1. 2013 “PATRIOT FOOTBALL” COACH DON SMOLYN 973-347-7600, EXT. 113 dsmolyn@lvhs.org

2. “GAME PLANNING AND PRACTICE ORGANIZATION”

3. “AS A COACH YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO BRING YOUR “A” GAME EVERYDAY, TO BE PREPARED—YOU EXPECT THAT FROM YOUR PLAYERS!”

4. GOAL GOAL: DEVELOP MORE EFFICIENT WAYS TO TEACH OUR MATERIAL. STUDY WAYS TO IMPROVE AS A TEACHER. ANALYZE THE PRESEASON SCHEDULE ANALYZE THE GAME WEEK PREPARATION

5. “FRIDAY NIGHT GAMES” “PRIOR TO 2012” “COACHES” FILM / SCOUTING / MEETINGS “PLAYERS”

6. “GAME WEEK PREPARATION 2012” “HUDL” “SATURDAY 2012” WEDNESDAY “LUNCH”

7. STUDY OF PLAY SITUATIONS IN AN AVERAGE GAME STUDY OF DOWN AND DISTANCE BREAKDOWN IN AN AVERAGE GAME

8. PLAY SITUATIONS IN AN AVERAGE GAME (TYPICAL GAME—8 YEAR ANALYSIS) 21 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYS 48 OFFENSIVE PLAYS ( + / - “2”)

9. DOWN & DISTANCE BREAKDOWNS 20 FIRST DOWN PLAYS 10 LONG YARDAGE PLAYS (2 ND & 7 PLUS) 3 RD & 7 PLUS)

10. 10 NORMAL YARDAGE PLAYS 2 ND & 6 OR LESS 3 RD & 3 OF LESS 5 CRITICAL DOWNS 3 RD & 4-6 PATIENCE-KEEP DRIVE ALIVE-4 DOWN TER

11. GOAL LINE / SHORT YARDAGE 4 PLAYS PER GAME

12. SUMMARY 30 FIRST DOWN / NORMAL YARDAGE PLAYS (60% OF CALLS) 18 “SITUATION PLAYS” (40% OF CALLS)

13. “SITUATION OFFENSE” “WE CAN NO LONGER CONDUCT PRACTICES WHERE THE BALL IS PLACED IN ONE SPOT ON THE PRACTICE FIELD FOR 2 HOURS. THE GAME IS NOT PLAYED THAT WAY.”

14. PATRIOT OFFENSE 2003-09 20 % SHOTGUN PASSING (40% PRAC) 35 % “RUN / BLUE” 45 % 100-900

15. PATRIOT OFFENSE 2010-12 90 % 2 TIGHT ENDS ZERO SHOTGUN ZERO JETS / ROCKETS

16. PATRIOT FOOTBALL WE ARE A “3 HOUR” PRACTICE TEAM WE ARE IN “FULL PADS” (TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY 2 1/2) (PLAY ON FRIDAY NIGHT) WE PRACTICE EVERY PHASE EVERY DAY WE NEVER SCRIMMAGE IN PRACTICE

17. LENAPE VALLEY OFFENSE PHYSICAL RUN OFFENSE MINIMIZE TURNOVERS, PENALTIES, MISSED ASSIGNMENTS, NEGATIVE YARDAGE PLAYS

18. EFFICIENT PLAY ACTION PASSING GOAL LINE / SHORT YARDAGE THAT TIES INTO OUR BASE PACKAGE

19. “YOUR OFFENSE / YOUR DECISION” CHART WHAT YOU ACTUALLY RUN PRACTICE WHAT YOU ACTUALLY RUN PLAY / FORMATION / COMMENT YARDAGE / OPPONENT “EXCEL 10 MINUTES”

20. PLAY FORMATION COMMENT YARDAGE OPP. 187 SPLIT TD 6PAR 187 SPLIT TD 6PAR

21. DOES YOUR PRESEASON AND WEEKLY PRACTICE ORGANIZATION REFLECT YOUR NUMBERS? (OPTION / SHOT-GUN)

22. “IT’S NOT WHAT YOU DO BUT HOW YOU DO IT”(BEAR BRYANT) “SUCCESS IN THE WING T IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO HOW WELL THE PLAYERS LEARN DETAILS AND UNDERSTAND THE SUBTLE INTRICACIES WITHIN THE SYSTEM” (AN ORDER OF FOOTBALL)

23. “SUCCESSFUL COACHING IS ALL ABOUT AN ATTENTION TO DETAIL” (DEAN SMITH) “IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WINNING & LOSING” (BEAR BRYANT) “WHAT’S A SMALL MISTAKE (KEMPSKI)

24. THE “LITTLE THINGS” ARE DONE BY WINNERS, EVERYONE DOES THE BIG THINGS (JIM MACKENZIE) “IF A TEAM CAN NOT EXECUTE AT A MOMENTS NOTICE—THEY WILL FAIL IN THE LONG RUN” (COACH K)

25. “MUST REDIRECT OUR FOCUS TO THE LITTLE THINGS” (NS 2009 SI) “IT’S ALL IN THE DETAILS” “THERE’S A RIGHT WAY TO DO EVERYTHING” (ROY WILLIAMS)

26. “WORK HARD BUT WORK DELIBERATE” (RICK PITINO) “LITTLE THINGS MAKE BIG THINGS HAPPEN (JOHN WOODEN) “SWEAT THE LITTLE THINGS” (RUDY GUILIANI)

27. “PLAN WHAT YOU TEACH”—THIS IS CRITICAL” (COACH K) “KNOW THE PARTICULARS” (MARK McCORMACK) WHAT THEY DON’T TEACH YOU AT THE HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

28. “THE BEST SHORT CUT IS THE LONG WAY—HARD WORK AND AN ATTENTION TO DETAIL” ATTENTION TO DETAIL” (THE LAST LECTURE) WE WILL WIN OR LOSE BASED ON OUR EXECUTION (LOU RETTINO)

29. “WHAT ARE YOU PREPARING FOR” “WHAT ARE YOU ORGANIZING FOR” “FACTS ARE BETTER THAN DREAMS OR OPINIONS” (CHURCHILL)

30. “YOU CAN ONLY CONTROL YOUR OWN PREPARATION” “WE ALL HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME—24 HOURS IN A DAY” “DON’T WORRY ABOUT WHAT YOU DON’T HAVE”

31. NICK SABAN 2013 “IT’S ALL ABOUT THE PROCESS” “YOU MUST ESTABLISH ROUTINES” (DS—THERE ARE A LOT OF CHOICES)

32. PRINCIPLES FOR WINNING FOOTBALL DEFENSE LIMIT “BIG PLAYS” (25 YARDS) (NFL) (LSU 2011) STOP THE RUN (100 YARDS) (ALA 6) PLUS 2 MARGIN IN TURNOVERS

33. SPECIAL TEAMS PROTECT THE BALL (SNAPPING / CATCHING) CREATE BIG PLAYS (2009 7 / 7, “PLUS 50”) WIN BATTLE OF STARTING FIELD POSITION

34. OFFENSE “PROTECT THE BALL” (HIGH & TIGHT—THROW ON TIME) CREATE “BIG PLAYS” (OVER 25 YARDS) NO MISSED ASSIGNMENTS

35. “MISSED ASSIGNMENTS AND MIS-ALIGNMENTS LOSE MORE GAMES THAN PHYSICAL MISMATCHES”

36. “13 GAME SITUATIONS” PRESEASON: TAKE THE TEAM TO THE PARTICULAR SPOT ON THE FIELD AND WALK THEM THRU EVERYTHING, EXPLAIN THE ISSUES WITH EACH SITUATION (PRESSURE / SMALL FIELD / CLOCK)

37. 2 MINUTE OFFENSE (1) (WHAT DO WE NEED FG / TD) (LV 2010 / LV 2011 / 2012) 4 MINUTE OFFENSE (2) “ONE FIRST DOWN TO WIN IT”

38. “LAST PLAY OF THE GAME” (3) FROM THE 4 / 7 FROM THE 10 (SUPER BOWL 2013) FROM THE 25 (“TIP PLAY”) DESPERATION

39. GOAL LINE / SHORT YARDAGE (4) COVERAGE “MAN” OR “ZONE” 4 TH & 4 4 TH & 7 4 TH & 10 (2011) “2 POINT PLAYS” (HOW MANY) 1988 (1) / 2012 (4-5)

40. “FIRST DOWN” (5) “FIRST DOWN” (BEST CHANCE FOR A BIG PLAY) (25 YARDS) “FIRST DOWN AFTER A TURNOVER”

41. “GIMMICKS” (6) 1 GAME READY PER WEEK (SCRIPT) WHEN DO YOU CALL IT 5-6 TOTAL (OFF BEST RUN PLAYS) “PRESEASON”

42. “1 ST DOWN INSIDE OWN 3” (7) (2011) “MENTAL PREPARATION” BALL SECURITY “HIGH & TIGHT” NEVER TOSSED / PITCHED QUICK HITTING PLAYS

43. “MAN COVERAGE” (8) PACKAGE OF PASSES (5-6) “7 ON 7” BASE KEEP PASS ?? “RUN TO POST / FLY” “SPLIT KP POST / FLY” NO MO KP DRAG TO END SPLIT WAGGLE “END OPPOSITE” NO MO KP SOLID “SE POST / OUT”

44. “COVER 2 BEATERS” (9) 5-6 PLAYS “WAGGLE AT 5” SPREAD KP “ STREAK / POST”

45. “SCREENS” (10) 3-4 PLAYS (1 GAME READY) WAGGLE SCREEN TO THE HB KEEP PASS SCREEN TO THE TE WAGGLE SCREEN TO THE FB JET WAGGLE SCREEN TO THE TE

46. “LONG YARDAGE” (11) 3 RD & 8 3 RD & 10 3 RD & 12 PLUS 1-2 RUNS 3-4 PASSES BASED ON COVERAGE

47. “NORMAL YARDAGE” (12) WE WORK ON THESE THE MOST (60 % OF YOUR PLAY CALLS) 1 ST & 10 2 ND & 4-6 3 RD & 3

48. “OVERTIME” (13) KNOW THE RULES (TURNOVER) 3 RD OVERTIME (2 PT PLAY) COIN TOSS 4 TH DOWN FIELD GOAL VS 1 ST DOWN WHO IS THE BETTER TEAM

49. THE ANSWER IS TO TAKE THOSE 13 OFFENSIVE SITUATIONS AND INSERT THEM INTO A SPECIFIC DAY IN YOUR WEEKLY GAME WEEK SCHEDULE AND IN YOUR PRESEASON SCHEDULE. LVR: THURSDAY “GL / SY” MONDAY “2 MINUTE” / “3 DEFENSES”

50. “PRESEASON PLANNING” COME UP WITH A 4 WEEK PRESEASON CALENDAR ON THE COMPUTER AND PLUG IN EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO COVER. TRICK IS TO STICK WITH IT WHEN THINGS DON’T LOOK PERFECT.

51. DEVELOP A “CHECKLIST” FOR EVERY ASPECT OF PRACTICE; FOR EXAMPLE TEAM PUNT, KICK OFF, SWEEP DRILL, PURSUIT DRILL, TACKLING CIRCUIT, ECT. IMPORTANT FOR PRESEASON PLANNING

52. LENAPE VALLEYEVERY 4 TH DAY FROM THE FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE WE WORK ON “GOAL LINE / SHORT YARDAGE / 2 POINT PLAYS”. LENAPE VALLEY--EVERY 4 TH DAY FROM THE FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE WE WORK ON “GOAL LINE / SHORT YARDAGE / 2 POINT PLAYS”.

53. 2 SEASON APPROACH “PRESEASON” FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE TILL “GAME SCRIMMAGE” MUST SELL THIS MENTALITY TO COACHES AND PLAYERS (DIFFICULT)

54. MAKE A LIST OF EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO COVER TO WIN THE FIRST GAME DEVELOP AN INSTALLATION SCHEDULE FOR EVERY PHASE OF THE GAME—OFFENSE / DEFENSE / SPECIAL TEAMS / LIFTING / CONDITIONING*** “THIS CAN BE DONE NOW”

55. DAILY PRESEASON PRACTICE TEACHER’S CAFÉ / 3 WEEKS PLAYERS START AT 8:30 COACHES START AT 7:00 DAILY MEETING / DAILY FILM GOAL: GIVE THEM FIRST 5 SCHEDULES IN JUNE

56. NJSIAA PRESEASON GUIDLINES COLLEGE MODEL “2 & 1” (5-6 DOUBLES) “WALK-THRUS” NO EQUIPMENT / NON STRENUOUS WE DO IT IN GYM

57. 2013 “LVR” PRESEASON PRACTICE “FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE THROUGH GAME SCRIMMAGE” 3 SCRIMMAGES 11 “SINGLE” SESSION DAYS 4 DOUBLES

58. “SINGLE SESSION DAYS” “OLD DAYS” 2013 “11” PLANNING WILL BE CRITICAL BE GREAT TEACHERS “VARIED MODALITIES” WALK THRUS / FILM / MEETINGS / TEAM / SMALL GROUP

59. “WALK-THRU’S” POSSIBILITIES ARE LIMITLESS FIRST STEPS AT EVERY POSITION, ASSIGNMENTS, ADJUSTMENTS, QB / C EXCHANGE, STANCE, FORMATIONS, SHIFTS, ALIGNMENTS, “LOOK SQUADS”

60. PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PRACTICE OFF. INSTALLATION “PLAYS OF THE DAY” (20) (“DOUBLE” 2 HOUR OFFENSIVE PRACTICE) SPECIAL TEAMS (15) “SITUATIONAL OFFENSE” (15) OFFENSIVE PERFECT PLAY (5) SCRIPT INDIVIDUAL OFFENSE (25) PASS VS AIR (15) SCRIPT GROUP OFFENSE (15) (SWP / INSIDE / PUP)

61. PASS VS RUSH (15) SCRIPT TEAM OFFENSE (25) SCRIPT TEAM OFFENSIVE PERIODS 2 GROUPS: VARSITY 4 COACHES 33 PLAYERS, YOUNG GROUP 2 COACHES

62. VARSITY: 1 COACH WITH DEFENSE, #1 GROUP ALWAYS ON OFFENSE PLANNED ROTATION FOR OTHER PLAYERS SCRIPT ON PRACTICE SCHEDULE ALL QB’S HAVE SCRIPT IN WRISTBAND

63. INSTALLATION OF PLAYS OF THE DAY (15-20 MINUTES PRESEASON) ON PRACTICE FIELD 4 TEAMS WITH SUBS ONE COACH WITH EACH GROUP SET UP IN A SQUARE SHIELDS / CONES FOR SPACING (ODD / EVEN) # 1 OFFENSE DEMOS

64. SCRIPT SHOULD MIRROR GAME BELLY (8) 2 ND BACK (6) COUNTER (4) KEEP PASS / COUNTER PASS (6) GIMMICK (1) TEAM OFFENSE 25 MINUTES / 25 PLAYS

65. IMPORTANCE OF “SCRIPTS” SAVES TIME / HITS ALL PLAYS PASS VS AIR 12-18 PLAYS (REC) WB / PS PASS VS RUSH 10-12 PLAYS WB / PS TEAM OFFENSE 25 PLAYS WB / PS DEFENSIVE RUN 12-15 PLAYS PS PASS SKELETON 12-15 PLAYS PS

66. IN-SEASON OFFENSIVE PRACTICE OFFENSIVE PERFECT PLAY (5 PLAYS) WED. (DEFENSIVE PERFECT PLAY TUES.) INDIVIDUAL OFFENSE / 15 MINUTES PASS VS AIR-PUP / 15 MINUTES “SITUATION” / 15 MINUTES TEAM OFFENSE / 25 MINUTES

67. MONDAY IN-SEASON PRACTICE “TEAM LIFT” (DEFENSIVE COACHES) OFFENSIVE / DEFENSIVE REVIEW ON FIELD INDIVIDUAL SPECIALS OFFENSIVE / DEFENSIVE INTRODUCTION PASS SKELETON PASS VS AIR / O-LINE BLOCKING PROGRESSION BASE OFFENSE VS 3 FRONTS / “2 MINUTE” FILM

68. “TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY” “2:48-5:48” DEFENSIVE WALK-THRU (15) SPECIAL TEAMS (20) FUNDAMENTAL CIRCUIT (10) INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE (15) PASS SKELETON (20) RUN DEFENSE (25)

69. PERFECT PLAY (5) “SITUATION” / GROUP / WALK-THRU (15) INDIVIDUAL OFFENSE (15) PASS VS AIR (15) TEAM OFFENSE (25)

70. “THURSDAY” SPECIAL TEAMS (40) “GOAL LINE / SY” OFFENSE & DEFENSE (20) DEFENSIVE REVIEW (15) TEAM OFFENSIVE SCRIPT (15) TEAM DEFENSE (15) TEAM OFFENSE (15) OFFENSIVE SITUATIONS (15) PASS SKELETON (15)

71. “OFFENSIVE PERFECT PLAY” WEDNESDAYS IN-SEASON PRESEASON EVERYDAY 5 MINUTE PERIOD 4 TEAMS 5-6 PLAY SCRIPT VS AIR (2013 ??8-10) ALL SHIFTS, CADENCE CHANGES HUDDLE PROCEDURE, FIRST STEPS, TEAM TAKEOFF, FAKING, TEMPO

72. GAME DAY “PLAY SHEET” ONE SIDE HAS EVERY PLAY LISTED NUMERICALLY BY GROUP:WAGGLE, WAGGLE SOLID THB, WAGGLE OUT, WAGGLE SWITCH ECT. (80 PLAYS) MATCHES QB WRIST BAND

73. SECOND SIDE: 13 SITUATIONS PLAYS & NUMBERS LISTED IN PREFERENCE ORDER DONE ON THURSDAY NIGHT DONE ON THURSDAY NIGHT MANY ARE THE SAME WEEK TO WEEK