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Developing a 3rd Down Strategy - Andrew Dresner, Offensive Coordinator, Stony Brook


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Today’s episode is a segment from Andrew Dresner, Offensive Coordinator at Stony Brook on “3rd Down Strategy.” In this segment the discusses the importance of understanding how many calls you need per game based on previous season data. This allows you to prepare the right amount of plays, and practice them enough so that they are executed well on game day and you keep the chains moving.

What he discussed in this segment provides a template for 3rd down strategy. For Coach Dresner, the plan always starts with personnel, and that will certainly come through as he shares his thought process.

Now is a good time to start thinking about how you will approach 3rd down in the upcoming season. Having a methodical approach allows you to really define what your players do best, how you will dress it up, exploit match-ups, and ultimately set your team up for success.

The link to this entire talk as well as Coach Dresner’s previous Lauren’s First and Goal presentation on “Developing a Freshmen Quarterback” is in the show notes.

If you are interested in a defensive approach to this, we linked an episode with Blake Harrell, Defensive Coordinator at East Carolina on “Winning the Money Down” in the show notes as well.

Show Notes:

  • Background
  • Most important aspects of this down
  • Understanding how many third down calls per game
  • 3rd & 1-2 plan
  • 3rd & 3-6 plan
  • Best passes every week
  • YAC plays
  • 3rd & Long 7-9
  • 3rd & 10 plus 
  • Winning Edge

  • Be sure to go to coachandcoordinator.com for enhanced show notes with links to related episodes, and resources like Coach Drewsner’s on 3rd Down Strategy. In addition, we have articles with our winning edge takeaways detailed in text. 


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    Related episode:

    Winning the Money Down - Blake Harrell, Defensive Coordinator, East Carolina

    https://chrt.fm/track/EFGCF3/traffic.megaphone.fm/CCML8136009166.mp3?updated=1669916257


    Coach Dresner Resources:

    3rd Down Strategy


    Developing a Freshman Quarterback

    https://coachtube.com/course/football/andrew-dresner-developing-a-freshman-quarterback/13704034?a=ddd391c93af2433281656b763

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