http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/football-news.html Up-to-date info and news about football plays, football drills, football fundamentals, football coaching and football training. Plus extras like what's going on in college football and the NFL - National Football League. en-us Wed, 6 Jun 2007 23:40:14 -0700 Wed, 6 Jun 2007 23:40:14 -0700 Easy Blogs ( http://www.easyblogs.com ) http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/trick-play.html http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/trick-play.html Wed, 6 Jun 2007 23:40:14 -0700 Youth Football Trick Play Article In youth football sometimes we do things for the long term benefit of the team that may have minimal short term benefits. One of these things may be the trick plays we add to our football playbook near the end of... http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e115 http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e115 Fri, 25 May 2007 12:20:31 -0700 Every successfull coach will place a premium on special teams and the kicking game. How many games have been lost because the extra point couldn't be converted and now you're stuck going for two everytime? Football kicking skills are vital to the success... http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e114 http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e114 Thu, 24 May 2007 18:14:10 -0700 The offense included Jerome Bettis, Hines Ward, Plaxico Burress, and Tommy Maddox who went against a defense consisting of Joey Porter, James Farrior, and Kendrell Bell. The opposing sides lined up against each other, the referee blew his whistle to start... http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e113 http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e113 Mon, 21 May 2007 17:55:35 -0700 The quarterback is the focal point of the offense. Quarterbacking is a skill. And just like any skill, whether or not you become better or worse depends on whether or not you're practicing the correct quarterback techniques and fundamentals. You must... http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e112 http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e112 Thu, 17 May 2007 23:19:58 -0700 The running back fundamentals you must master include running with both power and finesse, catching passes out of the backfield and blocking. Players - You must dedicate yourself to developing your running back skills. Put the time in on the practice field... http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e111 http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e111 Tue, 15 May 2007 23:03:26 -0700 A good passing game makes a huge difference in your ability to win games. Granted, at the youth football level, running attacks dominate. But there are still situations where a pass is needed: third and long, last two minutes of the half, etc. Players -... http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e110 http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e110 Sun, 13 May 2007 09:14:25 -0700 One of the main components of proprioception is your kinesthetic sense. That is your ability to sense where your body is in space. But that’s only one component unless your sport happens to involve standing or lying in space. You must also be able to sense... http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e109 http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e109 Sat, 12 May 2007 08:55:20 -0700 Even if you run predominantly a power running attack or rely more on the quick-hitting plays, you should have a few finesse plays in your arsenal. These are the types of plays that involve misdirection, and therefore, can cause defenders to hesitate on that... http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e108 http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e108 Thu, 10 May 2007 22:43:38 -0700 In the quickness game, rather than using power blocking such as the wedge, one-on-one blocks are predominant. Because the backs are hitting the hole very quickly, blockers don't need to sustain their blocks for very long to be effective. In an I-formation,... http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e107 http://www.football-plays-and-drills.com/200705.html#e107 Wed, 9 May 2007 21:35:49 -0700 One of the oldest power running game attacks is the old Tennessee sing-wing attack, used many, many decades ago. The play series used most often with this attack was the off-tackle play. This was a play where the strong end and wingback double-teamed...