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Month: January 2016



REFLECTIONS ON AMERICAN BOWL 2015

  STARS AND STRIPES vs. MEXICO’S UNDER 19 ALL-STAR TEAM By Rey Hernandez, Retired College and High School Coach On December 18, I had the opportunity to coach on a football staff that prepared a group of San Diego County…



Disguising Run Support and Pressures with Your Linebackers

Last off-season I spent more time than normal listening to offensive coaches, and not just at clinics, because this past off-season we had an offensive coordinator to hire.  This gave me a great opportunity to listen to the different candidates…



Bunch “Shallow” – A Compliment To Bunch “Double Post”

Bunch Formation – Shallow Concept The “Shallow” concept out of the Bunch Formation is a great compliment to the “Double Post” concept that I talked about in the previous blog.  The “Shallow” is the answer for when a defense drops…

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Emerson, Bloom, et. al. for 2016

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “The secret in education lies in respecting the student.”  Thinking about that as a self-evident truth is a great way to jump into our coaching practice for 2016.  Most of us (especially those who also…

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The Young Assistant Coach Who Could Not Stop O.J. Simpson

  In going through my dad’s stuff, I have been very pleased to find some great things that remind me of him. Here are the three team pictures from his years at Lafayette in Lexington, KY- 1966, 1967 & 1968….

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