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Month: February 2017



Beyond the Scoreboard-What Football Means to Me: Win or Lose : The Hard Way

  By Eddie Fields, Coach and Teacher Space Coast High School (FL) The other day my son was horsing around on our stairs. My wife, nervous, told him to get down before he hurt himself. He immediately said “Dad lets…



Football According to NFL Offensive Linemen and an Uncommon Coach

“The View from the O-Line – Football According to NFL Offensive Linemen and an Uncommon Coach” by Howard Mudd and Richard Lister New Idea, Old Concept I WENT TO Seattle to work for head coach Jack Patera. The players weren’t…



Q & A with Sacred Heart University head Coach Mark Nofri

  Mark Nofri just completed his fifth year as head coach at Sacred Heart University. An assistant on the staff for many years, Coach Nofri became interim head coach in 2012. After going 2-9 in his first season, SHU responded…



A Year in the Development of the Quarterback (Part II)

A Year in the Development of the Quarterback By Joe Davis, Passing Coordinator and Quarterback s Coach Fordham University Game Week: Sunday/Monday – After our staff has thoroughly broken down our opponent and spent multiple days developing the game plan,…



A Year in the Development of Today’s College Quarterback (Part I)

The Year of the Quarterback A Year in the Development of Today’s College Quarterback (Part I) By: Joe Davis, Passing Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach Fordham University I am always excited and humbled at the opportunity to share ideas and give…



QB Naked Drill from Coach Charlie Stubbs

IX. Naked Drill – QB will execute proper fake and will come out on the naked full speed ready to make the throw. Set Up: #3 #2 REC REC #! REC QB Coach RB Procedure: 1. Quarterback will execute proper…



Hall of Fame Coach Lou Holtz: “In rebuilding a program, what are the most important aspects in which to focus?”

Hall of Fame Coach Lou Holtz: “In rebuilding a program, what are the most important aspects in which to focus?” Answer: In the very first meeting, I would tell them they had no choice in who became head coach because…



AFM SUBSCRIBERS ASK WITH THE GODFATHER OF THE AIR RAID OFFENSE – HAL MUMME

  #1 – What formation do you run to set up the screen game? In other words, how do you set up a defense to maximize the screen game? What formation have you found keeps defenses guessing even after film…



Interview With New Texas Wesleyan University Head Coach Joe Prud’homme (Part III)

#5 – Now let’s shift to January and February – what are your winter goals as you head into spring practice? Wrapping up the recruiting season and signing all of 2017 class is the #1 goal for January. There will…



Tampa Coverage (Part II)

  Continued from Part I   3×1 TRIPS (DIAGRAMS 5, 6, and 7) Vs. Trips our Safeties and Corners play the same as 2 x 2.  Our LB’s will pull the chain on alignment and kick toward the trips. About…