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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...
Jan 18, 2020


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...
Dec 11, 2019


Running Backs - The O'Brien Part 3
The Running Back (RB) and Full Back (FB) are are the two backs in the O'Brien who have an opportunity to run the ball past the line of...
May 8, 2019


The QB - O'Brien Part 2
The best place to start with the QB is to understand this athlete needs to have great hands and love to block (aka hit people). We are...
May 5, 2019


The O'Brien - Overview
This series of blogs will go over how we coach the O'Brien Offense. What is advantageous in this offense is the ability to run the...
May 5, 2019


It Starts with the Snap - O'Brien Part 1
We have come across several programs who have run some form of the O'Brien and they all become vulnerable to an aggressive defense...
May 5, 2019


Sample Videos (Spread Run Defense Part 4 of 4)
The basic drill that we run for coaching the finer points of defensing the spread run is called the "3 Man Rabbit". The following videos...
Apr 29, 2019


Closing the gap (Spread Run Defense Part 3 of 4)
The last element to stopping the run out of the spread is what we call "close the gap". As the defensive end (DE) on the play side is...
Apr 27, 2019


Mirror the runner (Spread Run Defense Part 2 of 4)
Continuing my series on defensing the run out of the spread in sixman football, the second step in the process is what I term "mirroring...
Apr 26, 2019


Setting the Edge (Spread Run Defense Part 1 of 4)
The game of six man football has evolved to being more spread as has the game of 11 man. One might think six man was always wide open...
Apr 20, 2019
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