By Daniel Gering Contributing writer for The Coaches Closet Discipline is one of the toughest aspects of coaching. There is a fine line between abuse and constructive discipline. This line is both legal and ethical. Rule Development Today children really…
By Coach Jim Meighan Offensive Coordinator, Blairsville H.S., Blairsville, PA From the February, 2002 Issue of Option Central (an excerpt) Introduction: As we scheme different blocking scenarios for an option offense, many times we neglect the backside, resulting in an…
by Jerry Campbell (This article is an excerpt from Jerry Campbell's E-book, Getting a Coaching Job and Building a Football Program). The following information may be used as a guide when applying for a Head Coaching or Assistant Football Coaching…
by Bret Johnson Whether you coach little league baseball or NFL football, all coaches look to their team leaders for the same 6 essential qualities that can mean the difference between a good season and a undefeated record. While it…
by Darrell Sutherland Head Coach, Bartram Trail H.S., Jacksonville, Florida As Published in the March, 2002 issue of Option Central Our bread and butter is the Inside Veer. We primarily use the Spread as our base Personnel group/Formation because of…
Initially championed by Jack Welsh and GE Corporation in 1985, Six Sigma is a highly disciplined, project-based approach to attaining perfection. There's probably no better application for these principles and approaches than in coaching - specifically in turnaround situations. Through…
New CompuSports Web Site to provide "real-time" distribution of e-Books, Software, Videos and more... Frederick, MD - May 10, 2002 - CompuSports today announced the launch of the CompuSports Media Exchange - a new Internet service that represents a breakthrough…
This article was one of the first that we published, and has historically been one of the most popular with our visitors. When a recent system outage resulted in damage to the original article, we decided to recover it from…
"Football is like a big chess game. We're trying to outsmart the other guy all the time. But the plays are only as good as the players. And, if you have decided, with the help of the computer what your…