Teaching Methodology Ideas for Spring Football
Please find in this blog a few of the points of emphasis that we have as a staff as we begin spring football this week. Although they are not revolutionary, they do come out of some focused and concentrated work…
Program Philosophy in Action
At Cornell University, in Coach David Archer’s Football Program, the two words that we try and use with our players most frequently are “Opportunity and Toughness.” They are the bedrock to the foundation that we have been building. We all…
Early Clinic/Visit Season Notes
It’s that time of year again and as they say, “someone can always put it better than you can.” I have been able to go to two outstanding big clinics thus far in 2015 – the AFCA Convention in Louisville and…
Defensive Line Movements, Stunts, and Games Menu in the Base 3-4
Happy New Year to all as we embark on the 2015 off-season and the preparation for this fall’s contests. With about a month left in recruiting, we are all searching for ideas to create positive plays in whatever phase…
Quality Control
As we head into the winter/off-season and jump into our film study from the 2014 season, please find below some ideas for areas of analysis as you reflect on the past year. These are the areas that we will focus…
The Military Analogy and Developing Football Leadership
As we embark upon the “battles” of November that will determine the champions and the standings for future championship pursuits, the opportunities for those involved in our great sport to make comparisons between the playing field and the battlefield become…
Detailed In-Season Practices for Skill Maintenance
As we all are in the midst of the season and we are focused on teaching our players about our opponent and the specific schematic things that we will implement during the practice week to take away what they do…
Early Action Equals Results
One of the things that goes forgotten as we enter the game week of the football calendar and are focused on specific actions toward an individual opponent is the ability to make sure that we are checking in with our…
Get Your Mind Right
Every year before training camp we all have our rituals and mechanisms that we employ to get us ready for the coming season. Due to the influence of some very powerful coaches that I have encountered thus far, I try…
Oldie But a Goodie
Summer is a great time to go through old materials in preparation for the fall. July is my month to work on projects and reference manuals from the past while reorganizing where resources are to make them more accessible. On…