University of Illinois Coaching Clinic

University of Illinois Coaching Clinic

“Counters out of Multiple Formations”Carrollton High School

Biography

• Carrollton High School Graduate

– Four straight playoff teams as player

• Monmouth College Graduate, “Fighting Scots”

• Assistant Coach Southwestern High School 2001

• 2002 & 2003 Defensive Coordinator at North Greene High School

– Quarterfinal Advancement (Lost to Carthage H.S.)

• 2004-2012 Head Coach at Carrollton High School

– 6 Playoff Teams

Coaching Staff

Nick Flowers

Head Football Coach

Varsity Offensive Coordinator

Quarterbacks Coach

Rodney Flowers

Assistant Head Coach

Varsity Defensive Coordinator

Linebacker and Receivers Coach

Paul Kesinger

Assistant Varsity Coach

Offensive Line Coach

Andy Stumpf

Special Teams Coordinator

Defensive Line Coach

Mike Price

Head Junior Varsity Coach

Defensive Backs Coach

Alex Holmes

Head Freshman Coach

Running Backs Coach

Head Coaching Data

Year Record Playoffs Defeated By

2004 4-5 No

2005 6-4 Yes Brown County

2006 9-2, WIVC Champs Yes Tuscola

2007 5-5 Yes Tuscola

2008 6-4 Yes Arcola

2009 4-5 No

2010 5-5, WIVC Champs Yes Tuscola

2011 5-4 No

2012 10-2, WIVC Champs Yes Maroa Forsyth

2012 Season Class 1A“Quarterfinalist”

Date Result Opponent Score Opp.Date L Camp Point 6 208-24 W Routt 27 08-31 W Pleasant Hill Coop. 51 09-7 W North Greene 41 0

9-14 W Calhoun Coop. 48 09-21 W Greenfield Coop. 41 89-28 W West Central Coop. 34 010-5 W Mendon Unity Coop. 35 12

10-12 W Brown County 47 1610-27 W Toledo Cumberland 25 011-3 W Sidell Jamaica Salt Fork Coop 26 20

11-10 L Maroa Forsyth 14 48

We are teachers on the field!

• Do you out coach your opponents with lesser talent?

• Counters out of multiple formations will give you advantages.

• Use Science in your thinking:

– Physics

– Angles, Force, Leverage, and Center of Gravity

– Out work your opponents!

Why do we use Counters?• We are still a base blocking team

– Defenses we face have great pursuit

• To freeze linebackers

– We run a lot of power and toss

• High school defenses can be caught off guard fairly easy

– Counter Tray is one of our base plays

• It’s a numbers game, to the point of attack!

– Additional blocker/blockers

• Better blocking angles

– Allows us to still use all of our blocking angles

Plan and Scout• Your opponent’s initial alignment

– Make any adjustments to your blocking schemes

• When do you want to run your counter plays?

– Down and distance

• Run your counter plays with your best players

– The best blocking back you have might not be the best back to run your counters

• Have multiple counters on your play sheet

• Repetition, repetition, repetition!!!!

Counter concerns to ponder?• Counter tendencies!

– Don’t be just a third down counter team

– Attack to motion, attack away from motion

• Have counter pass plays

Base Offensive Formation“Spread Rt”

“Double Right”

“Double Left”

“Wishbone”

“Indy”

“Indy Heavy”

Double Right122 Counter Tray

Wishbone122 Counter Tray

Indy Heavy122 Counter Tray

Contact InformationCarrollton Hawks Football

Carrollton High School• Head Coach

Nick Flowers

Carrollton High School

950 3rd Street

Carrollton, IL 62016

School # 217-942-6913

Cell # 217-491-3535

[email protected]

• Assistant Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator

Rodney Flowers

Carrollton High School

950 3rd Street

Carrollton, IL 62016

Cell # 217-370-9399

[email protected]