In any truly great venture, the measure of success is found in replication. Is a rock band truly great, or just a "one hit wonder?" Does an electronics company come up an innovative gadget, only to be passed up by the competition? In football, does a system churn out production year after year, or does a program collapse with the graduation of a generational player?
The more I watch college and NFL film, the more surprised I am at how many teams simply rely on a huge arm at QB or a blazer at WR to move the ball. If you think about the teams that are ALWAYS good, they scheme the daylights out of the opponent; moreover, they adjust to personnel changes not only from season to season, but from pre-season to playoffs as well. When one is able to combine talent with unmatched scheme, special results will follow.
This is what we should strive for in coaching - giving our players the ability to accomplish feats they never thought possible. This will never happen unless player learning and execution is placed at the center of the discussion.
The more I watch college and NFL film, the more surprised I am at how many teams simply rely on a huge arm at QB or a blazer at WR to move the ball. If you think about the teams that are ALWAYS good, they scheme the daylights out of the opponent; moreover, they adjust to personnel changes not only from season to season, but from pre-season to playoffs as well. When one is able to combine talent with unmatched scheme, special results will follow.
This is what we should strive for in coaching - giving our players the ability to accomplish feats they never thought possible. This will never happen unless player learning and execution is placed at the center of the discussion.
Bottom line is this: anyone can spout off a play call from a given "big name" team, and understand the logic that lead to the success or failure of a given play. Don't get me wrong - I LOVE THIS STUFF, and learn a great deal from these discussions with coaches, and am so thankful we are in an electronic age where I can be connected to folks on Twitter and learn from them. BUT -- a system from the context of coaching must be able to replicate what is being taught!
Above is an excerpt from one of our Installation Videos from this past season; below are a few clips showing the idea coming to life (with middle-schoolers no less):
When I wrote Recoded and Reloaded several years ago, this was precisely the mission: to be able to make a sophisticated passing game learn-able at any level. The evolution of the offense has continued, as the teaching and refinement have, to the point where much of original system has been re-organized. Using my son's team as a test case, we have proven that it is possible to complete over 70 percent, and have a 38 TD: 4 INT ratio (in 9 games). Moreover, high schools have been able to replicate these numbers. Clients have seen immediate dividends, and a baseline for continued success is established, which is the exact intent of having a "system" - for a coach to be unlimited in their implementation of the passing game.
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