TABLEof Kenny Simpson Author @fbcoachsimpson FBCoachSimpson.com HOW TO GET MORE INTERCEPTIONS ONCONTENTS DEFENSE 2 Thank you for your interest in this coaching material. I have FUNDRAISING: THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX 4 been very blessed to connect with some awesome coaches ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT CLASS: ZERO PERIOD 7 during the past year, and putting out a collaborative ESCAPE MOVES AND GAP CONTROL DRILL 12 work was always a goal of mine. Be sure to visit our sponsors as they have been great to support all of this UNDER SCREEN 16 work and are truly interested in coaches’ education and helping coaches. CREATE AN IDENTITY FOR YOUR POSITION GROUP - PART ONE 18 Our theme has been “for coaches by coaches” and all of NO JOB TOO SMALL 20 the writers have been gracious to donate their time and knowledge to the coaching community. Many of them also have additional works that are great resources for coaches. Be sure to take the time to check them out. If you have any subjects you’d like to see us address or questions you’d like to answer or even pictures to submit to make the magazine, please feel free to do so. Simply email [email protected] or the one who truly makes all this work at Jameysimpson@ gmail.com. Thank you, *CLICK ON ANY TITLE TO GO STRAIGHT TO ARTICLE* defensive back is patient through this 3-step progression, he can anticipate the route break and jump it. This will lead FOOTBALL to more pass breakups and ultimately more interceptions. 3 step progressions from the quarterback are typically “on- HOW TO GET MORE INTERCEPTIONS ON DEFENSE time” throws. They are often practiced against air and have a Chris Haddad certain timing of when they should be caught. As defensive Bellingham HS - MA players, it’s our job to disrupt this timing. Understanding 101 Defensive Coordinator this 0-5 yard range of route breaks can help our corners Coach Tube and safeties jump these routes. @chrisvIQtory @vIQtorySports Next are the downfield progression routes. These breaks typically happen at 7-10 yards. Included in these breaks are posts, corners, comebacks, and dig routes. Interceptions on defense can drastically change the Once the defensive back has cleared the 0-5 yard routes, momentum and score of the he then can move into his next progression of 7-10 yards. game. While most interceptions are made off of poorly thrown or tipped throws, there is a way that we can teach our players to read route breaks and quarterback progressions. This will ultimately lead to more interceptions on defense. Watch a 60-second breakdown here on TikTok. The first mental progression I always coach with my defensive backs is receiver route breaks. I make them learn the most common breakpoints from a wide receiver. We start with the 0-5 yard range. These routes include From here, the corner can determine, based on split and bubble screens, now screens, slants, speed-outs, and formation, where the wide receiver may break. After the 10 hitches. yard mark, if the receiver hasn’t broken off his route, we can conclude that it’s a vertical route. This allows the DB to open his hips and run with the wide receiver. Reverse engineering what the wide receiver, quarterback, and coach is trying to do helps us understand where to break and disrupt the timing. Use these diagrams and route breaks as a foundation when teaching your defensive back’s about quarterback progressions and on-time delivery. These routes typically happen within the quarterback’s 3 To learn more football, be sure to visit our website www. step progression (or catch and throw out of shotgun). If the viqtorysports.com 2 3 school world. Each school was different and at my most recent “Companies and individuals are starting to focus on productivity, I am not asked to do much fundraising since we are in a place rather than hours worked because the appearance of working “I had no idea that a big portion FUNDRAISING: THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX that is not needed. hard doesn’t always mean you’re working in the most efficient LIFE LESSONS:Kenny Simpson way.” – Hannah Power of the job would be dedicated Author During my tenure at Southside Schools, I took over a very new @fbcoachsimpson football program (Five Years Old), so there were many things We want to design all of our fundraising efforts in things that to handling money. Working FBCoachSimpson.com that needed to be addressed as we grew our program. We will produce 100% profit, will require as little time as possible were able to raise over $1.5 million for facilities and equipment and will not risk losing any money or wearing on our athletes or with a booster club, budget and “Conventional wisdom often needs during my tenure at the school. Obviously, that shows parents. While providing different opportunities to raise money produces conventional results.” tremendous community support that you may not have, but is important, it is imperative to adjust to your community. committees to figure out ways to – Bill Walsh these tips will help as you begin transforming your program. Casting a vision is great. Having a plan of action is awesome. give our players great equipment When I decided to be a football I am a firm believer that every school is in the recruiting business. However, make sure what you are attempting to achieve is and facilities did not cross my coach, I had no idea that a big I do not believe in the illegal recruiting that sometimes occurs, possible. Do not limit yourself, but be realistic in your goals. portion of the job would be but I believe that a school must show that it will provide the All things are possible in fundraising with time and creativity, mind. There is no formal training dedicated to handling money. students with the best possible facilities to help each program. but you must be sure the administration and community shares Working with a booster club, budget and committees to figure Do wins come from wearing Nike T-shirts…probably not. your vision. provided for coaches in this world. out ways to give our players great equipment and facilities did However, the mindset of putting the best on our athletes does not cross my mind. There is no formal training provided for help. I have heard of many coaches running all kinds of crazy We have very few people to go and coaches in this world. We have very few people to go and ask fundraisers, but my hope is to make you think outside the for ideas. And ultimately, we will have to rely on fundraising at Thinking outside the box has become important to me as I have normal box of fundraisers. No more cookie dough sales or ask for ideas. And ultimately, we 90% of the schools we may coach at during our career. taken a unique path to where I am now. While I value those candles you force on your community. No more overpriced who have come before me and want to learn from them, I $45 hoodies that your program gets $10 off of each sale. Think will have to rely on fundraising at My college path was slightly different than the traditional understand that to get the best for your program it may require differently in fundraising. 90% of the schools we may coach coach, as I was in business marketing for a large portion of my doing something different. My first book I published carried the education. I also spent time in the private school world early name of the motto I have always used in all aspects of coaching at during our career.” and watched as those schools had to survive on fundraising. The (and life for that matter), “Find A Way”. This needs to apply in lessons learned during those years have served me well at my improving your program’s facilities as well. stops in my coaching career and I am hopeful some of them will be worth your time as you read. Fundraisers should maximize profit for time and effort spent. We want to work hard to make sure we are allocating our time While there is not one guaranteed system that will help, I hope effectively. This requires “thinking outside of the box”. One to go through some principles to help you along your journey of the quotes I use in coaching and in leadership roles is the as a coach. My goal is to provide practical advice, but what I following: want to encourage is to think outside the box in the fundraising world for your program. When I arrived at each job, I was quickly told by many why we would not have the facilities or equipment I felt we needed. It took a lot of hustling and thinking outside the box, but I never wanted my players to not have the best. I have served as a head football coach now at three very different schools and been at four schools in two states over my career. Most of what I will share with you was learned as a young coach that watched many private school fundraisers and I have carried over into the public 4 5 or development, Lifting, Speed/Quickness, Nutrition, Leadership, Culture Development, and Academic Support. Course is made up of Six Week Cycles each cycle contains ATHLETIC a lifting routine/target, speed/quickness, classroom topics, ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT CLASS: ZERO PERIOD and academic support. At the end of each cycle or Week LEADERSHIPKevin Swift 7 is testing.