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...
Sunday, July 25, 2010
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...
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