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SPECIAL TEAMS

Contact Information:

Keith Allen

Assistant Football Coach

The King’s Academy

[email protected]

http://www.coachallen.com

twitter @coachkeithallen

http://www.coachallen.com/


mailto:[email protected]


SPECIAL TEAMS

Making Special Teams

Special

“One and Done”

4 PILLARS

•System

•Style

•Take what they give

•Do what your players do

well

I. SYSTEM / PLAN

– Important

• Coaches- Time, Best 11

• Players- Attitude, Goals,

Rewards

– Structured / Organized

• Playbook / Practice Plans

• No wasted time- limited

THE IMPORTANCE OF FIELD POSITION IN THE KICKING GAME

The kicking game gains importance when you realize how important a role it plays in determining offensive scoring ability. We already know that the further away an offense starts from its intended goal, the more difficult it will be to score. Conversely, the closer the offense starts, the easier it will be to score. Our defensive field chart clearly shows this difference.

10

1 out of 30

10

20

1 out of 15

20

40

1 out of 8

40

50

1 out of 5

50

40

1 out of 3

40

20

1 out of 2

20

10

1 out of 2

10

ELEMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL KICKING GAME

ELIMINATE MISTAKES. Most mistakes in the kicking game are caused by a lack of belief in its importance. Lack of belief leads to a lack of concentration and from that follows a major miscue. Belief in the importance of the kicking game is the key to elimination of mistakes.

INTENSITY. Intensity is vital in all phases of our team and certainly must be

constant in the kicking game.

FUNDAMENTALS. Fundamentals play a key role in our kicking game. The kicking game involves many precise skills. Concentration during our practice and game situations is critical to our ability to succeed.

ATTITUDE. The key to any success, individual or collective, is attitude. PRACTICE. Special Teams are of equal importance with offense and defense.

Unfortunately, we have only so much practice time available for each team. To make the most of this time we must be well organized when we hit the field. Everyone involved needs to have a sense of urgency, from the scout team to the coaching staff. The more reps we get each practice will increase our ability to perform the special teams flawlessly on game day.

KICK OFF STAFF

• Big Picture: Allen

• 1-4: DB’sCoach

• 5-7: LB’s Coach

• 8-10: WR/RB Coach

• K: Allen

PUNT STAFF

• LS/PP/P: Allen

• LU/RU/PP: RB Coach

• LG/LT/LE: DB Coach

• RG/RT/RE: LB Coach

KOS STAFF

• Big Picture: Allen

• Front Line: Allen

• BSE/BSU: LB Coach

• PSE/PSU: RB Coach

• Ret: DB Coach

PUNT SCORE STAFF

• N, F, 4s: Allen

• R1/R2/R3: LB Coach

• L1/L2/L3: RB Coach

• Ret: DB Coach

Daily Meeting Schedule

• Be resourceful (before

school, lunch, email,

text, etc)

• Be considerate of

players time

• Reward- lunch, etc

Daily Schedule (HS)

Monday:

• Opp Punt ret (5 min)

• Opp KOR (5 min)

Daily Schedule (HS)

Tuesday:

• Opp Punt (5 min)

• Opp KO (5 min)

Daily Schedule (HS)

Wednesday:

• 10 minutes- video

corrections

(Mon/Tues)

• **didn’t do in 2013

Practice Organization

• Pre Practice

• Specialists Period

• Special Teams Period

• Kicker & Punter workout

Pre Practice

• Long Snapper work on their own for

5-10 min.

• Kicker and Punter kick footballs to

returners

PUNT SPECIALTY PUNT BLOCK KOR KO PAT/FG FG BLOCK

SUNDAY 1 Red Zone Fair Catch Fair Catch Sky Kicks Align Steps Block Point

-Angle Pooch Play Act Upbacks & Ends Get Off

-Gunners inside 10 No Balls on Ground Communication

yd line

SUNDAY 2 Young Players Get Off Returners Deep Kicks Snapper Get Off

Protection Block Points Holder Looper

Kicker

TUESDAY 1 Deep Balls Returners Returners Deep Balls Snapper Get Off

(Wind) -BB Holder Block Point

Leverage Drill Offensive Players Kicker

vs Scouts Tackling Circuit

TUESDAY 2 Net Drill Specialty Kicks Full Unit vs Air Get Off

KA/KT/CW/KW Drive Technique

Bad Balls

WEDNESDAY 1 Punt After Safety Game Plan Block Returners Deep Balls Snapper Get Off

Holder Looper

Kicker

WEDNESDAY 2 Fake of Week Bad Balls Squib Kicks Full Unit vs Air Get Off

Squibs -Fire Drive

-Fake

THURSDAY 1 Deep Balls Returners Returners Deep Balls Snapper Get Off

-KW Holder Looper

Punt Block Drill Kicker

vs Scouts

THURSDAY 2 Net Drill Hands Onside Kicks Full Unit vs Air Get Off

Full Unit Rapid Fire -Fire Drive

-Fake

SPECIAL TEAMS – SPECIALTY 1A DATE:______________ SEGMENT:__________ PERIODS:___________ TOPIC:______________

N

QB / WR / RB not involved in Specialty PAT-N-GO BL

FG Block DL- Block Point Get Off EB

PAT/FG OL- protection CR / DP

Punt Returners –Red Zone KW (Fair Catch- Play act)

Punt- Gunners- find ball - Red Zone- BB

KOR- E’s & UB’s- Sky Kicks COmmunication KT / EJ

KO- K- Sky Kicks KA

PAT/ FG timing H / S/ K KA

Punt - DS / P Red Zone Punts CN / CW

SPECIAL TEAMS – SPECIALTY 1B DATE:______________ SEGMENT:__________ PERIODS:___________ TOPIC:______________

N


FG Block DL- Looper EB

PAT/FG OL- Fan & Cover PAT Punt CR / DP

PR- Deep Kicks –KW

Punt Block – Get Off Block Points EJ / CN / EB

Young Punt Pro (3

rd 4

th Team)

KT/ CW/ KA

KO- K- Deep Kicks KA

PAT/ FG timing H / S/ K KA

Punt - DS / P Deep Punts BB

KR- Deep Kicks –KW

SPECIAL TEAMS – SPECIALTY 2A DATE:______________ SEGMENT:__________ PERIODS:___________ TOPIC:______________

N




Punt Return – Leverage vs Scouts EJ / CW / KT

Offensive Tackling Circuit CR / DP / CN

KO- K- Deep Kicks KA

PAT/ FG- Bad Hold H / S/ K KA

Punt - DS / P Deep Punts BB

KR- Deep Kicks –KW

SPECIAL TEAMS – SPECIALTY 2B DATE:______________ SEGMENT:__________ PERIODS:___________ TOPIC:______________

N

QB / WR / RB not involved in Specialty PAT-N-GO BL / CN



Punt Coverage – Net Drill KA / KT / EJ / CW

KO- K Specialty Kicks Gomer Pyle

PAT/ FG- Unit vs Air CR / DP

Punt - DS / P Bad Snaps BB

Special Teams Period

Day Mon Tue Wed

Seg. 1 Punt Punt Score Punt / Score

Seg. 2 KO KOR Kick Off/ KOR

Seg. 3 None None Onside, Hands

Specials Fakes & Reverse Trick Plays All scenarios

Kicker & Punter Workout

Period Kicker Punter

1 & 2 Warm up & Stretch Warm up & Stretch

3 Dry Kick Dry Punt

4 Scatter Drill Line Walk Drill

5 & 6 Dry Approach KO,

Surprise

Jugs 35 Snaps, Ball

Handling

7 Specialists Specialists

8 No Step & One Step Snaps & Drops

9 Special Teams Special Teams

10 Chart 4 FG & 2 KO Chart 6 Punts

11 & 12 Cool down & Stretch Cool down & Stretch

FOOTBALL SPECIALTY Comments:

KO:

Pract.#: KOR:

Date:

Dress: P:

Spec.Tms:

PR:

Emphasis:

Time Period KICKERS LEFT MIDDLE RIGHT

4:00 PM 1

0 step 20 yd (LMR)

4:05 PM 2 30yd (1x LMR)

4:10 PM 3 40 yd (LMR)

4:15 PM 4 35 yd (LMR)

4:20 PM 5 25 yd (LMR)

4:25 PM 6 Gomer Pyle Dist: Dist: Dist:

4:30 PM 7 PUNT Hang: Hang: Hang:

Dist: Dist: Dist:

4:35 PM 8 Hang: Hang: Hang:

Dist: Dist: Dist:

4:40 PM 9 Coffin Hang: Hang: Hang:

1 Step Dist: Dist: Dist:

4:45 PM 10 Down the line Hang: Hang:

Punt Pass Dist: Dist:

4:50 PM 11 Hang: Hang:

Dist: Dist:

4:55 PM 12 BE AT PRACTICE Hang: Hang:

FIELD Dist: Dist:

5:00 PM 13 PUNT Hang: Hang:

Dist: Dist:


PUNT SCORE Dist: Dist:


Dist: Dist:

5:15 PM 16 Punt Work on Punt Situations

Coffin Kick

5:20 PM 17 Punt Backed UP

5:25 PM 18 2 Step

5:30 PM 19 Bad Ball Drill

5:35 PM 20

5:40 PM 21

5:45 PM 22

5:50 PM 23

5:55 PM 24

6:00 PM Out

Drills: Kicker

No step One step

Alignment Drill Elevation Drill

One Step

Drills: Punter

Partner Toss Line Walk

Drop Drill Leg Swing

C

Drills: Returner

Bad kick Catch on the run

Fair Catch Goal line catch

RRR RC

R C

R

C

Drills: Punt Score

Get off & Block point Off the foot drill

5 yard drill 14 yard drill

S S SS

Block point

P

Block Point

S SBB

P

Block Point

S SBB

P

Block Point

Drills: Punt Line & Gunners

Steps & Lanes Releases

RR

Drills: KOR Front Line

Depth Drill Angle Blocking

L

T GCG

L

T

L L L

L

Special Teams Conditioning

• Kick Off:

– Take the line

– Lanes

• Punt:

– Lanes

– Avoid

Touchback

• Returner:

– Punt Returns

– Kickoff Returns

– Reverses

• Kick off Return:

– Depth Drill

Reward Players

• Within rules

• MAKE THEM FEEL

SPECIAL

• Block Party

• Picture on locker

• Weekly awards

• Shirts, etc

II. STYLE

– Attacking / Aggressive

– Same Formation

Different Attacks

– Few Techniques

– Easy to adjust

TKA SPECIAL TEAMS

TKA SPECIAL TEAMS

III. TAKE WHAT THEY

GIVE YOU

– Attack their weakness

SCOUTING _____________________________KICK OFF RETURN TEAM

I Returner, #, Pos NO AVG TD Long IV Return Indicators:

Totals:

II Summary : V Alerts:

III System Analysis: VI Gomer Pyle?

Where?

Pop Over?

SCOUTING VS__________________________FIELD GOAL / PAT TEAM

kicker

holder

holder

GOES UNBALANCED INSIDE THE ____ YD LINE

FG STATS:

DISTANCE FG MADE FG ATTEMPTS %

PAT

10-19

20-29

30-39

40-49

50+

I Protection Scheme VIII Holder:

-Line: IX Snapper:

-Ends: X Kicker:

-Wings: - R / L footed:

II Strengths: - Steps:

- Snap to kick:

III Weaknesses: - Trajectory:

- Range:

IV Wings Eligible? - Longest:

V Ends Eligible? - Reaction to Pressure:

VI How do we block? XI Fakes or Muddle?

VII Block Point: XII Key Observations:

FAKES

OPPONENT

TKA SPECIAL TEAMS

IV. DO WHAT YOUR

PLAYERS DO WELL

– Install Playbook-

modify to your players

Date KO KOR Punt Punt Def PAT/FG FG Block Meetings Notes

Wed 7/30 25 minute walk thru

#1 Align Align Align Align S/H/K Align

Helmets Huddle Huddle Huddle Huddle Huddle

P/PR

KO/KOR Freshmen Skills

Thu 7/31 25 minute walk thru

#2 Take Off Front Line 1/2 Line 1/2 Line S/H/K Block Right

Helmets Net Drill Back 6 Count Mob

-Right 34 Trap Solid / Hinge outside

P/PR Gnrs- POA leverage


Fri 8/1 25 minute walk thru

#3 1/2 Line Front Line 1/2 Line 1/2 Line S/H/K Block Left

Shells Deep Lt Cov 1 Back 6 Count Overload

Butt & Jerk -Left 34 Trap Solid / Hinge block point

P/PR Gnrs- Get Off set wall


Sat 8/2 25 minute walk thru

#4 1/2 Line Front Line 1/2 Line 1/2 Line Align Block L/R -introduce PAT/FG

Shells Deep Rt Cov 1 Back 6 Hinge Overload Right Huddle

Butt & Jerk -Left 34 Trap 2 reps-full block point Tackle Over

P/PR Gnrs vs set wall

single press 3 reps- full

Sun 8/3 25 minute walk thru

#5 Deep Lt Cov 1 Front Line 1/2 Line 1/2 Line S/H/K Middle Block -introduce Punt Safe Defense

Full Pads Land marks Back 6 Count Mug / Mob (Mustang)

cover field -Right 34 Trap Solid / Hinge

KO/KOR Net Drill 2 reps- full Tight

Mon 8/4

#6 1/2 Avoid Front Line Full Pro Overlaod Left As needed As needed

1/2 Butt & Jerk Back 6 -switch 1/2 Line

Deep Lt Cov 2 -Right Dog -trade block point

P/PR Gnrs vs Dbl set wall

Roll to Net 3 reps- full

Mon 8/4

#7 Deep Lt Cov 2 Front Line 1/2 Line 1/2 Line As needed As needed

Land marks Back 6 Count Block w/

cover field -Right Dog Solid / Hinge Waco Call

KO/KOR Net Drill 2 reps- full Creeper

Tue 8/5

#8 vs Wedge Front Line Full Pro Overload Waco As needed As needed

vs Dbl Team Back 6 vs overload Lt /Rt

-Left Dog vs creeper

P/PR 2 reps- full Gnrs vs Stack 2 reps- full

KO/KOR 2 reps- full

Wed 8/6

2003 FALL CAMP KICKING GAME INSTALLATION

2012 SBU FOOTBALL GAME CHECKLIST

TIME SCORE 1. Last play of the game by distance 2. No huddle FG (8 seconds) 3. Kick FG on 3rd Down (with 5 sec & TO) 4. Receiver on ground to stop clock 5. Time out guidelines 6. Protecting lead (ball control) – 4 minutes 7. Using TO to get ball for offense to score 8. Eleven man block- Desperado 9. Onside or Squib KO 10. Kill the clock

BACKED UP

1. Coming off Goalline- long pass 2. Two first downs to improve field position 3. Tight Punt 4. Quick Kick 5. Safety- ahead by 6, behind by 4 6. Eleven man block- Desperado 7. Penalty vs Off ½ distance 8. Set up Off/Blitz 9. Bad snap/block- take a safety 10. Third and long risks

GOING IN

1. 4th & Goal 2. On/Off schedule 3. Delay of Game for FG Angle 4. 2 Pt. Play 5. Going for tie late in game 6. Measurement 7. Over the top 8. Use of TO 9. Loss Yards FG 10. 2 plays in huddle

DISTANCES

1. Spot (Play calling/measurement) 2. Substitution for 3rd Down 3. Going for it on 4th Down /cheap 4. Fielding kick around Goalline 5. Smart pass interference 6. Offense in 3rd & 15+ 7. 2nd and Short 8. Intentional delay- to kill time/ improve kick 9. KO from 50 10. Tackle Over on FG 11. Penalty- vs opponent off after a loss 12. Penalty- vs opponent def after gain 13. Penalty- vs opponent def after made FG 14. Plus interior punts (FG, QB, pooch) 15. Extra Point after penalty 16. Extra point after defensive score

PERSONNEL 1. Use of mismatches 2. Neutralizing skill disadvantage 3. Substitutions (signals) / Situational 4. Disguised Substitution 5. Late substitutions 6. Situational substitutions 7. Offensive movement / defensive stemming 8. Penalty

TACTICS

1. Coin Toss decisions 2. Substitution backups 3. Penalty decision (dn or yds) 4. Time of possession 5. No Huddle 6. Matching personnel 7. 4 Downs (O’s vs D’s) 8. Deceptive / Home Run 9. Stealing signals (sideline /audible) 10. Scout as you go 11. Kicking away 12. Playing speed (tempo) offense

PSYCHOLOGICAL

1. Early lead/deficit 2. Momentum changers 3. Ball Control on the road / home 4. Home Run and Home / road 5. Noise 6. Forcing errors (punt block) 7. First 5 minutes of each half 8. Officiating blunders 9. Head Set communications fail 10. Kick Fakes

WEATHER

1. Sun- kicks 2. Wet balls 3. Wet field 4. Wind Play (slow / fast by Qtrs) 5. Handling kicks 6. Squibs

SIDELINE LOGISTICS

1. Penalty decisions 2. Possession decisions (4dn / FG/ Punt) 3. Injury report (ODK) 4. Communicating break downs 5. Seating 6. Kicking Teams huddle

SPECIAL TEAMS

Contact Information:

Keith Allen

Assistant Football Coach

The King’s Academy

[email protected]

http://www.coachallen.com

twitter @coachkeithallen



mailto:[email protected]


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