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Coaches Must Be Able To Vouch For Character Of All Staff Related To Program

Former Amateur Athletic Union President, Bobby Dodd, was recently accused of sexually assaulting children spanning back more than 30 years.Even though players attend camps, feeder programs and field trips, cocaches and administrators must be able to ...


December 1, 2011

Using Your QuarterBack In The Running Game: Full-Flow Plays

The final type of QB run plays are full-flow plays where Nielson wants to out-number the defense or, at the very least, account for all defenders with the blocking scheme. These are predetermined QB running plays where you utilize the RB as an extra ...


December 1, 2011

Using Your Quarterback In The Running Game: Zone Read

The gun zone read is something Nielson uses at Duluth. He says his squad runs zone read off both the inside and outside zone action of the shotgun.Over the past couple of years, he admits, defenses have become more adept at defending this series, so ...


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How Should Coaches Punish Overly Aggressive Players?

During the Thanksgiving Day football game between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, Ndamukong Suh, of the Lions, stomped on the arm of a Packers player and was ejected from the game.Unfortunately, overly aggressive behavior is not limited to t...


December 1, 2011

Using Your QuarterBack In The Running Game: Misdirection Plays

Nielson says a second type of QB run (beyond the read) is the utilization of misdirection plays. These plays are QB runs that serve as counters off the base zone-running game.DIAGRAM 7: Kick Play With Wide Receiver Sweep. This misdirection play is on...


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January Issue Of Coach And Athletic Director Is A Must-Read

November 17, 2011&&ad73&&Editor-in-Chief Michael Austin give you a glimpse into the jam-packed January issue of Coach And Athletic Director, currently being put together by the editorial staff....


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Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association conference coverage

Coach and Athletic Director staff attended the Wisconsin coaches conference and caught up with two of the top presenters, coaches Buzz Williams (Marquette University) and Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State University). Both provided great insight about coachin...


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Privilege Leads To Responsibility

Last month at the Big Ten Kickoff Luncheon, Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins gave an inspiring speech about what it means to play football, play in the Big Ten and the responsibility that comes with being privileged enough to compete on one of...