coaching football
BCS National Championship Featured 2 CoachComm Tempest Schools
For the first time ever, both BCS National Championship football schools were outfitted with CoachComm’s Tempest NG® system for all of its sideline communication. Tempest NG manages an eight-channel wireless intercom system that operates up...
Bay Area Lawmakers Want Strict Concussion Rules
Coming on the heels of a San Jose student nearly died due to a blow to the head during a Thanksgiving Day football game, two Bay Area, Calif., lawmakers want to pass a new law that requires players who had suffered a concussion to obtain a doctor&rsq...
After 44 Years, Kentucky’s Winningest Football Coach Retires
Bob Schneider, the head football coach at Newport Central Catholic and the all-time leader in wins in Kentucky high school football history, is retiring after 44 years. He cited health concerns as the reason. Schneider, 72, had open-heart surgery in ...
AFCA Announces 2009 Coach Of The Year
The American Football Coaches Association announces its 2009 AFCA Coach of the Year awards this past week at it annual convention. The winners in their respective categories are: Gary Patterson, TCU; Andy Talley, Villanova; Mel Tjeerdsma, Northwest M...
3 Duke Football Players Discharge Gun On Campus, Kicked Off Team
Three Duke football players have been charged with felonious possession and discharge of a weapon. Freshmen John Drew, Kyle Griswould and Brandon Putnam all have been kicked off the team as well.http://www.wchl1360.com/details.html?id=13139...
2nd Winningest Football Coach In N.J. Coming Out Of Retirement
Warren Wolf, who has a career coaching record of 361-122-11 in 51 seasons as a head football coach in New Jersey, is coming out of retirement to coach Lakewood High.http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/legendary_brick_high_school_fo.html...
Leading Expert Says Youth Players Need 3 Months Rest Post-Concussion
Dr. Bennet Omalu, a co-founder of the Brain Injury Reserach Institute at West Virginia University, testified at a congressional hearing in Houston that football players under the age of 18 need to sit out three months after a concussion. He says sitt...
Organizing and Administering Football’s Off-Season Program
Stay competitiveThe advent of the New Year means it’s time for football coaches to formulate and implement their off-season programs.Many high school coaches are already well into their winter workouts and taking advantage of this critical time...