Learn ways to maximize your practice time
The presenter in the clinic is Rob Page. Coach Page is the Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator, and Quarterbacks Coach at Turpin (OH) High School.
His entire clinic on is available on How We Drill & Practice RPO & Run Action Screens is available only on Glazier Drive.
Some of our key takeaways from his discussion are:
🏈 Their goal in practice for everything they do is to be realistic, repetitious, and fundamentally focused. (Take from Navy Seals Playbook)
🏈 All coaches and players use common language.
🏈Elite communication is defined as eye contact, physical acknowledgement (such as a head nod, thumbs up, or a point), verbal acknowledgement ("got it, coach:), and the player can demonstrate the skill prior to the next rep.
🏈Their staff coaches with eye discipline. Fans watch the ball, coaches watch their position players. Running backs coach watches the RBs, Line Coach watches the Linemen, etc... That allows coaches to do the same in a game.
🏈Less is more in everything they do. Reps, talking, practice time.
🏈Everything is full speed. Effort violations are 2 pushups. That is quick, makes a point, and doesn't slow down the practice.
🏈Ball carriers finish 5 yards after the whistle.
🏈They want to see strain. Fighting to gain leverage, move the man off the line of scrimmage, and fighting to get the first down.
🏈Their coaching phrases are 8 words or less. Their coaches call each other out if they are talking too much. "Get off the filibuster and move on."