A few basic thoughts for developing a young quarterback by Larry Beckish Fundamentals: For a quarterback to be an effective and consistent he must develop a fundamentally sound throwing motion. A mechanically sound throwing motion allows the quarterback to develop…
Mental Skills Corner: Performing Under Pressure – It Starts in Practice! by Ray Lauenstein Jim Donnan, who writes about college football for ESPN.com, had a very good point in his column about getting the most out of spring football practice…
by Larry Beckish Decision-Making The essence of a quarterback, whether an option or passing quarterback is his ability to make decisions. Teaching the quarterback a decision making process is essential for an offense, regardless of style to be successful. Indecision…
Recruiting Videos – Catch the coach’s eye! To be a recruited student athlete at any level (NCAA D-1, II, III, NAIA or JC) a coach must see you play before he/she decides to recruit you and make an appeal to…
by Ray Lauenstein Momentum…what is it…can you stop it…can you regain it? Hard to define, elusive, yet you know when you have it, and you know when you don’t. Momentum. Change is one way to define it – changes in…
by Larry Beckish The option series developed at Wichita State in 1978 has been labeled the Trap Option, the Freeze Option, and the Midline Option among other things by high school and college coaches. But, from the first time the…
Kicking specialist Mark Simon sat down recently with CompuSports Staff Writer Jim Reese to talk about his thoughts on the kicking game. Mark has been a highly successful kicker in both college and the NFL. Among his most recent contributions…
This is the November issue of Punt Points, a monthly series of articles written by Mark Simon, former NFL Punter for the Denver Broncos. Hopefully your hard work has paid off and playoffs are in the future! If not, it’s…
After thirty years of coaching college football a coach reflects on a few things he would do over if he had the opportunity. Some things I wish I could do over deal with career choices made with the heart and…
A Quarterback’s Rating By Jim Reese CompuSports Staff Writer Both the NFL and the NCAA have devised formulas to accurately rank a quarterback’s passing statistics which more individual high schools, leagues, districts, counties, and regions would do well to consider…