Building Special Teams

with Louis Matsakis,
University of Kansas Running Backs/Special Teams Coordinator

Special teams organization, quality control and practice preparation are the foundation of this excellent lecture-style presentation. Coach Matsakis begins with program overview, discussing commitment, personnel, importance and winning the kicking game. Coaches must set evaluation tools and benchmarks as well as monitor statistics to remain consistent. Day-to-day organization involves practice schedules, meeting with different units and setting scheduled meeting. Developing successful special teams comes first from a supportive head coach and a committed assistant coaching staff. To make an impact on players, Matsakis' first meeting is dedicated to building special teams. Players must be urgent, focused, detailed, passionate and consistent. This DVD will spell out the steps to success in building your special teams unit to see success.

56 minutes. 2008.

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