I have been looking for clips online of the Alamo Bowl so that I could show you what I mean by unique handoff in the game. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find it yet. They would bring a receiver in motion and then instead of handing the ball off, the QB would just overhand toss the ball to the receiver going in front of him.
Why would Oklahoma State do this? Well I can think of one reason right now. How many times in a game have we seen where there is a fumble on the read hand off that leads to a turnover. Instead if the toss to the receiver is dropped...
Friday, December 31, 2010
How to Properly Run the Hurdles
Ok so it really isn't but I ran hurdles in high school and boy did I feel like doing this at times while running them....
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Eagles Use Of The Power Play
I meant to comment on this earlier but got distracted with the holiday. I had wanted to talk about how the Eagles use the QB power play with Mike Vick when in the red zone out of the shotgun. Here is a clip of the play during the Philadelphia/New York Giants game to bring the team within 7. It was a brilliant call that caught the Giants un-prepared for the play. And despite the call by the announcers, this was not a draw play.
This of course wasn't the first time that the Eagles used this play with Vick. For his first td run as an Eagle they called the same play...
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Don't Go Chasing Ghosts
I was reading a section in Alan Trimble's football book about game planning and he brought a very importat point that young coaches should learn. He calls it chasing ghosts when it comes to game preparation. What is meant by this is going into practice and preparing for plays that you think are going to happen and wasting too much time doing so.
That isn't to say that you won't encounter adjustments by other teams, but do you really believe that a double wing team is going to put in a shotgun spread play for the week playing you? Maybe, but chances are pretty good that...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
When Patience Pays Off For A Football Program
In my last post, I wrote about things I would do to rebuild a high school program. One of the items on my list was that you need to be patient, and need the patience of the school administration. Too often you are expected in 3 years to have it turned around. I have a perfect example for everyone of how patience can pay off for your program.
This last weekend Aloha High School won the Oregon 6A state title for the first time in history. What makes this run even more significant is that for 20 years the program had been the doormat of the state. I remember my...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
How I Would Rebuild A High School Football Program
Recently a fellow coach told me that the Lehi high school position was open and that I should apply for the position. I declined initially but it did make me think how I would build up a high school program. Lehi hasn't won a game in two years. This is unfortunate since they won the state title 10 years ago and have fallen on hard times recently.
So what would I do to re-build a program like this? Well here is just a list of a few of the things in no particular order I would do:
Recruit The Halls- Sounds pretty cliche but this is a school with around 1800 students....
Friday, November 12, 2010
Timpview Loses in Quarterfinals to Springville
This has been a post that I have dreaded posting for the last week. Today are the semifinals in Utah and for the first time I won't be on the sideline for one of the games. We lost last week at Springville in the Quarterfinals. This is a game that still bums me out and haven't watched the film or read any articles about the game.
We made mistakes and they made the plays to win so you have to give them credit. Coach Wong had warned them during the season that you can't make mistakes in the playoffs because the better teams won't let us back into the games. It's...
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Timpview Sophomore Offensive Line
Here are some pics of the O-line from the 2010 Timpview Sophomore Team. They had a great season including one game leading the way to rush for 380+ yards. I am really proud of these kids and we became a very mean offensive line. I have also included pics of the 2010 Sophomore team. I am in the middle in the team pictures.
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Massachusetts Play-by-Play Announcers Lose It Over A Bad Call In Football Game
Well I am just gonna be honest this is a terrible call. Not sure how this got blown incomplete, it wasn't even close to being backwards but that is ok. The best part is the reaction of the announcers and how they start yelling out the window at the refs.
2010_1022_Abington_vs_Rockland_Touchdown_Nullified from Norm Caseley on Vimeo.&g...
Monday, October 25, 2010
Timpview Vs Logan 1st Round of Playoffs
Well what a draw we got this year for the 1st round. We have Logan High which is a very good team. This is one of the few programs to actually ever beat us in the playoffs so we have to be prepared for this game intensely. With the sophomore season done I will help with the varsity group more now during the playoffs and look forward to the practices.
It is supposed to snow this week so it will be cold outside. We need to be physical this team is very aggressive and we need to be aggressive in return. We will see what happens, I may just give you a daily post about...
Friday, October 22, 2010
Timpview Sophomore's vs Timpanogos, Lehi, and Provo
Well I need to update you on the Timpview sophomore team and how they did to finish out the season. The Timpanogos sophomore team is a good team even though they didn't have a lot of players. They played us tough as they responded to our score with a score of their own. In fact they actually led us at different points of the game. We learned that the team had been undefeated so far so this was a good test for our boys.
Heading into the half 14-14 we made some adjustments and the defense did a better job and getting some turnovers. Offensively we struggled at times...
Report on Timpview vs Timpanogas and Lehi
My apologies on not reporting sooner but here goes about the last two varsity games. First off the Timpanogos game where we seemed to come out in a slumber. Even though we scored first we kept making too many mistakes and actually headed into the half down 24-14.
Coach Wong was very upset and made the bold decision to not let any of the coaches go in at half and talk with the team, that they needed to figure things out. So for the whole half until 3 minutes left not a coach went into the locker room, we just stood outside and headed out onto the field. The players came...
Friday, October 1, 2010
Timpview Wins Over Westlake 43-20 First Place In Region
Well it was a good game against a very good team. Christian Covey didn't have the greatest first half but finally settled down and was able to make plays to win the game. The defense came up with stops when they needed to and forced 3 turnovers.
I would hate to face that team in the first couple rounds of the playoffs. They have play makers and will make it very tough for any team they play. I told Coach Walker and Coach Pitcher that their team will make some noise these playoffs. Wouldn't it be something to meet in the state finals this yea...
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Timpview Sophomores Beat Westlake Sophomores 41-14
Well tonight we won 41-14. Backups got in and that is when their scores occurred but still it was a good game. We had 5 rushing touchdowns and our defense caused multiple turnovers. All in all it was a pretty dang good game that we are really coming together. We are becoming a physical football team that is starting to kick people's butts up and down the field.
I am looking forward to this coming game against Timpanogos for the coming week. This game to me will be fun because this was a team last year where the fans were taunting our players. I would love to kick...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
About The Amazing Hurdle Play That Wasn't (As Shown On Yahoo)
If you were looking at Yahoo last night you saw this story about the amazing hurdle play of a QB in a game in Ohio. Unfortunately for this player the play was penalized and called back. According to the rulebook for the National Federation of State High School Federations (NFHS) this was the correct call as the player hurdled a defender who was still on both feet. You can see the play here on the video:
Some of the comments on the story make the comment about Sam McDuffie who is famous for hurdling opposing players on Youtube.
There is one big difference on why Sam was...
Timpview vs Westlake 2010
Well this has become the game of the week in 4A. Westlake is undefeated as are we and this will be a good game. Many are saying they are the team that will knock us from our perch of dominance in the region. Watching film on them their QB Ursua is the one that will really hurt us if he gets into scramble mode as he makes plays happen with his feet. He also has a good group of receivers with #2 being the main one of the bunch.
They look to be a well coached team and aggressive as well. I am looking forward to a good battle in this game. I don’t think...
Friday, September 17, 2010
Timpview beats Orem 51-14
Well we won but we still haven't played a complete game. In fact it was 17-14 in the 3rd before we responded with 34 straight points to win. Colby jorgensen had a pick 6 which was the play that broke the game open putting us up 31-14 and from that point on the defense kept the pressure on.
We can't do this against teams in the playoffs because we might not be able to come back from it. Well we gotta take care of business and get to work. It is now a bye week and now on to Westlak...
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Timpview Sophomores win 36 to 0
Well tonight Timpview's sophomore team won 36-0. We did a good job tonight getting a push on the line and were able to punch the ball in rushing and even throwing. It was a very good win including the defense getting the shut out. The kids get tomorrow off then Monday film. It will be a fun film to watc...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Timpview vs Orem
Well we have Orem this week and it should be a good game. It is a rivalry game and so the emotions will be high. This season for an offensive attack Orem has gone to the spread and is trying to establish their run game more. This should be a good game as they have traditionally been a physical team. We will see how the young guys do tomorrow against this team and I am looking forward to us getting another wi...
Monday, September 13, 2010
Post about the Timpview Sophomore Team
Well I have decided to post about the Sophomore team and their game last Thursday. Playing the Mountain View sophomore team we were able to win 56-7. We had over 300 yards rushing and 5 rushing TD's and then threw for 3 TD's and over 200 yards. It was all in all a great experience.
We did a really good blocking, but like always there are things that can obviously be worked on. As for the defense, they had a really good game except for a moment where we had double personal fouls assessed which helped lead to the only score of the game.
We were the more physical team and...
Friday, September 10, 2010
Timpview Beats Mountain View 51-14
Well it wasn't the prettiest of halves but we did go into the half 16-7. We came out flat and probably overlooked this team. It is hard after the big win over Alta last week but we need to stay focused because this is when the games matter for seeding in playoffs.
We need to remember that we are going to get teams best at the start and we can't come out flat or else we could find ourselves at the wrong end of a score.
We did come back in the second half and were able to establish ourselves throwing and running in the second half and had some players step up especially after injuries...
Friday, September 3, 2010
Timpview Beats Alta 41-27
Oh what a game that was. It was so fun to be at. It was a battle of two really really good teams. We got down early 14-0 came back scored then blocked a fg. We then threw an int and went down 20-7 with about a minute twenty left in the half. We drove 80 yards for a td helped by a late hit penalty and scored to go into the half 20-14.
Second half we came out firing on offense and drove down though we missed a fg. Alta then fumbled next possession we throw a td on a corner route. Alta responds with a td drive and we drive for a 2 yd td run. Next...
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Opening Night of College Football
Unfortunately tonight I will probably miss some games since I will be at the young guy's game. However I hope to get home and watch the end of the Utah/Pitt game. I think this will be a good game but also a tough game for Pitt. Utah always plays tough at home and they want to prove that the decision to put them in the Pac-10 was a correct decision.
The other game I want to see is also the Hawaii/USC game. You have to wonder how USC will do this season, they still have talent and am sure they will win this game. But you do wonder how they will look when it is all...
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Timpview vs Alta
Well this week we play probably the toughest opponent our schedule right now. Of course things can change as the season goes on but right now I think this will be a great test. We play Alta High School football this week after they have played Bingham high school.
Having gone and watched the game on Saturday, they played the 5th ranked high school in the country pretty tough for almost 3 quarters until Bingham was able to break the game open. We need to really be at our best this week because they won't take it easy on us. They have speed and are big so it should be...
Sunday, August 29, 2010
What Can You Say If You Are This Player's Coach?
Seriously, this has to be one of the craziest plays to watch. Just makes you wonder what the kid was thinking when this play happened?...
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Picture from Last Night's Game
Here is a picture from last night's game as we run a screen play. #55 is a 3 year starter for us, that is the player who is blocking. He has played both guard, tackle and also defensive tackle. Gotta love a picture where the big man is driving through a guy....
Friday, August 27, 2010
Timpview Beats Highland of Idaho
Well tonight we played a very good Highland team. They are one of the top programs in Idaho and all I have to say is wow. We played nearly a flawless first half. Did have one fumble on a punt but our offense didn't punt all night with the first team. We won 45-12 and sent a message that we will be a tough team to beat and that a 5th straight title is a real possibility.
Enjoy tonight next week is Alta and they will be tough again. This is going to be a fun season.
Timpview 2-0 on the season so fa...
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Timpview vs Highland of Pocatello Idaho
This week we play Highland High School from Pocatello Idaho. It is the former high school of Merrill Hoge current ESPN analyst. This is a school that is usually a very good team. They just seem to constantly rebuild and are coached very well.
Last year we beat them by 7 and it was also the game where we lost Bronson Kaufusi for the season. It will be an interesting game as it it our second game and this is their first game of the year. They run the spread as well and do a very good job with combo routes to get someone open.
Their QB from last year does return so having a senior QB always...
Saturday, August 21, 2010
2010 Preseason Timpview Football Video
I had attempted to put this video up yesterday of a pre-season video I did for this 2010 season. However I ran into some issues but was able to upload the video on my Facebook. Here is the 2010 Timpview Pre-Season video for your viewing pleasure. We did win the first game of the season btw...
Wild Finish to Cottonwood Vs Alta
A month ago I wrote about the passing of a coach while on vacation. Last night his team played one of the top teams in the state Alta High School. The game was back in forth in the 1st half but leading 21-14 with less than 3 minutes left in the game Alta lined up to kick a field goal that would all but put the game out of reach.
What ensued the following 3 minutes is what makes High School football so awesome. The Cottonwood kids dedicated this season to Teko, makes you almost wonder if he wasn't watching out for them from above....
Friday, August 20, 2010
First Game Down Timpview Beats Pleasant Grove
Well it was a good game, we made some mistakes and had way way too many penalties. However we played really well can correct those things and came away the winners 24 to 7. Christian Covey played well as QB and Zac Hayward had many great catches for the team. We didn't have a ton of big plays but we were methodical and were able to drive the ball on many long drives.
Defense was up to the task and played well though there was a lapse for one drive. All in all it is a good night and we are in good shape for the rest of the season. Always helps to win the first game...
First Game of the Year
Tonight the 2010 season officially starts. Timpview vs Pleasant Grove at 7 at PG high school. Already excited can't wait to see how we do. It's time to go have some fu...
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Hall of Fame Induction Speeches
Yesterday the class of 2010 joined their brothers in entering the NFL Hall of Fame. The 2 big names for the ceremony was the NFL's leading rusher Emmitt Smith and Greatest Receiver Jerry Rice. One of the most important themes that I heard yesterday while listening to the men speak was their loyalty to their teammates. Their love of the game and how they enjoyed the time they played.
In one of the most touching moments last night Emmitt Smith broke down and thanked the man that led him through so many holes in the run game Daryl "Moose" Johnston
I think it is important to...
Hall of Fame Game Tonight
Well the NFL Pre Season is here. It will be interesting to see how long the starters are in for the game. I wonder if Cincinnati tries to get the ball to Owens for him to stick it to the Cowboys.
This is always the time of year where you get to see players get their chance to make an impression so that they can make the roster. I wonder which players will start to stand out and be future pro bowlers that others haven't ever heard of when they were drafted.
It's here football season is starting excellent!...
Crazy Trick Play Run By Steve Spurrier
I think this is the first and only time I have ever seen this trick play from the 1993 Sugar Bowl vs West Virginia. I don't know if I would ever run this play but it is basically the star burst kickoff return during a play. ...
Saturday, August 7, 2010
What I Am Learning About Play Calling
So this coming season I am looking to try and take a more active role and start calling the offensive plays for the Sophomore Team. As we have been doing the workouts I have started to learn a very important point while calling offensive plays.
That is the importance of setting up your plays by running other plays. Coach Bateman has helped by pointing out the need to set up other plays to start running them and then coming back and running a play that compliments it to allow for success. If you are looking to be a successful offensive coordinator you need to recognize how...
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
It's that time of year
Here we go with a video clip from ESPN set to Kenny Chesney's new song. The boys of fall are starting. Football season is here!!!...
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Passing of a Fellow Coach
I had meant to post this story sooner but this week a fellow coach passed away while on vacation with his family. I had the opportunity to coach against this gentleman, and in fact had contacted him at the same time I had contacted Timpview. Of course we know where I ended up but I felt I could learn things from this coach as well.
Teko Johnson was a coach that was known to rebuild programs. Coming back to Utah from back east he had rebuilt programs there. In fact his first year at Mountain View he took a program that had won 1 game and took them to the quarterfinals...
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Some Of College Football's Most Amazing Plays
Here is a video of some of the best college football plays over the year near the end of games. Where it allows the team to win sometimes in the last second. How many of these moments did you get to see live??...
Monday, July 19, 2010
How About This For a Pre-Game Pump Up for a Football Game
Here is a video from Katy Football as a football player does a flip into the huddle of his teammates. I dunno as a coach how I would feel with a player doing this before a game but hey it looks cool....
Saturday, July 17, 2010
This is Too Sad
This is a player that I got a chance to coach against 3 years ago. He was one of the highest rated players coming out of the state of Utah and was a Parade All American. He decided to go to University of Colorado and is now facing legal issues. He has since been dismissed from the team and is now facing all this trouble. Just sad to see this happen to someone with so much potential.
Four months after being sentenced to six months of work release and three years of probation for violating the conditions of a deferred sentence he received for his involvement in a 2008 fight,...
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Sports Illustrated: Is Football Too Dangerous?
This was a recent article in Sports Illustrated that once again brings up the question whether football is too dangerous for kids. Because of recent studies this has become a constant question that is being asked each year about whether football is safe.
If we could say without reproach, "Playing football leads to concussions which lead to brain injury which lead to depression, substance abuse and worse'' then we could do more about it than we're doing now. Now, as parents we ask, "Should I let my son play football?''It's not a new question. It's just more in focus. We're better at recognizing...
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Sue the League if Your Kid Gets Cut
I have now seen it all. I fear for the future of sports because unfortunately I doubt this will be a one time occurrence. Out of Canada comes the story of two hockey players which were cut from a team whose parents are suing the league.
Vito Valela and David Longo are both suing on behalf of their sons, Christopher and Daniel respectively. Besides the GTHL, Avalanche Minor Sports president Anthony Iantorno as well as team officials Doriano Pistarelli, Andy Vandenberk, Felice Guglielmi and Peter Posca are named as defendants in the action.
“Their direct actions have caused irreparable...
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Quite the Mercy Rule
While checking out the Coach Huey Forum a coach posted a news story with a new twist on the mercy rule. A soccer league in Canada initially was planning to have a rule where if you won by more than 5 goals then you automatically lost. Here is the initial story from June 1st.
In yet another nod to the protection of fledgling self-esteem, an Ottawa children’s soccer league has introduced a rule that says any team that wins a game by more than five points will lose by default.The Gloucester Dragons Recreational Soccer league’s newly implemented edict is intended to dissuade a runaway...
Friday, June 4, 2010
The Passing of John Wooden
Well by now it is big news that John Wooden has passed on. He is probably the greatest coach to ever be on the sideline of any sport. 10 National championships at one school I doubt will ever happen again. To be honest I think every coach or want to be coach should take lessons from this man to learn how to be a better coach.
Here are some of the ESPN specials on John Wooden.
A great man, and to be honest it is another example of why do you want to coach? Is it for the glory or is it to help make a difference in young mens lives? I'll be honest if I can be...
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Friday Night Lights
No I am not talking about the movie or TV show. I am talking about an activity that Coach Wong has done for a few years now to build team unity.
Players wear either their home or away jersey and their dates wear the opposite jersey. The boys bring their dates to the football field and proceed to go through a mini practice. The players take them through our warm up, stretch, then take them through different drills.
After that session the players then get 15 minutes with their dates to divide them into offense and defense and run through some plays. Then the...
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Why You Play Until the Clock Hits 00:00
This is a popular clip on Youtube of the ending to a basketball game. Watch as the home team celebrates what they think is a winning shot. People storm the court to celebrate with the players but they forget that there are still 0.6 seconds left on the clock. By not even defending they allow the visiting team to get the ball to almost half court and take a shot.
Always Always make sure there is no time left on the clock. Anything can happen at the end of a game. Don't celebrate winning too earl...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Excited for the Coming Season
Well I am excited for this coming football season. For those that don't know this Senior class were the sophomore's a couple years ago. I wrote a little about our experience at Price Camp with them and how we weren't sure about how that season was going to turn out.
At that time we as coaches weren't sure how how many games we would win. We thought we might not win many at all. That year they ended up winning all but 1 game. Last year same for them they lost 1 game as well barely losing to Alta. This from a team with a majority of players that didn't win a...
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Smart Football: Evolution of the Spread
Smart Football a blog written by Chris Brown is considered by many to be a pretty dang good expert on football and different schemes. In his latest blog entry he posted 3 different videos and talked about the evolution of the spread from 2000 to now.
The first video is from the 1999 season. I was out of the country that year so I missed out on that football season.
Next two videos are from Oregon and Chip Kelly. Chris feels that Kelly and Malzahn at Auburn are the next to be the big time innovators of the spread.
How is that for irony, after Tony Franklin's run at Auburn...
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Lining the Running Back a Yard Further Back From the Line
So this coming season we are moving our backs a yard further from the line of scrimmage. Reason we are doing this is because we feel it will allow our backs to get their shoulders more towards the line of scrimmage while we are running inside zone. I like the move as I think it will allow our kids to get to the line in a more downhill style and might give a little bit more time for the blocks to develop. We'll find out when the season starts.
What has been the experience of other coaches in dealing with the backs a yard further back in their alignment to the QB. Please...
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Is It Wrong to Be Happy Kentucky Lost?
So is it bad of to be happy that Kentucky lost this weekend? I don't have any real hatred of Kentucky from the past but I am just glad that they lost and I feel that there is justice in the world.
So why am I happy that they lost? It has all to do with their coach John Calipari. Why the coach you might ask? I feel that John Calipari has gotten away with too much as a college coach. Here is a guy who led two programs to Final Four appearances only to have them vacated for violations. Each time the NCAA found that there was no wrong-doing by Coach Calipari...
Monday, March 22, 2010
Ready for Football Season
With all the colleges having their spring practices I am itching for football to get going. I just want to be able to get out there with the kids and start running drills. Uggh I am just driving myself crazy thinking about it. Well I just wanted to write this quick note. Football season is coming oh yeah!...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
A-11 Safer to Prevent Concussions??
So there is a new article on Rivals High about the A-11 offense claiming to offer safer benefits. Why do they claim this?
The creators of the A-11 football offense have seen their new-age style of play both lauded and loathed in recent years.
This winter - while talk of concussions, head trauma and overall safety is being examined at all levels of play - they are joining the discussion. Instead of selling the merits of a fast-paced everyone-eligible game based on skills instead of size, they are promoting a different aspect.
It may be safer.
Kurt...
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Congrats to Timpview Basketball State Champs 2010
State Champions in 4A for the State of Utah!!! They won 55-43 to clinch a title in the same year as the football team. Proud of those players and yeah 3 of the starters return next year. Next year will be a very interesting season!...
Timpview vs Mountain Crest for State Basketball 2010
Well Christian Covey (starting QB next year) hit the game winning 3 last night with no time left in the game to send Timpview on to the state championship vs Mountain Crest. Should be an interesting game and hope my T-Birds win but we will see what happen...
Friday, March 5, 2010
Timpview Men's Basketball in State Semifinals Tonight
Even though I just coach football for right now, many of our players from the State Championship football team are playing in the game tonight. They play Highland of SLC in the semifinals and if they win could play our crosstown rivals Provo in the state championship game. I am really proud of this team, they have made this run without Bronson Kaufusi (lost to injury) who could be a D-1 basketball player in addition to football. I will be watching the game tonight and wish these players the best.
Go THUNDERBIRD...
Monday, March 1, 2010
Speed on Defense
One thing that I really like about our defense is that we go more for speed on defense. To play on our defense you have to be a runner never stopping till the play is over. Other coaches that have seen our game film are impressed with our defense all being by the ball as the play ends. We drill that with our defense like crazy, they all have to run to the ball.
Some look at our defensive line especially this last season and you might have thought how are these guys stopping the run game? We weren't super big up front but we used proper technique and were faster than...
3 Best Run Plays
If someone were to ask me what our three best run plays are I would say inside zone, outside zone, and counter. Personally I love when we run QB counter, it's probably one of our best plays and fun to watch when run correctly.
I already posted about the inside zone so I figured I should talk about the outside zone and counter. Here is a 5 minute video regarding running the outside zone and counter. The video quality isn't the best, but watch how the O-line does with the double teams and getting their hips around in front of the blocker. Unfortunately you can't hear...
Friday, February 26, 2010
Building a High School Program
As many who frequent this blog know, I have been really really lucky to be a part of the Timpview High School program. In my opinion, it is probably one of the best run programs I have ever seen and that has been the reason for our success (Coach Wong has seen this blog so I gotta do a little butt kissing, I kid I kid).
One of the things though that has stood out to me is how this program is built. If I were to take over a program I would institute many of things that we do at Timpview immediately. Yesterday is a great example of how we foster camaraderie amongst the players...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Platooning Part 2
I wrote a post in Aug. of last year about how I was sold on platooning. Well after this last 2009 season and state title I am sold on it even more. Let me explain a few reasons why last year sold it even more for me.
At the start of the 2009 year we had questions on offense about our starting QB. In fact first couple games of the season we were rotating QB's (Trevor Brown and Jeremiah Burr) as we tried to figure out the starter. In the first game of the year we lost our starting back and had to move one of the QB's to the running back position. Here was a kid that...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
29 Seniors Signed to Play College Football
Reading this story on ESPN I was impressed that this school was able to get so many kids an opportunity to play football but also get them help to attend college and get their education. This story is one of the reasons I got involved with coaching football, I want to help develop young men and make a difference in their lives.
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. -- In a world of misplaced priorities and snap judgments, it's easy to dismiss Stephenson High School as the program that can't win a state championship...
Monday, February 15, 2010
Increasing the March Madness Field is a Bad Idea
So I guess the most recent talk has been to increase the March Madness field to 96 teams. My first question to that is why? What is wrong with the way it is currently? 96 teams to me seems to be so much and really how do you determine who the next 32 teams should be? Should teams with losing records be allowed into the field since they play a tough schedule? Gene Wojciechowski I think best sums it up in his article on the matter on why the current field of 65 is just...
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