Big Concerns Are Head, Neck Injuries
WHILE THERE ARE many ways for football players to become injured, the biggest risks come with head and neck injuries. The key to avoiding as many of…
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Frank Lessiter, Editor/Publisher
9 articles
Avoid Doing Too Much Too Soon
AS YOU GO OVER individual summer workout programs with your players and prepare for the start of two-a-day practices, caution everyone about how heat…
Track All Those Blockbuster Hits
WHEN IT COMES to offensive line play, nothing’s more important than how your players finish the job. The ultimate goal of every offensive lineman sho…
On Fourth And Four, Run, Pass For More
IF ECONOMIST David Romer was coaching, we’d see more running and passing plays on fourth down and fewer kicks. While listening to an Oakland Raiders…
Watch Out For Heat, Humidity Concerns
AS YOU START mapping out plans for two-a-day practices later this summer, make sure that you consider the serious impact heat and humidity can have o…
Don’t “Chill Out” When It Gets Cold
THE NEXT TIME you’re facing a late fall game and are wondering how your players will handle the cold weather, take a lesson from the Green Bay Packer…
How A No-Back, Five-Receiver Set Works
ASK OTTO ZEMAN to define total offense and you may get an entirely different answer that what you’d hear from other coaches. That’s because the coach…
More Kids Playing Football These Days
AS YOU WONDER how many players will actually be coming out for your team later this summer, you’ll be interested in the data on changing program numb…
Should You Consider a No-Huddle Offense?
DURING LAST FALL’S double overtime game between Northwestern and Wisconsin, I watched from the stands as Randy Walker’s Wildcats went the entire game…