We welcome you to the first issue of Gridiron Strategies for 2011. This is the first of six issues that will be published every other month. Our staff is now planning on subsequent issues of GS for the middle of April, June, August, October, and December.
Additionally, GS has launched a new web site allowing subscribers to access every issue online, which includes more than 800 articles dating back to 2000. To access this content, follow these simple directions –
1. First, look at your mailing label for this issue and find your customer number located on the first line.
2. Then go to www.gridironstrategies.com and click the link to ‘new log-in set-up.’
3. Follow the simple directions on this page for subscribers with your respective customer numbers and you’ll have access in minutes.
Each issue will include Xs and Os information as well as articles on strength and conditioning, motivation, and management. If you’re not a subscriber, you don’t want to miss any upcoming issues – go to gridironstrategies.com to become a subscriber.
This issue of GS includes clinics on offense, defense, and special teams as well as an article on ‘The Situational Rules of Offense.’ Written by Coach Frank DiCocco, it includes a systematic approach to executing in crucial situations. Objectives are listed for the ‘2-Minute Offense’, ‘4-Minute Offense’, ‘Third and Long’, and specific situations depending on field position.
We hope you enjoy this issue of GS and we welcome your feedback.
Respectfully,
Rex Lardner
Managing Editor