The Cost of a Championship
In life or in football everything has a cost; the greater the value; the greater the cost. As the great, Russian philosopher Uri once said “The only free lunch is cheese in a mouse trap.” In football the ultimate prize…
Gamification in a Sports Setting. Can it Work?
Right off the bat, this article title probably doesn’t make much sense. How does gamification work in a setting that’s already a game? Well, thanks to the San Francisco Giants, and the St. Louis Cardinals, we have an answer. Baseball…
Applying Good to Great Principles to Coaching
Good to Great by Jim Collins is one of the great business books ever penned. It’s been on the best seller list for what seems like forever. But, I believe it should also be recognized as one of the best…
Winning the Six Minute Games
By: Tony DeMeo Everybody has a system of Game-planning. Some coaches script the first 15 or 20 plays, some coaches like Paul Johnson wing it based on his experience. Coaches color code & highlighters became their life-blood. But how about…
Comparing Coaching Principles: John Wooden and Dean Smith
By: Joe Lato Dean Smith’s practice philosophy and John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success have many similarities. According to Smith and Bell (2005) Dean Smith’s practice habits were influenced by John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success. Dean Smith shared identical views about…
How to Use Meaningful Stats to Improve Your Program
I’ve spent a lot of time talking about “meaningful stats” and what stats are important and which stats are ESPN stats or meaningless. How many times have you heard an announcer proclaim that Joe Blow just threw for a school…
Book Review – Resurrection : The Miracle Season That Saved Notre Dame Football
I stumbled upon this book by accident and I was very pleasantly surprised. I’ve always been a Notre Dame fan but never realized what a great job Ara Parseghian did in restoring The Fighting Irish back to football supremacy. Jim…
What’s Next for Football?
by Jim Reese What is the future of football? Very often these days, that question is being asked. The monster entertainment known as the NFL is a multi billion dollar endeavor that thrills millions for half the calendar year. A…
My Journey with Triple Option Football
The triple option has been a major part of my experience as a college football coach. As a head coach, it has always been the focal point of our attack. In 1975 as a first time head coach I installed…
The Wizard of Oz Rule of Leadership
The Wizard of Oz Rule “Oz never gave nothing to the Tin Man” America The Wizard of Oz is a famous movie that came out in 1939 starring Judy Garland. It was based on the novel The Wonderful Wizard of…