Post- Season Priorities –
Wrapping up one season and transitioning to the next are critical times for successful programs by: JohnAllen SnyderHead Coach, Indiana High School (PA) (Reprinted from the AFM Vault) When your season ends, do you kick back, relax and get away…
Evaluating Staff
Managing Your Program: Evaluating Staff – Creating an Environment For Success by: Keith Grabowski 0 The season ends, equipment is collected, banquets are planned, and goals are set with the returning players. It’s important to not lose sight of one…
multiple looks
by: David Purdum Head Coach Bob Stoops recognized the stress the up-tempo, no-huddle put on a defense. The writing was on the chalkboard. The veteran Sooners were already comfortable with the plays. Now, they were just…
Year-End Program Evaluation
Gerard Wilcher, Defensive Coordinator, Seton Hall University Assistant coaches rarely have an opportunity to impact the philosophical side of the football program. Generally, we are very much like the military. Policy is made and passed…
THE ULTIMATE OFFENSE – OFFENSIVE PHILOSOPHY (Part II)
“Multiplicity and Balance with Great Tempo” By Bruce Pielstick, Offensive Coordinator MidAmerica Nazarene University MULTIPLE GROUPINGS There will be a wide variety and number of combinations of each position utilized. From 0-3 running backs to 0-3 Tight Ends,…
Riverside High School Closes Down Football Program
Riverside High School Closes Down Football Program By Al Bruno, Teacher and Writer The recent shutdown of the Riverside High School football program, the Frontiersmen, has sent me personally reeling, reflecting, and yearning for those precious memories of Harvard Cup…
Five Keys to Team Excellence – Engineering Your Culture
Five Keys to Team Excellence – Engineering Your Culture By Ralph Isernia, Head Football Coach, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute I would like to thank AFM for inviting me to share an article with the readers. It is extremely humbling after…
Before the Whistle: Football Coaching 101 – Meet the Parents – Part III
Before the Whistle: Football Coaching 101, by Matt Kunz Matt Kunz, a former Notre Dame football player, is currently a business owner, City Councilman, author, and former non-profit president. Kunz is the author of Triumph! An Athlete’s Guide to…
Before the Whistle: Football Coaching 101 – Meet the Parents – Part II
Before the Whistle: Football Coaching 101, by Matt Kunz Matt Kunz, a former Notre Dame football player, is currently a business owner, City Councilman, author, and former non-profit president. Kunz is the author of Triumph! An Athlete’s Guide to…
Before the Whistle: Football Coaching 101 – Meet the Parents – Part I
Before the Whistle: Football Coaching 101, by Matt Kunz Matt Kunz, a former Notre Dame football player, is currently a business owner, City Councilman, author, and former non-profit president. Kunz is the author of Triumph! An Athlete’s Guide to…