The Diary of a New Coach - Part I

Norman, Okla., is 17 miles south of Oklahoma City and perhaps most famous for being home of the Oklahoma Sooners. Football has deep roots in Norman. Norman High School, a Class 6A school with a strong football tradition itself, has nine state championships. NHS runs out of the offset I-formation and our base plays are either 42/43 Crunch (an iso on the playside backer) with a complimentary 26/27 Counter, or an option attack, depending on our personnel. Most of our passing is from a three-step drop, a sprint-out, or a play-action rollout off of our Crunch and Counter with our defense a base 4-4. The 1999 class of freshmen has been anointed the revival of Tiger football. We had big linemen coming in and a quarterback with what seemed like a bionic arm. The class ahead of them went undefeated, and together, the two classes are expected to soon compete for a state title. It was our job as