Situational Success - An Offensive Checklist

The content of this article will serve as a reminder as you prepare your offense each week. This article is based on some lessons I\'m continuing to learn as a play caller. When preparing team offensive practice, coaches need make decisions as to the nature of these sessions. How much time is given to live scrimmaging? Can our objectives be accomplished with \"dummy scrimmage\" or plays on air? What kind of defense will we be facing this week? I would encourage you to go beyond those questions, however, and consider the following situations. 1. Run plays from the hash marks. Some benefits include: * Your squad gets used to executing plays both to the wide and to the short side of the field. * You can make sure that your players are aligning properly in your formations. * You can get a further feel for what your team\'s strengths are. You may find that you have an advantage running plays