MOHAWK WARRIOR FOOTBALL

1. MOHAWK WARRIOR FOOTBALL

2. “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.” Vince Lombardi

3. Warrior Offense • Our success is predicated on a strong running game. • A strong running game demoralizes the opponent’s defense. • A strong running game “Shortens” the game, assisting your defense. • A strong running game “Creates” opportunities in the passing game.

4. Why the “Wing I” • Allows us to compete up front with smaller, athletic linemen by use of zone and angle blocking. • Allows us to be simple but multiple. We use a handful of blocking schemes for multiple plays. • Creates conflict in defense by use of misdirection…

5. Why the Wing I, Continued • The use of all 4 backs and the Split end as possible ball carriers prevents the defense from loading up on any single player or phase of the offense. • It is a “Series” based offense, with a direct flow play, a counter play and a play action pass play….all looking same to defense for at least first 3 steps.

6. Why the Wing I, Continued 2 • We can use multiple formations, without changing any schemes. • We can dictate the action to our opponent’s defense. • We force our opponent to defend entire field. • Our “Balance” is the threat of the pass, not in any pre-conceived ratio of run: pass • Our kids know it and believe in it….

7. “Believe you can whip the enemy, and you have won half the battle. “ General JEB Stuart

8. Mohawk Defense

9. Mohawk Defense • We are a base “40” front. • Meaning, we can show a 4-4 or 4-3 depending on the opponent and coverage call. • We are primarily a “Zone” coverage team. • We believe in “Strike, Shed and run to the ball” • We believe that our strength comes from team pursuit of the ball.

10. Mohawk Defense, Continued • Speed and tackling ability take precedence over size. • We NEVER quit…..EVER

11. “May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won’t”George S. Patton

12. Mohawk Special Teams

13. Mohawk Special Teams • We want to speed and aggressiveness on coverage units. • All players are in “Pool” • We keep it simple so that we can play aggressively. • Field position is everything. • We want to create positive plays on returns and prevent them on coverage.

14. Role of JV

15. JV • First and last, the role of JV is to prepare younger players for participation at varsity level. • It is the responsibility of the coaching staff to get repetitions of “OUR” offense, defense and special teams for the younger players. • It is “NOT” acceptable for coaching staff to “Experiment” with other offensive/defensive schemes on Saturday mornings.

16. Role of Junior High Program

17. Role of Junior High Program • Teach the game of football. • Emphasis on fundamentals of ball handling, blocking and tackling. • Develop “Warrior” work ethic in players. • Afford each player an opportunity to earn playing time and develop skills. • Teach “Team before me” mindset.

18. Warrior Strength and Conditioning • We use Advanced Overload Training (AOT) a derivative of the High Intensity Training philosophy. • We train to Momentary Muscular Failure (MMF) on every set of every exercise. • We use AOT techniques such as Breakdowns (Regression sets), forced reps and Negative reps to recruit as much muscle fiber as possible.

19. Strength and Conditioning, Continued • We train the “Big” muscle groups first. • We don’t believe that any lift is an “Accessory” lift….every body part is important. • We train to “Develop strength, not to Display strength”, meaning, we don’t work for single rep max lifts. • As much as possible, we try to be “Ground based” on our lifts.

20. Strength and Conditioning, Continued 2 • We condition with the thought that in any given game, our players may be involved in 80 snaps or more. • We train with goal that we will never lose in 4th quarter because of our fitness. • We train to prevent injuries and enhance performance….not bodybuild….but in training this way, you will develop “Muscularity”

21. Why we do what we do….