with Rick Kelm, Ripon HS (WI) Head Football Coach; 2005 & 2003 Wisconsin Class 4 State Champions, 2003 Wisconsin High School Coach of the Year
Special teams play has been a key to Ripon High Schools 38-2 record over the past three seasons. Coach Kelm believes that special teams must receive as much emphasis in practice and planning as offense and defense. Being aggressive and calculated make this special teams' package effective. Ten unique situations make up this special teams package. These areas include kick off, onside kick, kick off return, hands team, punt, punt fake, punt block, punt return, extra point/field goal and fake extra point/field goal. The punt game, onside package, punt block systems make it difficult for the opponent to prepare for Ripon. In all, 20% of all plays in a high school game are special team situations. This DVD is a complete presentation on special teams at the high school level and has been a crucial part of the consistent success at Ripon High School.
The Veer is an option running play often associated with option offenses in American football, made famous at the collegiate level. It is currently run primarily on the high school level, with some usage at the collegiate and (with slight modifications) the professional level with varying degrees of success. The Veer is an effective, ball control offense that can help minimize mismatches in a game for a team. However, it can lead to turnovers with pitches and handoff option reads.
The Veer option is generally regarded as a "triple option". It is designed as a Four back attack with one player taking a dive course, one taking a pitch course and another being a lead blocker on the perimeter of the offensive formation. The QB makes reads on defensive players and then distributes the ball according to the defensive reaction to the offense. A typical play proceeds as follows (we will assume that this is an "inside veer" going to the right side out of the split-back formation): the quarterback takes the snap. He then does what is called "opening up": the quarterback goes from his two point stance, facing forward, and takes (in this situation) his opposite side, left foot and pivots ninety degrees on his right foot, extending the ball toward the sideline he is facing. The split-back halfback on the right side, who in this situation is the "dive back", goes forward into the line to where the quarterback is and meets in an area called the "mesh point". This is where the idea of the Veer begins to take shape: the offensive line has left one man unblocked here, most likely a defensive tackle (although it can be a linebacker). This man is being Read by the QB. The defender is being forced to choose between tackling the dive back or the quarterback. The dive back explodes forward, puts his arms around the ball that is being extended, but does not take it. The quarterback, in his open stance, is reading the man being veered to determine whether he will "pull" the ball from the dive back, or let the dive back take the ball and go through the hole. This is where the name of the offense, the veer, comes from. This is just one part of the Four-part option. If the quarterback keeps the ball, he attempts to cut up the field with the opposite side halfback, who has been running right towards the dive back's original position. He is the pitch man. He attempts to maintain proper pitch relation to the quarterback, technically a few yards outside the quarterback and moving laterally so that the quarterback may pitch the ball as he goes down the field. This entire action does not take longer than a few seconds. The Fourth Player in the split-veer would be a wide receiver or tight end. His job, depending on the formation, would be to block the Force player who is responsible for the flat to the side they are attacking. The offense relies on the quarterback making the proper reads, and reacting to the read (if he decides to keep the ball), turning up the field and gaining yardage. The dive back must remember to not take the football from the quarterback, rather the quarterback must give it to him. The pitch man must know to maintain proper spacing from the quarterback to ensure that the quarterback can make an effective pitch that can ensure more yardage.
Championship Football Practice Organization and Drills
One of the most understudied/understood parts of successful athletic programs, at all levels, is the importance of quality practice planning and organization of every practice. Coach JT Curtis is a master of organization and in this DVD, he covers every period of the Patriots practices. "Practices are truly where championships are won!"
Veer Option Offense: Quarterback & Running Back Drills and Techniques
Quarterback Position: Stance, the first steps the quarterback takes (on-field demonstrations), drills, and steps for the outside veer, inside veer and cutback plays are also demonstrated.
Running Back Positions: Stance, receiving hand offs, footwork and shoulder turn, and drills for the inside veer, outside veer and cutback plays along with the ride pass.
QB & Running Back Positions Together: Six drills to run the veer offense to perfection. Perfect to use in daily practices to run this offense to perfection!
Veer Option Offense: Offensive Line Drills and Techniques
Game footage and practice footage, along with marker board diagrams, clearly show how simple the offense is to teach and run. It is not a secret that the success of any offense starts with the offensive line, and the blocking assignments for the five main Veer Offense plays are covered in detail.
Controlling the Defense with the Veer Option Offense
In this video, Coach JT Curtis covers every aspect of the Veer Offense and how to utilize it to control multiple defenses. Four keys are covered in executing this offense properly including how to neutralizing better defensive players, getting the ball to the perimeter, making the secondary play both sides of the field and eliminating coverages that make it difficult to throw the ball.
with J.T. Curtis, John Curtis Christian School (LA) Head Coach, 2006 USA Today National HS Coach of the Year; 21 State HS Football titles
From 1975 to 2004 --- 25 state championship game appearances, 19 state championships --- with this kind of success, your offense must run like a well-oiled machine! This all starts with your offensive backfield - your running backs and your quarterback. To showcase John Curtis Christian School Football's backfield success, this video/DVD is organized in three segments.
Quarterback Position: Stance, the first steps the quarterback takes (on-field demonstrations), drills, and steps for the outside veer, inside veer and cutback plays are also demonstrated.
Running Back Positions: Stance, receiving hand offs, footwork and shoulder turn, and running back drills for the inside veer, outside veer and cutback plays along with the ride pass.
Quarterback & Running Back Positions Together: Six drills to run the veer offense to perfection. Perfect to use in daily practices to run this offense to perfection!
This tape complements Controlling Defenses with the Veer Offense perfectly!
with J.T. Curtis, John Curtis Christian School (LA) Head Coach, 2006 USA Today National HS Coach of the Year; 21 State HS Football titles
The Veer Offense is not complicated and it is not fancy, however John Curtis Christian School has been baffling defenses with it since 1975! Since switching to the Veer Offense in 1975, John Curtis Christian School has reached the Louisiana HS State Championship Game 25 times, winning 19 titles. In this video, Coach JT Curtis covers every aspect of the Veer Offense and how to utilize it to control multiple defenses. Four keys are covered in executing this offense properly including how to neutralizing better defensive players, getting the ball to the perimeter, making the secondary play both sides of the field and eliminating coverages that make it difficult to throw the ball. This offense is designed to gain 3 1/2 yards per play which allowing your team to control the chains and the clock. Coach Curtis covers running back and quarterback assignments in detail and also the alignments in executing the triple option. He also diagrams five plays which will allow you to completely implement the Veer Offense. The plays covered are the outside veer, inside veer, ride pass, ride pass throwback and the cutback play.
with J.T. Curtis, John Curtis Christian School (LA) Head Coach, 2006 USA Today National HS Coach of the Year; 21 State HS Football titles; and Offensive Line Coach Mike Robertson, John Curtis Christian School (LA)
Since 1975, many trendy football offenses have surfaced and become popular but Coach JT Curtis, coach of one of the most successful HS programs ever, has not changed a thing with the style and substance of the successful Veer Offense. Game footage and practice footage, along with marker board diagrams, clearly show how simple the offense is to teach and run. It is not a secret that the success of any offense starts with the offensive line, and the blocking assignments for the five main Veer Offense plays are covered in detail. The inside veer, outside veer, cutback play, ride pass and ride pass throwback blocking assignments are all covered versus the 50, 50 slide, 4-3, 4-4, 6-1, and 6-2 defenses. O-Line coach Mike Robertson covers the basic techniques for offensive lineman starting with stance and also covers, in detail, the combo blocks and scoop blocks the Patriots use to confuse and dominate defenses. Four board drills are covered to help develop offensive lineman. This is a "must have" DVD and complements Controlling Defensives with the Veer Offense!
with J.T. Curtis, John Curtis Christian School (LA) Head Coach, 2006 USA Today National HS Coach of the Year; 21 State HS Football titles
One of the most understudied/understood parts of successful athletic programs, at all levels, is the importance of quality practice planning and organization of every practice. Coach JT Curtis is a master of organization and in this DVD, he covers every period of the Patriots practices. "Practices are truly where championships are won!" --- Coach JT Curtis has won 21 state championships! Curtis urges coaches to never go to any practice without a plan that is shared with all of your coaches. He also shows examples of his practice plans and the extreme detail every period gets. Four keys to every practice are covered in this video starting with scripting plays for both offense and defense. Curtis then covers the importance of getting your second string players enough quality reps. Strategically scheduling breaks within practice will allow your practices to run move effectively. The final key Coach Curtis emphasizes is practice tempo - running practices at a high tempo allows you to simulate game situations more effectively and avoid wasting practice time on conditioning as a separate focus.
