Punt Philosophy (Part II)
By Jared Hottle, Special Teams and Wide Receivers Coach Dakota State University Fakes and Offensive Punt In addition to our punt formations I like to carry one unique formation with shifts and motions to have in our back pocket…
Punt Philosophy (Part I)
By Jared Hottle, Special Teams and Wide Receivers Coach Dakota State University There are many punt formations used in football and most of them work. It is important to stay committed to whatever formations or philosophies you use and…
Financing A Football Program: From Dysfunctional to Normal to Good
This article is excerpted from ‘Black Shoes and White Shoestrings’ by David Buchanan, a frequent contributor to AFM and AmericanFootballMonthly.com. When we got started at Mercer County in the spring of 2015, our financial situation was not very good. There…
Tony Dungy, Chuck Noll, and Bill Belichick
This article is excerpted from ‘Black Shoes and White Shoestrings’ by David Buchanan, a frequent contributor to AFM and AmericanFootballMonthly.com. As a football coach, Coach Tony Dungy stresses the concept that the key to post season success is to continue…
Quarterback Sprint Drill from Coach Charlie Stubbs
QUARTERBACK DRILLS FOR ALL LEVELS By Charlie Stubbs, Retired College and High School Coach X. Sprint Drill – QB will work full speed rollout throw on the run. Set Up; REC C QB Procedure: 1. QB will come out at…
Advanced Running Back Drills – Part II
Advanced Running Back Drills – Part II By Mike DiMatteo, Running Backs Coach Aurora University The final read we practice is the tackle’s hips turning in but the 3 technique crosses the face of the playside guard into the A…
Advanced Running Back Drills – Part I
By Mike DiMatteo, Running Backs Coach Aurora University At Aurora University, running the ball is a priority for our offense. As such, we want our RBs to have pride in who they are and develop a “stable of backs”…
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…