2013 LSU Coaching Clinic Notes Thursday Linebacker coaches session (John Chavis) Sign on wall: Linebackers Must

t Communicate, Alignment, Stance, Eyes, Footwork, Hat and Hands Verses Zone Read offense (Oregon) used a different formation every play, but showed that they would put two men on the QB every play; penetration messes up zone read, dont let defense run horizontal; pressure all play action they threw at them Big rule for LSU defense: Stop the run with numbers; make them spill everything and push their offense east-west and do not allow vertical seams to open Put speed on a week edge Friday Sessions Coach Tommy Moffitt: LSU Strength and Conditioning Coach The LSU Way: Coach every rep of every exercise every day; keep all things simple; no single aspect of the program is greater than the whole; quarterly staff meetings to make sure everyone coaches the same exact way; flawless organization; one voice when teaching; calculating attitude; Promoted Laird Hamilton book says the engine in all of us is fueled when we are kids Training kids: Core first, extremities second; use body weight first The LSU Way in the weight room: Warm up and do speed work first; in the weight room no weights on bar for first set; exercise for speed first, then exercise for strength, then exercise for muscle endurance, then endurance work, close out with flexibility and recovery work Coaching note: During the winter, they go heavy on squats and bench; three weeks out from spring ball, they start more conditioning work to get ready; summer time mostly jerks and cleans for power and speed. Dont want athletes getting too big where they cannot move or they get hurt from being too big. Special Teams Kenny Guillot and BJ Wilson of Parkview Baptist Ideology at PBHS: All coaches have a job coaching special teams. Everyone gives input, everyone is expected to be positive, enthusiastic; players need to have speed, aggressiveness, be able to block and tackle, put the best players on special teams Kickoff: Maintain lane integrity; let headhunters hunt and make plays (R3 and L6); everyone stays 5-7 yards apart; contain, let nothing outside Coaches note: PBHS noticed that opposing team in state finals bailed real fast on KOR so they practiced onside kicks a lot that week; this was caught on film as part of coaching responsibilities

KOR: They run a double wedge, get front lines shoulder to shoulder Punt: Run theirs tight and open; kick to gunners; Roger twins (both gunners to right); Lucy twins left, kick there; River team runs/blocks 90 right; Levee run/block 90 left Punt return: Number 1 rule is if you see opportunity to get a block, take it; calls: man return right or left, wall left, wall right. On walls, linebacker cleans up any leaks in the walls; they teach blockers to go for the ball, but if mistake happens (penalty), they dont coach out aggressiveness; teach up mistake and keep them attacking the ball PAT/Extra-point: Holder is the best athlete on the team Spec teams coaches: On Saturday, they all break down the film and grade all plays on special teams; then they look at next team and answer the following: What are the weak spots? What do they do well? How are their return men? How deep do they kick? Do we need to do anything different? Linebacker play JT Curtis General defensive coaching tactics: When running scout offense vs. defense, let scout receivers cheat up to simulate speed of varsity; also groups scout receivers 1-5, 1-3 being the best of what youve got for the scout team, 4 being marginal and 5 being the worst; draw up cards and number all of your key personnel on opposing offense 1-5 so your best scout team people will take on those roles; roles change every play but your best are in their most critical spots for your defense to play against; every now and then throw to the #5 guy John Curtis stuff: 1. pre-practice focus on special teams and position specific techniques (like LSU does), 2. do a little bit over a long time, 3. teach slow and expand to game speed, 4. coaches are all responsible for their positions, special teams and the scout team (teach the young players, dont let them sit idle) Linebacker individual drill: Rip, swim, take on iso (uses 5 man sled and teaches to use the inside forearm instead of the jam), hit tight ends, proper steps, hip drill, double uppercuts, strip ball, fumble recovery, hat and hands, split the hands) Coaches note: When teaching the swim move, throw the forearm and punch at the bicep Coaches quote: Youre going to get what you do in practice. JT Curtis Pursuit drills: Do it as a full sprint and be sure to teach proper technique; when doing pursuit drills, mock a 3 and out situation but run it full speed, every now and then say the other team got a first down and start over (extra conditioning and hustle work); do pursuit drills at a 10-12 second pace; teach them to catch their breath in the huddle and call the play a little winded; Practice being winded to call plays; Curtis makes them run to the fence and back during defensive team to simulate this, now kids look forward to that because they saw the benefit. Chest up drills: cold weather drill or summer drill; chest up runners/receivers during team work and then let go. All tackle technique is the same, except you give big chest, upper cuts and let go (5-6

minutes sessions of this). This drill is designed to work proper technique, create exhaustion and pressure; Running backs rules: Cant dip shoulders, but can make moves ; work right side of field, then left; in this, there is 1 QB, 1 RB, 1 rec; LBs and DBs drop into coverage then plant on the whistle and then chest up the ball carrier. Split the field and run simultaneous to get a lot of reps. Teach kids in this drill to disrupt routes and have correct angles (from Arnsparger) Fast read linebackers: always mirror angle and shoulders of back; attack LOS downhill, press inside out on the ball, attack the iso on his side; LBs are free to take a gap if you see it/opportunity; attack with outside shoulder free; JT teaches inside forearm strike instead of jam with hands Slow read linebacker: If ball goes away, LB becomes slow read looks to guard to see what is going on; attack LOS through off guard, run inside out Teaching fast read/slow read cuts out the counter and cut back. If offense goes into 2 split backs, both LBs become slow read and read guards If offensive line gives high hats and open shoulders drop to pass coverage Keep LBs at 5 yards to help with reading Defensive back play Nathaniel Jones of Edna Karr High School Calls football field the rectangle and the war zone His rules for DBs never give up the big play; make plays the big play; run to the football Drills: split the hands, hat and hands, strip, rip and punch: Coaches notes: Jones says coaches should show their kids what to look for on film and how to get all the indicators the opponent gives Play the routes: Drive the hitch; ride the slant; break on the out; step in front of the curl; come back on the comeback; wrong arm the dig, stay in the upfield hip of the corner; stay on top of the post; squeeze the fade 50 slant Jamie Mitchell of Starksville High School Wants runners and hitters on defense; need great cover guys when running the 50; teaches gap control and wants front to play on opposing teams side of the ball; teaches ball get off; speed, speed, speed up front Rules for taking on blocks: Press it back to their side; cross hats; spin (last resort) Rules for backers: buck and mike are guard readers; sam and will are hat readers; no tight end? Watch hip of tackle to nearest back

Ends take dive, playside LB takes QB unles QB is a stud and fast and has great running skills. BULLY Cam Cameron of LSU Built, Understandable, Likeable, Learnable, Your offense Make your offense easy to understand Cam asks QBs to list 10 favorite pass plays to run in scrimmages and installs them. Being a bully in football: Must be physical, attacking, unselfish, no excuses, impose your will, bullet proof, disciplined, accountable, TEAM, TEAM, TEAM Be Brilliant at the basics Football issues get resolved with conflict.