Game Planning Checklist

Offense

1. Game Planning Checklist

a. Goals for the week
b. Strengths/Weaknesses
c. Things to work on in practice
d. CONCEPT SCRIPT-What do we want to run in certain situations
e. Down and Distance- Plays to run in those certain situations. Plays are pulled from the concepts script only.
Points of Emphasis for each position group: Position coaches complete 3-5 things they want to focus on this
week and get better at. They describe how they will get better at them and what the result of getting better
will be.
i. Critical Situations (see Critical Situation Pages)
ii. 1st and 10
iii. 2nd and L
iv. 2nd and M
v. 2nd and S
vi. 3rd and L
vii. 3rd and S
viii. 3rd and M
ix. 2 Minute
x. Red Zone
xi. Goal Line
xii. Yellow Zone
xiii. Trick/new Stuff- 2-3 week (KISS) - Remember to focus on Bread and Butter.
f. Defenses
i. Their defenses to our formations
ii. Coverage’s
iii. Adjustments to Motion
iv. Blitzes/Stunts
g. Personnel
i. Mismatches that develop
h. Audible and Checks
2. Scouting Reports- Responsibilities and Materials
a. Personnel- COORDINATOR
b. Fronts- OL COACH
c. Coverage’s- WR COACH
d. Pressures- OL/RB COACH
e. Run Game Suggestions- OL/RB COACH
f. Pass Game Suggestions- WR/RB/QB COACH
g. Defensive tendencies
h. Defensive keys- What they do that we can exploit
i. Game/School Color keys- What we need to do
j. Cover Sheet
k. Script (Concept LIST) - Things we can do to hurt them, based on alignment. Things we want to be able to
do.
l. Roster

Defense

1. Game Planning Checklist

a. Opponent Formations and our Defensive alignment
 b. Strengths/Weaknesses
c. Things we can capitalize on
d. Good Blitzes/Stunts for us
e. Favorite Runs/Passes based on tendencies
i. Screens, Red Zone R/P, Goal Line, Pass Protections
f. Run/Pass Cards
g. Breakdown of Film
i. Down and Distance
ii. Formation Tendency
iii. Hash Mark, Field
h. Plays
i. Run
ii. Pass
iii. Tricks
2. Scouting Reports
a. Goals
b. Roster
c. Personnel
d. Offensive Formations
e. Favorite Runs/Passes based on tendencies
i. Screens, Red Zone R/P, Goal Line, Pass Protections

Special Teams

1. Goals
2. Strengths/Weaknesses
3. Personnel
4. Where we can hurt them most
5. Their Kickoff, Kick Return, Punt, Punt Return, PAT/FG, PAT/FG Block, Hands
6. Tricks they do
7. Blocking ability
8. Kicker Breakdown
a. Ability
9. Returner Breakdown
10. Avg.
a. Punt
b. Kickoff
c. Hang Time (P/K)
d. Get off Time(P)
11. Practice Adjustments