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Axon Sports Online Baseline Test

Axon Sports Sales and Marketing Representative Sara Grip shares the importance of their online Baseline Test for players and coaches when dealing with players who may face concussions. She highlights the Test’s flexiblity, ease of implementatio...


April 21, 2011

Football: Signal-based, no-huddle offense conserves energy

A great way to gain an advantage over your opponent in a physically demanding game like football is to establish a plan where your team burns less energy than the opposition while remaining effective. Too many times, coaches witness one of their p...


March 20, 2011

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...


March 10, 2011

Keys for building a successful high school football team

Most of what we believe was taken from other coaches we respect and have learned from. At some point, it’s hard to give credit where credit is due, because these concepts simply become who we are as a program and as coaches. [caption id="attachm...


February 8, 2011

Football: Turnover pursuit drills produce scoring defenses

Lakeland College, an NCAA Division III in Wisconsin, loves to get on the offensive with its defense. Its pursuit drill progression, which is conducted over three practices each week, shows how devoted the unit is in converting turnovers into points. ...


January 27, 2011

Football: A day-by-day look at game planning

Developing the game plan is the most important item for an offensive staff during game week. At Bethany College, our staff developed an in-depth outline toward breaking down opponents, preparing practice schedules and practice scripts, and time-manag...


January 13, 2011

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...


December 30, 2010

Football: Complementary plays to the wishbone triple option

The wishbone triple option play is the base play within the greater wishbone-triple-option offensive philosophy. As its name indicates, it's actually three plays in one. There is a dive option to the fullback; a quarterback-keeper, off-tackle option;...