This installment of our Self Scout Your Career focuses on the many complex decisions that are made throughout the season by Defensive Coordinators.

As we mentioned before, survey is still ongoing (if you or your staff hasn’t taken it yet, check it out here), we wanted to share some of the insight that the surveys have unearthed. We also recognize that while many of you have already taken one survey from selfscoutyourcareer.com, you likely have not seen the results of the other 10 surveys. In addition to the Defensive Coordinator Coach Research Report you are currently reading, we will also be releasing our Special Teams Coordinator Research Report this week.

Here are a few of the highlights you will find in the graphs and questions contained in the Defensive Coordinator Survey results below:

• 51% of DC’s surveys also serve as their teams linebacker coach.  2nd highest was DB coach with 30%.
• The 4-3 defense was the most common base defensive front use by the coaches polled (37%).
• 58% of the DC’s stated that they want their individual periods to last at least 11 minutes.
• Two thirds (66%) of DC’s carry either 2 or 3 fronts into each game.
• 56% of defensive coordinators tell us they usually go into each game with between 4 and 6 different blitzes.

Check out each of those questions and their responses below and see how the information compares to your team. As always, we would love to hear your thoughts on the data presented in this report. Please feel free to share your opinions and thoughts in the comments section below.

**Note: The data shown below is the current information from our ongoing study. It will likely change over time and as that happens, we will be sure to keep you apprised of the trends as they become apparent. Again, if you or your staff has not already participated, or if you want to just take a different survey (you can use the same email address without a problem) please CLICK HERE.

The final installment of our Self Scout Your Career survey project takes an in-depth look at the trends provide by Special Teams Coordinators.

As we mentioned before, survey is still ongoing (if you or your staff hasn’t taken it yet, check it out here), we wanted to share some of the insight that the surveys have unearthed. We also recognize that while many of you have already taken one survey from selfscoutyourcareer.com, you likely have not seen the results of the other 10 surveys. In addition to the Special Teams Coordinator Coach Research Report you are currently reading, we will also be releasing our Defensive Coordinator Research Report this week.

Here are a few of the highlights you will find in the graphs and questions contained in the Special Teams Coordinator Survey results below:

• Only 7% of ST Coordinator’s surveyed serve their team exclusively in that roll.  The other 93% are at the very least a position coach.
• 50% of coaches say that they spend the bulk of their ST time with their team doing full team special teams drills.
• When asked to identify the most “under coached” aspect of special teams, the highest response was FG and Extra Point units.
• ST coordinators most often choose the “middle return” as the most productive return scheme for the teams that they coached.

This installment of our Self Scout Your Career survey project unearths a tremendous amount of insight into the decisions made by Offensive Coordinators.

As we mentioned before, survey is still ongoing (if you or your staff hasn’t taken it yet, check it out here), we wanted to share some of the insight that the surveys have unearthed. We also recognize that while many of you have already taken one survey from selfscoutyourcareer.com, you likely have not seen the results of the other 10 surveys. In addition to the Offensive Coordinator Coach Research Report you are currently reading, we will also be releasing our Quarterback Coach Research Report this week.

Here are a few of the highlights you will find in the graphs and questions contained in the Offensive Coordinator Survey results below:

• Over half of offensive coordinators (54%) also serve as their teams Quarterbacks Coach which is more than double the second place option which was Offensive Line Coach (25%). 
• 42% of offensive coordinators classify their offenses as “spread (no tight end).“
• Contrary to the current belief that periods need to be 5 minutes at the most, the reseach shows that 80% of the coordinators still prefer team periods that are over 10 minutes long.
• 51% of the coaches surveyed restrict live (1’s v 1’s) practice periods to 2 or less per week.
• 50% of OC’s prefere the concept system of teaching passing plays to the numbers system (7%).  The remainder combined the two approaches. 

Check out each of those questions and their responses below and see how the information compares to your team. As always, we would love to hear your thoughts on the data presented in this report. Please feel free to share your opinions and thoughts in the comments section below.

**Note: The data shown below is the current information from our ongoing study. It will likely change over time and as that happens, we will be sure to keep you apprised of the trends as they become apparent. Again, if you or your staff has not already participated, or if you want to just take a different survey (you can use the same email address without a problem) please CLICK HERE.

The last offensive position that we will look at this summer as part of our Self Scout Your Career survey project is the Quarterback position.

As we mentioned before, survey is still ongoing (if you or your staff hasn’t taken it yet, check it out here), we wanted to share some of the insight that the surveys have unearthed. We also recognize that while many of you have already taken one survey from selfscoutyourcareer.com, you likely have not seen the results of the other 10 surveys. In addition to the Quarterback Coach Research Report you are currently reading, we will also be releasing our Offensive Coordinator Coach Research Report this week.

Here are a few of the highlights you will find in the graphs and questions contained in the Quarterback Survey results below:

• 57 % of quarterback coaches surveyed spend the most individual time on movement/footwork drills.
• Only 31% of teams surveyed run 50% or more of their plays with their quarterback lined up under center.
• Two thirds of the coaches polled tell theirquarterbacks to hold the football “in whatever way they feel most comfortable.”
• Nearly half (49%) of the coaches in our survey teach their players to step at the target to increase accuracy. 
• Coaches are choosing to teach their QB’s to “read specific players” more than any other method (50%).

Check out each of those questions and their responses below and see how the information compares to your team. As always, we would love to hear your thoughts on the data presented in this report. Please feel free to share your opinions and thoughts in the comments section below.

**Note: The data shown below is the current information from our ongoing study. It will likely change over time and as that happens, we will be sure to keep you apprised of the trends as they become apparent. Again, if you or your staff has not already participated, or if you want to just take a different survey (you can use the same email address without a problem) please CLICK HERE.

The next position that we have broken down as part of our Self Scout Your Career survey project is the ever important Defensive Back position.

As we mentioned before, survey is still ongoing (if you or your staff hasn’t taken it yet, check it out here), we wanted to share some of the insight that the surveys have unearthed. We also recognize that while many of you have already taken one survey from selfscoutyourcareer.com, you likely have not seen the results of the other 10 surveys. In addition to the Defensive Back Coach Research Report you are currently reading, we will also be releasing our Wide Receiver Coach Research Report this week.

Here are a few of the highlights you will find in the graphs and questions contained in the Defensive Back Coach Survey results below:

• 57% of coaches surveyed identify their team as a pattern read team as opposed to spot drop/zone teams or man teams.
• Only 31% of teams distinguish their corners based on the field and boundary with the majority using “right and left” to identify their corners.
• 64% of coaches use the hip of the receiver as their aiming point in man coverage.
• Two high coaches seem split on assigning the pre-snap read for safeties with 43% having their plays key #2 and 37% having them key #1.
• Single high safety coaches, on the other hand, key the first uncovered lineman most often among the choices given.

This week we offer a detailed look at how Wide Receiver coaches are training their players as part of our Self Scout Your Career survey results series.

As we mentioned before, survey is still ongoing (if you or your staff hasn’t taken it yet, check it out here), we wanted to share some of the insight that the surveys have unearthed. We also recognize that while many of you have already taken one survey from selfscoutyourcareer.com, you likely have not seen the results of the other 10 surveys. In addition to the Wide Receiver Coach Research Report you are currently reading, we will also be releasing our Defensive Back Coach Research Report this week.

Here are a few of the highlights you will find in the graphs and questions contained in the Wide Receiver Coach Survey results below:

• When asked what they spend the most time on in their individual periods, Wide Receiver Coaches provide the answer route technique was given twice as much (42%) as the second highest topic.
• Over half, 51%, of wide receiver coaches use the “inside foot up, hands at the ready” stance as their standard pre-snap body position.
• The “club and rip” release technique was the most popular (54%) to beat press coverage.
• 71% of coaches team their players to use steps as opposed to landmarks to determine proper depth and spacing in the quick game.
• Near half of the coaches polled (48%) teach their players to read both the leverage of the corners AND the rotation of the safeties when compared to other coverage reading techniques.

As we mentioned before, survey is still ongoing (if you or your staff hasn’t taken it yet, check it out here), we wanted to share some of the insight that the surveys have unearthed. We also recognize that while many of you have already taken one survey from selfscoutyourcareer.com, you likely have not seen the results of the other 10 surveys. In addition to the Linebacker Coach Research Report you are currently reading, we will also be releasing our Running Back Coach Research Report this week.

Here are a few of the highlights you will find in the graphs and questions contained in the Linebacker Coach Survey results below:     

• 67% of linebacker coaches say they spend the majority of their individual time on their players “block recognition/block destruction.”
• 55% of linebacker coaches told us that they teach their players to key the offensive lineman for their initial, pre-snap read.
• 46% of coaches are teaching their backers to use the push/pull technique to get off of blocks.
• Hand placement / use of hands was chosen as the most undercoached areas for linebackers.

Check out each of those questions and their responses below and see how the information compares to the your team. As always, we would love to hear your thoughts on the data presented in this report. Please feel free to share your opinions and thoughts in the comments section below.

**Note: The data shown below is the current information from our ongoing study. It will likely change over time and as that happens, we will be sure to keep you apprised of the trends as they become apparent. Again, if you or your staff has not already participated, or if you want to just take a different survey (you can use the same email address without a problem) please CLICK HERE.

Last week, we started our annual review of the data gathered through our Self Scout Your Career survey, the largest football coaching research study ever completed. The second installment of our series breaking down this extensive coaching data will focus on Offensive Line coaches.

As we mentioned before, survey is still ongoing (if you or your staff hasn’t taken it yet, check it out here), we wanted to share some of the insight that the surveys have unearthed. We also recognize that while many of you have already taken one survey from selfscoutyourcareer.com, you likely have not seen the results of the other 10 surveys. In addition to the Offensive Line Research Report you are currently reading, we will also be releasing our Defensive Line Research Report this week.

Here are a few of the highlights you will find in the graphs and questions contained in the Offensive Line Survey results below:

• 59% of O Line coaches believe that they need AT LEAST 20 minutes of individual work with their linemen to be successful.
• The “Chute” is the most common piece of equipment used by O Line coaches while the “Sled” was the least common amoung the 4 choices given.
• O Line coaches told us that hand placement fundamentals are the most under-coached aspect of offensive line play.
• 59% of the O Line coaches surveyed believe the most important physical skill you can teach your linemen is to “stay on their course / finish blocks.”

Check out each of those questions and their responses below and see how the information compares to the your team. As always, we would love to hear your thoughts on the data presented in this report. Please feel free to share your opinions and thoughts in the comments section below.

The third installment of our Coaching Position Research Report series will focus on Defensive Line coaches using data gathered through our Self Scout Your Career survey, the largest football coaching research study ever completed.

As we mentioned before, survey is still ongoing (if you or your staff hasn’t taken it yet, check it out here), we wanted to share some of the insight that the surveys have unearthed. We also recognize that while many of you have already taken one survey from selfscoutyourcareer.com, you likely have not seen the results of the other 10 surveys. In addition to the Offensive Line Research Report you are currently reading, we will also be releasing our Offensive Line Research Report this week.

Here are a few of the highlights you will find in the graphs and questions contained in the Defensive Line Survey results below:

• 65% of D Line coaches get more than 15 minutes per day to work in position individual with their players.
• Over half of D Line coaches (51%) say they spend the largest part of their individual time focusing on Block Recognition / Block Destruction.
• 59% of D Line coaches align their players based on using Strong Side and Weak Side scheme as opposed to right and left or field and boundary.
• 45% of coaches vary the stagger of their defensive lineman’s feet to fit their ability and strengths.