Coaches Clinic Article

[TwinsRRUs_rivals79748]

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“The reason we went from the worst offense in the country before we got (to UCF) to the best offense in the country is because we learned how to block on the perimeter,” Held said.

Not only does it create space for ball carriers, but it opens up the playbook, expanding the set of options at a quarterback’s — and play-caller’s — disposal.

“Our first year at UCF, we weren’t great blocking the perimeter,” Held said. “We were not able to get some of the (run-pass option) game stuff going like we did in Year 2. It’s an attitude, it’s technique, it’s fundamentals.”

And it’s a learning process.

“Really, Year 1 for all of us, I know my coaching points were not even close to being hopefully as presentable as it was in Year 2,” Held said. “So we all got better as coaches understanding the offense, teaching the technique. Instead of just schemes, now we were able to peel the onion back and get more of the technique and the fundamentals.

“That helps us in this transition because I know the offense so much better than I did in Year 1. Now I can have better presentations with my guys just like everybody else can.”​

This makes me feel a little better about Year 1 at NU for this staff. Damn I hope the players can pick it up quickly and surprise the hell out of everybody!!

Ours WRs have an idea of how to block on the perimeter already and the coaches already know and understand the offense better so they can teach it better.

 

[Pennsyhusker_rivals246774]

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Some of the article:

“The reason we went from the worst offense in the country before we got (to UCF) to the best offense in the country is because we learned how to block on the perimeter,” Held said.

Not only does it create space for ball carriers, but it opens up the playbook, expanding the set of options at a quarterback’s — and play-caller’s — disposal.

“Our first year at UCF, we weren’t great blocking the perimeter,” Held said. “We were not able to get some of the (run-pass option) game stuff going like we did in Year 2. It’s an attitude, it’s technique, it’s fundamentals.”

And it’s a learning process.

“Really, Year 1 for all of us, I know my coaching points were not even close to being hopefully as presentable as it was in Year 2,” Held said. “So we all got better as coaches understanding the offense, teaching the technique. Instead of just schemes, now we were able to peel the onion back and get more of the technique and the fundamentals.

“That helps us in this transition because I know the offense so much better than I did in Year 1. Now I can have better presentations with my guys just like everybody else can.”​

This makes me feel a little better about Year 1 at NU for this staff. Damn I hope the players can pick it up quickly and surprise the hell out of everybody!!

Ours WRs have an idea of how to block on the perimeter already and the coaches already know and understand the offense better so they can teach it better.

Translation? No more patty-cake football. Even if we lose more games than I would like this year, so long as NU returns to a physical style of play, I am happy.

But that requires depth because the only way to achieve that in games is to practice that way. And that can lead to injuries. They lessen over time as players get tougher, but it is always a risk in physical practices.
In Riley's defense, I think he shied away from physical practices for that very reason. He inherited little depth.

 

[TwinsRRUs_rivals79748]

Just listed the Adam Carriker's interview with Greg Austin.

Austin talked about getting depth on the OL and that it isn't just 5 guys (PRAISE THE LORD!) that they expect to do the damage.

They want to develop depth on the OL and be attacking. Preparing more than 5 in practice to play will help out a ton if there are injuries.

 

[Pennsyhusker_rivals246774]

Just listed the Adam Carriker's interview with Greg Austin.

Austin talked about getting depth on the OL and that it isn't just 5 guys (PRAISE THE LORD!) that they expect to do the damage.

They want to develop depth on the OL and be attacking. Preparing more than 5 in practice to play will help out a ton if there are injuries.

I never understood Cavanaugh's reasoning on that issue of only getting five ready. Seems insane. Perhaps, in his defense, it was because of depth. Or has that always been his approach?

 

[gw2kpro]

I never understood Cavanaugh's reasoning on that issue of only getting five ready. Seems insane. Perhaps, in his defense, it was because of depth. Or has that always been his approach?

No kidding. It's one of the weirdest coaching philosophies I've ever seen.

By definition, having only 5 ready to play gives you zero depth going into a given game. On purpose.

 

[Baxter48_rivals204143]

I never understood Cavanaugh's reasoning on that issue of only getting five ready. Seems insane. Perhaps, in his defense, it was because of depth. Or has that always been his approach?

I think cav was stuck in the 1950s where guys played both ways. Just waiting to see Syracuses 2018 all American offensive lineman

 

[davecisar]

A lot of this goes to the way frost teaches
No one hour staff meetings sitting around a table
Instead a 10 minute stand up meeting
Sense of urgency and efficiency with everything they do
There is a purposeful reduction and concentration of not only what is taught but how it is taught
Quality control doesn’t include a coach spending 60 of 120 seconds explaining the problem and solution
The coaching points are one - two word cues that help a player self correct

Add in the pace frost practices at and our kids will be better prepared this season

 

[Husker.Wed._rivals]

Just listed the Adam Carriker's interview with Greg Austin.

Austin talked about getting depth on the OL and that it isn't just 5 guys (PRAISE THE LORD!) that they expect to do the damage.

They want to develop depth on the OL and be attacking. Preparing more than 5 in practice to play will help out a ton if there are injuries.

Yeah, whatever. When Cavanaugh showed up he went on and on about how at OSU they were lucky to have 5 guys who could play, at Nebraska he had 10 and he was all happy about it. We saw how that turned out. Under Pelini they had six or seven guys and if somebody got injured #6 would be plugged into the spot whether his skillset/body type fit or not. Under Callahan it was the same five guys, but from week to week they would be moved around to different spots like chess pieces. Sorry if I am somewhat jaded, but I won't believe it until I see there are 1s and 2s and the 2s come in periodically to get meaningful PT when the game is on the line.

 

[timnsun]

A lot of this goes to the way frost teaches
No one hour staff meetings sitting around a table
Instead a 10 minute stand up meeting
Sense of urgency and efficiency with everything they do
There is a purposeful reduction and concentration of not only what is taught but how it is taught
Quality control doesn’t include a coach spending 60 of 120 seconds explaining the problem and solution
The coaching points are one - two word cues that help a player self correct

Add in the pace frost practices at and our kids will be better prepared this season

How do you know all this stuff? I’m not doubting it, just curious where you’ve gotten this. I don’t read all the articles and stuff, so if you got it there, I need to read more...

 

[timnsun]

Yeah, whatever. When Cavanaugh showed up he went on and on about how at OSU they were lucky to have 5 guys who could play, at Nebraska he had 10 and he was all happy about it. We saw how that turned out. Under Pelini they had six or seven guys and if somebody got injured #6 would be plugged into the spot whether his skillset/body type fit or not. Under Callahan it was the same five guys, but from week to week they would be moved around to different spots like chess pieces. Sorry if I am somewhat jaded, but I won't believe it until I see there are 1s and 2s and the 2s come in periodically to get meaningful PT when the game is on the line.

Seems to me that we will see it if they run more tempo... we will need more than one group of linemen to maintain an upbeat tempo. I think it’s more than lip service, but we will find out soon enough.

 

[davecisar]

How do you know all this stuff? I’m not doubting it, just curious where you’ve gotten this. I don’t read all the articles and stuff, so if you got it there, I need to read more...

I have a very close friend
Who I’ve worked a bunch with-stayed in each other’s homes etc who lives in the Orlando area
We’ve done clinics together in Germany and panama-team camps in Florida, Texas etc awesome guy
He has been cliniced by frost and been in frosts office for some one on one time and been to both their spring and fall practices
As to the stand up meetings I’ve read that elsewhere at least twice
Common business practice for many last 5 years

Personally I’ve only attended a single clinic frost spoke at and most of it was about practice methods and tempo

 

[Redscarlet]

I never understood Cavanaugh's reasoning on that issue of only getting five ready. Seems insane. Perhaps, in his defense, it was because of depth. Or has that always been his approach?

This made no sense to me either and I hope we’re not behind in development because of it with the new staff coming in.Hopefully after year one this will fix it self.

 

[davecisar]

Seems to me that we will see it if they run more tempo... we will need more than one group of linemen to maintain an upbeat tempo. I think it’s more than lip service, but we will find out soon enough.

The number of plays frost - not kelly runs is lower than many think

Frost is not up tempo all the time
They can go very very fast
However frost unlike many is a wizard at using the clock
He goes fast, medium and slow
The end result is Nebraska will not be in the top 10 for number of offensive snaps

 

[timnsun]

I have a very close friend
Who I’ve worked a bunch with-stayed in each other’s homes etc who lives in the Orlando area
We’ve done clinics together in Germany and panama-team camps in Florida, Texas etc awesome guy
He has been cliniced by frost and been in frosts office for some one on one time and been to both their spring and fall practices
As to the stand up meetings I’ve read that elsewhere at least twice
Common business practice for many last 5 years

Personally I’ve only attended a single clinic frost spoke at and most of it was about practice methods and tempo

Thanks. After I asked I thought maybe you had attended a clinic of his. Good info.

 

[timnsun]

The number of plays frost - not kelly runs is lower than many think

Frost is not up tempo all the time
They can go very very fast
However frost unlike many is a wizard at using the clock
He goes fast, medium and slow
The end result is Nebraska will not be in the top 10 for number of offensive snaps

I know he isn’t Kelly fast... not top ten in snaps though surprises me. Only watched a few games and didn’t pay attention to tempo too much.

Be that as it may, I still believe we will have a better rotation on the OLine than we have seen...

 

[davecisar]

Frost came to Lincoln to clinic while he was on the Oregon staff maybe 5 years ago?
Can’t remember if it was at hawks or one of the high schools- probably hawks

Oregon staff were always on the Nike clinic circuit epic about sharing their story and promoting their brand

 

[davecisar]

I know he isn’t Kelly fast... not top ten in snaps though surprises me. Only watched a few games and didn’t pay attention to tempo too much.

Be that as it may, I still believe we will have a better rotation on the OLine than we have seen...

Shouldn’t surprise you
UCf finished 58th last year
Number of snaps per game

Lots of misconceptions about his offense

 

[TruHusker]

Shouldn’t surprise you
UCf finished 58th last year
Number of snaps per game

Lots of misconceptions about his offense

Some of that is due to circumstances. When you undefeated, you tend to play with the lead most often. There is no real need to go fast to increase your number of opportunities. Being able to slow things down when there is a need to, i.e. control the clock and game is a huge advantage. Then again, I could be all wrong.

 

[timnsun]

Shouldn’t surprise you
UCf finished 58th last year
Number of snaps per game

Lots of misconceptions about his offense

Well, since I didn’t watch much UCF football at all, it did surprise me. Now that I know this, I won’t be surprised by his tempo here at Nebraska.

 

[davecisar]

Some of that is due to circumstances. When you undefeated, you tend to play with the lead most often. There is no real need to go fast to increase your number of opportunities. Being able to slow things down when there is a need to, i.e. control the clock and game is a huge advantage. Then again, I could be all wrong.

The year before at 6-6 cfu finished at 38th in the country in number of snaps per game

So no
Nebraska will not finish in top 10 in number of snaps

 

[TruHusker]

Uh, I didn't say top 10, think someone else did. I just said the number of snaps could be related to the efficiency of the team which your latest stat suggests. So the first year in a new system at 6-6 versus the second year 12-0 with much better success. It appears it is safe to say the Huskers will be in the top quarter. Maybe.

 

[Hugo_Stiglitz7]

I never understood Cavanaugh's reasoning on that issue of only getting five ready. Seems insane. Perhaps, in his defense, it was because of depth. Or has that always been his approach?

Based upon what I saw, five, were never ready. I'm looking forward to some good O-Line play in the near future.