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Hornet Special Forces Establishing a dominant Special Teams Climate with organization and planning John Ford Special T

Hornet Special Forces Establishing a dominant Special Teams Climate with organization and planning John Ford Special Teams Coordinator Roswell (Ga.) High School Fordjo@fultonschools.org. Gratitudes /Coaching Influences Bruce Cobleigh Leo Barker. Roswell Special Forces

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  1. Hornet Special Forces Establishing a dominant Special Teams Climate with organization and planning John Ford Special Teams Coordinator Roswell (Ga.) High School Fordjo@fultonschools.org

  2. Gratitudes/Coaching Influences • Bruce Cobleigh • Leo Barker

  3. Roswell Special Forces • MAKE IT MATTER --- HOW? • PASSION – if you want it, give it • Put kids in a position to be successful • Have a year long plan for kicker development • Always have a plan for grooming young kickers (JV, 9th, assist jr. programs, etc) • Awards – the only individual season award we give is our “Special Forces Assassin.” • Teach as few skills as possible – create carryover everywhere possible, and use as many clichés as possible --

  4. Roswell Special Forces • Climate Establishment • “I AM THE WARLORD, THE WRATHFUL GOD OF COMBAT, I SHALL LEAD FROM THE FRONT NOT THE REAR.” • Punt = Bomb Squad • KOR = Score Team • Punt Return = Stealth Squad • Kickoff = Hit Squad • PAT/FG = Money Team • Hands Team = Good Hands People

  5. Roswell Special Forces • Year Round Development • January -- April • Kickers – Workout with rest of team all off-season and summer. • Once a week work with LS/H/K • “QB mentality” with punter/kick off guy (‘get your guys.’) • Develop relationship with soccer program • April – May (spring ball) • Punt and kick off at minimum – 10 min a day • Give Ks practice schedule/routine

  6. Hapkido Stretches – From Coach McCabe You must increase strength of kicker, but you cannot sacrifice flexibility/mobility!

  7. These stretches are done 4 times a week. • Band routine is another great way to increase leg strength • -Attach band to stationary object – bench, wall, rack etc. • -Work follow throughs of punts and kick offs. • -Increases leg velocity and strength throughout total range of motion • Kickers/Punters are to do this workout 2-4 times a week.

  8. Strength, Power and Explosiveness combined with functional flexibility and confidence are the keys to a great kicker. Develop a “quiet swagger”

  9. SPECIAL TEAMS DUTY ROSTER

  10. Coaches Responsibilities • Personnel decisions (though final call is mine and head coaches) • Scout cards • Any relevant info to Coaches running scout team • Working with elements of their team during pre-practice • Monday – bomb/hit • Tuesday – score/stealth • Wednesday – bomb/money/force • Thursday – walk through “get your minds right!”

  11. WHAT SPECIAL FORCES PRACTICE IS NOT…. • Special Forces Practice is not 1 coach talking or yelling for 3 minute intervals while 11-22 kids may or may not hear a word you say. • Those that do the work, learn. Explain as much as possible on the board, in pre-practice, after practice. Reps are gold to us.

  12. MONDAY • Bomb Squad– 10 minutes • First 5 minutes – half line, 2 snappers • Error correction, twists, loopers. • Gunners working attacking double teams, blocks, tracking ball. Use JV punt team as rushers so they are ‘hear’ coaching. • 2nd 5 minutes – live rush vs. scout team • Cover 10 yards • 2-3 live reps to cover

  13. MONDAY

  14. Monday cont. • MONDAY Cont • Hit Squad – 10 minutes • 1st 5 minutes work butt and press drill. Through film study you should know how you want to escape blocks – cut to the butt or escape kick side. Coach this a lot. • 2nd 5 minutes work get offs – cover 10-15 yards and check spacing. Do this on air. Monitor hitters, make sure they are squeezing the line • Any left over time – bonzais, surprise middle KICK-OFF -10 minutes • 5 minutes – Shield Drill– tell your kids this day whether you will escape kickside or buttside this week. Rep it. PRACTICE FAST – REPS, REPS, REPS

  15. BUTT AND PRESS DRILL (5 MIN) THE KEY HERE IS GETTING AS MANY REPS AS POSSIBLE. YOU WILL HAVE INJURIES AND HAVE TO RUN KIDS IN HERE. WE TRY AND WORK OUR JV KO TEAM IN HERE AT TIMES AND HOPE TO GROOM GUYS TO STEP INTO SPOTS AS THE SEASON GOES ON AND FRONTLINE GUYS ARE BANGED UP.

  16. WORK GET OFFS (5 MIN)

  17. Tuesday • Punt Return/Block (10 minutes) • Have opponent operation times by now. Have punter distance, angle, spin, etc ready to share with Return guys • One Coach working with CBs if opponent has gunners, another working get offs, block schemes, another working with return men. • 2 punters are great – get a lot of catches

  18. Tuesday • Score team (10 minutes) • 5-7 minutes – work 2 on 2 drill, and then go live return on air. • 3-5 minutes work live returns vs. Scout team to thud. • Every Tuesday I throw somewhere in the practice 1-2 surprise squibs, sky kicks, pooch kicks, kick offs after safety or 15 yard penalty on opponent

  19. Wednesday • Bomb Squad (10 minutes) • Work through live rush vs. JV punt team • Cover to landmarks • Work live rush and live cover (to thud) • Work every fake you may want to run. • Rep punt safety if you use this • Punt from -45 to work on kills • Punt from -5 to work on pressure kicks (1 step) • Get as creative as you can situationally • Here above all else BE PERFECT

  20. Wednesday • Money Team – 10 minutes • Always start after a TD…OL must stay, others have to be alert. • Create as much heat on your K as possible. Make him uncomfortable. Freeze him with Timeouts • Move ball around. Make your longsnapper snap a wet ball. • Situations – clock running no time outs/ball spiked no timeouts/ball centered up with called time out/long completion into long field goal attempt. Overtime kicks

  21. Wednesday • FG Block – Force Team – do not pay it lip service! • Won us critical region game to make us 8-0 and clinch a playoff birth in 09 • Work for 5-10 minutes at end of practice • We work 2 blocks only. Middle push with jumper and edge block • Know who the weak sister is on this team always. If you had to get a block, know who the weak link is.

  22. Thursday • Dress Rehearsal from 4:00 – 4:40 are mine • Everything is off the sideline • Everything is crisp • We work every situation we can imagine • Everything is dialed in and focused. • After all special forces have repped, we have special teams roll call on sidelines. • Challenge to win the game with Special Forces is issued. BE THE DIFFERENCE

  23. Friday • If Home Game – go through roll call/final reminders/walk throughs in Gym somewhere between 4:30 and 5:00. • If away game –get what I can get. • Pre-game routine – always the same • 6:05 – kickers on field getting loose – not kicking!!!!! • 6:15 – snappers, holders, returners • 6:15-6:25 -- #1 kicker works PAT. #2 punts. #3 (jv) Kicks off. • 6:25-6:35 – Rotate through • 6:40 – team warm up • 7:00 – finish with Field Goals – everybody in!

  24. Always have a plan to work your kickers and keep them accountable. Do not leave their routine to chance or to what they “feel” like doing Make sure they simulate every situation they could find themselves in Friday night. A game winning FG, a punt out of the back of the end zone, a horrible snap, chaos around them, should all have been repped during the week. MalcomGladwell “Thinking without thinking” Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger

  25. Kicker Weekly Routines

  26. *This is our standard week of practice for the kicker, but is fluid and subject to change if we feel like there is something we will utilize that week (Bonzai, Surprise Middle, Fake Punt, Fake FG, etc)

  27. Thursday – Game Preparation • Kickers go through 45 minute situational/walk through. This is their last kicking of the day. • They ice bath, stretch, and go home. • Legs must be fresh on Friday nights. • “Hay is in the barn” mentality – trust your preparation physically and get ready mentally

  28. Monday/Wednesday Kicker Chart

  29. SPECIAL TEAMS SCRIMMAGE -During Pre-season once and bye week • 1st score vs scout ko ret. • 1st def. -20 • 1st punt block vs scout punt -20 • 1st off. -30 • Fake punt vs scout punt 4rd and 4 -35 • 1st off. +40 • 1st punt vs scout punt block +40 • 1st def. -10 • 1st punt block vs scout punt -10 • 1st off. +30 TD • 1 PAT vs scout def. • 1st kickoff vs scout kick ret. • 1st def. +20 • 1st FG block vs scout FG +20 • 1st kick ret. Vs scout kickoff • 1st off. -20 • 1st punt vs scout punt block -20 • 1st Def. +40 • 1st punt block vs scout punt +40 • 1st off. +40 • 1st FG vs scout block +22 • 1st kickoff (onsides) vs scout ret. • 1st def. +45 TD • PAT block vs scout PAT • Kick return vs scout kickoff • 1st off. +35 • 1st FG vs scout block • 1st def. -28 • FG block vs scout FG -25 • 1st kick return vs scout kickoff

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