All Things Being Equal — Go With Character
WAY BACK WHEN we first launched this publication — and prior to either of his two Super Bowl championships — I asked Bill Belichick for his No. 1 pie…
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Mike Podoll, Associate Editor
29 articles
Keys To Capturing The Neutral Zone
THE PRIORITY UNIT on your team should be the offensive line, according to Bob Ladouceur. The head coach at De La Salle High School in Concord, Calif.…
Anatomy Of A 146-Game Winning Streak
MOST PEOPLE IN coaching circles are becoming aware of the extraordinary events that are unfolding with Bob Ladouceur’s football program in Concord, C…
Player Relations Key To Success
MACK BROWN, THE head football coach at the University of Texas, has been successful wherever he’s coached. He attributes this success to consistently…
“Little Things” Create Big-Time Punt Returns
IF YOUR TEAM’S been struggling on punt returns, it’s probably not due to having a bad special team philosophy or poorly designed return schemes. It’s…
Don’t Forget Who Helps Your Program
AS HE WAS LEAVING the field after losing his first game as a head coach 30 years ago, Bob MacDougall saw something strange. Some fans from the stands…
Let’s Make “Talkin’ X’s And O’s” A More Valuable Resource
THE STAFF OF Gridiron Strategies has launched an exciting new coaching tool on its Web site, but now we need your participation to help make it work!…
Use Gimmick Plays To Liven Up Your Practices
EVERY TEAM NEEDS a few gimmick plays in their arsenal that they can pull out from time to time to surprise an opponent and keep their offense from ge…
Concussion Awareness Is Critical
ON SEPT. 12, 1998, Daniel Kenneth Will, a 17-year-old at Riley High School in Riley, Kan., had just made a tackle. The collision was hard, but not an…
Are Your Play Tendencies Showing?
WONDERING WHY the other team has snuffed out your screen pass for the fourth time in 3 quarters? Maybe your play calling tendencies are showing. Hank…
Swapping Recipes For Success
THE EDITORS of Gridiron Strategies recently took in some great sessions at the Mega Clinic in Chicago, Ill. and found that successful coaches seem to…