"Coach DeMeo's offensive system is simple, unique, and fun. It is one of those rare offenses where everything is built on top of the base plays or schemes & you can get the same core plays from an almost unlimited…
"You don’t want your organization to be known as a jackass haven. You want only thoroughbreds on your team. Make sure you have the right horses running in your race."
Everything we do as a team must have an order to it. After all my years of coaching this remains my firm belief. When I coached football everything was to be done a certain way at a certain time, and…
Without question, the three things you must personally possess to be a good or a great football player are mental, emotional, and physical toughness. I call these ‘The Big Three.’ A player at these levels, both good and great, must…
"More and more coaches are kicking the old 'K.I.S.S.' principle to the curb and creating devastating offensive schemes trickled down from the top collegiate minds. The old 'K.I.S.S.' principle does not fit well with the rapid evolution of high school…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…