Fat Formation Practice Ideas

Repetition - Repetition - Repetition

 

Practice the plays against air.  Work on getting off the ball and the backs running full speed thru the holes

Linemen can work on double teams and getting off the ball in Indy period.
Linemen can work against a DL in Indy period working on pushing DL into LB's
Linemen can work against different fronts and how their Double Teams change.

****Key Point 

Work against DL that cut or submarine the linemen.  They need to work on getting over the top and laying down on the the cutting DL.  They need to give the backs a chance to get thru the holes.  The worst scenario is the line gets cut and their feet/bodies cause a pile on the line and in the backfield.

 

A great scenario is to run it at a scout team and give them extra players.  15-20 players on defense. This boosts the confidence of the offense as they see they can get yards against a numbers advantage.  It also gives the backs positive reinforcement as they see the success of plays when they run thru the holes full speed versus looking for a hole.

 

Other ideas are to tell the defense the play and say Stop it!  Tell your Defensive Coordinator to get imaginative and stop the offense.  This gives you the OC, different scenarios to overcome, look for play and formation advantages.