I Believe……
by Larry Beckish This is an excerpt from the book "I Believe in Cream, Apples, and Football – Thoughts for Coaches". As I look back over the past thirty plus years of coaching, nothing I learned has meant more to…
I Believe . . .
by Larry Beckish This is an excerpt from the book "I Believe in Cream, Apples, and Football – Thoughts for Coaches". The most valuable lesson I learned about coaching came from Frank Howard, Clemson's legendary head football coach who led…
Accountability In Firing Coaches
Written by Homer Smith December 21, 2003 Football coaches in Division 1A get fired. They are paid a lot of money to win, and they expect to get fired if they lose. Athletic Directors should not be involved. They should…
Penalties in Football – Good or Bad?
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…
Punt Points – July “Game Impacting Results Start Now”
This is the August issue of Punt Points, a monthly series of articles written by Mark Simon, former NFL Punter for the Denver Broncos. Summary A month of grueling practice and changes affect not only the offense and defense, but…
Punt Points – August “Two-a-Days”
This is the August issue of Punt Points, a monthly series of articles written by Mark Simon, former NFL Punter for the Denver Broncos. Summary A month of grueling practice and changes affect not only the offense and defense, but…
Punt Points – September “The Season Starts”
This is the September issue of Punt Points, a monthly series of articles written by Mark Simon, former NFL Punter for the Denver Broncos. Summary Time to calm the nerves and apply the off-season work in a game situation. Coaches…
Punt Points – October “Midseason Plateau”
This is the October issue of Punt Points, a monthly series of articles written by Mark Simon, former NFL Punter for the Denver Broncos. Summary Timing and consistency should be ironed out by now. However, weather will be a factor…
Seven Game Maxims – Pitt vs BC
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 vs Bucks
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…