Before the Whistle: Football Coaching 101 – Meet the Parents – Part II
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…
Before the Whistle: Football Coaching 101 – Meet the Parents – Part I
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…
From Worst to First (Part II)
From Worst to First (Part II) My first day on the job was March 7, 2016. The Rams had missed a lot of the recruiting season, but the incoming class wasn’t nearly as important as the culture of the…
From Worst to First (Part I)
From Worst to First (Part I) Imagine that you are hanging onto a rope over the edge of a cliff. Imagine that you look down and see a great chasm with certain death should you fall. Now look up and…
The RPO Offense
I’m currently a student assistant at Tyler Junior College located in East Texas. I started out coaching football at age 17 after my senior year of football was completed. My first student assistant job was at Stratford High School under…
Spread Two-Back Power Play Without Two Backs (Part II)
Spread Two-Back Power Play Without Two Backs (Part II) By Vincent Giacalone, Offensive Line Coach Valparaiso University By utilizing the TE we are now hitting the play at least 1 gap wider. This means our RB’s are crossing the LOS…
Spread Two-Back Power Play Without Two Backs (Part I)
Spread Two-Back Power Play Without Two Backs (Part I) By Vincent Giacalone, Offensive Line Coach Valparaiso University Valparaiso is an FCS football program that competes in the non-scholarship Pioneer League. I am going to talk about a run play that…
Beyond the Scoreboard Forrrreeee!!!!
Beyond the Scoreboard Forrrreeee!!!! By Eddie Fields, Teacher and Coach Space Coast High School (FL) Summer break is the most joyous of times for teachers and coaches. With relaxed responsibilities and an abundance of free time, we all find hobbies…
Goal Line Bunch Concept
Goal Line Bunch Concept By Jeff Hancock, Offensive Coordinator McMurry University If you run some Bunch Formation concepts, you may want to consider incorporating this play at the goal line (7-yard line to the 4-yard line). This is a very…
High School Parents – It’s Not All Their Fault
High School Parents – It’s Not All Their Fault By Tom Flynn My name is Tom Flynn and I am a recent Hall of Fame Inductee to the Palm Beach County Florida Sports Hall of Fame; a former member of…