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 (…
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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
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 staf…
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…
78.2% of Coaches Believe Tackling Has Gotten Worse
We recently conducted a survey of high school coaches to get their thoughts on the state of tackling today. We were surprised to find that 78.2% said…
Letter From The Publisher
“…we’ve actually debated it...” Turner Gill, page 21 Before he retired, we asked Coach Fisher DeBerry about how he maintained a successful football p…
The Assessment Season
The great thing about being a football coach is that the job never ends. Yes – you get a few weeks away here and there, but coaching today is a year-…
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…