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November 19, 2010

School Fined $1,000 For Football Coach Using Opponent’s Play Sheet

Bristol Press (Conn.)SOUTHINGTON — The CIAC Board of Control announced a series of sanctions imposed on the Southington football program and coach D.J. Hernandez in connection with Hernandez’s admitted use of a play sheet dropped by a Man...


November 18, 2010

Synchronized movements to apply defensive pressure

A question asked frequently within defensive circles is, “When is the best time to apply defensive pressure?” We believe the answer to this question is from the opening kickoff to the final play. The most difficult football games for me to view are...


November 17, 2010

Junior Varsity Football Player Dies On The Field

The Boston Globe (Mass.)SUTTON — The father of the junior varsity football player who died during a game on Monday said his son was in “great physical shape’ and had no known ailments. “He’s my hero; he’s my a...


November 16, 2010

Safety Concerns For Football Game At Wrigley

The Sporting NewsCHICAGO – A Dallas product and self-described “oblivious-to-everything” receiver, Northwestern’s Demetrius Fields conceded Saturday that before reaching this part of the country, he’d never heard of Wrig...


November 16, 2010

Oldest H.S. Football Coach To Retire

Boston GlobeThe question had been asked for years and the answer was always the same: no. But this fall is different. Lexington’s Bill Tighe is retiring. The 86-year-old football coach made it official Sunday night, telling athletic director Na...


November 15, 2010

Idaho State Fires Football Coach

KIDK.com (Idaho)POCATELLO - Apparently only six wins and 38 losses over the last four years was too much for Idaho State. Sunday afternoon, athletic director, Jeff Tingey held a press conference to talk about his respect for football coach John Zambe...


November 15, 2010

Crowd Hears A.D. Suffer Heart Attack While Working P.A. At Football Game

Wall Street JournalNEW YORK — The athletic director of a Brooklyn high school is recovering after he suffered a heart attack while announcing a football game.Erasmus Hall High School Athletic Director Marshall Tames was announcing a game agains...


November 11, 2010

Football Coach Who Used Opponent’s Play List Apologizes

The Associated PressHARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut high school football coach has apologized for using an opponent’s play list, which his team found during their game last month.Southington coach D.J. Hernandez, a 24-year-old former Univ...