[Coach K-LO]

tweaking is an art; a science; a kraft; a passion and above all the last thing that was discovered to advance the game from the orginators "out-of-the-bag" design.

With that being said, you can understand some of the difference in what is being tweaked and why......

For a newcoach starting his quest, you need to obtain some old transscripts about tweaking for you to get the basic skill set down....

...as you start to tweak a base, I will give you this advice:"start out slow and test the base after each 'attempt' at improving the base. By doing this, you will gain more understanding about the tweaking process thru this trail and error... trust me, there will be some errors you will lose some bases to the training level. That is okay, we all have and still do lose some to the process. As long as you are understanding what happens you will learn from it and be better for the them.

.... Strong vs. Fast

Everyone has "their" way of gaining the strong and the fast from the millons of raw bases out there. Most will not show you exactly what they do for fear of losing potential buyers of their stuff. I lost buyer a long time ago when it first became THE NEW THING so some concepts are available for teh beginner.

Team building, just using the "STONG vs FAST" ideal, you should decide if you want a running team or a passing team on offense. your O-Line will be the building blocks for all that your offense will be able to do. You don't have to start here, but they must be the strongest players possible.

fast is for all the skill positions on the field. Your RB, CB, WR, TE, LB, SS all need to have speed and quickness. Of course you have specialist that handle some special plays or provide blitz packages, etc.

OF all the positions on the field, RB and LB are the most active of all the players. You have your best bases on these guys because the are the main playmakers. Look at most games and you will either get a RB in space and BOOM - he makes some house-music... or on Defense, the OLB aka LOOPER streaks past a FB and OT to smash up a QB waiting for a WR to get open.

as for player choices here are some guideline to help build some of your team.

RB - they can be on any base. Should have at least 4-6 on your 45 man team.
1- for speed to run straight down the hashmarks for over 100 yds
2 - one to loop from left to right with an arc of 80-100 yds; one to do the same on the other side. This give the offense 2 backs that if they get to the outside will score from 80yds (line of scrimmage the 20yd).
2 - strong power runners - one fast but strong; the other not as fast but strong enough to push the pile.
1 - FB that has moderate speed and power. he can go both sides (L or R) and is the main lead blocker. But also good as a receiver out of the backfield.


LB - you will need 6-8 of them depending on your style (4-3 vs 3-4)

2 - MLB - one for run stopping and one for pass coverage. Both need to be fast and straight. I like TTC on this player so it can be used in a lot of my defensive schemes.

4 - OLB - 2 on the left; 2 on the right - with one being very fast the other being versatile to be both a run stopper and a pass coverage LB.

Hope this helps you get started.........

K-LO