coaching
Football: Defense in the ‘coming out’ zone
Ask any football coach, and he'll tell you that the most important area or zone on the field is the red zone. He'll also tell you that the success or failure of a team usually rides on how well it executes in the 20-to-goal-line area. Even fan...
Basketball: Two plays to create mismatches
'Toronto' DIAGRAM 1: 'Toronto' (A). 1 dribbles into the set and receives a screen from 4. 5 pops out. 1 passes to 5. 1 moves to the opposite wing. 2 and 3 pop to the corners. DIAGRAM 2: 'Toronto' (B). 4 sets a ba...
Ten ways to manage your team with integrity
As coaches, we have to see ourselves as CEOs. So when I read this article listing maxims for success in public relations, I knew it’d be a benefit to us. Much like public relations professionals — and as the CEOs of our programs — we must cons...
Ten business truisms that apply to sports, coaching
We should always try to learn and get better. I’m always scouring the internet for anything that makes me a better coach, and I once read an article about business truism that can improve your life. I discovered that many of those principles apply...
Football: Developing your defensive backs
The difference between winning and losing a football game is often directly attributed to the quality of play from the defensive secondary. The modern defensive backs must be trained to support both the running and passing games with the help of t...
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 coachs goal is to maximize practice time, incre...
Basketball: The 1-2-2 zone defense
Changing your defenses during the course of a game can be very effective. I have found a 1-2-2 zone can be modified on the fly by making calls from the bench. It also can be adjusted to fit your personnel. The first step is to learn the basic rule...
Select Team Coaches Vs. High School Coaches
Katy, bar the door this subject hits a raw nerve.Theres a cold war going on right now in amateur athletics. On one side are the high school coaches across the nation. The other side of the skirmish is comprised of the individuals who coach selec...