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 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 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…
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…
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…
By Jim Reese Years ago, when the Internet and web sites and e-mail had yet to be invented, I had some articles on football coaching published in The Athletic Journal. I was an assistant coach then and I remember the…
Penalties and their impact on HS Game Results The following article analyzes the results of 131 High School Games in Hillsborough County, Florida. 2003 High School FootballSurvey Hillsborough County, Florida (131 High School Games Analyzed) By Jim Reese, CompuSports Network…
Penalties In Football--Good or Bad? In order to better understand the role penalties play in football games and their effect on winning and losing, I recently surveyed hundreds of games at various levels. The results were both enlightening and conclusive…
Seven Game Maxims - Pitt vs BC General Robert Neyland first introduced the “Seven Game Maxims” to his University of Tennessee Volunteer football team in the 1930’s and many high schools and colleges are still using them seventy years later…
Seven Game Maxims (Colts-Bucs) General Robert Neyland first introduced the “Seven Game Maxims” to his University of Tennessee Volunteer football team in the 1930’s and many high schools and colleges are still using them seventy years later. Restated over and…