Letter From The Managing Editor - Hurry-Up, No Huddle
Hurry-Up, No Huddle Ten years ago, very few teams – at any level – used the no-huddle offense throughout a game. It seemed the ‘two-minute’ offense (…
Managing Editor
Rex Lardner
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Letter From The Managing Editor
Every coach has heard the term a thousand times – ‘Get the ball to your playmaker.’ Raymond Webber is a playmaker. The just graduated wide receiver f…
Letter From The Managing Editor
We all know that determining whether a high school or college quarterback will be successful at the next level is an inexact science. Besides the phy…
Letter From The Managing Editor
Coach Lew Johnston has been a frequent contributor to both American Football Monthly and Gridiron Strategies over the last few years. We introduced o…
Letter From The Managing Editor
With the 2010 season now behind us, the off-season and preparation for the spring become priorities. What are the most critical elements that need to…
Letter From The Managing Editor
What would it be like to have the perfect high school offense? Would it be a combination of the pro set, spread offense, one-back, veer option, doubl…
Letter From The Managing Editor
What’s it like to go winless during a season? Many coaches have experienced it and it can make for some depressing moments. When Lou Holtz became hea…
Letter From The Managing Editor
In addition to articles that relate to the X’s and O’s of offense, defense, and special teams, GS introduces Dr. Ray Petras to you with this issue. A…
Letter From The Managing Editor
When asked about what it takes to make a consistently successful program, coaches may differ with their responses. Jerry Kill, head coach at Northern…
Letter From The Managing Editor
Welcome to the latest edition of Gridiron Strategies. We are back for a full complement of six issues in 2010. More than anything else, we want to he…
Letter From the Editor: Creating An Edge-Offensively and Defensively
Many coaches, in this day and age of sophisticated offenses, are designing their scheme to spread the field, get the ball to their best play makers,…
Something To Hang Your Hat On
Georgia Southern’s Chris Hatcher inherited a 3-8 team when he became head coach last year. He had come from Valdosta State where he was the winninges…
Letter From the Editor: Winning with Small Defensive Linemen
How do you compete in this day and age with small defensive linemen? It seems to be a luxury to have even one 6-2, 250 pound D-lineman. Even then you…
Letter From the Editor: More and Better Access
Wait until you read through this new and improved issue of Gridiron Strategies. What we’ve done is a complete redesign to give you a better quality p…