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COACHING BETTER EACH SEASON – A YEAR-ROUND SYSTEM FOR ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAM SUCCESS

  By Dr. Wade Gilbert, Professor California State University at Fresno                                                       Creating a Winning Team Culture One of the biggest challenges for coaches is to figure out how to share their coaching purpose and teach core values to a…



Interview with new Texas Wesleyan Head Coach Joe Prud’homme (Part II)

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….



Arkansas Tech University RPO Clinic Part 1

                                                   By Brent Dearmon, Offensive Coordinator Arkansas Tech University At Arkansas Tech University, we are a run first offense that mixes in complimentary RPO’s to replace our quick game. We base out of 20 personnel formation, so we see 6…



Q and A with Kapolei High School Head Coach Darren Hernandez

   Q and A with Kapolei High School Head Coach Darren Hernandez #1 – Kapolei had a remarkable football season this past fall – tell us about it?  I have been the only head coach in Kapolei high school’s history….



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….

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Program Evaluation – Seton Hill University

     By Gerard Wilcher, Defensive Coordinator Seton Hill 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 down and it…



Complete Running Back (Human Kinetics, 2016), written by Auburn running backs coach Tim Horton.

This is an excerpt from Complete Running Back (Human Kinetics, 2016), written by Auburn running backs coach Tim Horton. One-on-One Route Versus Linebacker Drill PURPOSE Compete against linebackers or safeties. PROCEDURE 1.     You need a quarterback, center, linebacker, two trash cans,…



Saban: The Making of a Coach

Nick  Saban is  considered the  most   enigmatic person  in  the  world of college football.. His skills have resulted in packed stadiums, a consistently winning program at the highest level, countless NFL draft picks and four national championships. Saban: The Making…



Changing the Culture

by Gifford Lindheim, Head Football Coach Santa Monica College In 2009, I was asked to become the interim Head Football Coach at Santa Monica College three weeks before the start of fall camp. They were on probation, had no full…



VIDEO: Character First Coaching Philosophy

by John Sala Head Coach Anderson University (IN) As I have matured and grown as as coach, my priorities have done so, as well. From the time I started my head coaching journey (age 29) to now (43), the lens…