Special Teams Winning Edge (Part II)

In the December issue, we discussed the head coach setting the tone for special teams play, the importance of other assistant coaches being involved in areas of special teams, setting goals, and strategy for the punt unit, kickoff unit, kickoff return unit and punt return unit. In this article, we’ll discuss practice efficiency and key points to consider when game planning for your next opponent.  Spring Practice Plans Each spring, we evaluate our performance from the previous season and begin laying the foundation for the next one. Typically, we practice special teams two or three times a week over the course of the month we are on the field. The majority of the work is focused on fundamental development for two reasons. One, we need our young men who contributed little the prior season or those that redshirted, to begin to establish themselves on the depth chart before our new