CCN on-demand SMART CLINICS

no free yards - win the situation

June 2-4, 2026

No Free Yards: Win the Situation is a focused Smart Clinic built around one objective: helping you build a defense that holds up in the moments that decide games.

You will see how coaches structure their defense, organize their calls, and build a weekly process around situations like third down, red zone, sudden change, and two-minute. More importantly, you will see how they teach it, practice it, and call it so players can execute under pressure.

Keynote Presenter

DAN CARREL

Keynote Presenter

DAN CARREL

This clinic includes on-demand sessions, a keynote, coaches roundtable, and workshop, plus access to a community where you can ask questions, share ideas, and connect with coaches as you build your defensive system.

Most clinics give you a wide variety of speakers and topics.

Smart Clinics are the opposite. One topic, taught with depth. Fewer voices, longer sessions, clear progression, and the coaching details that make it installable.

What You Get

A focused defensive clinic you can actually implement, not just watch.

On-demand sessions on your schedule

Full clinic sessions you can watch, pause, and revisit as you build your defensive system.

Three featured live sessions

A keynote, coaches roundtable, and workshop built around the real situations that decide games on Friday nights.

Clear structure and coaching points

Answers that translate directly into game plans, call sheets, meeting structure, and practice scripts.

One topic, taught with depth

Every session is built around one objective: helping you organize your defense for situational football and prepare players to execute when it matters most.

Meet the Coaches

Get a quick look at the coaches and teaching you'll find inside the clinic.

coach

Eric Kasperowicz

coach

ADAM WEBBER

coach

ADAM HARVEY

coach

JOE MONTAG

clinic sessions

Deep-dive clinic series you and your staff can work through on your own time.

Eric Kasperowicz — head coach, north hills (PA)

EARLY DOWNS: BUILDING THE GAME

Winning First and Second Down

  • PART 1 — Philosophy: What defines a win on early downs. Run vs pass balance. Preventing explosives and controlling efficiency.

  • PART 2 — Structure: Front and coverage systems for early downs. Handling formations and personnel. Building a clear call menu.

  • PART 3 — Application: Practice periods, film breakdown, and how early-down success creates third-down advantage.

adam weber — dc, carthage college

THIRD DOWN: WIN THE MONEY DOWN

Building a 3rd Down Defense

  • PART 1 — Philosophy: What winning on third down actually looks like and how offenses attack it.

  • PART 2 — Structure: Pressure menu, coverage structure, and disguise. Building answers for short, medium, and long.

  • PART 3 — Application: Call sheet construction, in-game decision making, and practice structure for third down.

adam harvey — head coach, long creek (TX)

RED ZONE & GOAL LINE: FIELD CHANGES EVERYTHING

Red Zone and Goal Line Defense

  • PART 1 — Philosophy: Why the field changes everything. Touchdown vs field goal mindset.

  • PART 2 — Structure: Coverage adjustments, pressure decisions, and run fits in compressed space.

  • PART 3 — Application: Red zone practice periods, scripting, and situational calls inside the 20.

joe montag — defensive assistant, northwestern

Play calling: PUTTING IT TOGETHER

Game Planning Situational Defense

  • PART 1 — Philosophy: What actually matters in game planning and how to avoid overload.

  • PART 2 — Structure: Organizing calls by situation. Building a call sheet that fits your personnel.

  • PART 3 — Application: Weekly workflow from Sunday to Friday and in-game adjustments.

DAN CARREL — Defensive coordinator, Moody high school (AL)

Preparing for special situations

  • PART 1 — Philosophy: Why most practices do not prepare teams for games. Aligning practice with winning.

  • PART 2 — Structure: Building a weekly practice plan. Circuits, situational periods, and organization.

  • PART 3 — Application: Defending difficult situations like tempo, option, sudden change, and two-minute.

Live Sessions

Three featured sessions built around the situations that decide games and the systems coaches need to win them.

Keynote Speaker

June 2, 2026

Dan Carrel — DC, Moody High School (AL)

Coaches RoundTable

June 3, 2026

Dan Carrel

Eric Kasperowicz

Adam Weber

Adam Harvey

Joe Montag

Workshop

June 4, 2026

Dan Carrel

Eric Kasperowicz

Adam Weber

Adam Harvey

Joe Montag

no free yards: win the situation

Get full on-demand access and leave with answers you can coach, install, and carry into the season.