A pretty good strategy I liked to use I called the "threat multiplier". But it has to be prepared from the first day of 2-a-days and reinforced daily and weekly. But shouldn't all strategies be.
Get a copy of Sun Tzu's The Art of War and concentrate on his theory of "indirect" war using deception. It will give you some better ideas than I could expound upon.
Sun Tzu was a 5th century chinese general whose treatise has been used by modern military leaders, politicians and businessmen. WW IIs Gen. Patton and France's Napoleon used it extensively. It is a short work but can be difficult to read bcause it assumed the reader would have working knowledge of Taoism, which I do not. You might be able to find a cliffnote or summary online that could be helpful. There are some good ideas in it!
You won't find the term "threat multiplier" anywhere in it. I wanted a self-evident term that would easily stick to my mind. Focus on the words "deception" and "indirect" while reading Sun's work.
I didn't find modern football theory very helpful because of the vastly different dynamics involved with sixman...referring to the pass game, now. Of course your run, tackle and block games can be benefited by the Lombardi and Gordon Woods of the world.. Since the 1980s they have published some must-reads on the Westcoast Offense, and more recently some on the Spread. I even have a copy of Football for Dummies which I found very appealing because it approaches the game from a purely fundamental point-of-view, but journey's deep into the latest passing game theory. Most of this you will not find palatable, and yet it only takes one or two ideas to improve your game exponentially. While it is true that "the way to success is to do a common thing uncommonly well"; to improve your chances for winning a championship, it is best to do things that no one else can do at your level.
Hey, it's more than worth the effort...every year teams exit the playoffs who had the same quality talent as the team that beat them, sometimes more. This year there were three or four teams with just as much talent on the field as the eventual state champions, but the determining factor was on the sideline rather than the field.
I'll be honest...I got outcoached in the semi-finals against Throckmorton in 2004. We won only because of our defense. It certainly won't be the last time, I'm sure. But I learned thru pain how not to approach a game from that moment onward. If you can get a copy of Gordon Wood's book, Game Plan to Winning Football , do so, the benefits will surprise you. He honestly admits when and why he lost many of his playoff games during his career. And most of the time the reason was because of some subtle element he failed to address -or fix- when it showed its ugly head. Much wisdom can be gained from such humble confessions.
Good luck!!
