Winning Special Teams Tactics - The Brother Rice Way

Coach Sofran presents an inside-look at how one of the winningest high school football programs in the nation runs its special teams. Sofran covers all facets of this comprehensive special teams system. You'll see a detailed look at the how to create a strategic advantage on kickoff teams, where the ultimate goal is to pin the opponent inside the 20 and to create turnovers. This is demonstrated through a myriad of ways such as creating a web with a 5-5 alignment and utilizing squib kicks to keep the ball away from your opponent's top returner. You'll also learn proven methods for maintaining a turnover-free and yardage-gaining wedge-return scheme for your kick-return unit that features blocking scheme, return routes and special strategies. As a bonus, you'll get an overview on building success with your punt coverage and punt-return teams! This includes critical punt-team coverage tactics such as protecting the punter, avoiding blocks, locating the ball and making sound tackles. Also covered are topics on managing punt team personnel, fake punts and the running punt. Using game footage and diagrams schemes, you'll get all the inside information you need to build a complete special teams program!

49 minutes. 2007.