8 Man Clinic
8 Man Clinic
8 Man Clinic
Pass
Screen Rt/Lt LE Scr Fire Rckt
Rot 78/88 Iso Bt 58/68 Bck Bt Sprite LE Dump 56/66 Iso Pass
2nd Qt 50/60 Iso bt 78/88 Bck Bt Splat RE Qck Pass 51/61 Iso Pass
81/71 Iso Bt Motion Iso Bt 59/69 Bck Pass LE Delay
78,70,73
Dropback
Wolf 8-Lacky Dble Pass-Lack B Falls Barnes TB
4th Qt Get in a fit Meat Grinder Beef Grinder Trojan Horse Willamette 6 on 6
Defensive Indy
Front 6
Back 5
Team Defense 3-3,in,X,Bl,Cl,Tw 5-3, Guts
Progressives, Gassers, Tires, Sprint-jog-
Conditioning sprint, 960’s, Specifics, Derbies 3-2
Walkthrough Offense/defense Prevent
Stretch
Reminders
Thursday
Reminders
Game shirts on Friday Captains and Dress list
Team meal courtesy
Jersey color and dept time
8 seconds and GPA Stars
First Saturday of the Season
Buck Packs
Champions Condition
Camp team building
How Do you want to be remembered?
End of practice affirmations
We Run the ball
Focus on weight room
Offensive Line Play
Blocking Schemes
Ball Security
Play off Runs – Focused on what we did best.
Threw the rest out
In practice we’ll run Iso 10 times in row
BFS to APX
Summer Program
All Sports
Record Board
Super Man T-Shirts
Stretch Everyday
Have a theme – “Right Here, Right Now” “You Go, We Go” “Total
Release” “Hokahey”
Scrapbook
Senior Letter – Senior Dad’s dinner
Kids Camp 1st – 6th Grade. Every kid gets a t-shirt and football
All you got is all we want – We can tolerate marginal ability but we won’t
tolerate marginal attitude and marginal work ethic.
One jackass you have a problem. Two jackasses and you have a jackass
Farm
Honor past teams at homecoming
Hall of Fame
Mom’s Clinic
Ropes Course
Post season meetings with every player
Highlight film
Gear bags
Notebook next to the recliner
You have to study and learn from people that
are successful.
Collect State Champion Games
Attend games and Clinics
College practices
In 8 man football you must have an aerobic
base
Monday – Derby’s and Tire pulls
Tuesday – Gassers and change of direction
Wednesday – 960’s and Tire Flips
Some Variety
Condition at the start
Pursuit and Scoop and Score
Others – Help a Buck, Tap Out, Eliminator
In 8 man football you have to treat every tackle
like it’s in the open field.
Tackling Stations
Sideline Angle
Eye opener
Tackle Rings and Hawk Tackle
10 yard square – No two way go
Contain – Everything must stay in front and
inside.
Play M/M
No switch
No Mix
No zone – Almost never
Best Pass Defense is a pass rush
4th Down Knock down
Identify eligible receivers – Tackle eligible
DE Contain
Work on it everyday
Work it with NG and LB in spread
Drill it in team
Best Player to the field – We play on a regulation
field.
Single Receiver Routes
Accuracy over reads (70% completion)
Throw the ball away
Move the pocket
Flood route – Deepest to shortest
You must deal with pressure and have a plan
for free rushers. Gap it or the QB recognizes it.
Have a great screen game to multiple players.
Early Outs everyday
Kick Off Return – You must maintain
possession. Front Row always thinking onside.
Hands Team.
Kick off – You must directional kick
Punt – Protect and kick it away from returner
Punt Return – The ball must be caught in the
air
Single season yards 6497, Rushing yards 5301, 804
points. Guards that can run
Center must identify front and make calls
QB must get us out of a bad play and be an
accurate passer. Must be tough!
FB must be able to kick out
TB must follow his blockers
Get your athletes the ball! Over and Over and
Over
Ends that can down block and catch
Split them out if they can’t
Tony Smith – St. Paul High School
St. Paul Oregon
503-633-2541
tsmith@stpaul.k12.or.us