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…
Where You Are is the Best Place to be
I didn’t realize it at the time, but my college coach was a legend – or at least well on his way to becoming one. I went to Centre College as a freshman quarterback in August 1983 and our coach…
Creating Variety With Strong Man Exercises
[contact-form][contact-field label=’Name’ type=’name’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Email’ type=’email’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Website’ type=’url’/][contact-field label=’Comment’ type=’textarea’ required=’1’/][/contact-form] Strong Man lifts are a very popular alternative method for building strength with your athletes. As coaches, we always talk about loving the guys who have “farm boy…