View from the O-Line: Football According to NFL Offensive Linemen – Displacing Bodies
Displacing Bodies MY PLAYING CAREER was drawing to a close. I hadn’t entertained any notion I’d go into coaching. My career had been great until 1970. In 1969 Tiger Johnson left for the Bengals. His replacement, Ernie Zwahlen, started changing…
Interview with new Texas Wesleyan Head Coach Joe Prud’homme
Texas Wesleyan is a football revival 75 years in the making. TWU will resurrect their football team in 2017 under Head Coach Joe Prud’homme. Having spent 27 years as a high school head coach, Prud’homme won seven Texas State Championships….
Excerpt from: View from the O-Line: Mushroom Gardeners
BILL“TIGER” JOHNSON had a huge influence on my career as a player and a coach. Tiger was my first line coach in the NFL. He would go on to become the Cincinnati Bengals head coach. He was an intellectual who…
Lou Holtz on Pre-Game Meeting with Officials, what should you say?
Hall of Fame coach Lou Holtz answers his second question as sent to him from an AFM subscriber. Today, Coach Holtz lists a total of 15 items that should be discussed with the game referee before kickoff. Question from Pete…
The Life and Times of Legendary Hall of Fame Quarterback Sammy Baugh
(This excerpt is from “Pigskin Rapture: Four Days in the Life of Texas Football” By Mac Engel. The excerpt is on the life and times of legendary Hall of Fame Quarterback Sammy Baugh). If you’re headed along Interstate 20 in…
Football: Stretches for Every Position
By Ryanne Cunningham Manager, Flow Yoga Studio American football includes many positions, and each requires different stretches to maximize performance. This chapter outlines the poses that all football players need to help prevent injuries and enhance their performance on the…
Excerpt from “Pigskin Rapture: Four Days in the Life of Texas Football”
(The following is from ‘Pigskin Rapture: Four Days in the Life of Texas Football’ by Mac Engel. This excerpt is the introduction to last year’s high school rivalry between two neighboring towns, Midland and Odessa). Midland-Odessa Before the Dallas Cowboys,…
Book Excerpt: “The View from the O-Line” – ” Building Blocks”
(This excerpt is from ‘The View from the O-Line’ by Howard Mudd and Richard Lister) Building Blocks Few things tick me off as much as the term skill position. It suggests the only players possessing skill are quarterbacks, receivers, and…
Lou Holtz on Mental Toughness
What are some of the characteristics of a mentally tough athlete? What leadership qualities do mentally tough athletes bring to the team? Did you have a favorite player who was mentally tough? -Doug Heslip, National Academy of Sports Medicine Performance…
How Auburn Develops Speed and Agility
There is a saying in football that if you can’t run, you can’t play. That is so true. At every level of football, the team or individuals that can move the best have a great advantage. Although some are more…