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The BAC Theory

Welcome to October. I hope everyone is off to a healthy and successful start to their seasons. This month, considering the grind of the regular season and the stress it often provides, I thought I’d showcase the “lighter side” a…

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Friends Who Make You Better

Friday night, Jan. 4, 2013: Yesterday was a tough day. I got an email in the morning from my good friend, Coach Leon Hart, that he was going to retire as the head football coach at Ashland Blazer. He was…



100 Yards of Memories

Retired coach Ed McQuary recently published a book reflecting on his 47 years as a coach. In those seasons, he won over 330 games, was Oregon Coach of the Year and won a big school state championship. His proudest accomplishment…



Recruit, Rotate, Rinse, Repeat

This month, I’d like to share a “system” of development which I’ve been able to use the last couple of seasons. It has been a big benefit to our program’s on-field success, as well as a key element of development…



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…



Trusting God and Doing What You Do

I’ve never personally met Coach Tony Dungy but, along with my dad, he has helped me to change for the better so that my wife, Stephanie, hasn’t kicked me out of the house after 21 years of living with a…

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Showing Triple…Running Double

Not every coach wants to run a true triple option offense for a number of reasons. One of the main reasons is the perception that truly mastering the triple play is time consuming and very difficult. While this is certainly…

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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…

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The Flatwoods Legend

*This was originally printed in June, 2013 by the Maysville Ledger Independent It was 1996 and my first trip to Flatwoods to face the Russell Red Devils. It was past 7:30, time for kickoff. And I walked to the hash…

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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…

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