Former UW-Whitewater trench dweller. OC at Johnson Creek HS, PE teacher at MKE Reagan HS. Power T consultant. Once a league bowler. Ukulele hack. 1 Samuel 17:47
@UniWatch
@PhilHecken
not uni-related, but Somerset HS in Kentucky put in a turf field this year -- and included a mini field for kids to play on during the game. This is awesome.
Power T throwback. Sick of seeing RBs bounce outside on power? Find a giant fence. This is power “G”. Play side guard kicks out and the play side HB delays and leads up the funnel with the backside G. A nice adjustment for when the DE is eyeing up and destroying your “J” block
A fullback who blocks and runs trap well... kids theses days don’t even know what a full back is, much less see a running back with a hand on the ground.
2: Fence funnel. Coach- “Get. In. The. Funnel. Do not bounce this play outside. RB- “sure thing coach (wink, wink)” Coach- “looks like we are installing a new drill so our RB will follow the blockers....”.
#HogFBChat
Who wore a 1/2 shirt under their football pads back in the 90’s? It was popular, at least at UW-Whitewater it was. A half shirt was part of our standard issued equipment. Tell me I’m wrong, or provide pictures to prove I’m right. I’m not advocating for everyday crop tops...
Yes! Finally, twitter has produced a drill that we will actually use in our practice. Thank you slot T nation! From your distance relative from the Midwest, power T
Called this after we ran power 4 times in a row....Phone booth football, everybody in the box, scrum, controlled mayhem, film nightmare, anti spread, call it what you want, we call it “first down”.
Class 6A state title game.
Hughes about to attempt a game-winning FG against Buford.
Buford calls timeout…and THE ENTIRE BUFORD FANBASE RUNS BEHIND THE OPPOSING UPRIGHTS.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before.
Ahhhh… this is some sort of witchcraft. Trap cannot be defeated. This thread is really good. I’m going to try and pretend I never saw it. Good thing the HS kids we play against are not Arron Donald.
Facemasks with a center bar, rb’s with hands on the ground, guys in the program listed as fullbacks, cut blocking, downhill running, wedge, option, counter option!!! 11 wins. Too much awesomeness.
Is there a Throwback Player of the Year Award in college football?
If not there should be and it should go to
#65
Bryce Holland of Army. When was the last time you saw one of those facemasks, 1995?!?
Any programs gone away from a traditional dynamic warm up? Our was pretty standard and took about 10 min. We want something new that’s football specific that athletes and coaches will like. What’s your warm up look and feel like? Thx. Win the City.
@TheDawgPack
What’s that Junior? Your mom is scheduling your physical this summer? Maybe you should make that a priority so you don’t have to “miss” the first week of practice, again. No matter how early or how often you remind, there are always a handful that can’t get it done. Win the city
Just waiting around for Friday night. My spread friends get sick to their stomach watching us waste so much valuable time. They run two plays to our one, maybe three. Our 2 way players, which we have a lot of, appreciate the rest. Burning clock. We Us Ours. Win The City.
Vaping is not a huge problem at my school but is at other schools where my friends teach. This is right in my back yard. Let’s get real, this stuff is only going to get worse for young people.
We went 0-9 in pre game this year. Every team had better pre game hype. We do the standard jumping jacks chant and get to work with the shortest warm up possible. Show up, warm up, play.
Saints' OT Ryan Ramczyk is signing a five-year, $90 million extension that includes $60 million guaranteed and makes him the new highest-paid RT in football, a source tells
@AdamSchefter
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Tight Tilted T. I might consider adding a new formation. Getting everyone closer together… why didn’t I think of this? Get me some sticky notes, I’m drawing up plays. Power T.
Power T sled drill (merry-go-round) for running power. Keep your kids out of the way of the sled! Nice
@Coach_Brantley
I missed this when you tagged me in 18! Great drill. Lots of reps. Nice change up from ally/funnel drill. We Us Ours. Win the City.
Athletes/coaches: Need a resource for at home workouts, with or without equipment? Easy to filter and follow. These are organized, and simple single workouts, programs, and challenges. Also packed with sound info. A great resource.
We started the Reagan football program 5 years ago. We have never practiced or attempted a field goal or PAT. If we make half of our 2 PT conversations we would be even with making all potential PAT. For the time it takes to teach and practice it, I’d rather run our offense.
New football....no thanks. Two years as a practice ball and it might be ready. Scuff it up, darken that bright leather, soften it up. Anyone else have issues using a new football? We used the same old football all year.
It’s bad. Real bad. It will get worse. Kids need to know what they are doing to themselves. People need to stop advocating for its use as a way to quit smoking or as a “healthy” alternative to smoking.
Power T: FB fake on the power play. Don’t tell me he should block. Carry fakes out till you are tackled, you hear the whistle, or you reach the end zone. It takes a long time to find a Fb this disciplined. City. We Us Ours. Santa, bring g me a FB that fakes.
A universal problem at every school I’ve ever been at. How to get more kids in the weight room? You have coaches that care running the weight room. Kids want to be around these coaches and be together with their teammates. Provide opportunity/ care about kids/stop worrying.
Can’t believe it has already been 17 days since… State Champs - vs. the 55th ranked team in the nation! Shout out to
@VicLombardi
and
@AltitudeTV
for the amazing coverage of the game. Happy holidays to everyone!
@Columbineftbl
They seem to be having success with this power play out of a very old formation.... might be worth a look. *Disclaimer*. There are no WR’s, two TE, and all the backs have a hand in the ground. If that’s boring to you, move along.
It’s official, my second grader has achieved doorway jumping status. He can now join the coveted club of fine athletes who have hit the top of every doorway they have ever gone through to display their athletic domination. A boys rite of passage, I’m all smiles.
I watched as coach Gagliardi brought his teams to UW Whitewater for playoff football. Everyone spoke kindly if this man. After some research of his history at St John’s it was easy to understand why. His philosophy of coaching still fascinates me. Godspeed.
5 powers in a row and our favorite “pass” at the very end: running back to the official after a touchdown. Dinosaur offense, everyone in a three point stance, 7 on 7 rejects, not preparing kids to play college ball, I get it, it’s not for you and your situation. Reagan FB MKE.
It’s game day in Wisconsin. D3 football at its best! Actual playoff football. Can’t wait to see some old trenchtwelling OL at the Perk in Whitewater. Powered by Tradition.
4 practices into the season and Reagan Football is doing well. 0 interceptions, 0 dropped balls. Pretty impressive. Also 0 pass attempts. The practice schedule says we can start running pass routes in mid September.
#PowerT
eBay action just ended. Sorry if I out bid you. It’s not pretty, it’s self published, plastic comb spine, typewriter print. Looks like something an intern put together…. Finally. I have the original. Power T roots. Know your history.
It always ends in hugs and tears. Best and worst part of football season. As a coach you know how tough it was for you as a player and you are happy to be there to experience it and help your exiting seniors cope. Power of tradition now begins with Team 6 of Reagan Football.
Honored to be invited to contribute to the MHSFCA coaching clinic. This will be different from the secret Power T speakeasy’s I’ve been to. Looking forward to meeting in person and thanking the many coaches I’ve collaborated with over the years!
I like this formation on the bottom...
1 center, 4 guards, 4 tackles, 6 tight ends, 10 up backs, 2 full backs, right hb, left hb, Qb under center.... This is the stuff power T coaches dream of.
I am never “grinding” again. I’ll put my work in, but I’m going to work for and with people that understand how to balance coaching and family.
@TheDawgPack
gets it, so does my wife. Coaching is who we are and that’s what makes us good dads, brothers, sons and husbands, IMO.
Asked my wife what message to give my Defensive Line group? Tell them you will miss our sons games because you will be at theirs. Tell them you will miss our daughters doctor appointment because you are with them. Tell them I offer them YOU. Asked them to sacrifice because we are
Today is our Conference Championship game in the city of Milwaukee. Those that follow me know how Reagan football goes about it business. We hope to represent our side of the conference well by playing disciplined, hard nosed football. We Us Ours. Win the City.
1. These boys can run interference. 2. The QB is under center and also receives the pitch. 3. This is great football that I’d like to see more of. Dinosaur Offense coaches, anyone running something like this? Win the City. We Us Ours.
Power T throwback. We aren’t beating anyone because we throw the ball consistently, or with the design of our routes vs coverage. If you run the ball effectively, you can pass. It may not be pretty, we definitely didn’t practice it much, but it was still fun to call, and watch.
Watch the FB. When a back fakes at Reagan he: layers is arms, rubs shoulders with the qb, speeds up, cuts, looks down field at defenders, rocks the cradle, and doesn’t stop till 1- he scores, the whistle blows or he get tackled also don’t get tackled.
T Formation comic book history. Great find on eBay over the holiday. Last picture: It is my dream to live in a world where local youth gather together in backyards and run the T formation at each other as kids fight over who gets to play guard.
Ive been at a few places where mobil/makeshift/DYI goalposts have been used for practice.... Hell, I’ve built em. I can tell ya right now, don’t go down that path. Just go for two.
What to do with a month off of school? Homeschool my kids, homeschool myself(see picture) Prepare for the greatest rummage sale ever. Become a runner (jogger) again. Organize life’s pictures in some sort of cloud or external hard drive. Clean. Pray. Enjoy the time with my fam
Full house power T comming to KC. Very excited to share our culture based offense with coaches. Sequential, synchronized, deceptive, and fun to coach. Power, Trap, Keep, counter....and maybe a pass. We Us Ours. Run the ball. Win the City.
1st grade girls basketball season ended today. I’m taking a hard look at my coaching choices. Self reflection is essential. I almost had the girls running trap and power.
Coaching freshmen OL to “look for work”.... “find someone to block”.... this is usually the result. Love the effort. Win the City. We Us Ours. MKE Reagan Football.
Our new lockers(that will actually fit a helmet and shoulder pads) have been paid off for five years. Red tape/people/delays has put the brakes on this project. Today the project started. I have 5yo & 3yo kids. I’ve created two humans in this time. Do more with less/Win the City
@RieseDraft
Do not kick field goals/or PAT’s: run your offense. Punt from your base offense-make it another offense play to practice. Convince the HC to never punt. Kick all onside kicks. Attempt to block all opponents punts. Avoid your DC at all costs after putting forth this plan.
In this clip our FB didn’t carry out his fake..... the defender who had eyes on him moved on and made the play on the Qb. FB fakes better, Qb scores. Its that simple. That is why we coach, practice, and value faking without the ball at Reagan HS. We Us Ours.