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Month: January 2017



Beyond the Scoreboard: What Football Means to Me—Win or Lose

I…CAN Handle the Truth After taking the season off from coaching football, I anxiously showed up to winter baseball workouts ready to roll. The reflections on relationships, especially with my son, afforded by a season-long retreat were rewarding, but the…

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Using Progressions to Develop Offensive Linemen in the Run Game

By Sam Gooding, Offensive Line Coach/Special Teams Coordinator, Dakota State University It is no secret that progressions are a proven, effective way to teach any essential football skill or concept. At Dakota State, we use teaching progressions as the basis…

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