How To Identify Defensive Fronts for Option Football by Steve Gunther I had the pleasure of working for Emory Bellard in his last 4 years of coaching. He had a brilliant football mind! He was also an innovator! One of…
by Charlie Coiner Tight Ends Coach and Special Teams Coordinator University of Tennessee As I sit here to write this article this morning the New England Patriots and New York Giants are preparing to square off in Indianapolis to decide…
This is the third in a series of articles that comprise Thoughts for Quarterbacks, a short booklet written by Coach and Author Larry Beckish. Throwing Fundamentals Over the years of coaching young quarterbacks in football camps at several universities I…
This is the third in a series of articles that comprise Thoughts for Quarterbacks, a short booklet written by Coach and Author Larry Beckish. PASSING FACTORS A few basic thoughts for developing a young quarterback. 1. Fundamentals: For a quarterback…
This is the second in a series of articles that comprise Thoughts for Quarterbacks, a short booklet written by Coach and Author Larry Beckish. MENTAL FUNDAMENTALS FUNDAMENTALS Sound mental and physical fundamentals win games in all sports - on any…
This is the first in a series of articles that comprise Thoughts for Quarterbacks, a short booklet written by Coach and Author Larry Beckish. The Quarterback's Willingness For a quarterback to make a positive contribution to the offense he must…
Teams for years have used their largest wide receivers to help block either at the point of attack or at the edge of a formation to help seal the defensive pursuit. This also aids the offense in possibly drawing a…
by Robert McAdams EDITORS NOTE: This is the last of a series of five articles, graciously contributed to us by Coach and Self-Published Author Robert McAdams. The articles are actual excerpts from his books that he prepared especially for us,…
COMMITMENT When you want the option to be a part of the offensive and don’t know how to add the option, consider one of two approaches: 1. Be an option team 2. Be a team which runs an option. An…
In the article titled Option Thoughts by Larry Beckish - The origins of today's Midline Option, "The 'Ol Coach" begins with the following introduction .. "The option series developed at Wichita State University in 1978 was labeled the Trap Option by the…