Hamilton High School - A Winning Tradition: The Play-Action Passing Game

A play-action pass is only as good as the fake in front of it, and Steve Belles spends this session on the details that sell it. Belles, who coached Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona to three state titles, covers how Hamilton attacks instead of reacting, how the press box feeds the call, and how he coaches the fake itself, finishing with film of the program's bread and butter play-action plays.

What you'll learn

• Hamilton's attacking philosophy, and why the defense never gets to dictate tempo
• Knowing and controlling each situation, and playing with a plan built around big play opportunities
• Getting the right personnel on the field at all times and making proper substitutions
• What to demand from the booth: fronts, coverages and how the defense is blitzing
• Why the fake makes the play-action pass, the three different types of fakes, and the reward for faking out the film guy
• How to demand greatness from your athletes, because anyone can be average
• Giving feedback, good or bad, on the execution of every play-action pass
• Explaining to your quarterback exactly why he was or was not successful on a specific play
• The off-season monthly learning system: white board work followed by play-action 7 on 7 competition

Who it's for

High school offensive coordinators and quarterbacks coaches who want play-action that actually holds linebackers, plus head coaches looking for an off-season teaching plan for the passing game.

About the coach

Steve Belles was an All-State high school quarterback who went on to play at Notre Dame, where he was a member of a national championship team, and he became one of the most successful coaches in Arizona high school football at Hamilton High School.

Part two of Coach Belles' four-part series, with video of Hamilton's bread and butter play-action plays. Runtime: about 63 minutes.