Most practice plans include situational football.
The better question is whether the practice plan reflects the actual complexion of the game.
In the 2025 FBS sample, third down showed up on 20.97% of all offensive reps. That is roughly 14.4 snaps per game. Red zone appeared 10.3 times per game. First play of the drive appeared 11.5 times per game. Short yardage appeared 6.5 times per game.
Those are not specialty situations. They are normal operating conditions.
If third down is one-fifth of the game, it cannot be a light review period. If red zone shows up ten times per game, it cannot become only goal line work. If the ball lives on a hash for roughly 80% of snaps, field and boundary leverage need to be built into practice spacing.
Situational football is not something a quarterback should meet for the first time on Saturday.
Practice should not just cover the situations.
It should reflect their frequency, their consequence, and the decision-making burden they place on the quarterback.
Rocker Step Teaching
Running Rocker Drill
Hitting three consecutive rocker steps on the run with minimal loss in speed; sequence of ground contacts, displacement, upper follows lower.
Not many teams do Quick Game better than Vanderbilt.
Here are 3 Tight Spacing Concepts Tim Beck dialed up in 2025⬇️
1. Tight Bunch Spacing
Read outside to in: Quick Out, Spot, OTB.
Texas Tech WR Coach Juice Johnson - Route Plan
- Approach with a plan
- Understand what blade of grass you're fighting for
- Pre snap recognition, post snap confirmation.
- If you get punched, don't panic, throw your counter
- Where am I at in the progression?
- Type of play
- Race against the rush
- Pressure?
- Down & distance