Q&A with the Godfather of the Fly Offense - Mark Speckman, Assistant Head Coach and RB Coach, UC Davis

Today on Coach and Coordinator Podcast, we welcome in the assistant head coach and running backs coach at UC Davis, Coach Mark Speckman onto the show. Coach Speckman is known as own of the founding fathers of the fly sweep play, and today we hear how Coach Speckman has evolved the play throughout his career. Tune in and learn the details of the fly sweep, how it has changed over the years, and how defenses are learning to attack the play as well.

Show Notes:

3:32 Influence of the fly sweep

5:49 Development of plays

8:24 Defenses that give the fly sweep trouble

12:33 Green, yellow, and red sweeps

13:54 Practice time for blocking

17:08 The exchange point in shotgun

24:02 Fitting into your own offensive system

25:49 Basic principles behind splits

27:38 Adjustments made to the fly sweep

31:00 Play-action

38:21 Keys for inside runs

44:02 Installing fly sweep

You can follow Coach Speckman on Twitter @MarkSpeckman.

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