Buck Sweep - The Basics

Coach Simpson is currently the Head Football Coach Searcy High School, the defending 6A state champions in Arkansas. He accepted the job at Searcy in June of 2020. Before Searcy, he was the Head Football Coach at Southside Charter. Taking over a program that had won eight games in five seasons and had been on a 20+ game losing streak, Simpson has led Southside to the playoffs for four-consecutive seasons and won two conference titles in the past three seasons. For his efforts, he was named 4A-2 Conference Coach of the Year (2017), named to the as a finalist for Hooten's Coach of the Year (2017) and has been the All-Star Nominee for the 4A-2 (2016 and 2019). He was also selected to coach in the 1st FCA Texas-Arkansas All-Star Showdown (2020).
Coach Simpson wrote his first book in 2019. Another book is already in the works and will be available in 2020. Find A Way: What I Wish I'd Known When I Became A Head Football Coach, has already been a best seller on Amazon in several categories.
Simpson has also raised over $1.5 million for Southside and has overseen several major facility projects including: New Field Turf, Expansion to Fieldhouse, Expansion to the school's home bleachers, and the addition of a press box and a new video-board.
Prior to coming to Southside, Simpson took over as Head Coach at Alabama Christian Academy in Montgomery, Alabama. During his tenure there, Simpson took over a team that had been 4-18 and led them to their first home playoff game in over 20-years. For his efforts he was named Montgomery Advertiser's All-Metro Coach of the Year as well as being voted 4A Region 2 Coach of the Year (2010). Simpson also served as the head track coach at ACA and led the girl's and boy's teams to multiple top 10 finishes in 4A.
Simpson began his coaching career at Madison Academy, in Huntsville, Alabama. He served as a junior high basketball and football coach, before working into a varsity coaching role in football. He graduated from Harding University in 2003. He is married to Jamey and has three children: Avery, Braden and Bennett. The couple was married in 2001 after meeting at Harding University.

[@kennysimpson6282]

Can find more information here: FBCoachSimpson.com/downloads

[@lucash5802]

Love you Coach.

[@yeildo1492]

Coach, great video. I can really relate to the "I got about 3 kids that are smart enough...." So having a Strong and Quick side works well for us. Coach Vass connected me with Coach Mathieson and he has been a gold mine. "If you can't run the Buck, run Power Read," this concept has been good for us. We will be using the Steal concept and the false pull with the Speed Opt. Thanks very much for the tips.

[@kennysimpson6282]

Coach Mathieson is awesome. His stuff is great. Thanks for checking out the channel!

[@yeildo1492]

@@kennysimpson6282 He is awesome. Helped me out a lot, when we have never met. I owe him a lot. Of course, you are pretty dang good at this yourself. And I owe you a lot too.

[@sumo1313]

Thank you for all the content! Have you ever had your guards in 2 pt and tackles in 3 pt stances? Hadn't seen it until this year and I've tried looking into the pros vs cons.

[@kennysimpson6282]

We have not done that but it is interesting for sure

[@brockdacoach639]

I need a DIY on those PVC things. I’ve searched the internet for them but I’m not even sure what they’re called

[@kennysimpson6282]

I think on this channel is one - look for Buck Hurdles

[@TheCoach5757]

Coach I want to see you guys play teams in South Florida. Like Central, Northwestern, Norland, Columbus, St. Thomas, or IMG. I would like to see how that offense works vs D1 high school players who are big fast and can hit.

[@kennysimpson6282]

I'd imagine if you had the same players on offense it would look the same as it does now...

[@TheCoach5757]

I was just curious how it would look. We don't see that type of offense down here in South Florida. Maybe you should call those schools and have a friendly challenge. Maybe you could introduce that type of offense down here.

[@JHuntHuntTribeFilms]

Do you make your chutes 3 and 4' tall? Two of them looked different heights.

[@mossyoak2599]

Wondering the same. Dimensions on chutes.

[@bill1358]

I don't mean to be negative but the RB looks to me like he's running Power by rounding off his path. I don't see a 90° "square" cut.

[@ketolion]

For Gap Down Backer, I never understood what they do if a defender is heads up on him. Is that defender your teammate outside of yous responsibility? Or is man the first rule? Thanks coach

[@kennysimpson6282]

We do not block guys head up us if our rule is gap-down-backer

[@Bey11ktb]

Could your run qb buck weakside and allow the back to cross the qb face?

[@kennysimpson6282]

I think you could.

[@AntAntL]

Whats the rule for the B back? Is it Gap Down Backer? Or is the B focused on the edge?

[@kennysimpson6282]

His is gap-down-backer also

[@theruleofii7668]

Coach , I am having trouble finding way to hand signal calls in. I babe wristbands for the kids with set plays but I would also like to go manual mode and break off the bands sometimes. I am having a hard time with call sign signals for the XF & YZ. That and signaling routes to the receivers. And help would be so appreciate coach. Thank you

[@kennysimpson6282]

We try to only have the base plays on the bands and work signals as much as possible.

[@theruleofii7668]

@@kennysimpson6282 great 👍🏽 thank you for the advice.

[@AnthonyCialdella]

Can you explain Rock/Load

[@kennysimpson6282]

That is our play action pass pro - rock is right and load is left

[@billycougar3378]

If we were to run buck to a TE/FL rather than to a TE/Wing, what would his rules be vs. 7, 6, 9?

[@kennysimpson6282]

We would try to not change rules. Gap-down-backer with te and flanker would crack the safety.

[@Bey11ktb]

Strongside tackle has a 4i is he still gap down backer

[@kennysimpson6282]

Yes he would consider that a "gap" player.

[@Bey11ktb]

What do you do with a blitz strong side A

[@kennysimpson6282]

It would depend on the front, but we do have a "stay" call adjustment that would keep on guard home.