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Basketball: Kevin Sutton’s favorite set plays vs. zone defense
Running set plays against zone defenses gives your offense an advantage in a few ways: The coach and the players know who is going to shoot. The coach and the players know where the shot is going to be taken, giving your team a better opportu...
Brian Kelly’s big run & touchdown pass play
Editor’s Note: Coach & Athletic Director interviewed Brian Kelly weeks prior to him taking the Notre Dame head-coaching job. At the time, Kelly was leading the undefeated Cincinnati Bearcats and discussed the importance of having a running atta...
Brian Kelly botched field goal turns into touchdown
Editor’s Note: Coach & Athletic Director interviewed Brian Kelly weeks prior to him taking the Notre Dame head-coaching job. At the time, Kelly was leading the undefeated Cincinnati Bearcats and discussed how important it is to prepare your tea...
The benefits of variable resistance in training
Strength and conditioning coaches are always searching for ways to improve the equipment they have been blessed (or cursed) with. Some prefer free weights, others are more receptive to machines, while coaches like myself will incorporate all kinds...
Spartan 300 Training
Long before the release of Warner Brothers’ blockbuster movie, 300, I came across an article chronicling the extremely challenging and brutally intense training regimen the actors endured prior to filming.Through six months of workout sessions ...
Don Meyer’s Mission
Early in Don Meyer’s 37-year coaching career, he attended Bobby Knight’s Coaching Academy…and came home with 145 pages of notes. There are a lot of words to describe Meyer, college basketball’s all-time leader in victories, and current head m...
Basketball: Making the 3-pointer a priority in your offense
Revered basketball coach Don Meyer coached squads that led the country in scoring average on five separate occasions. His teams typically featured a balance of low-post players who score close to the hoop, and outside sharp-shooters who pick up extra...
Wrestling Team Injuried In Van Accident
Some members of the Anderson High (Calif.) wrestling team and coach Issac Ortiz were injured in a van accident Friday while heading to an event in Alturas, Calif. The van of wrestlers was struck by a driver who lost control of her car on the snow- an...