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Today’s Coach and Coordinator podcast, The Game Plan, features former coach Terry Shea, who does consulting work for future NFL Draft prospects. He’s served as the Chicago Bears offensive coordinator as well as quarterbacks coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins and St. Louis Rams. The Game Plan is a weekly in-season feature that shares thematic ideas that can help coaches and teams once the season begins. Today’s focus will be on how to implement and defend trick plays in a game.

Show notes

• 1:32      How trick plays give you an edge in a game
• 3:15      Communicating special plays to your team
• 7:05      Shea’s tips for practicing trick plays
• 11:20    Creating a trick play with the right personnel
• 14:18    When to call the play
• 19:14    Using a special play after a turnover
• 21:35    How to defend special plays
• 26:55    Discipline defense and overtime periods
• 27:39    Favorite trick plays 

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