Defense: Pursuing the Ball for Takeaways and Scores (Part I)
Defense: Pursuing the Ball for Takeaways and Scores (Part I) By Will Pluff, Defensive Coordinator/secondary Coach Utica College Scoring on defense not only changes the momentum of a game but can also impact the outcome. Winning the turnover battle is…
Why Use the No-Huddle Offense?
Why Use the No-Huddle Offense? By Walt Kruegel, Offensive Coordinator James City Jaguars Over the many years that I have coached from Pop Warner to High School, one of the most important things that I have realized is that opposing…
Ankle Sprain: Revisiting a Common Injury (Part II)
Ankle Sprain: Revisiting a Common Injury (Part II) By Bryan Dorrel, Associate Professor Tarleton State University The Healing Process: Following an ankle sprain, the human body takes extraordinary steps to heal itself. The healing process can be viewed as…
Ankle Sprain: Revisiting a Common Injury (Part I)
Ankle Sprain: Revisiting a Common Injury (Part I) By Bryan Dorrel, Associate Professor Tarleton State University An ankle sprain is defined as a rip, stretch or tear of connective tissues holding the foot to the lower leg. Connective tissues…
Rev-Up Your “Jet” Motion Offense with Explosive Play-Action Passes (Part II)
Rev-Up Your “Jet” Motion Offense with Explosive Play-Action Passes (Part II) By Joe Austin, Head Football Coach, Southwestern University Jet Motion Play Calls: Our menu of play-action passes incorporating “jet” motion fall into one of three families. We don’t necessarily…
Rev-Up Your “Jet” Motion Offense with Explosive Play-Action Passes (Part I)
Rev-Up Your “Jet” Motion Offense with Explosive Play-Action Passes (Part I) By Joe Austin, Head Football Coach, Southwestern University Jet Motion: Power read packaged with “jet” motion is an important play for our offense. We find this scheme beneficial because…
Five Keys to Team Excellence – Engineering Your Culture
Five Keys to Team Excellence – Engineering Your Culture By Ralph Isernia, Head Football Coach, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute I would like to thank AFM for inviting me to share an article with the readers. It is extremely humbling after…
3-3 Stack with a New Twist (Part II) – Archives
By Rick Streif, Head Coach Cathedral High School (IN) The next three positions are what make us different than most 3-3 teams. Our secondary plays a Cover 2 shell. The CBs alignment is based on formation. The CB will split…
3-3 Stack with a New Twist (Part I) – Archive
By Rick Streif, Head Coach Cathedral High School (IN) Nine years ago, we were looking for a way to best use our returning talent. We had been a 4-3 Cover 4 team that had played very aggressively with lots of…
Before the Whistle: Football Coaching 101 – Meet the Parents – Part III
Before the Whistle: Football Coaching 101, by Matt Kunz Matt Kunz, a former Notre Dame football player, is currently a business owner, City Councilman, author, and former non-profit president. Kunz is the author of Triumph! An Athlete’s Guide to…