Blanton Collier: Coaching the Eyes, Leading the Heart
“You can accomplish a lot if you don’t care who gets the credit.” This Blanton Collier quote is posted in our weight room. During my eight years in Paris, I really enjoyed meeting people that knew Coach Collier. His daughter,…
Hanging Tough in Tough Times
We either have experienced it or will experience it at one or more times as a coach. Anticipation of a successful season is suddenly tempered by key injuries, a tough schedule, and coming up short in the “battle of inches”….
Commentary: California Ready to Chase the Dollar
In a world where money talks and participation trophies are becoming the norm, high school football state championships appear to be the next frontier for those that believe everyone is a winner and every revenue stream should be tapped until…
Putting Together and Practicing a Game Plan
The season has reached the point where you’ve been able to see plenty of film on opponents and you know what they will do against certain formations and in certain situations. Of course, the opponent knows the same things about…
Running a Better Team Session by Hindering the DL to Have More Players Make Plays in Team Sessions
By Ned Panfile We often have trouble with our ‘look squad’ blocking our defensive linemen during our team defense session. No matter how much we tell the D-line to back off, we can’t get a view about how well…
Power Play
This play looks like our triple play at first yet turns out to be a very different beast altogether! The key blocks are the B-back must kick out that DE and the Backside OG pulls into the B-gap and blocks…
The BAC Theory
Welcome to October. I hope everyone is off to a healthy and successful start to their seasons. This month, considering the grind of the regular season and the stress it often provides, I thought I’d showcase the “lighter side” a…
Detailed In-Season Practices for Skill Maintenance
As we all are in the midst of the season and we are focused on teaching our players about our opponent and the specific schematic things that we will implement during the practice week to take away what they do…