"Just keep playing and make a play at some point to win the game, get turnovers and play with tremendous effort no matter what happens."
- Joe DeForest, West Virginia Mountaineers
This is such a great (simple) reminder when coaching high school athletes. Big plays will happen, you can't prevent them all. Keep their focus on playing fast and disciplined, focused on winning the game.
Coaching Philosophy
FAITH -Faith in God
-Faith in Yourself
-Faith in your Coaches & Teammates
FAMILY
-Love one another
-Trust one another
-Allow yourself to become apart of something special
FUTURE
- Value education; Knowledge is Confidence
- Never stop learning; Graduation is key
- Character improvement
FOOTBALL
- Have fun, enjoy what you do
- Strive to learn more about the game
- Learn from other people's success and mistakes
General Game Philosophy
Offense:
"Maintain simplicity, demonstrate complexity." Do what your athletes are built to do; and whatever it is that you have been blessed with, keep the plan simple. Mix in a variety of sets and motions as to cover your basic run/pass concepts. Your flexibility allows you to do less teaching while presenting more problems for opposing defenses.
Pro-Style, Multiple I (Zone and Power blocking schemes)
Defense:
"Stop the run...make your opponent one dimensional." Controlling the line of scrimmage and limiting an opponents rushing yards can be devistating to a team's morale. Forcing opponents into passing situations limits the offense while allowing our defense opportunities to dial up a solid blitz package. Stopping the run and placing confusion in the mind of a young quarterback is the formula to our defensive success.
Multiple Package: Base (4-3) Nickel (4-2) Joker (3-3)
Special Teams:
"Those who fail to prepare, prepare to fail." In a game of inches and swinging momentum, special teams often determine the outcome of a hard-fought battle. Providing your team an advantage through field position may prove to be your best offensive and defensive weapon.
Special Teams Play at The Creek
Kickoff - Condense the Field, Urban Myer Influence
Bill Busch, Defensive Coordinator at Utah State, had a huge impact as Special Teams Coordinator at the University of Nebraska. His philosophy was that of Urban Myer, condensing both the field and coverage lanes on kickoff. With proper kick placement and leverage players to the field, we are able to "squeeze" more defenders into the return scheme while covering in waves rather than a solid wall.
Kickoff Return - Staggered 6-2-3
Staggering the front line has given us great success both fielding short kicks and working proper blocking angles. The three man return scheme has increased out kickoff return average drastically. With great block upfront our offense begins their drives, on average, at the 40 yard line.
Punt - Traditional Spread
Hold up, Rush, Twist, Bail; our protection remains the same. We are a vertical set team which stresses fundamental technique and communication. Gunner control is never an issue. We may call Open, Tight, Over Rt/Lt. Nevertheless, gunners know and understand their responsibility while never adjusting our protection.
"A cord of three strands is not easily broken." Ecclesiastes 4:12
Offense, Defense, Special Teams.
Plain and Simple: Football's a physical game. A game meant to wear down an opponent both physically and mentally. When you can't stop the run defensively, your mindset and pride is directly under attack. If you can't move the ball offensivly, struggles and frustration occur on the sidelines. When your special team units have been exposed; helplessness hits your stomach like a ton of bricks.
To be a great team, a great program; we must work to excell in all three areas of the game. Offense, Defense, and Special Teams are of equal importance. Preparation and film study must be devoted to each. Enthusiasm is the key.
Lessons from Sun Tzu and The Art of War
Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory: 1. He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
2. He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.
3. He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.
4. He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
5. He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.
Securing ourselves against defeat:
Sun Tzu said: The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.
To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.
Thus the good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.
Preparation:
Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
4 C's of Pass Defense
Collapse the Pocket:
Is it better to operate with multiple fronts? As long as you play the cards you are delt and stress your player's strengths (mentally, as well as physically) you will have a chance to succeed. Although blitzing is quit effective, you may achieve the same results by teaching/including a variety of stunts and "games" within a three or four man rush. Remember, through proper planning and evaluation of protection schemes, you may dictate where the quarterback is flushed within/outside the pocket.
Contain the Quarterback:
Know who you are containing. Is he a pocket or scrambling style athlete? Does he prefer to tuck-and-run or keep his eyes down field, staying lateral to the line of scrimmage?
Challenge the Receivers:
Respect them as athletes, but never forget the finesse nature of the position. Given your corners' ability you may decide to place additional emphasis on challenging receivers at Point A (the LOS) or Point B (through the receiver's body/hands). Remember, disruption at Point A almost always determines precise decision-making in the mind of a young quarterback.
Change Coverages:
There are two types of sacks: pressure sacks and coverage sacks. If you aren't getting to the quarterback with your front, it may be time to mix up your coverages. Make the quarterback do what he was meant to do - think. Put more responsibility in the mind of the quarterback and aim to fluster this individual through a variety of pressures and coverages. Never give him a peace of mind in the pocket.
INFLUENCE
It is a tustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do. An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money. He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?) and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation incurred by the devil. And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
1 Timothy 3:1-7
Academic Support/Eligibility
Football, just as any extracurricular activity, should operate as an extension of the classroom. As an educator and coach, my overall mission is to prepare our athletes for life after graduation and help them improve as people (brothers, sons, husbands, and fathers). Therefore, we must work to ensure our students stay in school and get the most out of their experience playing high school football.
Tutorials will be held each day at the beginning of the school year for members of the varsity team. A rotating schedule gives each coach an opportunity to host study hall in their classroom. Those who have earned an A average after the first 6 Weeks are exempt from these manditory sessions.
OR
35 min tutorial sessions will be held after school, Monday through Thursday. This will push practice back, but shows our committment to excellence in the classroom. No Pass, No Play!!
Nutrition
As a coach, we are to serve our student-athletes with integrity and keep their best interests in mind. Your number one concern is their safety.
Speak with your athletes about the importance of exercise and eating healthy. Just as you wish for them to graduate and move on to bigger and better things in life, it should also be your goal to see that they remain healthy by understanding and appreciating the importance of a well-balanced diet. Everything they wish to buy (vitamins, minerals, proteins) can be absorbed through the foods they eat with proper planning.
* For those who insist on taking supplements, strongly encourage your athletes to increase their consumption of WATER! This should aid in the prevention of cramps, heat stroke, and even death.
To enhance performance and increase endurance effectively, each young athlete and their parents should make nutrition, on and off the field, a high priority. Proper nutrition takes planning and preparation and begins at home. Proper nutrition will not only help build strong bodies, but also strong minds as provides a foundation for for a healthy adulthood.
Game day nutrition is especially important because the proper nutrients will help regulate blood sugar and keep energy levels up. Protein will help build lean muscle and assist in recovery. Staying hydrated will also help with recovery from exertion.
Scholarship Athletes
Cypress Ranch 2011
Brenham 2010
Malcolm Brown (DT) - Texas
Derek Edwards (WR) - Texas Tech.
Rodney Hubert (DB) - SMU
Tim Cole (LB) - Texas
Brenham 2009
Jeremy Hall (DB) - UT SAN ANTONIO
Terrell Reese (DB) - UTAH
Michael Walker (DB) - UTAH
Brenham 2008
Trenton Thomas (DB) - TCUKendrick Washington (CB) - TULANEKendrell Washington (CB) - TULANE
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