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Sixman: The Moneyball of Football

I stand by the statement that the most dominant 11-man football program will be the first one to require all players in youth and middle...

Three Man Rabbit with two blockers

When we rep our rabbit drill with two blockers we line up two defensive ends and one linebacker. The mechanics of the rabbit drill are...

Two Man Rabbit

The Rabbit Drill is out most repped defensive drill. In this post, we are going through some detail on what we call Two Man Rabbit. ...

Sixman Tackle Drill

Sixman football tackling involves more occassions when a player is asked to make a tackle in space. To this extent, we have developed a...

Defending the Cut Block

Over the years, the cut block and its legality have changed in football. It is important to remember that rules are written for 11 Man...

General coaching points on Rabbit Drill

I have been asked about the drills that we run when preparing for a spread team. We see only two scenarios for spread. In the first,...

Basic Drills - O'Brien Part 7

I will not spend time on basic blocking drills. Instead, this will focus on the drills we run to perfect the blocking, snapping and...

Blocking - The O'Brien Part 5

The key element to the O’Brien is understanding it is a run first offense. This is not to say you can’t have balance; however, the pass...

Base Plays - The O'Brien Part 6

Each coach will have their own methodology for names of plays. For this blog, the backfield players are provided numbers based upon...

Offensive Line - The O'Brien Part 4

The key to any offense being successful is the offensive line. What makes the O'Brien so unique is its ability to be successful with...

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