to the sidelines
o If press coverage, best possible release- if you get on top of the
coverage within 10 yards, get back on stem, if not stay vertical
Brent Pease- Boise State
WR Fundamentals
DVD available email Tom at [email protected] for DVD $5 for
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- Set the standards

o Don’t let them run the room
o WR are a different breed, this is OK but don’t let it affect the
team
- Max effort
o Not going to touch the ball on every play
o What do you look like when you aren’t getting the ball
o What are you doing on the back side of a play both blocking
and running routes
o In class
 If you don’t succeed in the classroom you will never get
a chance to succeed on the field
- Blocking
o Block every play until the echo of the whistle
o Keep track of blocking stats
 RBI blocks, whenever the running back or ball carrier
gets yards past your block
- Catching
o Make the catch outside of your frame
o Anyone can catch the straight on ball
o Never complain about where the ball is thrown, its your job to
catch it wherever it is
- Start and Stance
o Inside foot up
o 60% of weight on front weight 40% on back foot
o Eliminate false steps and small wasted movements
o Straight toe (you don’t run pigeon footed so why line up like it)
o Shoulders Square
o Bent low and crouched (similar to a sprinter) you never start a
run standing straight up
o Hands comfortable
o First 2 steps have to look the same on EVERY play
 Run or pass
o No rocking, only forward movement
- Get offs
o Chutes (PVC pipe chutes at different heights, ensures low body
position)
o Pad level must be low, not bent over, sink hips
o Chutes work great for cutting routes (See DVD)
- Chutes
o 36 inches wide
o 42 and 48 inches high for different height receivers
o Eyes straight ahead
- Blocking
o Alignment, Know where you are and where you have to get to
o Break down, 5 yard cushion from WR, break down with hot
feet to make the block, don’t fly at him at full speed, you will fly
right past him
o Contact
 Fit up
 Helmet stripe in line with helmet stripe of his
 Grab inside the frame, turn your thumbs up
 Elbows in, squeeze arms against body like you are
squeezing grapes in your arm pits
 On a profile block, don’t try to dig him out, take him
from the side, head across, don’t block in back!
 On the breakdown no hopping, active feet
o Sandbag drills (See DVD)
 Get your hands above your eyes when blocking
 Low pad level
- Turn the hand blocking shields around
o Let the WR’s grab the handles when blocking, they grab in the
game have them do it in drills
o No lunging, keep your hips underneath you
Kyle Nystrom- Central Michigan
Punt Defense

- Establish a position for the offense

- Gain an edge
- Confident, aggressive, fast

- 2 Returns

o Do the same thing every week, don’t confuse the players

o The more things you try to have them do the less confident they will
be in them and the slower they will play
- Goals
o Great ball security
 First catch the ball
o Obtain a first down
 Get 10 yards a return
o 1 of 4 pressures have to cause a blocked kick or poor kick
o Eliminate critical penalties
 Penalties are a result of being lazy or not skilled enough
o Create unit pride in the return man
 Make them want to protect the return man
- Staff organization
o Each unit needs a coach
o One guy can’t coordinate all units
o Coaches help out on every unit
 Coach 2 or 3 guys per unit, know the scheme and goals
o Meetings for ST last 5 minutes, can’t take too much time
- Elements of a great special teams player
o Natural Strike- Play through the hips
o Great movement in field space (agility)
o Great decision maker
- Rules
o Blocked kick behind line of scrimmage
 Scoop and score, no reason to fall on it, it’s a turnover, might as
well get as many yards as you can on the return
o Blocked kick pass line of scrimmage
 Get away from it (Poison) Same as punt
o Align onsides!!!
 Ball call by each player with hand on ground
 Simple reminder to check alignment
o No contact on snapper for 1 second
o Always block above waist
o Play with your feet, don’t reach or grab
- Stance for down players
o Open sprinter stance 3 point
o Go to gun- Up hand loaded ready to drive at twitch of the ball
o Spine alignment
 Body aligned tilted towards the block point
o Target point, attack point, inside the throat of blocker
o Eye the back of the ball until its snapped

- 3 man Edge pressure on each side. Should be lined up hip to hip in

sprinters stance
o Aiming point for each player is the inside throat of the man
they are responsible for
o 4’s have guards, 3’s have tackles, 2’s have wings 5’s have
Snapper and Personal protector (figure it out after the snap)
- Attack man like it is a block no matter if it is a return or not
 o For return attack like block then release with your man,
shielding him to the outside
o Pin, Wheel, and shadow
 Pin your man with your attack
 Target inside of number as aiming point
 Rush him until release
o Wheel on release
 Pivot hips, and open to the man
 Keep leverage
 Inside hand on near hip
 Widen the coverage runner
o Shadow
 Sprint along coverage runner with 1 yard cushion
 Hard focus on near hip of coverage, keep leverage inside
and underneath
 Wall at the mesh when coverage runner comes to a
returner
 Never get even with him (This gives him a 2 way go and
he will backdoor you) Keep INSIDE AND UNDERNEATH
- Punt Team
o Snapper has to protect the A gap
 If he can’t, you need to cut the guards splits down
o Best players on punt team
 NFL reference ( for college kids) If you want to make it
to the NFL you better be good at special teams
- Goals
o 100% Effort, perfect technique, no penalties
o No blocked or forced bad punts
o 2 seconds snap to foot
- Rules
o Pick up ball and hand it to the official
o Once you step in the endzone you can’t touch the ball
o If the punt is blocked, never fall on it, pick it up and advance it
o Fall on any muffed punts, you can’t advance it, secure
possession
o Make them a 2 step punter
- Coaching points
o Give great effort
o Expect a block attempt each time
o See the ball, get off on the snap
 Inside foot up
 Toe to heel Weight 70% front foot, 30% back foot
 Square Shoulders
 Inside foot aligned with inside foot of man inside of you
 o Get depth off the snap, kick slide
 Protect your outside gap while lending a hand to your
buddy inside
o Know how many rushers, and which rushers can challenge
your zone
o If you get 2 rushers, don’t waste a hand blocking the guy in
your chest. Get your hands on the outside rusher and block the
man in front of you with your body
o Set with depth, never let a rusher grab you and never lunge for
a rusher
o Work as a unit, never chase a guy, they must come to you
o They have to get to the block point, so set your depth and wait
for them
o A gap and C gap are the most attacked gaps
o Get good at releases once ball is kicked
- Alignment
o 6 inch split
o Wings heels at 4 yards
o Protector heels at 5 yards
o Kick on a line (Straight back, never at an angle) Eyes outside
o Wings- Don’t kick slide, Set up and let the wall catch up to you
o Send the snapper to the closest technique
o Snapper always blocks to the overload
- Teaching
o Teach coverage concepts without running full field
o Net drill, 20 yards
o Keep the returner inside and infront
o Press and fold
 Press the returner inside and infront
 As soon as he gets even you pick an angle infront of him
and pursue
 Never follow your own color
o Teach, Motivate, Demand
- Special teams gameplanning
o Scout the other teams units
 Make note of where the guys play, what positions they
are, speed, are they a starter or a back up
 How far do kicks go
 Where do they kick from
 Are they a 3 step or 2 step punter
 Can their snapper block speed
 Do they directionally kick
 If they kick into the boundary, pressure from the
boundary
 Attack the returners butt, that is where the return is
going
Play action pass from the gun
Pat Fox
Milford HS Michigan
DVD’s available, Email Tom at [email protected]

 Goals
o Throw 18-22 times a game
o Put kids in space and make them tackle one on one
o 55% completion
o Don’t throw INT’s
 Line
o 1 foot to 18 inch splits, the more problems the closer they get
o Hands on the ground- Letting them stand up doesn’t get them off the
ball as quick
o Deep as possible from the LOS
 Backfield
o QB toes at 5 yards
o TB at 6 yards
o Splitting outside leg of guard
 Playaction pass
o Throw it on run downs!
 Don’t throw PA pass on 3rd and 10
 Run block on PA pass
 Vertical and Horizontal Stretch
o Backfield
 Show inside zone
 Best run play should be your playaction pass look
 Don’t need a play action off of every run, just the main ones
o QB
 Pop and drop step
o RB
 Flat step responsible for timing of mesh, accelerate the fake
and fit into the Guard/ Tackle gap

DVD does a much better job of explaining all of this.