Football Coaching Strategy: What an Offense Needs: Tip 13-4: Can’t Run the Ball: Short Passes/SHOWS

Tip 13-4 is about what you must do on offense to control the linebackers when they are too good at fitting the run which prevents you from running the ball consistently. Coach Renner details how you can use the short routes, slant, hitch, out, whip and seam to control the linebackers and slow them down from their run fit so you can run the ball effectively. He calls this his S.H.O.W.S. routes with each letter standing for a short route: Slant, Hitch, Out, Whip, Seam. Coach Renner tells you why you need to be efficient throwing these routes, provides game video clips of these routes, and describes for you how throwing the SHOWS routes against a strong run defense allowed him to win a district championship. He shows you the first series of that game where he threw 10 straight SHOWS passes to score and tells you how the idea of throwing multiple short route passes in a row came from a New England Patriots game he saw in the early 2000’s. Coach Renner also describes how he practices the SHOWS routes with the QB’s and WR’s and gives you his specific coaching details, physical and mental, so that you can get the same efficiency with your players. Once you view this video you will have a clear idea of how to prepare your offense for when you encounter an opponent’s strong linebacker group that fits the run so well it is hard for you to run the football consistently.