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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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