Effectively Disguising Coverages (Part I)
This past off-season I spent more time than normal listening to offensive coaches discuss their strategies. Not just at clinics, but also in our office because this year …
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Linebacker Change of Direction Drills
The first day we taught the fundamentals of linebacker play. In building a base, we stressed playing great technique - stance, read steps, playing low, angles, reading th…
Long Hours, Hard Work - Do You Spend Your Time Doing What Matters the Most?
Here is our mission statement. It will be posted above the coaches' office door as a reminder when we walk out that door, what our business is and what we are about. Over…
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When a Player Transfers, is it Okay for Him to Hand over Your Rival's Playbook?
If a player transfers to your school, and he is from your rival school, or any school you play, is it okay for him to give you a copy of your rival's playbook? I think an…
The Night Roger Gruneisen Almost Fired Me
I heard from Coach Gruneisen today. He brought up one of the times he almost fired me! :) We were at Bath County playing in the freezing cold for the region championship …
Graduation Gift or Retirement Gift
Check this out. It may be the perfect gift you are looking for. It has football, wisdom, life lessons, and great stories from a collection of great old coaches. If you ar…
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Coach Russell's Ruminations - May
May is here, Spring has sprung, and I hope everyone is able to take a few minutes to enjoy it. Here at Norwich, and at most schools playing our level of college football,…
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Spring Ball Wrap-Up
We just completed a very successful spring football season at Cornell with our 12 practices allowed by the Ivy League. As with most things, we can attribute much of our s…
3 Option Go-To Play
By Davi d Machuca, Every coach has that go-to play in crunch time. As an offensive coordinator , I want our quarterback and offensive unit to feel confident and comfortab…
The Transition Plan: What are the Priorities?
Here I am with my beautiful wife Stephanie. This makes head coaching job # 3 for us. The first one came only a couple days before we were married! She is a wonderful Chri…
South Florida Could Steal the Draft Spotlight
Finding high school football talent in South Florida is not a difficult thing to do. Seeing the players mature in college and selected in the NFL Draft gives an opportuni…
Transition: When One of Yours Takes Over the Program
On April 2nd, a tough transition began to take place. I resigned as the head football coach at Mason County HS after 19 great years. I am returning to be the head footbal…