In an era of fantasy football — and since no one is nominating me for the head coaching position at any college — I’d like to play fantasy coach and tell how I would lead my college football team. So here goes my interview! First, my overall goals for the team (mission statement) would be: ...
Defense to me is an action-reaction confrontation. Defense is about making the offense commit mistakes or preventing them from executing. For any defense to be sound, it must adhere to three principles. Those principles include: The defense must be in an effective alignment to counter the offense. The defense must use keys to get the ...
It may seem strange that a guy who spent most of his career on the defensive side of the ball would begin with offense but any good defensive guy will tell you that they cannot stop any offense unless they understand what their opponent is doing and what were the hardest things to stop. So ...
In my brief 16 years as a football coach after spending 20 years as an Army Officer, I have had the privilege of seeing both the best & the worse of high school football. I’ve been with losing teams, winning teams and the in-between. I’ve lost games we should have won; won games we should ...
The Oklahoma State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has selected AstroTurf to provide two state-of-the-art fields at its nearly-completed...
Explosive speed, vertical jump and lateral speed are three essential physical attributes every player needs to be successful on...
Flexibility refers to the ability to move a joint in its full range of motion. Flexibility is controlled by...
Sporting-goods equipment and team sports uniform distributor/marketer BSN Sports signed a definitive merger agreement with Herff Jones, whereby BSN...
United Way of New York City (UWNYC), the New York Giants and the New York Jets re-teamed last night...
The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Board of Trustees conducted its summer meeting April 29-30 in Phoenix, Arizona. Mack...
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