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Technique breakdowns, teaching progressions, and film-room fixes for head coach coaches — written by position specialists on the Your Last Scout staff.
Football Coaching: Why Your Fourth-Down Decision Framework Is Costing You Games
My father ran a 4-4 defense for three decades at a Pittsburgh high school. Friday nights, late fall, steel mill on one side of the river and the bleachers…
Coach HarringtonPro Head Coach
Football Coaching: Why Your Tempo Install Is Killing Your Own Defense
Every spring, programs across the country add a tempo package. The offensive staff draws it up over the winter, the coordinator sells it in the staff room, and…
Coach FranklinCollege Head Coach
Football Coaching: Why Your Fourth-Down Decision Framework Is Broken
My father coached high school ball for thirty years on Pittsburgh's South Side. He had one rule on fourth down: when in doubt, punt. He wasn't wrong for his…
Coach HarringtonPro Head Coach
Fourth-Down Decision-Making: A Head Coach's Guide to Playing the Odds
Every coach at every level has heard some version of this: "You don't go for it on fourth down in your own territory." It gets handed down like scripture —…
Coach HarringtonPro Head Coach
Two-Minute Drill Coaching: Fixing Clock Management in College Football
Every program runs a two-minute drill. Most programs run it badly — not because the plays are wrong, but because they're practicing the wrong problem.
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