Viking Football

Tim Callaghan – Head Coach

Power Cluster / Play action

1 Job

A player has only 1 job.

It is the coach’s job to teach the player
where to go, when to go, what to do
before, during and after he goes.
The most important job that the player
has is to go, with as much effort as his
heart can possibly summon from his
body.
Reason for our discussion
Offense bases out of a 2 back Set
We will add H and Gun to make things
Multiple
To understand the “Power Cluster” you need
to understand the “1 job” philosophy
Power gives our O-Line a simple package
We are a 80% Run First
Power is our Toughness Play
Build Toughness in Off-Season (15 min / Day)
Bring the pain Wed / Competition Thursday
Offensive Philosophy
As much diversity with 4 major Blocking
Schemes(80%)
Toss / Veer / Lead-G / Power Cluster
Play action off all (Similar to Zone Philosophy)
Other 20% comes from Play action and Sprint out
Use 3 step game to control perimeter
Assess how Fast, Smart, and Tough the other team
is
(Toss, Veer, and Power, not necessarily in that
order)
Practice – Individual
Fundamentals

20 minutes
All positions: Chutes/Blaster (Run through,
Resistance, 2 Whistle Drill, Will Drill)
Line Recievers: Sled/Combos – Bear
crawl, base, offset, Red, Trap
Double Teams (Post – Clean)
Power DT GOD (Gap ON Down)
Pulls Pull / Kick, Power Pull
Practice – Individual
Fundamentals

Double Teams (Post – Clean)

Power DT GOD (Gap ON Down)
GAP (Area inside of you)
(if Head up to inside, we consider that a Gap player)
If Not in Gap then step is (ON) (Play side foot)
(Down) Second step
Pulls Pull / Kick (Throw Head Shoulders)
Pull left hit left/ Pull right hit right
Power Pull (Shuffle Pull, Back Side Foot First)
Practice – Individual

20 minutes (during Special Team

period)
1 on 1’s
Double Power Pull Reads
Pull Kick or Pull Log
Drill:3 lines Bags 5 yds apart from C-G -T
Special Changes
Other blocking Schemes
Practice - Group

20 minutes
Inside Drill work 2-3 plays
Film From Behind…Great Training tool, HUDL
Half line Reps… Toss, SP. Opt, G, Iso, Veer, Power
Whole line reps.. Power, DP, BP Iso, Veer, Mid Line
7 on 7 – Offensive emphasis
Switch 2 QBs halfway through
Sets

2 back – Pro, DT, Slot, Twins, and

Killer
1 Back – Black, Gold, Over and Trips
H Motions to 1 or 2 back
Rip / Liz – Motion of receivers
Jet / Rocket – Action of Recievers
 PRO

DOUBLE TIGHT
TWINS/SLOT

SLOT TWINS

BLACK
 GOLD

Trips
Rules

Backside Base unless pulling

Each play has a front and back side
This cuts our learning down considerably
Front Side GOD / Back Side Someone Pulls
Center always blocks back to pulling lineman
7 tech rules – Split or Switch
2 man rule = EMOLOS Power and
Bootleg
Plays

Power- Double Power- Power

Stretch, Dart (Base up Pull Tackle)
Bootleg
60-70
Can Run all out of Gun
Changes in 2012

Center/ Speed allowed positive change

H Gave us more of a Balanced set
Moved to Quicker line (Guards) averaged
5’11 216 (6’5 275 biggest)
Gun more time for undersized line
Special athlete wanted to get about 10 more
touches to, weren’t going to throw more.
Power Right
GOD Rules…
C FS

B B B
B SS
T N T

Really want FB to get inside out - J Block

Really Want Tailback to press Center Gap

Double Power Right
GOD Rules…

FS SS
C
C
B B B B
T N T

TB needs to follow Tackle

Gun DP Right

FS SS

C B B C
B B
T N T

Y call has TE or Slot Pulling

QB Must carry out fake away

TB can’t be in a hurry
Gun 1 DP Right

FS SS

C B B C
B B
T N T

TB Needs to fit off Tackle

Power Stretch Right

FS SS

C C
B B B B
T N T
Banana Power Right
Kick Out first man other side of Center

FS

C
C
B B B
B SS
T N T
Bootleg Right
20-25 Yds.

FS
10-15 yds

C C
B B B SS
B
T N T 5 yds
 Bootleg Left Arrow
20-25 yds

FS

10-15 yds C
C
B B B B SS
T N T
5 yds
70 Hunt
God Blocking Front Side Hinge Block Back Side

Skinny FS C

Hunt up open area at 10

C B
B B B
SS
T N T
60 Hunt
God Blocking Front Side Hinge Block Back Side

C FS

B C
B B B
SS
T N T
Veer Left
Option first man outside of Guard
FS

C
W M
C
T
S E N T E
Read Left
Option first man outside of Guard

FS SS
C B B C
B T T B
N
Conclusion

We feel we can coach Toughness

Toughness is instilled everyday in Weight room
last 15 min of Session
Bring the Pain Wed / Competition Thursday
BOB Best on Best Session O / D Emphasis
We feel Power is our “Toughness” Play
We feel the Bootleg is our Equalizer
We feel 60-70 is our Quick Strike