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May 5, 2010

Defending The Double Wing Part II

Specific defensive calls to makeThere are some specific defensive calls you can make to stifle the Double Wing.Attack OptionDIAGRAM 1: Attack Option. The cornerback in the direction of the motion steps in over the wingback and plays like a defensive ...


May 5, 2010

Defending The Double Wing Part I

Rules for every player on the defenseIn 1994, coach Don Markham’s Bloomington High (Calif.) Bruins had a pretty good season. They went 14-0 and scored 880 points.Let’s review: 880 points. In one year.How did Markham do it...with an offen...


May 5, 2010

Girls Flag Football Coach Suspended 2 Games For Pulling Flag

Bennett Wyche, the girls flag football coach at Stranahan High (Fla.), has been suspended for two games for pulling the flag of an opposing player (see link below for photo of incident). He also was fined $100.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports...


May 3, 2010

Former Vanderbilt Football Coach MacIntyre Rescued From Flood

Former Vanderbilt University football coach George MacIntyre, who suffers from multiple sclerosis and is bedridden, had to be rescued from his home Sunday due to the flooding in Tennessee. MacIntyre coached the Commodores from 1979-85.http://www.tenn...


April 29, 2010

Texas H.S. To Be Named After Late Football Coach

Edinburg High School (Texas) has decided to name its newest high school after the beloved and late football coach Robert Vela. Vela died at the age of 61 in August 2007 from stomach cancer. He was an Edinburg native and coach at Edinburg High for 10 ...


April 28, 2010

2-Time State Champion Football Coach Let Go For Cursing

Cyril Crutchfield led the South Plaquemines High (La.) football team to back-to-back state titles in 2007-08 while finishing runner-up last season. Now, he’s been relieved of his coaching duties due to being accused of using profanity in front ...


April 23, 2010

Northwestern-Illinois Football Game To Be Played At Wrigley

Northwestern University and the University of Illinois have announced that their football game Nov. 20 is set to be played at Wrigley Field in Chicago.http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/colleges/post/_/id/379/northwester-illini-football-at-wrigley-field...


April 19, 2010

Fired Ga. H.S. Football Coach Is Exonerated

Earl White was fired from his job at head football coach at Lithonia High (Ga.) due to accusations of insubordination stemming from hiring a private investigator to check into the eligibility of players from rival Stone Mountain High. Wilson also was...


April 16, 2010

Texas H.S. To Open $59 Million Football Stadium

Allen (Texas) High School is in the process of building a new football stadium that is set to cost $59.6 million. The facility is set to open in 2012, will seat 18,000, have artificial turf, two decks, a video scoreboard and four concession areas. Al...


April 15, 2010

Friday Nights Not Just For H.S. Football In Texas Anymore

Friday nights and Texas high school football go hand-in-hand but, for this upcoming season, you have to add Houston Cougars football into the mix as well. Houston just released its schedule and the Cougars play two home games on Friday night (to be s...