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…
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…
The Process and the Plan
Although Cincinnati is obviously not on the Pacific coast, it’s where Bill Walsh was an assistant coach for the Bengals and coach Paul Brown when he built what has become known as the West Coast offense, long before he led…
Foundations of Success
It is a privilege to have the opportunity to share the experiences and learning I have been lucky to be a part of as a teacher and coach. I think teaching is coaching and coaching is teaching. They really are…
Maysville’s Loyal Bulldog, Billy Goldsmith
Billy & Boone Goldsmith This may be my toughest column because many readers will know much more about the topic than I do. But, I let John Combs, my son, pick this topic. After looking at a list of…
The Thin Thirty Survivor Who Came to Maysville
Of all the coaches I have met, none were more wound up and passionate than Coach Homer Goins – and that was 10 years after he had coached his last football game. He was a high-energy and high-intensity guy from…
Triple Arc Scheme (vs. Two-Safeties)
Arc Scheme Assignments X: Cut off block BST: Scoop BSG: Scoop to Ace C: Base PSG: Base PST: Double with PSG to MLB Z: Stock Near Deep Defender BSA: Get into pitch…
Shoring Up Your Sprint-Out Protection
If you run any sprint-out pass plays, you have probably run into the problem of the defense playing a wide DE or walking up an OLB to the edge so that the frontside OT or TE cannot reach him. There…
Environmental Dynamics
We have just returned as a defensive staff at Cornell from a professional development trip visiting the United States Naval Academy football program. First things first, every football coach should attempt to experience the Naval Academy in person as well…
Triple Load Play
Load Scheme Assignments X: Cut off block BST: Scoop BSG: Scoop C: Ace (with PSG) PSG: Ace (with Center) PST: Veer to middle ILB Z: Stock near deep defender BSA: Get into pitch relationship (no motion) B: Dive track…