Option Football – Bubble / Cut
by Larry Beckish If I were running a version of the trap option, midline option or the freeze option I would incorporate a combination fullback dive with the bubble screen Bubble / Cut The play would be a unique form…
Contrasting Role Models for your players
The role of mass media in influencing the values of young athletes has never been greater than it is today. Consider the media's portrayal and emphasis on one "high profile" sports figure - Terrell Owens of the Dallas Cowboys, over…
Lou Howard – on “Playing for something outside of self”
"I feel that the difference between champions and almost champions is the ability to play for something outside of self. Lou Howard - legendary H.S Football Coach SPIRIT: THE SECRET OF WINNING FOOTBALL THERE IS A WHOLE NEW HORIZON ON…
Master Defense Game Analysis – Part IV
Master Defense Game Analysis - Part IV Author of The Master Defense, legendary California high school football coach Bob Troppmann, and CompuSports writer and former University of Minnesota quarterback Jim Reese viewed and taped the Penn State-Notre Dame game last…
The Shotgun Formation – a little Background
This is an excerpt from the book, The Shotgun and the Modern Short Punt, by Lou Howard. ------------------------------------------------------- In his book, I Pass, Y.A. Tittle discusses the first time on November 22, 1960 when he and his fellow San Francisco…
The Master Defense Game Analysis Series – Pt 3
The Master Defense Game Analysis Series - Pt 3 The Master Defense author, legendary California high school coach Bob Troppmann, and CompuSports writer and former University of Minnesota quarterback Jim Reese viewed and taped the Vanderbilt at Michigan game last…
Master Defense Game Analysis Series – Pt 2
Master Defense Game Analysis Series - Pt 2 The Master Defense author, legendary California high school coach Bob Troppmann, and CompuSports writer and former University of Minnesota quarterback Jim Reese viewed and taped the Vanderbilt at Michigan game last week.…
The Master Defense Game Analysis Series
The Master Defense Game Analysis Series Bob Troppmann, a highly successful former high school coach in California and author of The Master Defense, a system of defensive strategy he developed more than forty years ago, still finds enjoyment in watching…
Dealing With the Media – from a sportswriter’s perspective
Dealing With the Media - from a sportswriter's perspective By Jim Reese CompuSports Staff Writer Sometimes high school football coaches get so caught up in teaching “X’s and O’s” and seeing that the field is lined and making sure the…
Just add water and stir – Web sites for the rest of us
Coaches who want to build a web site have a number of choices - including some fairly simple "Site Builder" utilities and free web hosting. And there's always the computer guy in school or even the kids these days. Either…