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FALCON OFFENSIVE GAME PLANNING – Part II

FALCON OFFENSIVE GAME PLANNING – Part II By Matt Walker, Head Coach University of Wisconsin – River Falls SITUATIONAL GAME PLANNING After the Base / Mixed Down Game plan is complete, we begin work on what we call the ‘Situational…

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FALCON OFFENSIVE GAME PLANNING – Part I

 FALCON OFFENSIVE GAME PLANNING – Part I By Matt Walker, Head Coach University of Wisconsin – River Falls One of the things I love most about football is that there are a lot of different ways to do things and…

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Sparks’ Coach Changes Losing Program and Emphasizes Hard Work Part II

Sparks’ Coach Changes Losing Program and Emphasizes Hard Work Part II Sparks’ Coach Jumpstarts Winning Program in 2008 By Al Bruno, Winning for the South Park Sparks’ was not an immediate accomplishment – it would take a couple of seasons…

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Sparks’ Coach Changes Losing Program and Emphasizes Hard Work Part I

Sparks’ Coach Changes Losing Program and Emphasizes Hard Work By Al Bruno, When a young football coach takes over a hapless and winless football program and magically leads them to the top of the mountain literally, the NY state championship,…

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To Script or Not to Script: Offensive Game Planning – Part II

Compares to bands that sell for 14.95, on sale now only 9.95   To Script or Not to Script: Offensive Game Planning – Part II By Ryan Munz, Assistant Head Coach, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Rethinking Scenario #1 We stopped scripting…

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To Script or Not to Script: Offensive Game Planning – Part I

To Script or Not to Script: Offensive Game Planning – Part I By Ryan Munz, Assistant Head Coach, University of Wisconsin-Platteville An interesting debate within offensive game planning is how important is a script to ensure you are seeing the…

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Monthly Q&A with Hall of Fame Coach Lou Holtz

SUPER SPRING SPECIAL ON THE LEGENDARY AIR RAID SYSTEM    Once a month, legendary football coach Lou Holtz will respond to your questions. This month the question is from Bob Korenic, an assistant coach at Lowellville High School in Ohio….

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Five Ways Football Benefits from Volunteer Coaches

By Scott Hallenbeck, USA Football CEO & Executive Director Volunteer coaches are the cornerstone to football. They are key contributors to the sport and help make it a gratifying experience for student-athletes. Without them, the game could not be played….

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Never Too Late to Get Better….Planning Spring, Pre-season, and Prepping for Game 1

Never Too Late to Get Better….Planning Spring, Pre-season, and Prepping for Game 1 The following article was written by veteran football coach David Buchanan and is excerpted from his book, “Black Shoes and White Shoestrings.”   One of the reasons…

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The South Park HS Football Magical Season

    Al Bruno is a frequent contributor to both American Football Monthly and Gridiron Strategies. The following article was written by him on the 2015 season for South Park High School in Buffalo, NY. The 2015 South Park HS…

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