Special Teams – Practice Schedule, Goals, and Critique
by Erik IeuterSpecial Teams Coordinator, Michigan Tech

Our players understand the importance of special teams because of the amount of time that we put in coaching them. Starting in the spring, we spend a minimum of 10 minutes per day on the “big four” – punt, kickoff, kick return and punt return. We also put in extra point/field goal work in every day. We keep it fresh by changing up drills as much as possible.
We run a traditional punt formation and we changed our scheme slightly and spent a lot of time in the spring on punt. It
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