Auburn's North-South RB Drill from the book Complete Running Back
North-South Drill The following is an additional drills from Complete Running Back (Human Kinetics, 2016) written by Auburn Running Backs Coach, Tim Horton. North–South D…
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QB Drills to Improve Accuracy and Arm Strength – Part I
Good quarterbacks are not always born. Many of them are self-made; they take what natural skills they possess and then develop them through a program of intensive and con…
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 C…
Book Review: “The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football” by S. C. Gwynne
Book Review: “The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football” by S. C. Gwynne If you are a football coach, football fan or simply a guy who likes a goo…
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Beyond the Scoreboard: What Football Means to Me — Win or Lose
Players, Coaches, Angry Fans…Lend Me Your Ears Everyday exchanges in the football world carry a tremendous amount of variety in both message an d motive. From the idealis…
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In-Season Training: Improving Not Sustaining
An effective in-season training program should be about improving and continuing to peak your players for the end of the season - playoff time. Why would you want your pl…
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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…
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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 h…
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Qualities – Including the Intangibles – Needed To Be a Successful Quarterback
The one person most responsible for an effective offensive attack is the quarterback. He is an integral and important part of the offense and his ability alone will often…
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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 gene…
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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 mach…
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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, …