When I Was Your Age
By John Scanlan WHACK! Just like that, our new head football coach hit me in the facemask with his clipboard. It was during August two-a-days in the summer of 1974. In an attempt to motivate the scout team defense to…
Freshman Development – Analyze, Apply, Adapt (Part II)
By Bryan Miller, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach United States Naval Academy Below is an example of my Analyze, Apply, and Adapt training template. It is a general overview of some of the physical categories that freshmen football players typically…
Beyond the Scoreboard: What Football Means to Me – Win or Lose
The mention of love in society generally conjures visions of hearts and flowers, creating a Disney-like mental picture of romantic relationships. The masculinity and machismo often associated with the gridiron does not immediately surface in this affectionate imagery. Still, love…
Like a Kid at Christmas
By John Scanlan “When you lift weights, it’s like strappin’ metal around your joints.” I will always remember that line. Our new head football coach, Mr. Perry Griffith, had screamed that very sentence at us. It was a valiant attempt to…
Freshmen Development “Analyze, Apply, Adapt” (Part I)
By Bryan Miller, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach United States Naval Academy The only aspect of college football that is more competitive, viscous and relentless than game day is recruiting. College football coaches invest an unfathomable amount of time, money…
Beyond the Scoreboard: What Football Means to Me – Win or Lose
The mention of love in society generally conjures visions of hearts and flowers, creating a Disney-like mental picture of romantic relationships. The masculinity and machismo often associated with the gridiron does not immediately surface in this affectionate imagery. Still, love…
Building a Successful International Football Program
By Tim Tobin, High School, College and International Coach 1. Long Term All of the clubs that I have worked with or spoke to that are now successful have strong youth programs which have developed the skills of their…
What Football Means to Me – Win or Lose
When I was eleven years old, my life changed forever. I walked into a room that smelled like an armpit. A man with a hook for an arm frowned at me, pointed toward a bunch of equipment and said “grab…
Pass Protection
PASS PROTECTION By Ken Wilmesheer Offensive Line coach Grossmont College Pass protection is perhaps an offensive lineman’s toughest challenge. Offensive line play is an unnatural task. It is a skill that is acquired through many hours of hard work. Offensive…
Fundraising for Football in Europe
By Wojciech Andrzejczak European Football Coach Since, I Coach in Poland this is pretty unique perspective. I enclose a presentation of promotional activities from 2010 of my team, Fireballs Wielkopolska. I was LB Coach/Defensive Assistant and GM of the team…