Offensive Practice Real-Time Schedule

By Mike Kuchar

Senior Research Manager

X&O Labs

Researchers’ Note:  Thanks to wide receivers coach Brian Flinn and offensive coordinator Sam Venuto, both readers of X&O Labs, we were given total access inside the program at Villanova.  Coach Flinn will be submitting two clinic reports in the future for X&O Labs – one on WR release techniques to negate press coverage and one on his “Peek” concept out of the Wildcats spread offense.

Villanova’s Spring Practice:

Offensive Walk-Thru (5 minutes)

Villanova worked two variants of the their Box Concept (Diagrams 1-2) – which is a Mesh Pattern out of the five step passing game.

Pre-Practice (5 minutes)

• OL: worked run blocking footwork on air
• QB/WR/RB’s: worked routes on air

Team Stretch: Dynamic and Static (10 minutes)

• Pogo jumps for height
• Foot fires
• Parallel squats
• Standing T stretch
• Butt rolls
• Single leg arches (on back)
• Single leg kicks (on back)
• Prone hip flexors
• Superman’s
• Reverse hip flexors
• Fire hydrants
• Knee lifts
• Mountain climbers
• Step and touch
• Front Lunge
• Shuffles
• Shuffle to sprint
• Frankensteins (straight leg walks)
• Backwards Run
• Knee Skips
• Full Bursts

Special Teams: Period 1 (5 Minutes)

Offensive Practice Real-Time Schedule 

During the spring of 2012 X&O Labs’ Senior Research Manager, Mike Kuchar, set out to visit 10 schools in 8 days.  Below you will find Navy’s spring practice report – the first of several reports on Navy football. Continue reading www.XandOLabs.com for all of Kuchar’s new spring practice reports posted every week.

Pre-Practice (Duration: 10 minutes)

• QB’s/Centers/FB’s: work gun and under exchanges on sideline to ensure accuracy in footwork.
• A Backs/WR: Partnered ball drills (play catch)
• OL: Base footwork and steps

Offensive Play-Polish on Bags (Duration: 5 minutes)            

• All offensive personnel worked 12/13 Load option against both 8 man fronts (Diagram 1) and two high looks (Diagram 2). 

Team Stretch/Static Stretch (Duration: 10 minutes)

• Players worked a partnered stretch routine involving hip flexors, butterflies, seated leans, prone hamstring stretches and a calf stretch.

Special Teams – Individual Period (Duration: 5 minutes)    

• All skill players involved in special teams worked a punt block drill, coming out of the chutes and getting to a block spot.
• QB’s: worked partnered option drills down the line.
• OL: continued to stretch on their own.

Special Teams – Group Period (Duration: 5 minutes)            

• Skill players now worked a “Pods Punt” drill (Diagram 3) where they work live against a half-rush and cover a directional kick.
• OL continued to work on their own, as did QB’s.

Ball Security Circuit (Duration: 5 minutes)            

Offensive Practice Real-Time Schedule

By Mike Kuchar

Senior Research Manager

X&O Labs 

X&O Labs was a guest of Delaware offensive coordinator and X&O Labs subscriber Jim Hofher.  Coach Hofher will be submitting two

Expectations: At times, players would even tee off on the “green shirts,” or QBs. Not a word was said – in Delaware’s option offense QBs are expected to be hit.

clinic reports in the near future for X&O Labs – both on his empty protection package and his field drive concept out of the quick passing game. Continue reading the Insiders for all of Coach Hofher’s clinic reports.

Below you will find the spring practice report from Mike Kuchar’s visit to Delaware’s practice on April 6, 2012.  

Punt Team Walk-Thru: Duration: 5 minutes    

• QB’s stretched on their own.
• OL worked blitz recognition drill against two-man games.

Offensive Team Walk-Thru: Duration: 5 minutes

• All offensive personnel worked their “Sonic” and “Dallas” both read option concepts, which were on the installation schedule for today.

Tempo Drill: Duration: 5 minutes

• All offensive personnel worked plays on air at 75 percent speed, alternating both runs and passes.

Team Flex (dynamic stretch): Duration: 10 minutes

• Jog for 20 yards
• Knee skips for 20 yards
• High knees for 10, butt kicks for 10 yards
• Step and pull knee to chin
• Step and grab quad
• Crossovers
• Backpedals
• Side shuffles (left for 10 yds, right for 10 yds.)
• Lunges (front for 10 yds, backwards for 10 yds.)
• Toe touches for 10 yds, leg kicks for 10 yds.
• 70 percent run
• Straight leg run
• 80 percent run
• 100 percent run

Situational Drill (live): Duration: 5 minutes 

• Live period: offense vs. defense. Thud tempo. All third down emphasis.

Special Teams-2 (Kickoff Return): Duration: 10 minutes