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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...


November 8, 2010

Wild Middle School Football Snap/Play

Here is a wild middle school football snap/play that caught the defense by surprise. ...


November 5, 2010

Team Scores Too Much, Football Coach Suspended

The Fayetteville Observer (N.C.) Douglas Byrd High School football coach Russell Stone has been suspended from coaching tonight’s final regular-season game at Union Pines. Stone said he was suspended by Leon Mack, student activities director ...


November 5, 2010

Did Football Team Steal, Use Opponent’s Armband With Plays On It?

CTnow.com Manchester football coach Marco Pizzoferrato said Thursday that Southington coach D.J. Hernandez was "unethical" and "cheated" in his team’s 28-14 victory Oct. 22 at Memorial Field in Manchester. Pizzoferrato’s allegation came aft...


November 5, 2010

U Of South Dakota Football Joining Missouri Valley Conference

ArgusLeader.com VERMILLION - Official word that the University of South Dakota will join the Missouri Valley Football Conference saw the light of day Thursday, ending a whirlwind of phone calls and meetings in which a lot was decided in a very ...


November 4, 2010

Maximizing Practice Time for the Wing-T Offensive Line

Offensive line coaches can borrow a phrase from high school English teachers as a guiding principle in the use of alliteration: “Prior Preparation and Planning Prevents Poor Performance Pain.”If the coach’s goal is to maximize practice time, incre...


November 4, 2010

Homecoming Nixed For Now-Suspended Football Coach

The Attleboro Sun Chronicle (Mass.)FALL RIVER - Robb McCoy will not be returning to Bishop Feehan High School after all.As coach of the Durfee High School football team.The former Shamrock head coach, currently in his first season as head coach of th...