How to Keep your Players Safe and Injury Free
The number one responsibility of a coach is to keep his players safe and do everything possible to keep players injury free. In the coaching professi…
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Program Development
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JUCO Football Community College As An Option
I am often asked to explain how two-year colleges operate and how student-athletes may benefit from this experience. I will discuss the differences b…
How To Feature Your Playmaker
2010 was a record breaking offensive season at UAPB. The success we had on offense couldn’t have been accomplished without the development, hard work…
Why Character Counts
The Importance of Having Personal & Organizational Character Without question, character helps teams accomplish all that they are capable of accompli…
Unsung Recognition Life of a Lower Level Head Football Coach
As a former head football coach in Division II for nine seasons, I am often asked about the duties and requirements that go along with being at the h…
From the Coach’s Bookshelf – Winning Football
Bill Ramseyer is a retired coach now living in South Carolina. A coach with a reputation for turning programs around, Ramseyer did so at both the hig…
5 Elements Necessary for Success
The difference between finishing first and placing last can often be measured in inches, milliseconds, strides or strokes. In horse racing, a length…
5 Foundational Secrets For A Successful Football Program
Over my 30-year coaching career, I have seen a majority of football coaches, at all levels, fall into the same routine of strictly focusing their tim…
It’s all about the Jimmy’s and Joe’s, not the X’s and O’s
As coaches, we all have the tendency to overanalyze scheme and under utilize and prepare for personnel. There will be no drawings accompanying this a…
Self Scout Are We Digging Deep Enough?
Football is a forever changing game. Almost everybody has access to film editing systems and computer scouting systems. We’re all trying to get an ed…
Navy Linebacker Drills
At the United States Naval Academy, our philosophy is simple: We will be more fundamentally sound, more mentally and physically tough, and play harde…
Establishing A Disciplinary Policy Keeps High School Players In Check
BEING A HEAD COACH comes with all sorts of responsibilities, many of which may have caught you off guard. While everyone thinks about winning the big…
College Recruiting Preparation Is A Part Of A High School Coach’s Job
WHAT ONCE WAS a privilege for just a few high school coaches, college recruiting nowadays is a major part of any high school coach’s job. If handled…
Green Hornet Combine Testing: A Better Predictor For Football Success
THE GREEN HORNET COMBINE is an assessment of an athlete’s individual strength, conditioning and agility progress through the off-season and pre-seaso…
Maximizing Your Film Time With Players
COACHES ARE NOTORIOUS for spending countless hours watching film, especially during the season. No matter how long we spend watching film, we never s…
Proven Plans For Perfecting Your Practices
PAUL BROWN ONCE said, “Leave as little to chance as possible. Preparation is the key to success.” At Plainville High School, we know that football ga…
Guidelines For The Assistant Coach
EVERY COACH WHO wishes to become a successful assistant coach and eventually a head coach must possess certain qualities and observe certain principl…
Essential Elements For Creating A “Football Family”
TO BUILD TOGETHERNESS and a championship attitude, our football program adopted the slogan, “We are one family with one destiny.” Successful programs…