Setting Up Your Scheme for Success – Darnell Stapleton, Offensive Line Coach, Florida

Today’s episode is from Lauren’s First and Goal Clinic with Darnell Stapleton on "Teaching the Zone Scheme." In this segment, Coach Stapleton shares the philosophy and basics that they focus on to teach the zone scheme and create the understanding and fundamentals needed to run it successfully. The entire clinic is available on CoachTube, and the link can be found in the show notes. Go to coachandcoordinator.com for our enhanced show notes which include screenshots from the presentation and stay tuned for our Winning Edge TakeAways following this segment from Darnell Stapleton, Offensive Line Coach, University of Florida.

Show Notes:

• Zone scheme - is a year-round commitment to getting better
• Philosophy: Start-Explosion-Finish
• Start
• Drive Catching - load up the weight and drive off of it
• Battle of the second step
• Explosion - unlocking the hips and lift
• Finish - strain and effort and fight the tear off
• Chase the ball and push the pile - much is found in recruiting
• Multiple types of zone schemes
• Aiming points as it pertains to the running back
• Backside - one landmark
• Upper body
• Piggyback technique
• Rules off of zone count
• Plumb-line Mike

Coach Stapleton's entire presentation on CoachTube:

https://coachtube.com/course/football/darnell-stapleton-zone-scheme-basics-and-fundamentals/18908828?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

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