Alan Metzel & Gilmer HS Staff - Offensive Line: Counter Trey

If your counter play is inconsistent, it’s rarely the play call, it’s the teaching. This course gives you a clear, repeatable progression that turns average reps into drive-starting chunks. 

What You’ll Learn

• Run-Game Demeanor (Lower & Upper Body): Wide base, knees inside ankles, “all cleats in the ground,” balanced posture, scap (“sunburn muscles”) pinch, and “roll the meatball” hand carriage for striking power.

• Footwork Progressions: From throttle (feet pick-up/put-down) to gain ground and then hands + hips together—so players feel speed without losing balance.

• Counter Fundamentals: How to coach loud feet over fast feet (no “hot-potato” feet) and keep toes up to avoid the turf-grab that kills blocks.

• Gap Double Teams: Landmarks, pad level rebite, and the teaching cue “same foot, same shoulder” to create true movement on the down defender.

• “SWAT” Gallop & Stick: Three-gallop approach, high/loud outside leg, stick on the 3rd step at the defender’s hip landmark, then vertical to the backer without stepping underneath yourself.

• Pulling Progressions: Clear, efficient coaching language for counter pulls so players stop guessing and start arriving square, violent, and on time.

• Med-Ball Live Contact: Safe, teachable contact reps that build strike timing, hip delivery, and finish—without wasting reps.

Coach it today and turn your counter into the most reliable run you call.