Only Five Months To Go
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For those of us that live and breath for some form of football, February was just about the cruelest month. The Super Bowl ended the season and the NFL Players Combine seemed like more hype than substance.
March is not a lot better but at least most colleges have spring practice under way. You can follow your favorite team via their web site even though when it comes to the annual ‘spring game,’ the event itself is usually nothing more than a ... more
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A Coach You’ve Probably Never Heard Of (Part VII)
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Villanova was losing to undefeated Montana last December, 14-3, midway through the second quarter when the Wildcats rallied and then held on to win the Football Championship Subdivision National Championship, 23-21. In the process, head coach Andy Talley reached the pinnacle of his profession in his 25th season at the school.
The Wildcats finished 14-1 and for Talley, an assistant and head coach for over 40 years, it was a special moment. “It’... more
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A Coach You’ve Probably Never Hear of (Part VI)
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Patrick Ross was hired as the head coach at Lindenwood University in the spring of 2004. In the three previous seasons the NAIA college in St. Charles, MO had won a total of seven games. There was really only one way to go.
Not only did the Lindenwood Lions move in the other direction, they won their first ever conference championship in Ross’ first year as their head man. Lindenwood has been in the conference picture each year in Ross’ si... more
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Speed Report: Dynamic Movement Techniques-Skill Application for Transition Speed As you watch your athletes week to week at various positions, it’s obvious that certain players can cover ground more rapidly than others during multi-movement assignments. Not only multi-movements but change-of-pace and burst capacity. Some playe..... more
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6 Reasons to Invest in Recruiting Software This Off-Season Walk into any college football coach’s office and, chances are, his desk will be covered with recruiting clutter. Questionnaires, transcripts, evaluations, DVDs, Post-it notes scrawled with contact info. This is the reality of the college game tod..... more
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Letter from AFM Boise State’s Chris Petersen has publicly stated that the Broncos don’t deserve a share of college football’s National Championship. That’s taking the high road, especially considering that his team finished 14-0 and many o..... more
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Reading the Proper Visual Keys - A True Essential In Stopping the RunEffective defensive line play in football involves much more than three or four guys butting heads with the offensive line. Numerous physical techniques – hand placement, stance, shedding blockers, etc. – have been developed and refined in an atte..... more
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Drills Report: Pass Protection Medley As you watch your athletes week to week at various positions, it’s obvious that certain players can cover ground more rapidly than others during multi-movement assignments. Not only multi-movements but change-of-pace and burst capacity. Some playe..... more
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Developing an Off-Season Competition Program (Part II)Last month Coach DePorter outlined the reasons
for installing an ‘Off-Season Competition
Program’ at Richmond-Burton High School.
The program places all players onto teams,
holds them accountable in a number of areas,
and awards points in all ph..... more
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From the Coach's Bookshelf - Brett Perkins' Frantic FrancisDespite having a career record of 158-57-11 and being a member of the College Football Hall of
Fame, Francis Schmidt is one of the most underappreciated college football coaches in the game’s
history. An incredible offensive mind, Schmidt brought s..... more
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Strength Report: (Don’t) Assume The Athletic Position In all sports, the rudimentary beginnings of movement start with a specific stance or posture. Whether it is a defensive stance on the basketball court, a three-point stance for an offensive lineman, a batter preparing to hit a baseball or a weigh..... more
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