Reflections On the AFCA Convention
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American Football monthly was a proud participant in this year's annual AFCA Convention that took place in Orlando, January 10-13. We were able to meet many new coaches and revisit with those we've gotten to know over the last few years. Similarly, AFM met with all of our current advertisers and sponsors and began developing relationships with new ones. AFM's new College Directory was introduced, as well, at the convetion. The directory is the mo... more
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The AFM College Football Directory: Available Now!
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American Football Monthly is about to release the first ever AFM College Football Directory. Published online, this complete listing of football contacts throughout the country is now available for only $49.00. No organization has ever compiled a more comprehensive college football resource. Consider what it includes:
*A complete directory of all 841 colleges that have football programs (FBS, FCS, Division II, Division III, NAIA, and NJCAA col... more
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Coaching: The Health Issue
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The recent developments related to Urban Meyer’s health situation transcend decades. Other coaches over the years have left their passion because of health-related issues. The pressure, the stress, the all-encompassing commitment have forced many head coaches to leave the game they love prematurely.
Meyer is the perfect example. His drive and ambition have been well-documented. He was quoted as saying that “…I’ve got to take better care of m... 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 On the way to the office recently, I heard a very interesting story on ESPN’s “Mike and Mike in the Morning”. In a conversation about coaching, one of the Mikes told about how Bill Belichick had sought out Urban Meyer, who was just starting at Flo..... more
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Defeat the Spread at the SnapIn today’s game, the spread offense has become the premier method of moving the ball down the field. The original spread formation has given birth to a number of different systems: the run and shoot offense, the air raid offense and the pistol of..... 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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From Huddle to No-Huddle in 5 Simple Steps Over the past few years, no huddle offenses have become increasingly prevalent among D-I football teams. While no-huddle has found its way into the high school game to a certain extent, many coaches still avoid this concept because of the perceiv..... more
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From the Coach’s Bookshelf – Tom Osborne’s “Beyond the Final Score” Very few coaches have epitomized success on and off the field more than Tom Osborne. In his 25 years as Head Coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, his teams compiled a record of 255-49-3 and captured 13 conference championships and three national cha..... more
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Strength Report - The Effects of Ankle Position on Change of Direction Movements on the FieldThrough our teachings of how athletes can reprogram their nervous systems to increase their speed and athleticism, the repositioning of the ankle joint has been the number two most important aspect for increasing acceleration and maximum velocity abi..... more
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